Association of Immigrants from Poland, Tel Aviv (J20)

Identifier
irn44056
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2011.121
  • RG-68.140M
Dates
1 Jan 1940 - 31 Dec 1959
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • Hebrew
  • English
  • Polish
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn44056

Extent and Medium

11,367 digital images, TIFF

11 microfilm reels, 35 mm

Archival History

World Zionist Organization. Central Zionist Archives

Acquisition

Source of acquisition is the Central Zionist Archives, Israel, Record Group J20, records created by the Association of Immigrants from Poland, Tel Aviv. 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 July 2011.

Scope and Content

Contains records of the Association of Immigrants from Poland that was active in Israel, 1942-1961. Includes meeting protocols, various name lists, questionnaires, and newspaper clippings relating to assistance to Jewish refugees and Holocaust survivors by giving out loans, finding work, and reuniting families after the war. In addition, the organization created name lists of Holocaust survivors still remaining in Europe, and of those who immigrated to Palestine/Israel.

Conditions Governing Reproduction

Copyright Holder: World Zionist Organization. Central Zionist Archives

Corporate Bodies

  • World Zionist Organization

Subjects

  • Israel--Emigration and immigration--History--20th century.
  • Jewish refugees--Israel--Registers.
  • Poland--Emigration and immigration--History--20th century.
  • Refugees, Jewish--Europe--Registers.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Jews--Rescue.

Genre

  • Protocols.
  • Questionnaires.
  • Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
  • Document
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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