Correspondence with American Federation of Jews from Central Europe
Extent and Medium
9 letters
Biographical History
Founded in New York in 1939 the American Federation of Jews from Central Europe coordinated social, legal or cultural services for German speaking Jews coming to the US. After the war it shifted its focus from immigration to restitution successively.
Scope and Content
Correspondence regarding a restitution related enquiry by the Federation (on behalf of the Claims Conference) on material losses of Jews from Bohemia and Moravia as well as a controversial article published in .
Conditions Governing Access
open
Corporate Bodies
- Congress Weekly
- American Federation of Jews from Central Europe
Subjects
Places
- United States
- Bohemia and Moravia Protectorate [1939-1945]