Selected documents from the Departmental Archives of the Belfort Territory
Extent and Medium
25,433 digital images, JPEG
5 microfilm reels, 16 mm
1 microfilm reel, 35 mm
4 DVD-ROMs, 4 3/4 in.
Archival History
Archives départementales du Territoire de Belfort
Acquisition
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received the collection from the Departmental Archives of the Belfort Territory, via the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum’s International Archives Project in May 2010.
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received the collection from the Archives départementales du Territoire de Belfort, via the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum’s International Archives Project in May 2010.
Scope and Content
Contains documents pertaining to the expropriation of Jewish property in The Belfort Territory during the war and restitution and indemnification issues after the war. Also contains the diary of Henriette Bloch, a Jewish school teacher whose son, Julien, was captured as the Bloch family attempted to escape into the Jura.
System of Arrangement
Arrangement is thematic.
Conditions Governing Reproduction
Copyright Holder: Archives départementales du Territoire de Belfort
Subjects
- Jews--Legal status, laws, etc.--France--History--20th century.
- World War, 1939-1945--Confiscations and contributions--France.
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
- World War, 1939-1945.
- France--History--German occupation, 1940-1945.
Genre
- Document
Copies
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum holds copies of Holocaust-relevant archives from Archives départementales du Territoire de Belfort
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USHMM holds copies of Holocaust-relevant archives from the Archives départementales du Territoire de Belfort grouped under "Selected records of the Departmental Archives of the Belfort Territory." Detailed finding aids of the copies made by USHMM are available via the USHMM collection description.