Collection of documents from the German Consulates in Palestine (RG-67)
Extent and Medium
296,249 digital images, PNG
283 microfilm reels, 35 mm
17 DVD-ROMs, 4 3/4 in.
Creator(s)
- Yaacov Lozowick
Archival History
Israel. Ganzakh ha-medinah
Acquisition
Source of acquisition is in the Israel State Archives (Signature, RG-67). The records of German Consulates in Palestine were sold in 1955 as wastepapers and a large part of materials was lost. About 1800 files found their way to the Israel State Archives. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received the collection from the Israel State Archives via the United States Holocaust Museum International Archives Project in March 2011.
Scope and Content
Documents of German consulates in Jerusalem, Jaffa, and Haifa, including records of relations with the Ottoman authorities, tax matters, the acquisition of property, Jewish immigration, civil and criminal cases, representation of German interests by the Spanish Consulate (1917-1926), and a variety of other subjects. Collection reflects Germany’s takeover of the Austrian Consulate in 1938. The collection also documents the Haavara Agreement between Nazi Germany, the Zionist Federation of Germany, the Anglo-Palestine Bank, and the Jewish Agency.
System of Arrangement
The system of arrangement of the source repository has been preserved in the microfilmed reels. Arranged in seven series: 1. Consular and political affairs, 1842-1916 (167 files); 2. Records of relations with Turkish authorities, 1845-1916 (40 files); 3. German institutions, the Templer community, Jewish affairs, 1843-1916 (120 files); 4. Records of consular protection and jurisdiction, 1845-1917 (544 files); 5. Representation of German interests by the Spanish Consulate, 1916-1926 (80 files) 6. Consular and economic affairs, incl. files from the former Austrian Consulate, 1926-1939 (536 files); 7. Records of Jaffa Consulate, 1870-1917 (230 files), and Haifa Consulate, 1877-1918 (50 files). Note: Due to the poor physical condition of the original materials and at the request of the Israel State Archives, this collection was reproduced in its entirety. Some reels, including reels, 2, 196, and 198, were not digitized; scans of these reels may be added at a later date as an accretion to this collection.
Conditions Governing Reproduction
Copyright Holder: Israel. Ganzakh ha-medinah
Subjects
- Diplomats--History--20th century.
- Palestine--Foreign relations--Germany--History--20th century.
- Germany--Politics and government--20th century.
- Europe--History--20th century.
- Germany--Foreign relations--Palestine--History--20th century.
- Germany--Foreign relations--20th century.
- Diplomatic and consular service, German--Palestine--History--20th century.
- World War, 1939-1945--Diplomatic history.
- Haavara.
Genre
- Document