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Central Historical Commission : Testimonies (M.1.E)

Document | Accession Number: 2007.365 | RG Number: RG-68.095M

The collection contains approximately 2,500 testimonies of Holocaust survivors coming from different countries. The testimonies deal with the fate of the survivors during Nazi rule in their countries of origin. The testimonies were gathered by The Central Historical Commission (CHC) of the Central Committee of Liberated Jews in the U.S. Zone, Munich.

Date
inclusive:  1946-1947
Language
Yiddish
German
Polish
Hungarian
Latvian
English
Extent
21,245 digital images : JPEG ; 11.7 GB.
38 microfilm reels (digitized) ; 35 mm.

About This Document

System of Arrangement
Arrangement is alphabetical

Keywords and Subjects

Administrative History

Holder of Originals
Yad ṿa-shem, rashut ha-zikaron la-Shoʼah ṿela-gevurah
Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
Source of acquisition is the Yad Vashem, Record Group M.1 E. The Central Historical Commission (CHC) of the Central Committee of Liberated Jews in the U.S. Zone, Munich, gathered these testimonies during the three years of its existence. The original microfilming of the collection was done in 1955.The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum's International Archives Project transferred microfilms to the Museum Archives in Dec. 2007.

Rights and Restrictions

Conditions on Access
This material can only be accessed in a Museum reading room or other on-campus viewing station. There are no additional access restrictions to this material.
Conditions on Use
Requests for reproduction must be directed to the Yad Vashem. Researchers may not publish any records on Internet or any other publicly accessible on-line network without permission from Yad Vashem.

Copyright Holder
Yad ṿa-shem, rashut ha-zikaron la-Shoʼah ṿela-gevurah
 
Record last modified: 2022-01-04 16:07:57
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