Overview
- Description
- The collection contains records related to the history of the Jews and Jewish community in Bessarabia ( Moldova) before WWII. The bulk of this collection are records of the regional and district government agencies (preturas and primarias) related to various aspects of the economical, educational, political activities of the Jewish population residing in Bessarabia during the interwar period.( 1918-1940). The collections consists of general records and individual files related to the taxation of the Jewish-owned business and shops, certificates allowing Jews to open private businesses, residency permits and applications of Jews to obtain or reconfirm their Romanian citizenship, permission to leave the area of residency, surveillance reports about the activities of various Jewish organizations, foreign Jews, right-wing political organizations ( Iron Guard), Jews accused in spreading Communist propaganda etc. Also includes records of the Jewish community of Soroca and records of the Jewish schools.
- Date
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inclusive:
1918-1940
- Credit Line
- Forms part of the Claims Conference International Holocaust Documentation Archive at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. This archive consists of documentation whose reproduction and/or acquisition was made possible with funding from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.
Physical Details
- Genre/Form
- Certificates. Reports.
- Extent
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196,296 digital images : JPEG ; 1.18 TB.
156 microfilm reels (digitized) ; 35 mm.
- System of Arrangement
- Arranged chronologically within the group and files numbers.
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
- Publication requires formal approval of the source institution.
- Copyright Holder
- Archiva Naţională a Republicii Moldovei
Keywords & Subjects
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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Archiva Naţională a Republicii Moldovei
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Source of acquisition is the Archiva Naţională a Republicii Moldovei (National Archives of Moldova). The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum received the filmed collection via the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum International Archival Programs Division in 2013.
- Special Collection
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Claims Conference International Holocaust Documentation Archive
- Record last modified:
- 2022-07-28 17:53:54
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