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Selected records from the National Archives of Tunisia

Document | Digitized | Accession Number: 2010.243 | RG Number: RG-86.001

Overview

Description: Contains records of the Jewish community of Tunisia pertaining to the spoliation of its members by the German authorities from December 1942 to April 1943 and subsequent efforts to recover confiscated assets. These records include reports detailing the chronology and extent of the spoliation of Jews in Tunisia by the SS as well as the attempt by the French colonial authorities from 1944 to 1947 to compel the Jewish community to compensate its own members for damages wrought upon them by the Germans. The most significant document in this group of records attests to the destruction of the so-called ‘Jewish census’ ordered by the Vichy authorities in 1941 as well as the asset declarations filed by each individual member of the Jewish community before they were Aryanized and expropriated.
Date: inclusive: 1941-1951
Collection Creator: Archives Nationales de Tunisie

Physical Details

Language: French
Extent: 57 digital images : JPEG ; 63.6 MB.
1 CD-ROM ; 4 3/4 in..

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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 restrictions on use
Copyright Holder: Archives Nationales de Tunisie

Keywords & Subjects

Topical Term: World War, 1939-1945--Confiscations and contributions--Tunisia. Jews--Legal status, laws, etc.--Tunisia. Vichy (France)--Politics and government. Jewish community centers--Tunisia. Jewish property--Tunisia. Jews--Tunisia.

Administrative Notes

Holder of Originals: Archives Nationales de Tunisie
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: From the Archives Nationales de Tunisie (National Archives of Tunisia). Records created by the Jewish community of Tunisia and held by the National Archives of Tunisia. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received the digitized collection via the United States Holocaust Museum International Archives Programs in September 2010.

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