Fundación IWO Archive-Idisher Visnshaflekher Institute in Argentina Archivo de la Fundación IWO-Instituto Científico Judío en Argentina

Identifier
irn614183
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2018.292.1
  • RG-72.041
Dates
1 Jan 1932 - 31 Dec 1980
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • Spanish
  • German
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn614183

Extent and Medium

38,100 digital images, JPEG

Creator(s)

  • Silvia Hansman

Biographical History

IWO Foundation (Yivo Institute for Jewish Research) in Buenos Aires is a not for profit organization devoted to education preservation, and research of the Jewish heritage. IWO library and archives hold more than 60.000 volumes archives and artifacts related to the history of East European Jewry, the immigration to Latin America, the Holocaust, Jewish literature and languages, Jewish thought and religion, Israel and the middle east conflict, and more. Each year, more than 1.000 students, teachers, scholars, writers, filmmakers, artists, and family history researchers visit our library and archives. IWO also offers a variety of conferences, cultural programs, lectures, exhibitions, and courses.

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 United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received the filmed collection via the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum International Archival Programs Division in May, 2018.

Scope and Content

This collection contains organizational records, photographs, newspaper clippings, etc. Files are arranged at the folder level. The documents relate to the arrival of survivor artists, correspondence with artists, writers and other personalities in the aftermath of World War II, cultural activities and publishing projects of survivors.

System of Arrangement

Arranged in three series: 1. Organizational records and photographs; 2. Cultural events; 3. Correspondence.

Conditions Governing Reproduction

Copyright Holder: Yiṿo in Argenṭine

Subjects

  • Jews--Argentina--History--20th century.
  • Argentina--Emigration and immigration--History--20th century.
  • Jewish refugees--Argentina--History--20th century.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Refugees--Argentina.
  • Holocaust Jewish (1939-1945)

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.