Overview
- Description
- Private papers of Rabbi Abraham J. Klausner. The collection consists of correspondence on behalf of the Central Committee of Liberated Jews in Bavaria with American and British Jewish organizations, the U.S. military, and other chaplains regarding WWII survivors and their family members, includes a letter to Rabbi Philip S. Bernstein regarding the arrival of the first child in the Bavarian Zone, Nov 19, 1945, medical reports, list of employees of Jewish Committee in Munich, and other subjects related to situation of European Jews after WWII; also consist of articles, reports, financial statements, and newspaper clippings regarding Jewish rehabilitation and relief in Europe, condition of Jewish children, and situation of stateless Jews and a plan for their transfer to Palestine.
- Date
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inclusive:
1945-1978
- Collection Creator
- Abraham J. Klausner
Physical Details
- Genre/Form
- Articles. Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.) Correspondence. Interviews. Registers. Reports.
- Extent
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990 digital images.
- System of Arrangement
- Arranged in two series: 1. Correspondence on behalf of the "Central Committee of Liberated Jews in Bavaria"; 2. Articles, reports, correspondence.
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- This material can only be accessed in a Museum reading room or other on-campus viewing stations. Users are required to complete a User Declaration in order to gain access to the collection.
- Conditions on Use
- Fair use only. Publication and reproduction of records for commercial purposes for third parties require the written permission of the Central Archives for the History of the Jewish People (CAHJP).
- Copyright Holder
- Arkhiyon ha-merkazi le-toldot ha-ʻam ha-Yehudi
Keywords & Subjects
- Topical Term
- World War, 1939-1945--Jews--Germany. Concentration camps--Germany--History--20th century. Holocaust survivors--Europe--History--20th century. Liberation--Germany. Zionism--Europe--History--20th century. Jews--Legal status, laws, etc.--Palestine--History--20th century. Holocaust Jewish (1939-1945)--Europe. Jewish committees (ushmm)
- Geographic Name
- Germany (Territory under Allied occupation, 1945-1955 : U.S. Zone)--History. Germany--History--1945-1955. United States--Armed Forces--Germany--History.
- Corporate Name
- American Jewish Committee Jewish Agency for Palestine
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
-
Arkhiyon ha-merkazi le-toldot ha-ʻam ha-Yehudi
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Source of acquisition is the Central Archives for the History of the Jewish People, CAHJP (Arkhiyon ha-merkazi le-toldot ha-ʻam ha-Yehudi), Signature: P 68. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received this collection via the United States Holocaust Museum International Archives Project in April 2017.
- Record last modified:
- 2024-03-05 16:17:30
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn559428
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