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Union générale des Israélites de France records from the CDJC, Paris

Document | Not Digitized | Accession Number: 1996.A.0432 | RG Number: RG-43.027M

Overview

Description: Consists of records from the Contemporary Jewish Documentation, Paris, relating to the operations of the Union Générale des Israélites de France. The collection contains records from the Archives of the Union Générale des Israélites de France (UGIF). The collection includes the files of Jewish social organizations integrated into UGIF by the Germans. Representative of the documents in the collection are correspondence between constituent elements of UGIF, reports, statistics, legal affidavits, and testimonies. The collection also includes records from Groupements de Travailleurs Étrangers (GTE), an organization concerned with foreign workers in France.
Date: inclusive: 1942-1944

Physical Details

Language: French
Extent: 264 microfiche.
System of Arrangement: The collection is divided into 15 Roman numbered, untitled files, collectively labeled "divers" (miscellaneous) by the Centre de Documentation Juive Contemporaine (France). See finding aid for description of individual file contents. 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: No publication of documents on the World Wide Web, Internet, etc., or reproduction of microfilm reels without the permission of the Centre de Documentation Juive Contemporaine (CDJC). Cite the CDJC as holder of originals.

Keywords & Subjects

Topical Term: Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--France. World War, 1939-1945--France. Jewish property--France--History--Sources. World War, 1939-1945--Confiscations and contributions--France--History--Sources. Restitution and indemnification claims (1933-)
Geographic Name: France--History--German occupation, 1940-1945. France--Politics and government--1940-1945.
Corporate Name: France. Commissariat-General for Jewish Affairs Union générale des israélites de France

Administrative Notes

Holder of Originals: Centre de documentation juive contemporaine (CDJC)
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: From the Centre de Documentation Juive Contemporaine. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received the microfilm via the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum International Programs Division in 1996.

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