Records of South African Jewish Board of Deputies

Identifier
irn523921
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2006.290
  • RG-78.001M
Dates
1 Jan 1900 - 31 Dec 1986
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

28 microfilm reels (digitized), 16 mm

1 microfilm reel, 35 mm

digital images,

Creator(s)

Archival History

South African Jewish Board of Deputies

Acquisition

From the South African Jewish Board of Deputies. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received the filmed collection from the South African Jewish Board of Deputies via the United States Holocaust Museum International Archives Project in Feb. 2006.

Scope and Content

Contains selected records related to government efforts to limit immigration through legislation, correspondence and lists of the Jewish Immigration Officer at the Cape, naturalization applications, shipping lists, anti-Jewish agitation in South Africa, post-war Holocaust Commemoration, as well as selected photographs of Jewish immigrants arriving in South Africa and of the South African Jewish community assisting refugees.

System of Arrangement

Arrangement is thematic

Conditions Governing Reproduction

Copyright Holder: South African Jewish Board of Deputies

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.