Overview
- Description
- Records from the Jewish community in Asunción and several Jewish institutions in Paraguay, including the "Sociedad Templo Israelita Latino del Paraguay," "Unión de Israelitas pro Socorro Mutuo," "Unión Hebraica del Paraguay," "WIZO," and others. Features board minutes, protocols, statutes, correspondence and reports, account ledgers, newspaper clippings, commemoration records, publications and articles, photographs, questionnaires and lists, and other documents.
- Alternate Title
- Records of Jewish communities and institutions in Paraguay
- Date
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inclusive:
1928-1974
- Collection Creator
- Comunidad Judi?a del Paraguay
Physical Details
- Genre/Form
- Circulars. Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.) Correspondence. Memorandums. Photographs. Registers.
- Extent
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16 microfilm reels (digitized) ; 35 mm.
digital images.
- System of Arrangement
- Arranged in in five series: 1. Organización Territorial (Consejo Representativo del Paraguay C.R.I.P.): Correspondence, publications, memorandums, circulars and name lists [Reel 1 to 5 (File PA 1 to 24)]; 2. Comunides en Asunción (Communities in Asuncion): Correspondence, register book, records of the Sephardic synagogue, financial records, name lists and minutes [Reel 5 to 14 (File PA 25 to 74)]; 3. Educatión Judía (Jewish Education): School reports, financial reports on budget, and photographs [Reel 14 (File PA 75 to 79)]; 4. WIZO: Correspondence, reports, charities, fundraising, report, and wills [Reel 14 (File PA 80 to 82)]; 5. Periíódicos y Publicationes (Periodicals and Publications): Articles, correspondence, press clippings newspapers and publications [Reel 14 to 16 (File PA 83 to 91)
Correspondence organized in alphabetical order.
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
- Jewish refugees--Paraguay--History--20th century. Jews--Paraguay--History--Registers. Zionism--Paraguay--History--20th century. Zionism--Associations, institutions, etc. Synagogues--Paraguay--History--20th century. Sephardim--Paraguay--History--20th century. Jewish students--Paraguay--History--20th century. Jewish communities (ushmm)
- Geographic Name
- Asunción (Paraguay) Paraguay--Emigration and immigration. Paraguay France
- Personal Name
- Israel, Eretz. Orni, Yehuda.
- Corporate Name
- B'nai B'rith Hias-Ica Emigration Association Wizo
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). The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received this collection via the United States Holocaust Museum International Archives Project in October 2017.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-08-25 09:40:02
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