Collection of Maître Charles Haddad
Extent and Medium
83,435 digital documents, TIFF
3,006 digital photographs, JPEG
88 microfilm reels, 35 mm
Creator(s)
- Charles Haddad de Paz
Biographical History
Charles Haddad de Paz was born in 1910, he studied at the Alliance Israélite Universelle school in Tunis and became a teacher there in 1928. He was also a lawyer and a member of the Chamber of Advocates. Haddad de Paz was very active in Jewish communal institutions from the late 1930s, was elected vice-president of the Jewish Community Council in 1947, and was its president from 1951 to 1958.
Archival History
Association Mondiale des Israélites de Tunisie
Acquisition
Source of acquisition is the Association Mondiale des Israélites de Tunisie (World Association of Tunisian Jews), Israel. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received this collection via the United States Holocaust Museum International Archives Project in Feb. 2013.
Scope and Content
Contains the papers of Maître Charles Haddad de Paz, who was the last president of the Tunisian Jewish community. The collection consists of records related to activities of the Jewish communities in Tunisia, Marseille and Paris, France. Includes reports, newspaper clippings, correspondence with the Fédération séphardie de France, Association Israëlite Keter Thora, and other Jewish associations, also includes photographs.
System of Arrangement
Arranged in the four series: 1. Jewish communities in Tunisia (ca. 24 bound files); 2. Jewish communities in Marseille and Paris, France (ca. 51 bound files); 3. Newspaper clippings; 4. Photographs.
Conditions Governing Reproduction
Copyright Holder: Association Mondiale des Israélites de Tunisie
People
- Haddad de Paz, Charles.
Subjects
- Tunisia--Ethnic relations.
- Jews--France--History--20th century.
- Sephardim--Tunisia--History--20th century.
- Tunisia
- Paris (France)--Ethnic relations.
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Tunisia.
- Jews--Legal status, laws, etc.--Europe--History--20th century.
- Jews--Africa, North--History--20th century.
- Africa, North--Ethnic relations.
- France
- Marseille (France)--Ethnic relations.
- Jews--Tunisia--History--20th century.
- Sephardim--France--History--20th century.
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--France.
- Jews--Charities.
Genre
- Correspondence.
- Reports.
- Document
- Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
- Photographs.