Selected records of the Moreshet Archives (Givʻat Ḥavivah, Israel)
Extent and Medium
625 digital images, PDF
Archival History
Moreshet, bet ʻedut ʻa. sh. Mordekhai Anilevits’ (Givʻat Ḥavivah, Israel). Arkhiyon
Acquisition
Source of acquisition is the Moreshet Archives (Givʻat Ḥavivah, Israel) [Mordechai Anielevich Memorial Holocaust Studies and Research Center]. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received this collection via the United States Holocaust Museum International Archives Project in August 2019.
Scope and Content
Consists of three group of records: 1. Testimonies and Memoirs (RG A): contains texts written by survivors, or interviewers, as well as audio and video recordings of interviews; 2. Personal Collections (RG C): contains approximately one-hundred collections of private archives and personal estates that have been entrusted to the Moreshet Archive over the years. The private archives and estates consist of a wide variety of materials, such as letters, photographs, manuscripts, and works of art; 3. Documents, Letters, and Journals (RG D.1): contains official government documents, personal documents, forged documents, private correspondences, inter-institutional correspondences, correspondences with institutions and figures throughout the free world (delegations from Palestine, aide and rescue committees, diplomatic delegations, etc.), personal diaries of both victims and survivors, and institutional journals documenting different events from the period of the Holocaust. A substantial portion of the material stored in the Moreshet Archive was collected and donated by Holocaust survivors–survivors of the camps, partisans and Jewish fighters, and immigrants and refugees from different countries.
System of Arrangement
Arranged in three groups: 1. A:Testimonies and memoirs ; 2. C: Personal collections ; 3. D.1: Documents, letters, and journals.
Conditions Governing Reproduction
Copyright Holder: Moreshet, bet ʻedut ʻa. sh. Mordekhai Anilevits’ (Givʻat Ḥavivah, Israel). Arkhiyon
People
- Smolar, Hersh, 1905-
- Anielewicz, Mordecai, 1919-1943.
- Gebirtig, Mordecai, 1877-1942.
- Gutman, Israel.
- Bartoszewski, Władysław, 1922-
Corporate Bodies
- World Hashomer Hatzair
Subjects
- World War, 1939-1945--Jewish resistance.
- Jewish organizations--Europe--History--20th century.
- Partisan movement--Underground--Resistance.
- Europe--History--German occupation, 1939-1945.
- Europe--Politics and government--20th century.
- Jews--Crimes against--Europe--History--20th century.
- Holocaust survivors--Israel--History--20th century.
- Soviet Union--History--20th century.
- Israel--Politics and government--20th century.
- Topolčany (Slovakia)
- War crimes--History--20th century.
- Jewish ghettos--Europe--History--20th century.
- Holocaust Jewish (1939-1945)
Genre
- Identification card.
- Testimonies.
- Photographs.
- Document
- Letters.
- Reports.
- Telegrams.
- Protocols.
- Registers.
- Memories.
- Photo albums.
- Correspondence.
- Notes.
- Certificates.
- Diaries.
- Journals (periodicals)
- Speeches, addresses, etc.
- Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
- Postcards.