Veszprém Megyei Érseki Levéltár, Veszprém Holocaust-era records from the Archives of the Lutheran Church in Hungary
Extent and Medium
16 microfilm reels (digitized), 35 mm
digital images,
Archival History
Evangélikus Országos Levéltár (Budapest)
Acquisition
Source of acquisition is the Yad Vashem, Israel. Original records are located at the Evangélikus Országos Levéltár (National Lutheran Archives), Budapest, Hungary. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received this collection via the United States Holocaust Museum International Archives Project in 2008.
Scope and Content
Contains two group of the Lutheran church records: I. Records (1938‒1943) regarding education, administrative and registration materials related to problems stemming from anti-Jewish legislation, statistics and memoranda the Church had to submit annually. II. Records (1944) related to conversions, requests to provide services in ghettos and camps, statements by district Church offices regarding persecution of the Jews, documentation of personal matters, other materials.
System of Arrangement
The system of arrangement of the source repository has been preserved in the microfilmed reels. Arranged in two series in chronological order: 1. Lutheran church records, 1938-1943; 2 . Lutheran church records, 1944-1946. Yad Vashem microfilm reel numbers: JM 2863 to JM 28647.
Conditions Governing Reproduction
Copyright Holder: Evangélikus Országos Levéltár (Budapest)
Corporate Bodies
- Magyarországi Evangélikus Egyház
Subjects
- Hungary--Politics and goverment--1918-1945.
- Jews--Conversion to Christianity--Hungary--History--20th century.
- Lutheran converts from Judaism.
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Hungary.
- Lutheran Church--Hungary--History--20th century.
- World War, 1939-1945--Atrocities--Hungary.
- Church and state--Hungary--History--1933-1945.
- Lutheran Church--Relations--Judaism--Hunagry--Veszprém--History.
Genre
- Registers.
- Memorandums.
- Statistics.
- Reports.
- Document
Copies
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum holds copies of Holocaust-relevant archives from Evangélikus Országos Levéltár (Budapest)