Overview
- Description
- The collection contains approximately 2,500 testimonies of Holocaust survivors coming from different countries. The testimonies deal with the fate of the survivors during Nazi rule in their countries of origin. The testimonies were gathered by The Central Historical Commission (CHC) of the Central Committee of Liberated Jews in the U.S. Zone, Munich.
- Date
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inclusive:
1946-1947
Physical Details
- Extent
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21,245 digital images : JPEG ; 11.7 GB.
38 microfilm reels (digitized) ; 35 mm.
- System of Arrangement
- Arrangement is alphabetical
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- This material can only be accessed in a Museum reading room or other on-campus viewing station. There are no additional access restrictions to this material.
- Conditions on Use
- Requests for reproduction must be directed to the Yad Vashem. Researchers may not publish any records on Internet or any other publicly accessible on-line network without permission from Yad Vashem.
- Copyright Holder
- Yad ṿa-shem, rashut ha-zikaron la-Shoʼah ṿela-gevurah
Keywords & Subjects
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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Yad ṿa-shem, rashut ha-zikaron la-Shoʼah ṿela-gevurah
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Source of acquisition is the Yad Vashem, Record Group M.1 E. The Central Historical Commission (CHC) of the Central Committee of Liberated Jews in the U.S. Zone, Munich, gathered these testimonies during the three years of its existence. The original microfilming of the collection was done in 1955.The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum's International Archives Project transferred microfilms to the Museum Archives in Dec. 2007.
- Record last modified:
- 2022-07-28 18:12:13
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn524432
Download & Licensing
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- Terms of Use
- This record is digitized but cannot be downloaded online.
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