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Selected records related to the history of the Jewish communities of the Lʹviv region

Document | Digitized | Accession Number: 2013.11 | RG Number: RG-31.118

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Overview

Description: The collection includes records of the history of Jews and the Jewish communities in the region of L'viv before World War II. Most of the collection contains records of the Council of the Jewish Community, the Board of Trustees of the School District in L'viv, regional schools, the publishing houses and literary magazines. Included are correspondence with local and government authorities, and other documents of the Jewish Community relating to Jewish businesses (the Soap Factory and other), probate court cases, decrees of inheritance, Jewish organizations (e.g. Serce Żydowskie, Agudas Jeschurim), communist activities and Police interrogations; school correspondence, name lists of students and protocols of the final exams; and name lists of journalists.
Date: inclusive: 1918-1928

Physical Details

Language: Polish Russian Yiddish German
Genre/Form: Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.) Correspondence. Leaflets. Photographs. Protocols. Registers. Reports. School records.
Extent: 430,948 digital images : JPEG ; 306 GB .
System of Arrangement: Arranged in three series: 1. Jewish Community; 2. Schools; 3. Publishing houses and magazines.

Rights & Restrictions

Conditions on Access: There are no known restrictions on access to this material.
Conditions on Use: Mandatory citation of source archives as well as United States Holocaust Memorial Musem. Fair use only. No use for commercial purposes.
Copyright Holder: Derz︠h︡avnyĭ arkhiv Lʹvivsʹkoï oblasti

Keywords & Subjects

Topical Term: Jews--Ukraine--Lʹviv--Societies, etc. Jews--Migrations--Ukraine--History--20th century. Jews--Education--Ukraine--Lʹviv--History--20th century. Jewish property--Ukraine--L’viv. Journalists--Ukraine--Lʹviv--History--20th century. Students--Ukraine--Lʹviv--History--20th century. Antisemitism--Ukraine--History--20th century. Communists--Ukraine--Lʹviv. Jewish committees (ushmm) Executive departments.
Geographic Name: Brody (Ukraine) L'viv (Ukraine) Lutowiska (Poland) Zamarstyniv (Ukraine) Poland

Administrative Notes

Holder of Originals: Derz︠h︡avnyĭ arkhiv Lʹvivsʹkoï oblasti
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: Source of acquisition is the Derz︠h︡avnyĭ arkhiv Lʹvivsʹkoï oblasti (State Archives of the Lviv Region). The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received the filmed collection via the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum International Archives Project in 2013.

Record last modified:: 2023-06-26 12:45:47
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