Correspondence with Yad Vashem - general
Extent and Medium
200 letters
Creator(s)
- Yad Vashem
Biographical History
Established in 1953, Yad Vashem is the official memorial for Holocaust victims of the state of Israel. Its remit comprises recording documentation, education, research, and commemoration on the subject.
Scope and Content
The correspondence focuses on the terms of institutional cooperation and support of grant applications submitted to the Claims Conference (1954), as well as the exchange of source material on various subjects including: The Nuremberg War Crime Trials, Theresienstadt ghetto/concentration camp, the November Pogrom, and photos of Alfred Wiener. Contained is one letter in Hebrew and a letter in French, an order form for a Library catalogue, and a German and an English language copy of the Yad Vashem law.
Conditions Governing Reproduction
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People
- Scholem, Gershom
- Ball-Kaduri, Kurt J.
Subjects
- Museums
- Memorial sites
- Libraries and Archives
- Documents
Places
- Israel