Selected records of Jewish political refugees from the Schweizerisches Arbeiterhilfswerk Archives

Identifier
irn511526
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2002.26
  • RG-68.018M
Dates
1 Jan 1933 - 31 Dec 1945
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • German
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn511526

Extent and Medium

9 microfilm reels, 35 mm

Archival History

Schweizerisches Sozialarchiv

Acquisition

Original records are located in Schweizerisches Sozialarchiv, Zürich. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum's International Archives Project exchanged the microfilms from the Yad Vashem Archives in Jerusalem, Israel. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received the microfilms in Feb. 2002.

Scope and Content

This collection contains materials on Jewish refugees in Switzerland who were helped by the Swiss Labor Assistance. It also contains a 1260-card registry of persons who were in contact with the Swiss Labor Office from 1933 to 1945.

System of Arrangement

Alphabetical and chronological

Conditions Governing Reproduction

Copyright Holder: Schweizerisches Sozialarchiv

Subjects

  • Switzerland
  • Humanitarian assistance.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Switzerland.
  • Emigration and immigration--Government policy.
  • Refugees, Jewish--Indexes.

Genre

  • Registers.
  • Document
This description is derived directly from structured data provided to EHRI by a partner institution. This collection holding institution considers this description as an accurate reflection of the archival holdings to which it refers at the moment of data transfer.

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