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Selected records from the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (AJJDC) Archives, Jerusalem

Document | Accession Number: 2005.98 | RG Number: RG-68.066M

Contains records of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (AJJDC) offices in Geneva, Stockholm and Istanbul and odd files of the offices in Lisbon, Brussels and Barcelona. Most of the records consist of correspondence of various JDC offices with other international Jewish and non-Jewish organizations, and with local Jewish communities and organizations, concerning post-war rehabilitation of Holocaust survivors, emigration from Europe, restitution and heirless property. Also includes a large number of name lists of Holocaust survivors and emigrants.

Date
1937-1966  (inclusive)
1940-1950  (bulk)
Language
English
French
Extent
135 microfilm reels ; 35 mm.
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.
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About This Document

Document Creator
American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee
System of Arrangement
Organized in the following order: Reels 1-61, The JDC Office in Geneva: 1946 - 1962. Incorporates odd files of the AJJDC Offices in Lisbon (1940-1945) and Brussels (1939-1947); Reels 62-103, The AJJDC Office in Stockholm: 1943-1966; Reels 104-131, The AJJDC Office in Istanbul (1942-1950); Reels 132-135, Additional files from different collections that were not microfilmed in the proper sequence(1937-1953).
Special Collection
Claims Conference International Holocaust Documentation Archive

Keywords and Subjects

Administrative History

Holder of Originals
American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee
Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum International Archives Project transferred the collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives in Mar. 2005.

Rights and Restrictions

Copyright Holder
American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee
Conditions on Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions on Use
Restrictions on use. Copyright held by The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, Inc. (AJDC). The publication of AJDC records in any format requires the written permission of the JDC Archives. Users must apply in writing for permission to reproduce or publish manuscript materials found in this collection. The USHMM Archives will not provide a reproduction of microfilm reels to any third party but researchers can make copies of individual documents. Researchers should give a credit to the AJDC Archives in Jerusalem when citing documents from the collection.
 
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