Records of the Danish Jewish Community : Refugees, travel of emigrants, postwar support (Group 10411)

Identifier
irn598106
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2018.118.1
  • RG-44.010
Dates
1 Jan 1937 - 31 Dec 1952
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • Danish
  • German
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

11,520 digital images, JPEG

Creator(s)

Archival History

Statens arkiver (Denmark)

Acquisition

Source of acquisition is the Statens arkiver (Denmark) [Danish National Archives]. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received the filmed collection via the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum International Archival Programs Division in April 2018.

Scope and Content

Selected records of the Danish Jewish Community. This contains the following collections from the Group No. 10411: The Secretary for Jews Post-War Support, including records relating to: address searches and refugee questionnaires, 1945-1950, various correspondence relating to postwar assistance, Hechaluz, and stateless persons, unaccompanied Jewish children youth Aliyah, as well as a list of Jewish who arrived in Sweden. 1945; The Committee for Jewish Agricultural Trainees: consisting of student lists and accounting statements, 1939-1942; The Chief Rabbi Max Friediger records consisting of lists of lost or missing Jews, 1946; HIAS correspondence concerning emigrants travel including personal information such as date of birth, departure from Denmark, name, nationality, job title, address of closest friends and relatives, 1937-1952. Note: Records are restricted until 2032, access only by the permission of the Danish National Archives. Access is granted by application and must go through the Danish Data Protection Agency since the material contains personal information.

System of Arrangement

Arranged in four series: 1.The Secretary for Jews Post-War Support, 1945-1950; 2.The Committee for Jewish Agricultural Trainees (Index cards organized alphabetically); 3. Chief Rabbi Max Friediger records (a list of missing Jews); 4. HIAS records (Correspondence concerning emigrants travel), 1937-1952.

Conditions Governing Reproduction

Copyright Holder: Statens arkiver (Denmark)

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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.