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Jewish refugee records from the Swiss Federal Archives

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

The collection consists of 10,962 case files for Jewish refugees accepted into Switzerland between 1936 and 1946.

Date
inclusive:  1936-1946
Language
German
Extent
1,400,125 digital images : JPEG ; 2.20 TB .
534 microfilm reels (digitized) ; 16 mm.

About This Document

Document Creator
Andreas Kellerhals
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
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.

Keywords and Subjects

Administrative History

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.

Rights and 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
 
Record last modified: 2022-07-28 18:09:24
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