Judiska församlingen i Göteborg, E 9

  • Handlingar ang koncentrationslägrens offer, Länskommitténs handlingar (1945-1949)
Identifier
Judiska församlingen i Göteborg, E 9
Language of Description
English
Dates
1945 - 1949
Level of Description
Series
Languages
  • English
  • French
  • German
  • Swedish
Scripts
  • Latin
Source
EHRI

Extent and Medium

2 files of textual records

Biographical History

After the war, a joint local non-confessional committee was formed in order to carry out aid and help rehabilitate Holocaust survivors who had come to the Gothenburg area at the end of the war, and in July 1945, the Regional Committee for the Victims of the Nazi Concentration Camps (Göteborgs länskommitté för koncentrationslägrens offer).

Archival History

The records were preserved by the Jewish Community of Gothenburg and were transferred to the Regional Archive in Gothenburg in 1980.

Scope and Content

The E 9 series consists of two volumes of records concerning survivors of the Nazi concentration camps as well as records from the Regional Committee for the Victims of the Nazi Concentration Camps, written between 1945 and 1949. The records are divided into two archival boxes. They are typewritten and are in either English or French. The series contains the following: A list of children who came to France on 8 June 1945 after being liberated from Buchenwald and other German concentration camps. The list is alphabetical and gives the name, date of birth, birthplace, and nationality. There is also a list of liberated prisoners who came to Switzerland without dates. The list is alphabetical and gives the name, date of birth, birthplace, and nationality. Also, there is a bound volume with lists of liberated Jews who came to Sweden between 1 May and 25 June 1945, compiled by the Jewish Community of Stockholm. The lists are arranged by nationality, and the individuals are listed alphabetically. Their name, date of birth and birthplace are recorded, as well as the name and location of people they want to get in contact with. There are also alphabetically sorted lists of liberated Jews who came to Sweden after 26 June 1945. The volume also contains various records from the Regional Committee for the Victims of the Nazi Concentration Camps, such as different accounts, newspaper clippings, receipts, letters asking for help for the victims, and information on the committee's various activities.

Conditions Governing Access

Permission is required and should be obtained in advance. Applications are made to the Jewish Community of Gothenburg.

Finding Aids

  • An index is available on request from the Regional State Archives in Gothenburg.

Rules and Conventions

EHRI Guidelines for Description v.1.0