Case files from the Australian Jewish Welfare and Relief Society

Identifier
irn517534
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2005.356
  • RG-69.004M
Dates
1 Jan 1946 - 31 Dec 1954
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
  • German
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

11,079 digital images, PDF

20 microfilm reels, 16 mm

6 CD-ROMs, 4 3/4

Creator(s)

Biographical History

On March 18, 1936, the German Jewish Refugee’s Fund was established which would later become the Australian Jewish Welfare Society, Jewish Community Services, and today Jewish Care.

Archival History

Jewish Care, Inc.

Acquisition

On March 18, 1936, the German Jewish Refugee’s Fund was established which would later become the Australian Jewish Welfare Society, Jewish Community Services and today Jewish Care who currently administers the records.The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum International Archives Project Division received the microfilmed collection from Jewish Care Incorporated in August 2005. The collection was transferred to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives in August 2005.

Scope and Content

This collection includes approximately 12,000 personal case files containing information on Jews trying to immigrate to Australia as well as family search files from the Archives of the Australian Jewish Welfare and Relief Society (AJWRS) (now Jewish Care) between 1946 and 1954. Also included is correspondence with Jewish organizations, such as HIAS (the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society) and the Joint (American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee), as well as with the Federal Immigration Department, and included are 3,036 AJWRS registration cards, a collection of scrapbooks including newspaper articles, circulars kept by the United Jewish Overseas Relief Fund and the Australian Jewish Welfare and Relief Society.

System of Arrangement

Arrangement is alphabetical and chronological.

Conditions Governing Reproduction

Copyright Holder: Jewish Care, Inc.

Subjects

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.