Records of the Jewish Community of Patras, Greece

Identifier
irn36895
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2009.13
  • RG-45.007
Dates
1 Jan 1947 - 31 Dec 1982
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • Greek
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

2,751 digital images, JPEG

1 DVD-ROM, 4 3/4 in.

Creator(s)

Archival History

Evraiko Mouseio Ellados

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 Jewish Museum of Greece (Evraiko Mouseio Ellados). The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received the collection from the Jewish Museum of Greece via the United States Holocaust Museum International Archives Project in March 2009.

Scope and Content

Consists of correspondence files concerning the postwar activities of the Jewish community of Patras. Topics include restitution, commemoration of Holocaust victims, elections to the Board of the Jewish Community, burial permissions, maintenance of the Jewish cemetery, and disposal of the community’s property. There are also financial records, minutes of Board meetings, and a list of community members.

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.