Emissaries Section (S86)
Extent and Medium
35,274 digital images, PNG
33 microfilm reels, 35 mm
Creator(s)
- Youth Aliyah
- Keren Hayesod – United Israel Appeal
Archival History
World Zionist Organization. Central Zionist Archives
Acquisition
Source of acquisition is the Central Zionist Archives, Izrael, RG S86, records created by the Zionist organizations abroad (as the Youth Aliyah and Keren Hayesod). The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received the collection from the Central Zionist Archives via the United States Holocaust Museum International Archives Project in May 2011.
Scope and Content
Contains records of Israeli delegations in various countries of Europe, Asia and the Middle East, including the records of Zionist organizations abroad such as Youth Aliyah and Keren Hayesod. Features reports on the Jewish situation including Jewish refugee and DP camps after the war, negotiations with immigration agencies, cultural material that was prepared and sent around the world, and various other documentation.
Conditions Governing Reproduction
Copyright Holder: World Zionist Organization. Central Zionist Archives
Corporate Bodies
- Youth Aliyah
- Keren Hayesod
- World Zionist Organization
Subjects
- World War, 1939-1945--Atrocities--Europe--Reports.
- Refugee camps--Europe.
- Refugees, Jewish--Europe--Registers.
- World War, 1939-1945--Refugees--Reports.
- Europe--Emigration and immigration--History--20th century.
Genre
- Correspondence.
- Document
- Reports.
Copies
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum holds copies of Holocaust-relevant archives from World Zionist Organization. Central Zionist Archives