Jewish County Committee in Żary Powiatowy Komitet Żydowski w Żarach (Sygn. 366)
Extent and Medium
6,411 digital images, PDF
Creator(s)
- Powiatowy Komitet ?ydowski w ?arach
Biographical History
Żary is a medium-sized city in southwestern Poland. Jews settled there after the Second World War, in 1946, They were mainly repatriates who survived the German occupation in the Soviet Union. The settlers created a Jewish Committee which dealt with the search for relatives, social assistance and other current affairs of the Jewish community.
Archival History
Żydowski Instytut Historyczny im. Emanuela Ringelbluma
Acquisition
Source of acquisition is the Żydowski Instytut Historyczny im. Emanuela Ringelbluma Poland, Sygn. 356. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received the filmed collection via the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum International Archival Programs Division in March 2019.
Scope and Content
Ordinances, announcements, minutes of meetings, official correspondence, registration questionnaires of members, personal files of committee employees, materials related to the Youth Department and others.
System of Arrangement
Arranged in one series: 1. Powiatowy Komitet Żydowski w Żarach; File 1-70: Personal files of employees, questionnaires, and various registration documents organized alphabetically.
Conditions Governing Reproduction
Copyright Holder: Żydowski Instytut Historyczny im. Emanuela Ringelbluma
Subjects
- World War 1939-1945--Atrocities--Europe.
- Jews--Legal status, laws, etc.--Poland--Żary--History--20th century.
- World War, 1939-1945--Refugees--Poland--Żary.
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
- Poland--Politics and government--History--20th century.
- Jewish refugees--Poland--Żary--History--20th century.
- Jewish organizations--Poland--History--20th century.
- Żary (Poland)
Genre
- Document
- Ordinances.
- Correspondence.
- Minutes.
- Announcements.
- Questionnaires.