Papers of Rabbi René Hirschler (RG 221)

Identifier
irn90259
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2014.336
  • RG-67.045M
Dates
1 Jan 1943 - 31 Dec 1943
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • French
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn90259

Extent and Medium

5,568 digital images, JPEG

4 microfilm reels (digitized), 35 mm

Creator(s)

  • René Hirschler

Biographical History

Rabbi Rene Hirschler (1905-1945) was a Chief Chaplain for foreign-born Jews in internment camps in the French free zone (1943). Performed relief work in concentration camps, detention and forced labor camps and was active in underground efforts for Jews in hiding. Died in the concentration camp Ebensee a few weeks before the end of the war.

Archival History

Yivo Institute for Jewish Research

Acquisition

Source of acquisition is the Yivo Institute for Jewish Research (YIVO), RG-221. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received the collection from YIVO via the United States Holocaust Museum International Archives Project in Dec. 2014.

Scope and Content

The papers of René Hirschler consist of carbon copies of outgoing correspondence from the office of the chief chaplain. Included are letters to the network of regional chaplains and auxiliary chaplains, individuals interned in internment camps, hospitals, in the Groupements de Travailleurs Etrangers (foreign labor battalions). Also included are letters to individuals involved in the effort to provide assistance to foreign Jews in France during World War II; to Vichy government officials and to Jewish and non Jewish organizations. The collection is fragmentary and covers only the last nine months of Rabbi Hirschler’s administrative records, covering the period March 31, 1943 to December 20, 1943.

System of Arrangement

Arranged in one series: Correspondence. Organized chronologically, from March through December 1943, it reflects the original order of the correspondence as it was generated and kept.

Conditions Governing Reproduction

Copyright Holder: Yivo Institute for Jewish Research

People

  • Schwartz, Isaïe, 1876-1952.
  • Lipschitz, Mme.
  • Babsky, A.
  • Zasslowsky, Jean. M.
  • Hirschler, Simone.
  • Hirschler, Rene, 1905-1945.

Corporate Bodies

Subjects

  • Humanitarian assistance.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--France.
  • Lyon (France)
  • World War, 1939-1945--Atrocities--France.
  • Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--France.
  • Marseille (France)
  • World War War, 1939-1945--Rescues--France.
  • Resistance Groups (ushmm)
  • France--Politics and government--1940-1945.
  • France.
  • France--History--German occupation, 1940-1945.
  • Jews--Nazi persecution--France--History--20th centry.
  • Executive departments.
  • World War War, 1939-1945--Refugees--France.
  • Villeneuve-sur-Lot (France)
  • Gers (France)--Politics and government.
  • United States.
  • Paris (France)

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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