Overview
- Description
- Contains records of the following Jewish communities in Romania: Botosani, Alba Julia, Bacău, Bucharest, Cernauti (Chernivt︠s︡i), Dorohoi, Falticeni, Galați, Iași, Piatra Neamț, Craiova, Constanța, Ploiești, Suceava (Suchava, Succava) and others. Also contains information about the ships Struma and Mefkure, antisemitism, Aserei Zion (arrested for Zionism), aliyah (going to Israel), parachutists, and files on the indivisuals Zissu, Filderman, and Safran.
- Date
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inclusive:
1933-1950
- Credit Line
- 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.
Physical Details
- Language
- Romanian
- Extent
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17 microfilm reels ; 16 mm.
- System of Arrangement
- Arrangement is thematic.
Rights & Restrictions
- 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 restrictions on use
- Copyright Holder
- Asociaţia Culturală Mondială a Evreilor Originari din România
Keywords & Subjects
- Topical Term
- Pogroms--Romania. Antisemitism--Romania. Jews--Romania--History--20th century. Passenger ships.
- Geographic Name
- Israel--Emigration and immigration--History--20th century. Romania--Politics and government--20th century. Chernivt︠s︡i (Ukraine) Botoșani (Romania) Alba Iulia (Romania) Bacău (Romania) Bucharest (Romania) Dorohoi (Romania) Fălticeni (Romania) Galați (Romania) Iași (Romania) Piatra Neamț (Romania) Craiova (Romania) Ploiești (Romania) Constanța (Romania) Suceava (Romania)
- Corporate Name
- Sṭrumah (Ship) Mefkure (Ship)
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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Asociaţia Culturală Mondială a Evreilor Originari din România
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum's International Archives Project acquired the microfilm copies from the Asociatia Culturala Mondiala a Evreilor Originari din Romania, Israel and transferred them to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives in June 2003.
- Special Collection
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Claims Conference International Holocaust Documentation Archive
- Record last modified:
- 2023-06-08 07:31:13
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn513171
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