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- 1933-1959 (Creation)
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1300 frames; 1 file
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Biographical history
The Comité voor Bijzondere Joodsche Belangen (the Committee for Special Jewish Affairs) was founded in Spring 1933 by Dr David Cohen with the object of bringing together all the various Jewish interest groups to co-ordinate protest activities against the persecution of Jews in Germany and to deal with the burgeoning refugee problem. Out of this organisation was born a second, the Comité voor Joodsche Vluechtlingen (the Committee for Jewish Refugees), which was responsible for the day to day running of the relief effort in Amsterdam. Its remit grew to include assisting Jewish refugees nationwide and representing their interests to the government.
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The main archive of the Comité voor Joodsche Vluechtlingen, which was obtained by the Wiener Library in 1959, is now located at the Nederlands Instituut voor Oorlogsdocumentatie in the Netherlands.
GB 1556 WL 502 1933-1959 Collection level 1300 frames; 1 file Comité voor Joodsche Vluechtlingen
The Comité voor Bijzondere Joodsche Belangen (the Committee for Special Jewish Affairs) was founded in Spring 1933 by Dr David Cohen with the object of bringing together all the various Jewish interest groups to co-ordinate protest activities against the persecution of Jews in Germany and to deal with the burgeoning refugee problem. Out of this organisation was born a second, the Comité voor Joodsche Vluechtlingen (the Committee for Jewish Refugees), which was responsible for the day to day running of the relief effort in Amsterdam. Its remit grew to include assisting Jewish refugees nationwide and representing their interests to the government.
The main archive of the Comité voor Joodsche Vluechtlingen, which was obtained by the Wiener Library in 1959, is now located at the Nederlands Instituut voor Oorlogsdocumentatie in the Netherlands.
Mostly microfilm and 1 file of papers of the Comité voor Joodsche Vluechtlingen and predecessor organisation consisting of reports, memoranda and correspondence mostly on the subject of emigration of German Jews to the Netherlands from 1933 to 1940 and conditions for Jews still in Germany.
Material of the organsiation is arranged in chonological order followed by material about the archives of the organisation
Open
Copies can be made for personal use. Permission must be sought for publication.
Dutch, English, German
Most of the material is on microfilm.
Description exists to this archive on the Wiener Library's online catalogue www.wienerlibrary.co.uk
Nederlands Instituut voor Oorlogsdocumentatie, Amsterdam
A report of the Comité voor Bijzondere Joodsche Belangen is in WL 684
Nederlands Instituut voor Oorlogsdocumentatie, Amsterdam
Entry compiled by Howard Falksohn.
Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997
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Mostly microfilm and 1 file of papers of the Comité voor Joodsche Vluechtlingen and predecessor organisation consisting of reports, memoranda and correspondence mostly on the subject of emigration of German Jews to the Netherlands from 1933 to 1940 and conditions for Jews still in Germany.
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Material of the organsiation is arranged in chonological order followed by material about the archives of the organisation
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Open
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Copies can be made for personal use. Permission must be sought for publication.
Language of material
- English
Script of material
- Latin
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Dutch, English, German
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A report of the Comité voor Bijzondere Joodsche Belangen is in WL 684
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Description exists to this archive on the Wiener Library's online catalogue www.wienerlibrary.co.uk
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Nederlands Instituut voor Oorlogsdocumentatie, Amsterdam
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Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997
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- English