us-005521-ms 361
type: RecordSet
archival history: The World Jewish Congress, an international Jewish representative organization was formed in 1936. In July 1940 the headquarters of the World Jewish Congress was moved from Geneva to New York City due to World War II.
other finding aids: online finding aid: http://americanjewisharchives.org/collections/ms0361/
other finding aids: A comprehensive finding aid is available online at http://americanjewisharchives.org/collections/ms0361
date: 1918 - 1982
has beginning date: 1918
has beginning date: 1918-01-01
has creator: 1051
has end date: 1982-01-01
has end date: 1982
has or had holder: us-005521
has or had subject: 1226
has or had subject: 1051
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has record set type: Fonds
identifier: MS-361
includes or included: us-005521-ms 361-d
includes or included: us-005521-ms 361-b
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record resource extent: ca. 146,5 l.m
record resource extent: 488.4 linear feet (1221 Hollinger boxes)
record resource source of information: Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives
record resource structure: Organized into ten series: I. Central Files, II. Political Department/Department of International Affairs, III. Institute of Jewish Affairs, IV. Relief and Rescue Department, V. Culture Department, VI. Organization Department, VII. Administrative Department, VIII. Alphabetical Files, IX. Publications and X. Non-Print materials.
results or resulted from: 1
scope and content: This fonds is incredibly rich in information regarding the relation of the WJC with Belgium and the Belgian Jewish community, the refugee question before the war, the Shoah in Belgium, the immediate postwar reconstruction and relief effort, the restitution issue, Jews in the former Belgian Congo, … The files in “Series A. Central Files” (1919-1976) contain correspondence, minutes, records of conferences, and miscellaneous other materials. In its “Subseries 2. Executive Files” – holding files of several WJC leaders – we note the files “Belgium, Kubowitzki, Aryeh L.” (box A9, folder nr. 17; year 1936) and “Belgium, Administrative Committee meeting (box A9, nr. 18; year 1938). In “Subseries 3. Plenary Assemblies, Pre-1936 Conferences and Special Conferences”, see: “5th Plenary, payments of half-fares to Brussels, correspondence” (box A63, nr. 10; year 1966). In “Subseries 4. Committees”, see: “Special European Conference of the World Jewish Congress re: anti-Semitism, Brussels, Belgium, 29 Mar[ch] 1960” (box A90, nr. 10). “Series B. Political Department/Department of International Affairs and United Nations” (1919-1977) contains the files of the political department, i.a. charged with representing the WJC with governments and international organisations, providing (political) support for refugees before the Second World War, etc. In its “Subseries 3. United Nations Files” we find the files “Belgium” (box B80, folder nr. 10; year 1945) and “Restitution, Belgium” (box B95, nr. 19; 1946). Series C (1918-1979) holds the records of the Institute of Jewish Affairs, established in 1941 to study the situation of world Jewry between 1916-1941 and to elaborate a post-war policy which would guarantee the rights of Jews around the world. Its “Subseries 1. Executive files and correspondence” contains two files entitled “Belgium” (box C19, folder nrs. 12-13; years 1945-1951). In “Subseries 2. Research materials, reports and publications”, see “[The Jewish Catastrophe, Its Background…
scope and content: Collection containing the files of the New York office of the World Jewish Congress, 1918-1982, with the bulk of materials dated between 1940-1980. Records include cables, correspondence, memos, minutes, photographs, press releases, publications, reports and research files. Subjects include: WJC organization, antisemitism, Israel, Jewish unity, Jewish rights, Jewish communities, Holocaust-era and World War II relief and rescue, Jewish-Arab relations, Soviet Jews, and Zionism. This collection also contains some material from the American Jewish Congress.
title: World Jewish Congress Records, 1918-1982 (bulk 1940-1980)
title: World Jewish Congress