Archive of the Culture Congress. Confederation of Jewish Culture Archivo del Cultur Congres. Confederación Pro Cultura Judía

Identifier
irn564723
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2017.338.1
  • RG-72.030
Dates
1 Jan 1948 - 31 Dec 2001
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • Spanish
  • Yiddish
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn564723

Extent and Medium

32,091 digital images, TIFF

Creator(s)

  • Confederación Pro Cultura Judía

Biographical History

Founded in 1948, the Cultur Congres, also known as the Confederación Pro Cultura Judía, was a federation of 50 Jewish institutions in the field of education and culture.

Archival History

Yiṿo in Argenṭine

Acquisition

Forms part of the Claims Conference International Holocaust Documentation Archive at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. This archive consists of documentation whose reproduction and/or acquisition was made possible with funding from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.

Source of acquisition is the Yiṿo in Argenṭine (Fundación IWO). The original records were acquired by the Fundación IWO after the disbandment of the Congress for Jewish Culture in 2001. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received the filmed collection via the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum International Archival Programs Division in Oct. 2017

Scope and Content

The collection consists of institutional records of the Confederación Pro Cultura Judía. Records relate to the arrival of survivor artists, cultural activities and publishing projects of survivors, as well as photographs, newspaper clippings, and organizational records.

System of Arrangement

Arranged in two series: 1. Various institutional files; 2. Correspondence. All folders of this section begin with the word "correspondence."

Conditions Governing Reproduction

Copyright Holder: Yiṿo in Argenṭine

Subjects

  • Argentina--Politics and government--20th century.
  • Jews--Argentina--History--20th century.
  • Jews--Legal status, laws, etc.--Argentina--History--20th century.
  • Jewish artists--Argentina--History--20th century.
  • Holocaust survivors--Argentina--History--20th century.

Genre

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.