Selected records of the Consistoire Central Israélite de Belgique, Brussels

Identifier
irn38275
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2009.227
  • RG-65.016M
Dates
1 Jan 1870 - 31 Dec 1970
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • French
  • Flemish
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn38275

Extent and Medium

46,036 digital images, JPEG

10 microfilm reels (digitized), 16 mm

Creator(s)

  • J. Klener

Archival History

Consistoire Central Israélite de Belgique

Acquisition

Source of acquisition is the Consistoire Central Israélite de Belgique, Brussels. Some records were taken by the Nazis and captured from them by the Soviets; the Russian Federation subsequently restituted some of them. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received the collection via the United States Holocaust Museum International Archives Project in November 2009.

Scope and Content

Records concern the Jewish communities of Brussels, Antwerp, Liege, and other Belgian cities. It contains correspondence among Jewish organizations during the German occupation, as well as documents concerning pre- and postwar Jewish and refugee organizations, synagogue records, and materials related to antisemitism.

System of Arrangement

Arrangement is thematic.

Conditions Governing Reproduction

Copyright Holder: Consistoire Central Israélite de Belgique

Subjects

  • Liège (Belgium)
  • Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Belgium.
  • Jews--Belgium.
  • Jewish communities (ushmm)
  • World War, 1939-1945--Belgium.
  • Antwerp (Belgium)
  • Belgium
  • Jews--Belgium--History--20th century.
  • Brussels (Belgium)
  • Jews--Belgium--History--19th century.
  • Belgium--History--German occupation, 1940-1945.

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.

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