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Case files of the United Restitution Organization - Los Angeles office

Document | Accession Number: 1990.311 | RG Number: RG-28.004

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. *Not available on microform.

Language
German
English
Hungarian
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About This Document

Document Creator
United Restitution Organization
System of Arrangement
Thematic by series and alphabetical thereunder

Keywords and Subjects

Administrative History

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.

Rights and Restrictions

Conditions on Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions on Use
Restrictions 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.
 
Record last modified: 2017-07-26 07:56:16
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