Jews and Judaism in post-war Amsterdam manuscript
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Overview
- Description
- The Jews and Judaism in postwar Amsterdam manuscript was written by Dr. Malcolm D. Rivkin in 1954 while on a Fullbright Scholarship in the Netherlands. The report studies the Jewish community in Amsterdam in the postwar period and pays particular attention to the history of the Jewish community in Amsterdam, attitudes of the Dutch non-Jewish population toward the Jewish population, and includes questionnaires filled out by over 125 Holocaust survivors.
The manuscript titled "Jews and Judaism in postwar Amsterdam" is comprised of the original typescript of the manuscript and a photocopy. The report studies the Jewish community in Amsterdam in the postwar period and pays particular attention to the history of the Jewish community in Amsterdam, attitudes of the Dutch non-Jewish population toward the Jewish population, the kind and degree of Jewish “consciousness” the survivors of the Holocaust manifest, and activities of Jewish institutions. Included as an appendix to the report is a questionnaire the author sent to 600 Amsterdam Jews between the ages of 18 and 30. 129 of these questionnaires were returned answered, with the majority of the questions focusing on antisemitism and Jewish identity. - Date
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publication/distribution:
1954
- Collection Creator
- Malcolm D. Rivkin
- Biography
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Dr. Malcolm D. Rivkin (1932-2011) grew up in Hyde Park, Massachusetts. He received his Bachelor of Art degree from Harvard University, where he served as the graduate editor of the The Harvard Crimson. During this time, Dr. Rivkin spent a year as a Fulbright Scholar at the University of Amsterdam, where he researched and composed Jews and Judaism in postwar Amsterdam. He received his M.C.P and Ph.D in city planning from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dr. Rivkin spent a portion of his career overseas as resident advisor to Turkey’s Ministry of Reconstruction and upon his return to the United States, founded the urban development firm, Rivkin Associates in Bethesda, Maryland and served as the commissioner of the Maryland National Capital Parks and Planning Commission. Dr. Rivkin also served as a senior fellow in the School of Public Affairs at the University of Maryland and as executive director of the Smart Growth Alliance, a consortium of business, environmental, and civic groups in the Washington, D.C. region.
Physical Details
- Language
- English
- Genre/Form
- Manuscripts. Questionnaires.
- Extent
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1 folder
- System of Arrangement
- The Jews and Judaism in postwar Amsterdam manuscript is arranged as a single series.
Rights & 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.
Keywords & Subjects
- Topical Term
- Holocaust survivors--Netherlands--Amsterdam. Antisemitism--History--20th century. Manuscripts, American--Massachusetts--Harvard.
- Geographic Name
- Amsterdam (Netherlands).
- Personal Name
- Rivkin, Malcolm D (1932-2011).
- Meeting Name
- Fullbright Summer School in Humanities.
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The Jews and Judaism in postwar Amsterdam manuscript was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1993 by Malcolm Rivkin.
- Funding Note
- The cataloging of this collection has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-02-24 13:46:58
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn500330
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