General Association of Jews in France. Camp Commission

Identifier
irn508312
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1996.A.0435
  • RG-43.025M
Dates
1 Jan 1941 - 31 Dec 1943
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • French
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn508312

Extent and Medium

39,271 digital images, JPEG

66 microfilm reels (digitized), 35 mm

Archival History

Archives départementales des Alpes-de-Haute-Provence

Acquisition

From the Archives Départementales des Alpes de Haute-Provence. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received the microfilms via the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum International Programs Division in 1996.

Scope and Content

Consists of records relating to the operations of the Union Générale des Israélites de France (UGIF) Commission des Camps, The Commission des Camps was headquartered in Toulouse, halfway between the camps of Gurs and Rivesaltes, and proximate to three other camps. The Commission's goal was the centralization of camp archives. The collection includes hundreds of letters from refugees and internees, testifying to the plight of Jews in France during occupation.

System of Arrangement

Thematic arrangement, includes file numbers 6J1 2Mi 2/23 through 6J35 2Mi 2/22 of the Archives Départementales des Alpes de Haute-Provence's 6J subseries

Conditions Governing Reproduction

Copyright Holder: Archives départementales des Alpes-de-Haute-Provence

Corporate Bodies

  • Union générale des israélites de France

Subjects

  • Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--France.
  • France--Politics and government--1940-1945.
  • Jewish historians--France.
  • France--History--German occupation, 1940-1945.
  • World War, 1939-1945--France.
  • Jewish archives--France.
  • Jewish leadership--France.

Genre

  • 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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