Israelitische Kultusgemeinde Wien: various papers

Identifier
WL1254
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 70358
Dates
1 Jan 1939 - 31 Jan 1942
Level of Description
Collection
Languages
  • German
Source
EHRI Partner

Creator(s)

Archival History

The papers were in the possession of Berta 'Sara' Brand, a former employee of the organization. Her nephew, the depositor, discovered them amongst her possessions after her death in Vienna in 1982.

Acquisition

Donated September 1995

Donor: Sigfried Weitzmann

Scope and Content

The original papers in this collection document the activities of the representative organization of the Jewish cultural community in Vienna in 1939. Also included in the deposit and now housed in the Wiener Library 'Special Collections' are an original Jewish tram pass issued to Berta Brand and 2 pieces of 'Jude' badges.

Correspondence and papers of the head office of the Israelitische Kultusgemeinde, Wien including correspondence and statements from the housing and emigration departments of the IKW, which provide biographical details of Jews who have suffered persecution under the Nazis and have subsequently fallen on hard times. Also included are copy letters sent from the head office of the IKW to various municipal authorities and the police re treatment of individual Jews. Also a report (author unknown) entitled Zwölf Fragen über die Auswanderung aus Wien, 1 Januar bis 30 April 1940, in which many aspects of the Jewish emigration from Vienna are discussed.

Conditions Governing Access

Open

People

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This description is derived directly from structured data provided to EHRI by a partner institution. This collection holding institution considers this description as an accurate reflection of the archival holdings to which it refers at the moment of data transfer.