Correspondence with Jewish Agency for Palestine/ Israel

The correspondence centres on three main subjects: a potential relocation of The Wiener Library from London to Palestine/Israel (1947-50); a restitution related enquiry on an overall value of Jewish assets in Germany in 1933 (1950-54); monetary support for the Library by the Jewish Agency and the involvement of the chairman of the latter’s executive committee in mediating a dispute the Library had with the Claims Conference and Yad Vashem over financial promises not kept (1954-57).

Aside from correspondents from the Jewish Agency, the correspondence contains numerous letters to and by other individuals. This includes, among others, several former representatives of Jewish communities in Germany from the pre-Nazi period. Furthermore, several internal Wiener Library memos are contained.