Collection of testimonies relating to Hungary, YV O15E

Identifier
irn524438
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2007.371
  • RG-68.101M
Dates
1 Jan 1945 - 31 Dec 1946
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • Yiddish
  • Hungarian
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn524438

Extent and Medium

19,380 digital images, JPEG

6 microfilm reels (digitized), 35 mm

2 DVDs, 4 3/4 in.

Creator(s)

  • Deportáltakat Gondozó Országos Bizottság

Archival History

Magyar Zsidó Múzeum és Levéltár

Acquisition

Source of acquisition is the Yad Vashem, Record Group O15E. The material was gathered by the National Committee for Attending Deportees (Deportáltakat Gondozó Országos Bizottság - DEGOB) a special documentation department in Hungary set up by the Jewish Agency in conjunction with the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC or Joint). The unique collection of the DEGOB protocols are stored in the archives of the Hungarian Jewish Museum and Archives in Budapest (Magyar Zsidó Múzeum és Levéltár-MZSML). The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received the collection from Yad Vashem via the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum’s International Archives Project in Dec 2007 and accretion in Dec. 2010.

Scope and Content

The collection contains approximately 5,000 statements recorded by a Deportáltakat Gondozó Országos Bizottság (DEGOB), a special documentation department set up by the Jewish Agency in conjunction with the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC or Joint) .

Conditions Governing Reproduction

Copyright Holder: Yad ṿa-shem, rashut ha-zikaron la-Shoʼah ṿela-gevurah

Subjects

  • World War, 1939-1945--Jews--Hungary.
  • Hungary
  • Refugees--Legal status, laws, etc.--Europe--History--20th century.
  • Persecution--Jews--Germany.
  • Humanitarian assistance.

Genre

  • Document
  • Testimonies.
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.

Copies

  • Magyar Zsidó Levéltár

    United States Holocaust Memorial Museum holds copies of Holocaust-relevant archives from Magyar Zsidó Múzeum és Levéltár