Overview
- Description
- Hungarian refugee registration cards, created in the outbreak of the Hungarian Revolution in 1956. More than 18,000 Jews fled to Austria. The AJJDC helped emigrants for resettlement, also supported two kosher kitchens in Vienna and furnished medical and religious supplies. While some emigrants stayed in Europe, other group of refugees emigrated to the U.S., Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Israel and Latin America.
- Date
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inclusive:
1956-1957
Physical Details
- Language
- Hungarian
- Genre/Form
- Registers. Registration cards.
- Extent
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10,977 digital images : JPEG ; 9.58 GB.
11 microfilm reels (digitized) ; 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
- 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.
- Copyright Holder
- American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee
Keywords & Subjects
- Topical Term
- Jews--Hungary--History--20th century. Jewish refugees--Hungary--Registers. Antisemitism--Hungary--History--20th century. Emigration and immigration--Hungary--History--20th century. Humanitarian assistance--Europe--History--20th century. Political persecution--Hungary--History--20th century. Jews, Hungarian--United States--History--20th century. Jews, Hungarian--Europe--History--20th century.
- Geographic Name
- Australia--Emigration and immigration--History--20th century. Canada--Emigration and immigration--History--20th century. Hungary--Emigration and immigration--History--20th century. Hungary--History--1945-1989. Hungary--History--Revolution, 1956. Hungary--Politics and government--1945-1989. Israel--Emigration and immigration--History--20th century. Latin America--Emigration and immigration--History--20th century. New Zealand--Emigration and immigration--History--20th century.
- Corporate Name
- American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee
- Meeting Name
- Revolution (Hungary : 1956)
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Source of acquisition is the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (Jerusalem, Israel). The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received this collection via the United States Holocaust Museum International Archives Project in March 2016.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-08-24 13:46:48
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