Records from the Archives of the Jewish Community of Larisa, Greece

Identifier
irn60852
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2013.114
  • RG-45.016
Dates
1 Jan 1946 - 31 Dec 2014
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • Greek
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

5,090 digital images, JPEG

Creator(s)

Archival History

Israēlitikē Koinotēta Larissa

Acquisition

Source of acquisition is the Israēlitikē Koinotēta Larissa. (Jewish Community Larissa). The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received the digitized collection via the United States Holocaust Museum International Archival Programs in 2013. Survey and acquisition of this collection was supported by the Rothschild Foundation Stavros Niarchos Foundation.

Scope and Content

Records of the Jewish Community of Larissa of the postwar period (1946-2014). Records consists mostly of correspondence of the Community Council and materials related to rehabilitation and restitution efforts after the Holocaust. Included are: minutes of the Community Council’s meetings; notes, memoranda, reports, minutes and correspondence with other Greek Jewish Communities, the Central Board of Jewish Communities in Greece, institutions inside and outside the country (Municipality of Larissa, Bishop of Larissa, Health institutions etc.); financial documents: lists of expenses, invoices, acknowledgements of receipts of various costs covered by the Community; the Community’s petitions to and correspondence with the Greek authorities; correspondence with various individuals; correspondence of the Community with various Jewish organizations and other Jewish Communities in Greece; decrees, memorandums and orders issued by the Community Council; various name lists, including lists of the Community's employees, lists of patients treated in sanatoriums or hospitals; lists of beneficiaries; lists of Holocaust survivors and Holocaust victims; various certificates issued by the Community for its members; registry books for the incoming and outgoing correspondence.

System of Arrangement

File are arranged chronologically by year.

Conditions Governing Reproduction

Copyright Holder: Israēlitikē Koinotēta Larissa

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.