The Austrian General Consulate in Palestine (RG 151)

Identifier
irn34999
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2008.5
  • RG-68.105M
Dates
1 Jan 1903 - 31 Dec 1937
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • German
  • English
  • Hebrew
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn34999

Extent and Medium

80,619 digital images, JPEG

32 microfilm reels (digitized), 35 mm

2 DVD-ROMs, 4 3/4 in.

Archival History

Israel. Ganzakh ha-medinah

Acquisition

Source of acquisition is the Israel Prime Minister’s Office, c/o Israel State Archives, Record Group 151. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum's International Archives Project transferred microfilms to the Museum Archives in March 2008.

Scope and Content

Contains passport and visa documentation, a list of Austrian Jewish war dead buried in Palestine, and various other materials on Jewish emigration to Palestine.

System of Arrangement

Arrangement is alphabetical.

Subjects

  • Jewish refugees--Registers.
  • Palestine--Emigration and immigration.
  • Austria--Emigration and immigration--History--20th century.
  • Jews--Austria--Politics and government--Registers.
  • Jews--Palestine--History--20th century.
  • Palestine--Politics and government--1917-1948.
  • Jewish refugees--Government policy--Austria.
  • Jewish cemeteries--Palestine.
  • Diplomatic and consular service, Austrian--Palestine.

Genre

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.