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Magen David Adom and Ben Zion Patkin records

Document | Digitized | Accession Number: 2012.139 | RG Number: RG-69.010M

Overview

Description: Contains records of the Magen David Adom (a "Jewish Red Cross" founded in Tel Aviv in 1930 as a First Aid Society) collected by Benzion Patkin. Includes annual reports, correspondence, newspapers, and photographs and relates to the Magen David Adom assistance to Palestine, and to Jews in Europe and Shanghai.
Date: inclusive: 1940-1973
Reference: Benzion Patkin. The Dunera internees. Stanmore, N.S.W. : Cassell Australia, 1979.

Physical Details

Language: English
Genre/Form: Photographs. Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.) Correspondence. Annual reports.
Extent: 1,939 digital images : PDF ; 139 MB.
4 microfilm reels ; 35 mm.
1 DVD-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: Permission must be obtained from the University of Sydney, Archive of Australian Judaica for any type of use other than research.
Copyright Holder: University of Sydney. Archive of Australian Judaica - Fisher Library

Keywords & Subjects

Topical Term: Jewish refugees--Australia--History--20th century. World War, 1939-1945--Refugees. Concentration camps--Australia. Humanitarian assistance.
Geographic Name: Palestine
Personal Name: Patkin, Benzion.

Administrative Notes

Holder of Originals: University of Sydney. Archive of Australian Judaica - Fisher Library
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: Source of acquisition the University of Sydney. Archive of Australian Judaica. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received the collection in July 2012 via the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum International Archives Project. Benzion Patkin collected records thought to be irretrievably lost to the history and archive. His widow, Hemda Patkin, gave her husband's papers to the Archive of Australian Judaica over a number of years.

Record last modified:: 2023-06-20 09:19:40
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