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General Association of Jews in France. Camp Commission

Document | Digitized | Accession Number: 1996.A.0435 | RG Number: RG-43.025M

Overview

Description: Consists of records relating to the operations of the Union Générale des Israélites de France (UGIF) Commission des Camps, The Commission des Camps was headquartered in Toulouse, halfway between the camps of Gurs and Rivesaltes, and proximate to three other camps. The Commission's goal was the centralization of camp archives. The collection includes hundreds of letters from refugees and internees, testifying to the plight of Jews in France during occupation.
Date: inclusive: 1941-1943

Physical Details

Language: French
Extent: 39,271 digital images : JPEG ; 89.3 GB .
66 microfilm reels (digitized) ; 35 mm.
System of Arrangement: Thematic arrangement, includes file numbers 6J1 2Mi 2/23 through 6J35 2Mi 2/22 of the Archives Départementales des Alpes de Haute-Provence's 6J subseries

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Conditions on Access: This material can only be accessed in a Museum reading room or other on-campus viewing stations. No other access restrictions apply to this material.
Conditions on Use: No reproduction of microfilm reels without the permission of the Departmental Archives of the Alpes de Haute Provence. Scholars are obligated to cite Provenance in theses, articles, books, or other publications.
Copyright Holder: Archives départementales des Alpes-de-Haute-Provence

Keywords & Subjects

Topical Term: Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--France. World War, 1939-1945--France. Jewish archives--France. Jewish historians--France. Jewish leadership--France.
Geographic Name: France--History--German occupation, 1940-1945. France--Politics and government--1940-1945.
Corporate Name: Union générale des israélites de France

Administrative Notes

Holder of Originals: Archives départementales des Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: From the Archives Départementales des Alpes de Haute-Provence. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received the microfilms via the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum International Programs Division in 1996.

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