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- 1945-1984 (Creation)
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2 boxes
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Name of creator
Biographical history
The Jewish Relief Unit was the operational arm of the Jewish Committee for Relief Abroad which was formed in 1943 by the Joint Foreign Committee of the Board of Deputies and the Anglo-Jewish Association and under the auspices and financial responsibility of the Central British Fund for Jewish Relief and Rehabilitation.
Repository
Archival history
The deposits were received by the Wiener Library mostly in 1984 as a result of an appeal made at a reunion of former JRU workers in October 1983.
GB 1556 WL 1367 1945-1984 Collection level 2 boxes Wiener library
The Jewish Relief Unit was the operational arm of the Jewish Committee for Relief Abroad which was formed in 1943 by the Joint Foreign Committee of the Board of Deputies and the Anglo-Jewish Association and under the auspices and financial responsibility of the Central British Fund for Jewish Relief and Rehabilitation.
The deposits were received by the Wiener Library mostly in 1984 as a result of an appeal made at a reunion of former JRU workers in October 1983.
Various
Papers of former members of the Jewish Relif Unit (JRU), 1945-1984. The bulk of the collections are from regular JRU volunteers and consist chiefly of copies of photographs and personal accounts. Notable collections include copies of the personal papers of Phyllis Gerson, the leader of the first Jewish Relief Unit sent to Egypt, Feb 1944, providing an account of the organisation and activities of the JRU units in Europe and original and contemporary copies of the papers of George Weis, former JRU legal adviser, documenting his involvement with post-war restitution claims, liaison between the JRU and the post-war occupying authorities and his efforts to resurrect the careers of Jewish lawyers in Germany who had survived the Holocaust.
The collections have been arranged alphabetically according to the name of the JRU volunteer. The papers have been arranged chronologically within each collection.
Open
Copies can be made for personal use. Permission must be sought for publication.
English
Description exists to this archive on the Wiener Library's online catalogue www.wienerlibrary.co.uk
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.
February 2008 Wars (events) Associations Europe Jewish Relief Unit Jews Migrants Organizations Refugees Religious groups Social work UK Volunteers Western Europe World wars (events) World War Two (1939-1945) London England
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Various
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Papers of former members of the Jewish Relif Unit (JRU), 1945-1984. The bulk of the collections are from regular JRU volunteers and consist chiefly of copies of photographs and personal accounts. Notable collections include copies of the personal papers of Phyllis Gerson, the leader of the first Jewish Relief Unit sent to Egypt, Feb 1944, providing an account of the organisation and activities of the JRU units in Europe and original and contemporary copies of the papers of George Weis, former JRU legal adviser, documenting his involvement with post-war restitution claims, liaison between the JRU and the post-war occupying authorities and his efforts to resurrect the careers of Jewish lawyers in Germany who had survived the Holocaust.
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Accruals
System of arrangement
The collections have been arranged alphabetically according to the name of the JRU volunteer. The papers have been arranged chronologically within each collection.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Open
Conditions governing reproduction
Copies can be made for personal use. Permission must be sought for publication.
Language of material
- English
Script of material
- Latin
Language and script notes
English
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
Description exists to this archive on the Wiener Library's online catalogue www.wienerlibrary.co.uk
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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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Language(s)
- English