Archives of the Jewish Community of Thessaloniki

Identifier
irn37052
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2009.27
  • RG-45.011
Dates
1 Jan 1943 - 31 Dec 1990
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • Greek
  • English
  • French
  • German
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

1,821,596 digital images, JPEG

Creator(s)

Archival History

Israēlitikē Koinotēs Thessalonikēs

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 Community of Thessaloniki, Greece.The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received the digitized collection via the United States Holocaust Museum International Archival Programs in April 2009 and accretion in 2012.

Scope and Content

Consists of historical records reflecting the history of the Jewish community from 1943 to the 1990s. Included are property and financial assets declarations demanded by the German authorities in 1943, certificates issued to the surviving members of the community reclaiming property of their families, applications for German reparations, copies of German payments from the late 1950s and 1960s, certificates verifying membership in the community and relationship to the murdered, correspondence among Jewish communities and Jewish organizations in Greece and abroad, correspondence with local and central Greek governmental authorities, and minutes of the committee investigating local collaborators. Collection also includes documents from the Jewish Museum of Thessaloniki, including records from the Jewish community of Kavala, minute books from the Beit Din of Thessaloniki, and accounting books from various community associations and schools.

Conditions Governing Reproduction

Copyright Holder: Israēlitikē Koinotēs Thessalonikēs

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.