Selected records from Massuah Institute for the Study of the Holocaust
Extent and Medium
656 microfilm reels, 35 mm
463,438 digital images, TIFF
Creator(s)
- Massuah Institute for the Study of the Holocaust
Biographical History
The Massuah Institute for the Study of the Holocaust is a museum and an international seminar center designed to evoke discourse on the significance of the Holocaust in our contemporary society and culture. The Massuah campus comprises the central school for teaching the Holocaust, which conducts seminars for young people, members of the security forces, and teachers from Israel and abroad. The Institute comprises archives, a library, dormitories, conference halls, and an amphitheatre - all designed to serve researchers and students; it also aims at encouraging the general public to discuss the connection between the memory of the Holocaust and central questions that are currently on the public agenda. The institute’s main objective is to encourage preserving the memory of the Holocaust while placing special emphasis on its significance to our world, stressing profound questions about the essence of human beings that derive from studying the Holocaust, as well as the processes of shaping memory in Israeli society and its effect on our perception of the events of the Holocaust. Every year Massuah conducts a memorial assembly on the eve of the International Holocaust Day which designed for the diplomatic corps in Israel. Various events for the general public comprise publishing a yearbook, and conducting seminars and tours of the museum. Throughout the year young people, soldiers, students, and teachers visit the museum to learn about the Holocaust and its relevance to our lives today. During their visit they can participate in theoretical workshops, visit the exhibits and meet with Holocaust survivors. [Source: http://www.massuah.org.il/english/article.aspx?item=624]
Archival History
Massuah Institute for Holocaust Studies
Acquisition
Source of acquisition is the Massuah Institute for Holocaust Studies, Israel. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received the filmed collection via the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum International Archival Programs Division in 2011.
Scope and Content
The selected archives comprise a collection of documents and publications related to the Holocaust, the Jewish world prior to the Holocaust-community institutions, youth movements, immigration of Jews to Palestine, personal documents, Brichah [Escape, the organized effort that helped Jews escape post-Holocaust Europe to Palestine] and Sh'erit ha-Pletah [the surviving remnant]. It is the chief archive of the history of the Hanoar Hazioni and Akiva youth movements. Consist also of the unique collections of postal items from the time of the Holocaust, personal testimonies of Holocaust survivors, personal archives of active members in Hanoar Hazioni, archives of Irgun Yotzei Mercaz Europa (Association of Israelis of Central European Origin), publications, personal archives such as the personal estate of Yehiel Sidroni that contains a unique collection of posters that document perpetuating the memory of the Holocaust . Digital records are available on the Massuah' Institute webside: http://www.infocenters.co.il/massuah/search.asp?lang=ENG&dlang=ENG&module=search&page=criteria&rsvr=4¶m=%3Cuppernav%3Esimple%3C/%3E¶m2=&site=massuah
System of Arrangement
Arranged in 16 subject series: 1. NZ- הנוער הציוני (Zionist Youth), Reel 1-90; 2. MA- משואה (Masuah), Reel 91-99; 3. T-עדויות (Testimonies), Reel 100-181; 4. OZ- העובד הציוני (Zionist Worker), Reel 182-209 and 210-213; 5. PO- דואר שואה (Shoah' Post), Reel 214-271 and 534-538; 6. PR- פרסומים ארחרים (Other Publications), Reel 272-329; 7. PT- פרסומים אחרים (Other Publications), Reel 330-386; 8. PH- תצלומים, אלבומים (Photographs, Albums), Reel 387-397; 9. M- מפלגה (Political Party), Reel 398-409: 10. OB-מוצגים (Artifacts), Reel 410-411; 11.ART- אמנות (Art), Reel 210, 412; 12.NP- עיתוניות (Periodicals), Reel 413-480; 13. JOEM ארגון יוצאי אירופה (Association of European Immigrants), Reel 481-528; 14. AK- עקיבא (Akiva), Reel 529-530; 15. SH- שואה (Shoah), Reel 531-533; 16. A -ארכיונים אישיים (Personal Archives), Reel 534-585. Missing subject files: BOOK ספרים (Books), Reel 103-113 (Massuah original reel numbers); F- תיקים אישיים (Personal Files), Reel 441-442 (Massuah original reel numbers)
Conditions Governing Reproduction
Copyright Holder: Massuah Institute for Holocaust Studies
Corporate Bodies
- Beriḥah (Organization)
- Bene ʻAḳiva (Israel)
- Noʻar ha-Tsiyoni (Organization)
Subjects
- World War, 1939-1945--Jews--Rescue.
- Israel
- Poland--Emigration and immigration--History--20th century.
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Europe.
- Jewish committees (ushmm)
- Holocaust Survivor -- Associations, institutions, etc.
- Israel--Emigration and immigration--History--20th century.
- Zionists -- Associations, institutions, etc.
- Holocaust survivors--Israel--History--20th century.
- Jewish refugees--Palestine--History--20th century.
- World War, 1939-1945--Refugees--Personal narratives, Jewish.
Genre
- Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
- Albums.
- Photographs.
- Posters.
- Correspondence.
- Document
- Paper money.
- Testimonies.
- Postage stamps.
- Postcards.