Overview
- Description
- Selected records concerning the discrimination and persecution of Jews in Italy in the community of Potenza, including a census of the Jews and records of the Police headquarters relating to citizens of Jewish origin.
- Date
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inclusive:
1938-1945
Physical Details
- Language
- Italian
- Extent
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2,450 digital images.
- System of Arrangement
- Arranged in three series: 1. Preffetura, Gabinetto [Prefecture, Cabinet], 1929-1940 ( File 01: app. 1000 pages); 2. Preffetura, Gabinetto [Prefecture, Cabinet], 1929-1940, (File 02: app. 750 pages; including newspaper clippings from August 1938 on the presence of Jews in all Italian regions following the racial laws); 3. Police in Potenza, Jews [Questura di Potenza, Ebrei], 1938-1947 (Citizens of Jewish origin [Cittadini di orgine Ebraica]: including questionnaires concerning the Jewish question sent by the Ministry of Interior on Sep. 21, 1945 to all prefects of the Kingdom of Italy).
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 on the Internet or other public domain without the written permission from the General Directorate on Archival Assets, Italy. No copies of the records should be given to 3rd party users without the consent of the source. The Museum will ensure that researchers acknowledge in writing that use of microfilmed documents is governed by the Berne Convention, article 10, and in accordance with Italian legislation. Persons or institutions wishing to use records for commercial purposes should obtain prior consent of the General Directorate and pay applicable copyright fees in accordance with the Italian law no. 4 of 1993.
- Copyright Holder
- Ministero per i Beni e le Attività Culturali a del turismo
Keywords & Subjects
- Topical Term
- World War, 1939-1945--Atrocities--Italy--Potenza. World War, 1939-1945--Confiscations and contributions--Italy. Jews--Italy--Potenza--History--20th century--Registers. Race discrimination--Law and legislation--Italy--History--20th century. Antisemitism--Italy--History--20th century. Jewish councils--Italy--Potenza--20th century. Jews--Legal status, laws, etc.--Italy--Potenza--20th century. Police administration--Italy--Potenza--History--20th century. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Italy. Executive departments.
- Geographic Name
- Potenza (Italy) Italy.
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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Archivio di Stato di Potenza
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Source of acquisition is the Archivio di Stato di Potenza, Italy (State Archive Potenza).The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received the collection via the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum International Archives Program in March, 2107.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-06-16 07:47:16
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