Records of the Jewish National Council of Lithuanian and Jewish Parliamentary Group in Lithuanian Sejmas (Parliament) (Fond 620)

Identifier
irn60842
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2013.106
  • RG-26.050
Dates
1 Jan 1921 - 31 Dec 1927
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • Yiddish
  • Lithuanian
  • German
  • English
  • Russian
  • French
  • Polish
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn60842

Extent and Medium

28,267 digital images, JPEG

Archival History

Lietuvos centrinis valstybės archyvas

Acquisition

Forms part of the Claims Conference International Holocaust Documentation Archive at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. This archive consists of documentation whose reproduction and/or acquisition was made possible with funding from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.

Source of acquisition is the Lietuvos Centrinis valstybės archyvas (Lithuanian Central State Archives), Fond 620, opis 1 and 2. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received the collection via the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives International Archives Project in 2013.

Scope and Content

Contains records relating mainly to the period of Jewish national autonomy in Lithuania, 1923-1926. The records of the Jewish National Council consist of miscellaneous correspondence files concerning all aspects of the activities (political, economic, educational, cultural etc.) of the Jewish communities of Lithuania. The collection also includes general records related to the activities of the Jewish parliamentary group in the Lithuanian Sejmas and includes minutes of meetings, reports, statistics, drafts of the various decrees relating to Jewish minority rights, records regarding municipal elections, etc.

Conditions Governing Reproduction

Copyright Holder: Lietuvos centrinis valstybės archyvas

Corporate Bodies

  • American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee
  • Jewish Colonization Association
  • Hias-Ica Emigration Association

Subjects

  • Zionists.
  • Jewish committees (ushmm)
  • Lithuania--Politics and government--20th century.
  • Jews--Lithuania--Social conditions--20th century--Statistics.
  • Lithuania.
  • Jews--Lithuania--History--20th century--Correspondence.
  • Lithuania--Ethnic relations--20th century.
  • Diplomatic and consular service
  • Banks and banking, Lithuanian.
  • Charity -- Associations, institutions, etc.
  • France
  • Jews--Legal status, laws, etc.--Lithuania--History--20th century.
  • Social service.
  • Lithuania--Economic conditions--1918-.

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.

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