Collection of documents from the German Consulates in Palestine (RG-67)

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.

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.