DP camp collection (RG VII-126)

Identifier
irn47846
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2012.218
  • RG-68.152M
Dates
1 Jan 1945 - 31 Dec 1947
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • German
  • Hebrew
  • Yiddish
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn47846

Extent and Medium

8,316 digital images, TIFF

4 microfilm reels, 16 mm

Archival History

Makhon le-ḥeḳer tenuʻat ha-ʻavodah ʻa. sh. Pinḥas Lavon

Acquisition

Source of acquisition is the Makhon le-ḥeḳer tenuʻat ha-ʻavodah ʻa. sh. Pinḥas Lavon (Pinhas Lavon Institute for Labour Movement Research), Israel. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received this collection via the United States Holocaust Museum International Archives Project in Oct. 2012.

Scope and Content

Contains rare posters, flyers, communications, and reports originating from various DP camps, mostly in Austria. Examples include reports from the DP camp Bergen-Belsen, 1946; flyers and reports from the Hashomer Hatzair Austria, 1947; election materials for DP camp leadership, Austria; writings and illustrations created by children survivors from Łódź on their way to Palestine.

Conditions Governing Reproduction

Copyright Holder: Makhon le-ḥeḳer tenuʻat ha-ʻavodah ʻa. sh. Pinḥas Lavon

Corporate Bodies

  • DP-Camp Bergen-Belsen
  • World Hashomer Hatzair

Subjects

  • Łódź (Poland)
  • Jewish migrations.
  • Austria
  • Refugee camps--Germany.
  • Children of Holocaust survivors--Poland--Writings.
  • Palestine--Politics and government--1917-1948.
  • Refugee camps--Europe.
  • Palestine--Emigration and immigration.
  • Bergen-Belsen (Germany : Refugee camp)
  • Holocaust survivors--Poland--Łódź.
  • Children of Holocaust survivors--Poland--Illustrations.

Genre

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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