Records of Jewish communities and institutions in Paraguay Paraguay-Legajos de Comunidades e Instituciones Judías

Identifier
irn564764
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2017.343.1
  • RG-68.207M
Dates
1 Jan 1928 - 31 Dec 1974
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • Spanish
  • German
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

16 microfilm reels (digitized), 35 mm

digital images,

Creator(s)

Archival History

Arkhiyon ha-merkazi le-toldot ha-ʻam ha-Yehudi

Acquisition

Source of acquisition is the Central Archives for the History of the Jewish People, CAHJP (Arkhiyon ha-merkazi le-toldot ha-ʻam ha-Yehudi). The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received this collection via the United States Holocaust Museum International Archives Project in October 2017.

Scope and Content

Records from the Jewish community in Asunción and several Jewish institutions in Paraguay, including the "Sociedad Templo Israelita Latino del Paraguay," "Unión de Israelitas pro Socorro Mutuo," "Unión Hebraica del Paraguay," "WIZO," and others. Features board minutes, protocols, statutes, correspondence and reports, account ledgers, newspaper clippings, commemoration records, publications and articles, photographs, questionnaires and lists, and other documents.

System of Arrangement

Arranged in in five series: 1. Organización Territorial (Consejo Representativo del Paraguay C.R.I.P.): Correspondence, publications, memorandums, circulars and name lists [Reel 1 to 5 (File PA 1 to 24)]; 2. Comunides en Asunción (Communities in Asuncion): Correspondence, register book, records of the Sephardic synagogue, financial records, name lists and minutes [Reel 5 to 14 (File PA 25 to 74)]; 3. Educatión Judía (Jewish Education): School reports, financial reports on budget, and photographs [Reel 14 (File PA 75 to 79)]; 4. WIZO: Correspondence, reports, charities, fundraising, report, and wills [Reel 14 (File PA 80 to 82)]; 5. Periíódicos y Publicationes (Periodicals and Publications): Articles, correspondence, press clippings newspapers and publications [Reel 14 to 16 (File PA 83 to 91) Correspondence organized in alphabetical order.

Conditions Governing Reproduction

Copyright Holder: Arkhiyon ha-merkazi le-toldot ha-ʻam ha-Yehudi

People

Corporate Bodies

Subjects

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.