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Oskar Mendelsohn collection

Document | Accession Number: 1995.A.0108 | RG Number: RG-10.254

Consists of photocopies and printed material relating to the fate of Norwegian Jews during World War II. Central to the collection are many documents that illustrate the experience of Norwegian Jews under the Quisling Government, including police lists, official forms and certificates, antisemitic legislation, and extracts from several memoirs and diaries detailing daily life. The collection also contains copies of Nazi documents related to the Jews of Norway, lists of Norwegian Holocaust victims, and postwar survivor testimonies and legal initiatives.

Date
1940-1991
bulk:  1940-1948
Language
Norwegian
English
Yiddish
German
Genre/Form
Personal narratives.
Extent
13 folders

About This Document

System of Arrangement
The collection is organized into thirteen series: RG-10.254*01: Lists of anti-Jewish legislation and actions in Norway. RG-10.254*02: Printed materials regarding the Holocaust in Norway. RG-10.254*03: Antisemitic legislation promulgated by the Quisling Government. RG-10.254*04: Police lists of Norwegian Jews (1942). RG-10.254*05: Official government forms and certificates inventorying Jews and their possessions. RG-10.254*06: Documents regarding anti-Jewish police actions. RG-10.254*07: Civil, governmental, and ecclesiastical responses to the persecution of Jews in Norway. RG-10.254*08: Copies of Nazi documents related to Jews in Norway. RG-10.254*09: Post-war affidavits from Norwegian Jewish Holocaust survivors to the Norwegian Ministry of Justice and Police (1947). RG-10.254*10: Name lists of Norwegian victims of the Holocaust. RG-10.254*11: Postwar litigation against the Gestapo and the Quisling Government by Holocaust victims. RG-10.254*12: Excerpts from two published diaries detailing wartime experiences in Norway. RG-10.254*13: Excerpts from Norwegian wartime memoirs and histories
Reference
Monographs by Oskar Mendelsohn available in the Museum library include: DS135.N8 M4 1969: Jødenes historie i Norge gjennom 300 år (1969), DS135.N8 M462 1977: Norwegian Rescue of the Jews (New York: Thanks to Scandinavia, Inc., 1977), DS135.N8 M46 1991: The Persecution of the Norwegian Jews in WWII (Oslo, Norway: Norges Hjemmefrontmuseum, 1991), DS135.N8 M39 1992: Jodene i Norge: historien om en minoritet (Oslo: Universitetsforlaget, 1992).

Keywords and Subjects

Administrative History

Holder of Originals
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
Donor Oskar Mendelsohn photocopied the bulk of the collection at the Norwegian Resistance Museum Norges Hjemmefrontmuseum and other archival repositories. The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in August 1992 together with printed booklets and articles Mendelsohn authored, and copies of several extracts from wartime diaries, memoirs, and histories.

Rights and Restrictions

Conditions on Access
There are no known restrictions on access to this material.
Conditions on Use
Material(s) in this collection may be protected by copyright and/or related rights. You do not require further permission from the Museum to use this material. The user is solely responsible for making a determination as to if and how the material may be used.

 
Record last modified: 2023-02-24 13:46:44
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