The Testimony Collection gathered by the Central Historic Committee of the Liberated Jews in Munich, 1946-1948

Identifier
M.1.E
Language of Description
English
Dates
1 Jan 1945 - 31 Dec 1948
Level of Description
Sub-group
Languages
  • German
  • Polish
  • Yiddish
Scripts
  • Hebrew
  • Latin
Source
EHRI

Extent and Medium

2680 Files

Scope and Content

During the three years of its existence, the Central Historic Committee (CHC) gathered approximately 2,550 testimonies from Holocaust survivors from different countries within occupied Europe. The testimonies deal with the fate of the survivors in various countries during the Nazi occupation.

Existence and Location of Originals

  • YV archives

Existence and Location of Copies

  • USHMM

Archivist Note

JL according to the RG description in the YV system

Dates of Descriptions

12-07-08