Records of the Jewish Community of Salonika, Greece (RG 207)

Identifier
irn36197
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2008.151
  • RG-67.018M
Dates
1 Jan 1912 - 31 Dec 1954
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • Ladino
  • Greek
  • Hebrew
  • French
  • German
  • English
  • Italian
  • Yiddish
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

7,819 digital images, JPEG

12 microfilm reels (digitized), 35 mm

Creator(s)

Archival History

Yivo Institute for Jewish Research

Acquisition

From Record Group 207 of the YIVO Institute collection. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received the collection from the YIVO Institute via the United States Holocaust Museum International Archives Project in October, 2008.

Scope and Content

The collection contains registration books containing records of vital statistics, 1920-1939; lists of Salonika Jews, circa 1939; records of the Rabbinical Court, 1920-1938; correspondence with the Salonika Jewish Community from individuals and institutions pertaining to housing, administration of Jewish quarters, and the production and distribution of matzo; records and correspondence of the Jewish Communal Council of Salonika, the Commission of Education, Salonica-Palestine, S. A., and the Banque Union; as well miscellaneous documents relating to Jewish life in Greece, circa 1912-1936.

System of Arrangement

Arranged in ten series: Series I: Metric records of the Jewish population of Salonika; Series II: Records of the Beit Din; Series III: Financial Records of the Jewish Communal Council of Salonika; Series IV: Correspondence of the Jewish Communal Council of Salonika; Series V: Correspondence pertaining to the production and distribution of Matza; Series VI: Correspondence pertaining to housing and the administration of Jewish quarters; Series VII: Records and correspondence of the Commission of Education; Series VIII: Records of Salonica-Palestine, S.A.; Series IX: Records and correspondence of the Banque Union; Series X: Miscellaneous documents and printed materials relating to Jewish life in Greece, ca. 1912-1936.

Subjects

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.