Central Historical Commission : Questionnaires of the Regional Councils-Landraete (M.1.L)

Identifier
irn524434
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2007.366
  • RG-68.096M
Dates
1 Jan 1946 - 31 Dec 1947
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • German
  • Yiddish
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn524434

Extent and Medium

2,622 digital images, JPEG

4 microfilm reels (digitized), 35 mm

Archival History

Yad ṿa-shem, rashut ha-zikaron la-Shoʼah ṿela-gevurah

Acquisition

Source of acquisition is the Yad Vashem, Record Group M.1.L. The questionnaires were created and distributed by The Central Historical Commission (CHC) of the Central Committee of Liberated Jews in the U.S. Zone, Munich. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum's International Archives Project transferred microfilms to the Museum Archives in Dec. 2007.

Scope and Content

The collection contains approximately 542 questionnaires which were distributed among the regional and municipal authorities, mainly in the zone occupied by the Americans in Germany, to be filled out by them. The Central Historical Commission (CHC) of the Central Committee of Liberated Jews in the U.S. Zone, Munich distributed questionnaires for the purpose of gathering information about the plight of Jews under Nazi in the various localities.

Subjects

  • Persecution--Jews--Germany.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Jews--Germany.
  • Refugees--Legal status, laws, etc.--Europe--History--20th century.
  • Refugees, Jewish--Germany.

Genre

  • 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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