The She’erit Hapletah Collection - Displaced Persons life in the camps, 1945-1948

Identifier
M.1.P
Language of Description
English
Dates
1 Jan 1945 - 31 Dec 1948
Level of Description
Record group
Languages
  • Yiddish
Source
EHRI

Extent and Medium

1179 Files

Scope and Content

In this Collection there is documentation regarding the lives of the displaced persons (DPs) in the camps. It contains thousands of placards from the camps, mainly concerning cultural and artistic matters, religious life, sport, elections and political parties. Additionally, there are announcements , principally issued by administrative departments in the Eschwefe DP camp and the Feldafing DP camp. There are letters or surveys on subjects related to daily life in the DP camps in a few individual files.

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

Corporate Bodies

  • Central Historical Commission (CHC) of the Central Committee of Liberated Jews in the US Zone in Munich

Subjects

Places

  • Germany

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