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Jewish refugee records from the Swiss Federal Archives

Document | Digitized | Accession Number: 2000.273 | RG Number: RG-58.001M

Overview

Description: The collection consists of 10,962 case files for Jewish refugees accepted into Switzerland between 1936 and 1946.
Date: inclusive: 1936-1946
Collection Creator: Schweizerisches Bundesarchiv
Reference: A database of more than 25,000 persons who fled to neutral Switzerland during World War II is available at the source Archives. The complete list is presented alphabetically. Information about each

individual includes name, date of birth and nationality. The site is in French. Use Google translate to convert the descriptive information in your native language.

Physical Details

Language: German
Extent: 1,400,125 digital images : JPEG ; 2.20 TB .
534 microfilm reels (digitized) ; 16 mm.
System of Arrangement: Organized into the following order: Microfilm reels 1-534. Series N, Record group: E 4264-1985/196, File:1-213; E 4264-1985/196, File: 1001-1088; E 4264-1985/196, File 2001-2086; E 4264-1985/196, File:3001-3057; E 4264/1985-196, File 4000-4019; E 4264-1985/197, File 1-68

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: The reproduction of large numbers of records and electronic data for a third-party institution or researchers is a subject to prior authorization by holder of the original records
Copyright Holder: Schweizerisches Bundesarchiv

Keywords & Subjects

Topical Term: World War, 1939-1945--Civilian relief--Switzerland. Refugees, Jewish--Switzerland--Registers. Holocaust survivors--Switzerland--Registers.
Geographic Name: Switzerland--Emigration and immigration--History--20th century.

Administrative Notes

Holder of Originals: Schweizerisches Bundesarchiv
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: Source of acquisition is the Swiss Federal Archives, Series N, Record group E 4264-1985/196, E 4264-1985/197. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum International Programs Division ordered the filming of the records in 1999. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received the microfilm reels in Nov. 2000.

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