Records of the Ahavat Chesed Credit Union in Lwów, Poland (Fond 498, Opis1)
Extent and Medium
399 digital images, JPEG
1 microfilm reel (digitized), 35 mm
Archival History
T︠S︡entralʹnyĭ derz︠h︡avnyĭ istorychnyĭ arkhiv Ukraïny u Lʹvovi
Acquisition
Forms part of the Claims Conference International Holocaust Documentation Archive at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. This archive consists of documentation whose reproduction and/or acquisition was made possible with funding from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.
Source of acquisition is the T︠S︡entralʹnyĭ derz︠h︡avnyĭ istorychnyĭ arkhiv Ukraïny u Lʹvovi (State Central Historical Archives of Ukraine in Lviv), Fond 498, opis 1, folders 1-5. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received the collection from the State Central Historical Archives of Ukraine via the United States Holocaust Museum International Archives Project in September, 2008.
Scope and Content
The bulk of this collection consists of the applications of the members of the union for loans and financial assistance. The credit union was established for the purpose of providing financial assistance to working Jewish intelligentsia and members of their families. The trade union in Lwow, Poland (now L'viv, Ukraine) served as the central office for the whole of Eastern Galicia (Malopolska) .
Conditions Governing Reproduction
Copyright Holder: T︠S︡entralʹnyĭ derz︠h︡avnyĭ istorychnyĭ arkhiv Ukraïny u Lʹvovi
Subjects
- Jews--Poland--History--20th century.
- L'viv (Ukraine)
- Jews--Poland--1930-1940.
Genre
- Financial records.
- Document
Copies
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