Overview
- Description
- Contains documents relating to the response of the British Jewish community during World War II, including aid for refugees, immigration and Palestine issues, reports of persecution and conditions for Jews in Europe, as well as correspondence with Jewish communities and organizations in Europe and throughout the world, and President's and Secretaries' papers. Correspondents include: Neville Laski, Adolph Brotman, Selig Brodetsky, and Barnett Janer. Also contains Aliens Committee minutes and papers, Foreign Affairs Committee minutes, and Press Committee publicity material. Also contains records relating to restitution organizations, international communal cooperation, and the World Jewish Congress.
- Date
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inclusive:
1925-1964
- Credit Line
- Forms part of the Claims Conference International Holocaust Documentation Archive at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. This archive consists of documentation whose reproduction and/or acquisition was made possible with funding from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.
- Collection Creator
- Board of Deputies of British Jews
Physical Details
- Language
- English
- Genre/Form
- Correspondence. Minutes.
- Extent
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95 microfilm reels ; 35 mm.
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
- Permission for publication and any third-party requests for duplication of microfilm must be obtained from the Board of Deputies of British Jews. The researcher should contact Sandra Clark, Administrative Director, Board of Deputies of British Jews.
- Copyright Holder
- London Metropolitan Archives
Keywords & Subjects
- Corporate Name
- Board of Deputies of British Jews World Jewish Congress
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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London Metropolitan Archives
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The records were retained in the custody of the Board of Deputies of British Jews at its office in Woburn House until 1992 when they were transferred to the Greater London Record Office, now know as the London Metropolitan Archives (LMA). The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum's International Archives Project acquired the microfilm from the London Metropolitan Archives, Great Britain, in 2003. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received the microfilm in Feb. , Aug., Nov. 2003, and July 2004.
- Special Collection
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Claims Conference International Holocaust Documentation Archive
- Record last modified:
- 2023-08-24 14:07:16
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- http://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn513281
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- Terms of Use
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