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Case files of the United Restitution Organization - Los Angeles office

Document | Not Digitized | Accession Number: 1990.311 | RG Number: RG-28.004

Overview

Description: Consists of approximately 2,166 inactive case files of Jewish Holocaust survivors who claimed restitution for suffering and damage resulting from persecution by the Nazis during the period 1933 to 1945. The cases contain information on life in Nazi occupied areas, conditions in concentration camps, and experiences of displaced persons and survivors during and following the Holocaust. Among the documents are sworn affidavits of witnesses, testimonies of the survivors (claimants), and indemnity claims against the German government.
Collection Creator: United Restitution Organization

Physical Details

Language: German English Hungarian
Genre/Form: Personal narratives. Case files.
Extent: 155 boxes
System of Arrangement: Thematic by series and alphabetical thereunder

Rights & Restrictions

Conditions on Access: This material can only be accessed in a Museum reading room or other on-campus viewing station. There are no additional access restrictions to this material.
Conditions on Use: Users must sign use agreement form, agreeing not to publish or otherwise make public the names of individuals or other personal identifying information in these files until 50 years after the date of the most recent document in the file, or until proof of the individual's death can be verified.

Keywords & Subjects

Topical Term: Holocaust survivors. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Personal narratives. Refugees. Holocaust survivors. Restitution and indemnification claims (1933-) Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
Geographic Name: Germany. Hungary. United States. Poland. Austria.
Corporate Name: United Restitution Organization Jewish Restitution Successor Organization

Administrative Notes

Holder of Originals: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: The URO is an American organization functioning as a liaison between Holocaust survivors and German reparations agencies. The inactive case files were transferred from their source, The United Restitutions Organization office, in Los Angeles, California, to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in July of 1990.

Record last modified:: 2023-08-25 10:04:40
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