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Memoir collection.
1. Verzamelingen (Buitenland) - Collections (à l’étranger)
- Leo Baeck Institute/מכון ליאו בק
- USA / LBI / ME
- English
- Over 2000 (digitised) memoirs.
- Updated 6 years ago
The Memoir collection of the Leo Baeck Institute holds thousands of mostly unpublished autobiographical accounts and memoirs. Around a quarter of them were written by women. Searching the Center for Jewish History database, we find that the descriptions of a few dozens of memoirs contain the words such as “Belgium”, “Brussels”, “Antwerp” etc. The memoirs relevant for this guide contain descriptions of, for example, life in Belgium (mostly in the interwar period), emigration to and temporary residence in Belgium after 1933, the situation of the German-Jewish refugees in Belgium, experiences ...
Nuremberg War Crimes Trial: Documents.
1. Verzamelingen (Buitenland) - Collections (à l’étranger)
- The Wiener Library for the Study of the Holocaust & Genocide
- UK/WienerLibrary/1655
- English
- 1918-1948
- 29 boxes.
- Updated 6 years ago
In this fonds we mostly find wartime documents regarding the planning and execution of the persecution of the Jews in Belgium. We firstly several files containing letters (and other documents) between German institutions on the subject of anti-Jewish legislation in Belgium, the deportations of Jews from Belgium, practical questions concerning the application of anti-Jewish legislation, … See files nr. 1655/501, 1655/716, 1655/1671, 1655/2096, 1655/2121, 1655/2211, 1655/2270 and 1655/2065. These files cover the years 1940-1944. Similar letters and telegrams between German administrations con...
Document collection – Varia.
1. Verzamelingen (Buitenland) - Collections (à l’étranger)
- The Wiener Library for the Study of the Holocaust & Genocide
- UK/WienerLibrary/Documentcollection–Varia
- English
- ca. 2000 collections.
- Updated 6 years ago
For the sake of completeness, this description contains information on the various personal papers, separate archival documents and other material from the “Document collection” of the Wiener Library, too limited in extent to describe separately. The collection constitutes the largest archive of personal papers relative to Jewish refugees from occupied Europe. By searching the database on keywords such as “Belgium”, “Brussels”, “Antwerp” etc. we find a number ‘collections’ related to the Jewish population in Belgium. We firstly note archival material donated by a couple of individuals and/o...
Righteous Among the Nations Collection.
1. Verzamelingen (Buitenland) - Collections (à l’étranger)
- ארכיון יד ושם / Yad Vashem Archives
- IL / Yad Vashem / Righteous Among the Nations Collection
- English
- 24,811 rescuers; among them were 1,665 Belgian rescuers.
- Updated 6 years ago
The files concern rescuers recognized as Righteous Among the Nations and honoured by Yad Vashem. It is only an indication of the actual number of rescuers, since it is based on the cases brought to the attention of Yad Vashem. Most Righteous were recognised thanks to the requests made by rescued Jews. By January 1st 2014, there were 1665 files of Belgian rescuers. There is a file for every rescue case, containing the documents gathered through the process of recognition. One will find correspondence, notes, sometimes photographs, and material related to the recognition ceremonies.
Archives in Belgium.
1. Verzamelingen (Buitenland) - Collections (à l’étranger)
- ארכיון יד ושם / Yad Vashem Archives
- IL / Yad Vashem / M.64
- English
- ?
- Updated 6 years ago
For the sake of completeness we mention this collection, which consists of copies of archival material from various official and institutional archives in Belgium (such as state, provincial or city archives). At the time of writing it mostly contains material from the city archives and provincial archives of Antwerp.
Collection of Historical Photographs.
1. Verzamelingen (Buitenland) - Collections (à l’étranger)
- ארכיון יד ושם / Yad Vashem Archives
- IL / Yad Vashem / Collection of Historical Photographs
- English
- More than 214,000 photographs; 400 albums and 9000 collections.
- Updated 6 years ago
This is the largest collection in the world of historical photographs related to the Holocaust. It documents Jewish life before and during the Holocaust, the life of survivors in the post-war period, but also various activities and ceremonies commemorating the Holocaust all over the world. Searching for keywords such as ‘Belgium’, ‘Brussels’, ‘Antwerp’ etc. yields a result of over 1000 relevant images, from various collections. We find portraits and group photos (scenes of everyday life, Shoah victims, resistance members, partisans, rescuers); pictures of youth movements (i.a. Bar Kochba, H...
Religion (facilities, synagogues, various religious organisations).
1. Verzamelingen (Buitenland) - Collections (à l’étranger)
- Lavon Institute for Labour Research / המכון לחקר תנועת העבודה ע"ש פנחס לבון
- IL / Lavon Institute / VII-37
- English
- 1917-1950
- 6 files.
- Updated 6 years ago
File 5 titled “Belgium” contains documents concerning events organised by the Jewish communities in Brussels (in 1946).
Orphanages, children’s homes.
1. Verzamelingen (Buitenland) - Collections (à l’étranger)
- Lavon Institute for Labour Research / המכון לחקר תנועת העבודה ע"ש פנחס לבון
- IL / Lavon Institute / VII-260
- English
- 1945-1951
- 1 file.
- Updated 6 years ago
File 44-2 contains, among others, circulars regarding the organisation of vacations for orphans (years 1945-1946) in Belgium.
Persecutions, pogroms, self-defense, help to victims.
1. Verzamelingen (Buitenland) - Collections (à l’étranger)
- Lavon Institute for Labour Research / המכון לחקר תנועת העבודה ע"ש פנחס לבון
- IL / Lavon Institute / VII-22
- English
- 1881-1945
- 14 files.
- Updated 6 years ago
In file 493-11 titled “Belgium” we find announcements for events organised by the Jewish communities in Brussels (in 1946).