World Organization against Racial Hatred and Poverty (Vienna) Weltorganisation gegen Rassenhaß und Menschennot (Harandbewegung), Wien (Fond 520)

Identifier
irn615059
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2002.553.2
  • RG-11.001M.66
Dates
1 Jan 1897 - 31 Dec 1938, 1 Jan 1930 - 31 Dec 1938
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • German
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn615059

Extent and Medium

2 microfilm reels (partial), 16 mm

3,665 digital images, JPEG

Creator(s)

  • Weltorganisation gegen Rassenhass und Menschennot

Biographical History

The World Organization against Racial Hatred and Poverty was founded in October 1933 by Irene Harand an Austrian Catholic housewife. The organization provided aid to the Jewish population of Vienna, gathered 40,000 members, established many organization's branches in 27 countries, and published weekly newspaper "Gerechtigkeit." Irene Harand was honored by Yad Vashem in 1969 as the Righteous among the Nations.

Archival History

Rossiĭskiĭ gosudarstvennyĭ voennyĭ arkhiv

Acquisition

Forms part of the Claims Conference International Holocaust Documentation Archive at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. This archive consists of documentation whose reproduction and/or acquisition was made possible with funding from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.

Source of acquisition is the Russian State Military Archive (Rossiĭskiĭ gosudarstvennyĭ voennyĭ arkhiv), Osobyi Archive, Fond 520. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received the filmed collection via the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum International Archival Programs Division in 2002.

Scope and Content

Contains bylaws, memoranda, minutes, instructions, and appeals of the Weltorganisation gegen Rassenhass und Menschennot (World Organization against Racial Hatred and Poverty); biographical information on the organization's leader, Irene Harand; applications to join the organization; correspondence with subscribers to the newspaper "Gerechtigkeit" (organized by country), lists of subscribers; correspondence on providing aid to the Jewish population of Vienna; letters of invitations to Harand; proposals for publication, orders for journals and books; articles on the situation of Jews; a card file of members of the World organization against Racial Hatred and Poverty; membership cards, leaflets and photographs of organization members. Note: USHMM Archives holds only selected records.

System of Arrangement

Fond 520 (1897-1938). Opis 1-2; Dela 639. Arranged in two series: 1. Opis 1, 1897-1938: 1. Correspondence with the journal “Justice” and subscribers of the "Gerechtigkeit", list of subscribers, minutes; 2. Printed articles and newspaper clippings; 3. Opis 2, Dela 38, 1914-1938: Correspondence, lists and newspaper clippings. Note: Location of digital images; Partial microfilm reels #377-378; Reel 377: Image #209-Reel end; Reel 378: Reel start-Image #1633.

Conditions Governing Reproduction

Copyright Holder: Rossiĭskiĭ gosudarstvennyĭ voennyĭ arkhiv

People

  • Weltorganisation gegen Rassenhass und Menschennot
  • Harand, Irene, 1900-1975.

Subjects

  • Jewish refugees--Austria--Vienna--History--20th century.
  • Human rights advocacy
  • Germany
  • Austria--Politics and government--1933-1945.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Atrocities--Austria.
  • Antisemitism--Austria--History--20th century.

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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