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Records of the Gemilas Chesed Credit Union in Lwów, Poland (Fond 456, Opis 1)

Document | Digitized | Accession Number: 2008.127 | RG Number: RG-31.073M

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    Records of the Gemilas Chesed Credit Union in Lwów, Poland (Fond 456, Opis 1)

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    The collection consists of records of the Gemilas ChesedTax-Free Credit Union branch in Lwow, Poland (now L'viv, Ukraine). The union rendered financial assistance to craftsmen and small business owners and served as the central office for all of Eastern Galicia (Malopolska). Documents include financial reports prepared for the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (Joint) in Warsaw (a sponsor of the union), correspondence with local banks and government agencies, and the other materials. The Gemilas Chesed Tax Free credit union opened its branch in Lwow to provide financial assistance to impoverished craftsmen and small business owners. The trade union in Lwow served as the central office for the whole of Eastern Galicia (Malopolska).
    Date
    inclusive:  1935-1936
    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
    Polish
    Genre/Form
    Financial reports.
    Extent
    446 digital images : JPEG ; 1.18 GB .
    1 microfilm reel (digitized) ; 35 mm.

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    Mandatory citation of source archives as well as United States Holocaust Memorial Musem. Fair use only. No use for commercial purposes.

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    T︠S︡entralʹnyĭ derz︠h︡avnyĭ istorychnyĭ arkhiv Ukraïny u Lʹvovi

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    Geographic Name
    L'viv (Ukraine)

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    Permanent Collection
    Provenance
    Source of acquisition is the T︠S︡entralʹnyĭ derz︠h︡avnyĭ istorychnyĭ arkhiv Ukraïny u Lʹvovi (State Central Historical Archives of Ukraine in Lviv), Fond 456 opis 1, folder 1-1. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received the collection from the State Central Historical Archives of Ukraine via the United States Holocaust Museum International Archives Project in September, 2008.
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