Central Historical Commission : Collection about children (M 1.PC)
Extent and Medium
795 digital images, JPEG
2 microfilm reels (digitized), 35 mm
Archival History
Yad ṿa-shem, rashut ha-zikaron la-Shoʼah ṿela-gevurah
Acquisition
Source of acquisition is the Yad Vashem, Record Group M 1.PC. The Central Historical Commission (CHC) of the Central Committee of Liberated Jews in the U.S. Zone, Munich, received these documents from the city of Munich.The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum's International Archives Project transferred microfilms to the Museum Archives in Dec. 2007.
Scope and Content
Contains approximately 327 questionnaires. This collections includes materials gathered by the CHC (The Central Historical Commission of the Central Committee of Liberated Jews in the U.S. Zone, Munich) by means of special questionnaires to gather information about the past of the few children among the Holocaust survivors in the DP camps. The children were asked about their lives during the Nazi rule and the fate of their families. Some questionnaires have photos of the children.
Conditions Governing Reproduction
Copyright Holder: Yad ṿa-shem, rashut ha-zikaron la-Shoʼah ṿela-gevurah
Subjects
- Refugees, Jewish--Germany.
- Refugee camps--Germany.
- Refugee children.
- World War, 1939-1945--Jews--Germany.
Genre
- Questionnaires.
- Document
Copies
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum holds copies of Holocaust-relevant archives from Yad ṿa-shem, rashut ha-zikaron la-Shoʼah ṿela-gevurah.