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- 1900-1939 (Creation)
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800 microfiche
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
The Reischsvereinigung der Juden in Deutschland (Reich Organisation of German Jews) came into being in February 1939 and, as far as its leadership and basic purposes was concerned, was a continuation of its predecessor, the Reichsvertretung der Juden in Deutschland. As a result of the intensification of the Third Reich's anti-semitic policies, its aims were increasingly linked to Jewish survival, and in particular, emigration. It was put under the control of the Ministry of the Interior, in practice the Reichssicherheitshauptamt (Reich Security Main Office). It was the only organisation in Germany dealing with Jewish survival until its liquidation in July 1943 when its leaders, Leo Baeck and Paul Eppstein were deported to Theresienstadt.
Repository
Archival history
Discovered in the basement of the destroyed synagogue at Oranienbuerger Strasse, (former East) Berlin, the records were transferred to the Zentrales Staatsarchiv of the German Democratic Republic in Potsdam. Parts of the main archive were copied and transferred to Yad Vashem, Jerusalem. Now the archive is situated in the Bundesarchiv, Germany.
GB 1556 WL MF 57 1900-1939 collection 800 microfiche Reichsvereinigung der Juden in Deutschland
The Reischsvereinigung der Juden in Deutschland (Reich Organisation of German Jews) came into being in February 1939 and, as far as its leadership and basic purposes was concerned, was a continuation of its predecessor, the Reichsvertretung der Juden in Deutschland. As a result of the intensification of the Third Reich's anti-semitic policies, its aims were increasingly linked to Jewish survival, and in particular, emigration. It was put under the control of the Ministry of the Interior, in practice the Reichssicherheitshauptamt (Reich Security Main Office). It was the only organisation in Germany dealing with Jewish survival until its liquidation in July 1943 when its leaders, Leo Baeck and Paul Eppstein were deported to Theresienstadt.
Discovered in the basement of the destroyed synagogue at Oranienbuerger Strasse, (former East) Berlin, the records were transferred to the Zentrales Staatsarchiv of the German Democratic Republic in Potsdam. Parts of the main archive were copied and transferred to Yad Vashem, Jerusalem. Now the archive is situated in the Bundesarchiv, Germany.
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Personal and family papers, 1900-1939, ranging from First World War army records to correspondence and passports of several hundred Jews, handed over to the Reichsvereinigung der Juden in Deutschland whilst the individuals were waiting in collection centres, having been rounded up by the Nazis prior to deportation to Eastern Europe. Includes index.
Alphabetical by family name.
Open
Copies can be made for personal use. Permission must be sought for publication.
German
Microfilm.
Wiener Library reading room.
Bundesarchiv, Germany.
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, USA; Yad Vashem, Jerusalem, Israel.
REICHSVEREINIGUNG DER JUDEN IN DEUTSCHLAND AND REICHSVERTRETUNG DER JUDEN IN DEUTSCHLAND: VARIOUS PAPERS, 1937-1950s (ref: 605) and REICHSVERTRETUNG DER JUDEN IN DEUTSCHLAND: CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE COUNCIL FOR GERMAN JEWRY, 1936-1940 (ref:606).
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.
January 2008 German history World War Two (1939-1945) Political doctrines Totalitarianism Nazism Third Reich World War One (1914-1918) War International conflicts Wars (events) World wars (events) Humanitarian law War crimes Genocide Holocaust Religious groups Jews European history National history Reichsvertretung der Juden in Deutschland (Reich Agency for Jews in Germany) x Reichsvereinigung der Juden in Deutschland Germany Western Europe Europe
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Personal and family papers, 1900-1939, ranging from First World War army records to correspondence and passports of several hundred Jews, handed over to the Reichsvereinigung der Juden in Deutschland whilst the individuals were waiting in collection centres, having been rounded up by the Nazis prior to deportation to Eastern Europe. Includes index.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Alphabetical by family name.
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
German
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
REICHSVEREINIGUNG DER JUDEN IN DEUTSCHLAND AND REICHSVERTRETUNG DER JUDEN IN DEUTSCHLAND: VARIOUS PAPERS, 1937-1950s (ref: 605) and REICHSVERTRETUNG DER JUDEN IN DEUTSCHLAND: CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE COUNCIL FOR GERMAN JEWRY, 1936-1940 (ref:606).
Finding aids
Wiener Library reading room.
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, USA; Yad Vashem, Jerusalem, Israel.
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- Political doctrines
- Political doctrines » Totalitarianism
- Political doctrines » Totalitarianism » Nazism
- International conflicts » War
- International conflicts
- Humanitarian law
- Humanitarian law » War crimes
- Humanitarian law » War crimes » Genocide
- Religious groups
- Religious groups » Jews
- National history » European history
- National history
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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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Dates of creation revision deletion
Language(s)
- English