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  1. The Far Eastern Jewish Central Information Bureau (DALJEWCIB), Harbin, Shanghai, Personal files.

    This fonds contains individual files of potential emigrants applying to the Hilfsverein der Juden in Deutschland (Relief Organization of German Jews) for assistance in emigrating to Harbin and Shanghai, between 1938 and 1940. These emigrants were in majority German and Polish Jews, who lived in Germany, Austria, but also in other European countries, including Belgium. This fonds contains about 3000 personal files. The size and content of a file may vary, from just one letter to a rich correspondence, photographs, biographies, recommendations and forms filled in by potential emigrants (often...

  2. Istanbul Records of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee 1937-1949.

    There is a file on Belgium (1945)(folder nr. IS.210) in “Subcollection: Countries and Regions”. It contains correspondence, mostly concerning requests for information on relatives, and notifications of families and friends of persons deported from Belgium.

  3. Records of the Geneva office of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, 1945-1954.

    This incredibly rich archival fonds contains several hundreds of files relevant to the immediate post-war relief efforts of the JDC, and its support of Jewish organisations engaged in the reconstruction of the Belgian Jewish communities during the late 1940s - early 1950s. The fonds is divided into four main sections (‘subcollections’): Administration, Organisations, Subject Matter and Countries & Regions. Subcollection 1: Administration contains the following files, whose descriptions explicitly mention Belgium, Brussels, … and other relevant keywords: “Financial Statistical Reports” (...

  4. Fonds Maxime Steinberg.

    The Maxime Steinberg archives are essentially composed of thematic files containing copies of original archival documents, copies of periodicals and scientific literature assembled by Steinberg within the framework of his historical research. 11 boxes are related to the Comité de Défense des Juifs and the Association des Juifs en Belgique; some contain original archival material. 13 boxes consist of files concerning individuals – some hold just one page with biographical information, while others are fairly extensive and include many copied documents. 43 boxes contain the documentation file...

  5. C G2 PA Service “Immigration en Palestine”.

    Firstly, this fonds contains general correspondence, notes, administrative documents, reports, … of which some are of importance for the history of the Jewish population during the war, and in the immediate after war period. See files C G2 PA 065.03 (lists of messages to recipients in Belgium, sent to the Association des Juifs en Belgique, 1944), C G2 PA 067.29 (report of M. Jaquet concerning his mission to i.a. Belgium, 1946), C G2 PA 067.48 (notes on the visit of Mrs. Daïnow to Belgium, correspondence with the AIVG, 1947), C G2 PA 057.22 and C G2 PA 057.21. The following files contain var...

  6. BG 059 Israélites.

    In this fonds we first of all want to point out the general series and files regarding: the persecution of, and assistance to Jews in the countries occupied by Nazi Germany and the other Axis powers; relief efforts in liberated concentration camps; “matters of principle”; individual cases; … We expect to find information on the Jewish population in Belgium in this kind of general correspondence, reports, lists etc. The following files explicitly refer to Belgium. Section “BG 59 02 [Aid and matters of principle] 1940-1961” contains a file on Belgium (file BG 59 02-020; for the year 1945). In...

  7. BG 044 Otages et détenus politiques.

    This fonds contains correspondence on the situation of and assistance to hostages and political prisoners. In section BG 44 04 we find correspondence (1943-1945) on this subject with the CICR delegation in Belgium (file BG 44 04-151) and the former Belgian Congo (BG 44 04-150), with the Belgian Red Cross (BG 44 04-194) and the Belgian government, particularly consulates and embassies (BG 44 04-172). Section BG 44 03 contains, apart from a general file on hostages and political prisoners in Belgium (1940-1950)(BG 44 03-067.01) also files on seven individual cases (1948-1949): see files BG 44...

  8. Oral History and interviews

    This fond contains interviews on audio tapes and their transcriptions, as well as notes taken by researchers of the institute during the interviews. These interviews were part of the project "Oral History of the Jews in Belgium" (Histoire orale des Juifs de Belgique). The interviews were mostly conducted by Daniel Dratwa et Bernard Suchecki, and reviewed by Willy Bok. The main themes of the interviews were oriented towards the personal lives of the interviewees, their family, their home country, their profession, education, their relation to Judaism and their level of religiosity, their mig...

  9. Archief Joris Desbonnet.

    In dit bestand noteren we vooreerst de antisemitische propaganda geschreven door Joris Desbonnet zelf. Nr. 3 bevat o.a. antisemitische artikels waaronder de brochure “Wie won en wie verrijkte zich in den Wereldoorlog?” (1935-1936). Onder nr. 11 vinden we een ongedateerd script van de hand van Desbonnet getiteld “Het Jodendom valt aan”. Daarnaast vermelden we nog de congresteksten van het vierde en vijfde congres van het antisemitische persagentschap Wereld Dienst te Erfurt (resp. in 1937 en 1938). Deze documenten zijn overgebracht naar de “collectie congressen”; zie de verwijzingen onder nr...

  10. American Jewish Conference, New York (Office of the WJC).

    In this fonds we note two relevant files, originating from the Department of Overseas Relations. See the files “Belgium. Restitution” (C7/1290; 1946) and “Belgium” (C7/1210; 1946-1948).

  11. Gruenbaum, Yitzhak.

    This fonds contains 5 files pertaining to Belgium. It includes notably incoming letters from the newspaper Hatikwah (file A127/218; year 1926), letters concerning his trip to i.a. Brussels (A127/824; 1931), letters from the time of Gruenbaums visit to Belgium (A127/622; 1926) and, lastly, card indexes of Yizhak Gruenbaum pertaining to rescue attempts and the situation of the Jews in various countries, including Belgium – see A127/1865 and A127/1873 (1939-1940).

  12. Personal documentation on Jewish life in Belgium during the Holocaust.

    This fonds contains various documents (in many cases, copies) pertaining to the fate of the Jews in Belgium during the Second World War – including copies of the newspaper Le Flambeau, a list of Jewish children hidden by the Comité de Défense des Juifs, lists of resistance fighters, documents concerning war criminals, … and many other copies documents from archives kept by various organisations and institutions in Belgium.

  13. Landrat (District Councillor) of Ústí nad Labem

    The fonds contains the documents of the state and municipal administration within the scope of the Ústí nad Labem district. It is a valuable source of information for the history of the occupied border region and the persecution of the population between 1938 and 1945. Information on the lives of the Jewish population is found in following documents: the ban on residence of Polish Jews 1939 (box 17), the implementing regulation of the Reich Civil Code – exclusion of Jews from trade 1939-1942 (box 81), the confiscation of Jewish and Czech property 1939 (box 156), the sale of Czech and Jewish...

  14. Archive of the City of Brno – Presidial Registry IV.

    • Archiv města Brna
    • COLLECTION.SURV.AM_Brno/1/28
    • English
    • 1933-1945
    • 7,00 linear meters

    The fonds contains files originating from the activities of the Presidium of the Land Capital City of Brno, which was themain and coordinating link in the municipal bureaucracy during the period 1940–1945. In the fonds can be found important sources concerning the persecution of Jews: Protectorate Bohemia and Moravia (1940–1942) – among other things revocation of honorary citizenship of Jews; Jewish matters (1940–1942) – ban on Jews entering scientific institutes, Jewish property, amendment of the legal position of Jews, liquidation of Jewish shops, etc.; Deletion of 22 persons of Jewish or...

  15. Landrat (District Councillor) of Sokolov

    The fonds includes incomplete archival records of the political administration of the Sokolov district from the period of the German occupation, particularly files relating to businesses, citizenship and the hospital management, and personal files. Information on the history of Jews can be found mainly in the following files: The census results in the district of Falknov (inv. No. 74) and The 1939 census (inv. No. 105).

  16. Landrat (District Councillor) of Loket

    The fonds includes fragments of archival records of the political administration of the Loket district from the period of the German occupation, particularly, files relating to supplies and education, and personal files. Notable are in particular documents concerning the relocation of Karoline Beck in 1939 (inv. No. 40).

  17. Landrat (District Councillor) of Kraslice

    The fonds includes incomplete archival materials of the political administration of the district of Kraslice from the period of the German occupation, mainly a construction agenda and files relating to businesses, control of the self-government, education and social care. Sources to the history of Jews can be found mainly in documents relating to abolishing businesses in 1938-1939 (inv. No. 36) and the exclusion from citizenship from 1938-1945 (inv. No. 63). There are also preserved materials from the 1939 census of persons and businesses.

  18. Amtsgericht (District Court) of Sokolov

    The fonds includes documents of the Amtsgericht (District Court) in Sokolov from the period of the Nazi German occupation. Relevant information related to Jews can be found in the agendas of inheritance estates, litigations and seizures of property, land books and criminal proceedings.

  19. Amtsgericht (District Court) of Loket

    The fonds includes documents of the Amtsgericht (District Court) in Loket from the period of the Nazi German occupation. Relevant information can be found in the agendas of inheritance estates, litigations, seizures of property and criminal proceedings.

  20. Amtsgericht (District Court) of Kraslice

    The fonds includes documents of the Amtsgericht (District Court) Kraslice from the period of the Nazi German occupation. Relevant information can be found in the agendas of inheritance estates, litigations and criminal proceedings.