Overview
- Description
- This collection contains a wide variety of documents relating to the fate of Jews, communists, and other anti-fascist groups in the Czech lands (e.g., underground armed resistance, church groups, etc.). Also included is documentation on pro-Nazi activities by Sudeten Germans prior to the German occupation of Czech lands; implementation of the Munich agreement; preparations for the military occupation of Bohemia and Moravia; internment in Terezín (Theresienstadt) concentration camp; the destruction of synagogues; increasing restrictions on Jews in business and public life; the arrest of Roma and Sinti; and the transport of Jews from provinces to Prague; and the confiscation (Aryanization) of Jewish property. The documents date from 1938 to 1945. An item-level guide to the collection, in Czech, can be found at the end of the second microfilm reel (Document 201).
- Date
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inclusive:
1938-1945
Physical Details
- Extent
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814 digital images : JPEG ; 4.93 GB.
2 microfilm reels (digitized).
- System of Arrangement
- Arrangement is thematic
Rights & Restrictions
- 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
- Publication of documents and duplication of reels for third parties require the written permission of the Czech National Archive. Use for commercial purposes expressly prohibited.
- Copyright Holder
- Národní archiv v Praze
Keywords & Subjects
- Geographic Name
- Terezín (Ústecký kraj, Czech Republic)
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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Národní archiv v Praze
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Copies of documents from various Czech archives, selected by archivists. The film was sent to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum by Mr. O. Sladek.
- Record last modified:
- 2022-07-28 18:06:16
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