Countries and Regions

Identifier
Countries and Regions
Language of Description
English
Level of Description
Sub-collection
Source
EHRI

Scope and Content

These records detail the scope of the relationships between JDC's Istanbul office and refugees and survivors in Europe in the immediate aftermath of WWII. The files contain extensive information on the shipment of relief supplies, including shipping over 250,000 packages for Jewish refugees in Russia via Tehran; eyewitness accounts; inquiries regarding wartime rescue; and reports on JDC relief activities in Balkans, Romania, and Turkey, among other localities.

System of Arrangement

The Countries and Regions subcollection is divided into 26 Record Groups: Australia Austria Balkans Belgium Bulgaria Czechoslovakia France Great Britain Greece Holland Hungary Iran Italy Poland Portugal Rhodes Romania Russia Slovakia South Africa South America Sweden Switzerland Turkey Yemen Yugoslavia

Rules and Conventions

EHRI Guidelines for Description v.1.0

People

  • Kessler, Mordecai
  • Magnes, Judah
  • Siegel, Manuel
  • Filderman Wilhelm
  • Fishzohn, Arthur
  • Costiner, E.

Corporate Bodies

  • Mosaiska Forsamlingen, Stockholm
  • Tasit, Istanbul
  • Peltours
  • Caisse de Petits Prets d'Istanbul

Subjects

  • Eyewitness Accounts
  • Country situation reports
  • Relief Supplies

Places