Displaced persons camps in Germany records from YIVO

Displaced persons camps in Germany records from YIVO 

Displaced persons camps in Germany records from YIVO 

150,568 digital images, JPEG 117 microfilm reels (digitized), 35 mm 

Consists of records of displaced persons (DP) camps and centers, which were collected by YIVO between 1946-1954. Includes information about Jewish organizations and committees that supported DPs, the occupation authorities, antisemitism, liberation day celebrations, annual congresses, material needs, the housing shortage in Germany, cultural activities, the Jewish community of Berlin, searches for surviving family members, religious life, the placement of Jewish orphans, the Red Cross, relations with American Jewish communities, and immigration possibilities. 

Organized in 19 series: 1. Central Committee of the Liberated Jews in the American Zone; 2. Camps and centers, A-E; 3. Camps, Feldafing; 4. Camps, Foehrenwald; 5. Camps, F-Z; 6. Union of Employees of the Central Committee; 7. Union of Invalids; 8; Union of Jewish Students; 9. Landsmanshaften; 10. Jewish Actors Union; 11. Various DP Unions; 12. Zionist Parties; 13. ORT; 14. AJDC; 15. Various Organizations; 16. Miscellaneous Printed Matter; 17. Central Jewish Committee of the British Zone; 18. French Zone and Berlin; 19. Supplements of various series.