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The World Jewish Congress Paris Office records, 1934-1954.

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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives Finding Aid

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RG-68.065M Acc. 2005.87 Title: The World Jewish Congress Paris Office Records, 1934-1954. Extent: 37 microfilm reels. Provenance: The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum International Archives Project purchased duplicated records at the Central Zionist Archives, Jerusalem, Israel, and transferred the collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives in Jan. 2005. Restrictions on Access: No restrictions on access. Restriction on Use: No restrictions on use. Organization and Arrangement: Arrangement is thematic. Organized in the following order: File C10/304 - C10/624. Language: English, other languages Preferred Citation: Standard citation for the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collections Division, Archives Branch.

Scope and Content: Contains correspondence of the Paris Office of the World Jewish Congress with international organizations, including NGOs and Jewish organizations. Also contains reports and other records related to the following subjects: missing Jews liberated Jews, restitution and compensation claims, situation of Jews during the war, and Jewish affairs in France and North Africa.

Biography: 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, Switzerland, to New York City, N.Y., due to World War II. Instrumental in its founding were the American Jewish Congress (AJC), established in 1918, and the Comitē des Dēlēgations Juives (Committee of Jewish Delegations), which was founded in 1919. RELICO The Relief Committee for the War-Stricken Jewish Population (RELICO) was established by Dr. Abraham Silberschein in Geneva in Sept. 1939, under the auspices of the World

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Jewish Congress. RELICO's original goals were to search for missing relatives and provide monetary and legal assistance to Jewish refugees. However, Silberschein soon concentrated his efforts on refugee activities.

Inventory: Reel 1: File C10/304-306 304-European Division (Rome, Stockholm, Paris, Geneva, Anvers, Vienna). General correspondence. 1950-1952

“Hillel Storch, Fifty years old”. A biographical note about Hillel Storch

Confidential report regarding the claims of Jews from Austria written by Dr. Franz R. Bienenfeld.

Various letters about Maurice Markus case

Copy of letter (translation in French) from Simon Wiesenthal, President of the Jewish Central Committee for the American Zone of Austria, regarding the compensation for ex-prisoners in Austria, 30.07.1952

305-The North African Division. General correspondence concerning the situation of the Jewish community in Algeria, Tunisia and Morocco. 1951-1952

Confidential letter from Jacques Lazarus to Andre Dreyfus concerning the situation of the Jewish community in Tunisia, 04.04.1952

Report by Jacques Lazarus concerning the commemoration of the 9th anniversary of Warsaw Ghetto uprising, 08.04.1952

Report by Jacques Lazarus about the meeting of the General Assembly of “Federation des communautes israelites d'Algerie”, 23.04.1952

Report by Jacques Lazarus about the North African conference (7/6/1952) of the WJC concerning the problems of the Jewish communities in North Africa, 23.06.1952

Confidential report by Jacques Lazarus concerning the meeting of the General Assembly of the “Federation des communautes juives de Tunisie”, 21.07.1952

306-The North African Division. General correspondence concerning the situation of the Jewish communities in Algeria, Tunisia and Morocco. 1951-1952

Report from Jacques Lazarus concerning Morocco and the Jews in Morocco

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Confidential letter from Jacques Lazarus to Maurice L. Perlzweig concerning the political situation of the Jewish community in Tunisia, 12.11.1952

Memorandum by Jacques Lazarus to Andre Dreyfus, (?) Roth; Maurice L. Perlzweig, Alex Easterman, Gerhart M. Riegner, Itzhak Schwarzbart and (?) Bernstein concerning the situation in North Africa, 20.11.1952

Reel 2: File C10/307-314 307-General correspondence. Letters S to Z. 1949

Letter from Sylvain Cahn-Debre to Simon Wiesenthal, 13.10.1949

Letter from Emmanuel Taamrat to Itzhak Schwarzbart concerning the economic situation of the 'Falashas' in Ethiopia, 13.11.1949

308-General correspondence. Letters H to R. 1948-1949.

Copy of letter from Pierre Koening, general of the French army in Germany, to the French secretary of state for German and Austrian Affairs concerning information regarding the reinstating of German nationality to persons who had lost German nationality under German racial laws, 05.01.1949

309-Correspondence with various organizations regarding the location of missing persons. The file is ordered alphabetically by names of the missing people. Letter K. 1945-1946. 310-Correspondence with various organizations regarding the location of missing persons. The file is ordered alphabetically by names of the missing people. Letter K. 1945-1946. 311- Correspondence with various organizations regarding the location of missing persons. The file is ordered alphabetically by names of the missing people. Letter L. 1945-1946. 312- Correspondence with various organizations regarding the location of missing persons. The file is ordered alphabetically by names of the missing people. Letter L. 1945-1946. 313- WJC - New York (Nehemiah Robinson). Correspondence regarding the economic rehabilitation (reparations, restitutions, assets) for Jewish victims of the Holocaust in various countries in Europe. 1945-1946.

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“The attitude of the American Bar toward the Genocide Convention”. Report written by Nehemiah Robinson, December 1949

Copies of decrees published in “Le journal officiel de la Republique francaise” regarding displaced persons, 12.05.1945

Copy of decree written by E (?) Laffon concerning the Expropriation Acts, 08.12.1945

Letter and 2 questionnaires from Nehemiah Robinson concerning the rehabilitation of Jews, including information about restitutions of properties and financial matters, 22.03.1946

Copy of report published by the JTA (Jewish Telegraphic Agency) concerning the Hungarian Gold Train, 07.01.1948

Letter from Nehemiah Robinson to Sylvain Cahn-Debre with copy of the amendment to the restitution decree in the French Zone of Germany, 24.09.1948

314- The Institute of Jewish Affairs. General correspondence and various publications. 1945-1949.

“Denazification in Austria”, December 1948.

“Law and Social Action” volume 4 number 2, published bi-monthly by the Commission on Law and Social Action of the American Jewish Congress, March/April 1949

“Restitution of citizenship to Jews in certain European countries”, 05.12.1947

“Facts and comments”, 15.04.1948

“The Ministries case - Case number 11 in the series of Trials of German war criminals by the American Military Tribunal of Nuremberg”, 06.04.1949

Reel 3: File C10/315-323 315-WJC - New York. W (?) Pulvermann. General correspondence. 1946-1948. 316-WJC - New York (Nehemiah Robinson, I (?) Robinson, W (?) Pulvermann, David Petegorsky, Maurice L. Perlzweig, Robert Serebrenik) General correspondence.1948-1950.

“The Right of Petition”. Report by Maurice L. Perlzweig, 1950

Letter from Sylvain Cahn-Debre to Nehemiah Robinson concerning the Hungarian Gold Train, 31.05.1948

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Copy of confidential letter from the French Minister in Iraq to the Minister of Foreign Affairs in Paris, concerning the anti-semitic policy of the Iraqi Government, 28.10.1949

Copy of confidential letter from Maurice L. Perlzweig to Moshe Nahoum concerning the formulation of the constitution and the establishment of an independent government in Libya, 11.01.1950

“World Jewish Congress and other organizations”. Report submitted to a meeting of the American Branch of the Executive Committee, 27.06.1950

317- The American Division, New York (Itzhak Schwarzbart). General correspondence and reports. 1950.

Letter from Itzhak Schwarzbart concerning the resolution adopted by the Second Assembly of the WJC in July, 1948 that the WJC and all Jewish communities in the world should recognize the 19th April (The start of the rising of the Warsaw Ghetto) as a national memorial day, 23.02.1950

Confidential report from Itzhak Schwarzbart to Israel Goldstein concerning the first Latin American Conference of the WJC, 14.03.1950

“Remarks on the Sephardi Jews throughout the world and the importance of their revitalization for the renaissance of the Jewish people”, report from Itzhak Schwarzbart, 17.04.1950

“Chart of the Jewish population in the world”, 17.04.1950

Confidential note from Itzhak Schwarzbart regarding the problem of Sephardi Jews, 31.05.1950

“Interim report of the head of the Organization Department (of the WJC)”, 31.05.1950

Confidential report concerning the Itzhak Schwarzbart's visit to the WJC Swedish Section, 05.06.1950

318-The American Division. General correspondence and copies of incoming cables. 1950.

Biographical sketch of Stephen S. Wise.

Copy of list of the members of the Executive of the Paris Office of the WJC, November 1950

Note concerning the WJC in the French press, December 1950

Memorandum from Rabbi (?) Irving concerning the aims of the WJC, 30.06.1950.

319- Correspondence with various organizations regarding the location of missing persons. Letter A to Z. 1945-1949.

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320-Correspondence relating to Eric Shafer arrested under the suspicion of cooperation with the Germans. 1945-1946. 321-Correspondence relating to Elias Amsel, arrested under the suspicion of cooperation with the Germans. 1946. 322-Correspondence relating to Johanna Schimanska (Szumanska), a war criminal, executioner of a concentration camp.1948. 323-The World Executive Committee. Various reports concerning the WJC's activities and meeting.1949 Reel 4: File C10/324-329 324-Copies of outgoing letters mainly to Marc Jarblum, Sylvain Cahn-Debre, (?) Jefroykin, Rabbin Rene Kapel, Vidal Modiano.1946-1949.

-“Situation des Juifs en Algerie, Tunisie et Maroc”. Report from Rabbin Rene Kapel concerning the situation of Jewish communities in North Africa, 1949

325-“Comite francais du CJM” (The French Committee of the WJC). Copies of outgoing letters, reports and protocols concerning the reorganization of the French delegation of the WJC. 1945-1949.

“Rapport d'activite concernant la creation de sections provinciales du CJM en France” . Report concerning the establishment of provincial sections of the WJC in France, 1949

“Rapport de mon voyage a Lyon du 9 au 13 mai 1949”. Report from Armand Kaplan concerning the Jewish community in Lyon, 31.05.1949

326-Comite francais du CJM” (The French Committee of the WJC). Copies of outgoing letters and reports concerning the reorganization of the French delegation of the WJC. 1949.

Note concerning the statement of policy on Germany, 1949

“Resolution in Rumania”. Note concerning the decision of the Rumanian section of the WJC to dissolve, 19.04.1949

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327-WJC- New York (Itzhak Gotlib, David Petegorsky, Maurice L. Perlzweig, Kate Knopfmacher). General correspondence. 1951.

Memorandum submitted to the Twelfth Session, of the Economic and Social council by the WJC, 23.02.1951

“Dr Perlzweig warns on need to safeguard democratic principles in Point 4 Program at Santiago United Nations meeting”. Note from Maurice L. Perlzweig, 24.02.1951

Memorandum submitted to the United Nations Conference on the status of refugees and stateless persons, 18.06.1951

Copy of letter from Vidal Modiano to Maurice L. Perlzweig concerning Jewish prisoners in Greece, 31.07.1951

328-WJC- New York (Itzhak Schwarzbart, Robert Serebrenik) Correspondence concerning the organization of the Sephardi World Congress and the WJC's activities in North Africa . 1951.

“Resolutions votees au 21e congres de la FSJF (Federation des societes juives de France) des 1er et 2 decembre 1951”,note concerning the resolutions adopted at the 21st congress of FSJF, 1951

“Revue mensuelle pour les communautes israelites dans le Grand-Duche de Luxembourg” A monthly published by the Chief Rabbinate, January 1951

“Preliminary report on my visit to Rio de Janeiro on behalf of the WJC” Report from Itzhak Schwarzbart, 06.02.1951

Letter from Itzhak Schwarzbart concerning the 8th anniversary ceremony of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, 19.02.1951

Letter from Itzhak Schwarzbart concerning cooperation between the Organizational Department of New York and various offices of the WJC in North Africa, 16.05.1951

Copy of confidential letter from L (?) Bernstein to Itzhak Schwarbart concerning his meeting with the Israeli Minister Shitrit, 29.05.1951

Copy of map of the affiliates of the WJC, 15.08.1951

Copy of letter from Armand Kaplan to Itzhak Schwarzbart concerning the meeting of “Federation des societes ju

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329-WJC - New York. Correspondence concerning various topics including the affiliation of various countries to the WJC. 1945-1949.

Copy of letter from Sylvain Cahn-Debre to Itzhak Schwarzbart concerning French Judaism, answer to letter of Itzhak Schwarzbart, 17.06.1946

Questionnaire concerning the Jewish community in France, 04.10.1946

“Progamm of activities for WJC Provincial branches”, report from Robert Serebrenik to Itzhak Schwarzbart, 31.03.1948

“The work of the Alliance Israelite Universelle”, report from Robert Serebrenik, 19.04.1948

Copy of letter from Sylvain Cahn-Debre to Itzhak Schwarzbart concerning the Jewish community in Portugal, 19.05.1948

Copy of letter from Sylvain Cahn-Debre to Itzhak Schwarzbart concerning the list of the delegates of the “Federation des societes juives de France”, 01.06.1948

Reel 5: File C10/330-335 330-WJC- New York. Correspondence and memoranda concerning various topics including the situation of the Jewish communities in North Africa and the affiliation of various countries to the WJC. 1948-1950.

“Rabbi Kapel reports to the WJC on situation of Jews in Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia”, copy of the WJC News Release on Rabbi Rene Kapel's visit to North Africa, 1949

Copy of letter from Sylvain Cahn-Debre to Itzhak Schwarzbart concerning the situation of the Jewish community in Morocco after the establishment of the State of Israel, 18.06.1948

Copy of letter from Robert Serebrenik to Rabbi Rene Kapel concerning the achievement of the Organization Department of the WJC in various countries, 21.10.1948

“The Jews in Singapore”, report from Itzhak Schwarzbart, 21.03.1949

“The present situation of the Jews in Cyrenaica”, confidential report from Itzhak Schwarzbart, 10.05.1949

Address delivered by Itzhak Schwazbart on behalf of the American Jewish Congress, at a memorial service for the late Stephen S. Wise held in Poughkeepsie, New York, 15.05.1949

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Copy of list of the administrative council of the Federation in Algeria, 01.06.1949

“Visit to Brazil, Venezuela, Colombia, Uruguay”, copy of confidential report from

331-Correspondence with various organizations concerning the location of missing persons. The file is ordered alphabetically by the names of the missing people. Letter M. 1945-1946.

A letter from Yitzak Ben Zvi to Marc Jarblum

332-Correspondence with various organizations concerning the location of missing persons. The file is ordered alphabetically by the names of the missing people. Letter L. 1945 333-Correspondence with various organizations concerning the location of missing persons. The file is ordered alphabetically by the names of the missing people. Letter K. 1944-1946. 334-European and North African Division (Paris, Alger, Geneva, Zurich). General correspondence.1952.

Article by the president of WJC in Yugoslavia, Albert Wajs, about unveiling of monuments dedicated to the Jewish victims of the war in Yugoslavia, by the Jewish community, Belgrade, August 1952

Confidential note on a conversation between Marc Jarblum, Gerhart M. Riegner and Jean Binoche, director of the Departement Africa-Levant in the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, concerning the situation in North Africa, 10.07.1952

335-The Provincial Sections (Grenoble, Nice, Limoges,Toulouse, Roanne,Valenciennes, Nancy, Saint Etienne, Marseille, Lyon) Various circulars and general correspondence. 1951.

“Bulletin mensuel de la circonscription consistoriale israelite de Lyon”, number 58, a monthly published in Lyon, January 1951

List of members of the WJC Committee of Lyon, 1951. Confidential circular concerning Jewish claims toward Germany, 04.06.1951

Reel 6: File C10/336-339

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336-The Algerian Division (Jacques Lazarus) (The Algerian Jewish Committee of Social Studies) Correspondence, reports and news bulletins concerning the WJC's activities in North Africa. 19501951.

“Mission de M. Lazarus au Maroc”, memorandum from Jacques Lazarus concerning his mission in Morocco, January 1951

Letter from Jacques Lazarus concerning the function (attribution) of his office, 09.03.1951.

337-The Algerian Division (Jacques Lazarus) (The Algerian Jewish Committee of Social Studies) Correspondence, reports and news bulletins concerning the WJC's activities in North Africa. 1948-1951.

Text of an interview broadcasted on September 21, 1951 by “Radio Algerie” concerning the WJC

Copy of letter from “Israelites du M'zab” to the General Governor of Algeria requesting French naturalization, 26.03.1948

Copy of letter from I. (?) Shebabo to Jacques Lazarus concerning the activities of the Cultural Department of the Joint in Tunisia, 24.07.1951

Article published by “Tunis soir” concerning the Jewish communities in Germany, 15.10.1951

Text of an interview broadcast by “Radio Tunis” concerning the WJC, 15.10.1951.

338-Correspondence with various organizations : Alliance Israelite Universelle (AIU); Union des Etudiants Juifs de France (UEJF); Organisation Sioniste de France, sionistes generaux; Federation Sioniste de France ; Federation des SocietesJuives de France (FSJF) and Agence Juive. 1951.

“L'organisation successorale en zone d'occupation francaise en Allemagne”, memorandum concerning the compensations for Jews, 1951

Resolution by the FSJF against the rearmament of Germany, 1951.

“The Department for the restitution of German Jewish property”, copy of report submitted to the 23rd Zionist Congress, August 1951

“Les etudiants et l'antisemitisme au quartier Latin”, memorandum from Raph Feigelson to Armand Kaplan concerning anti-semitism in France, 11.01.1951

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“Restitutions en Allemagne”, confidential report concerning the claims of Jews toward Germany, 23.02.1951.

339-Copies of outgoing letters from Andre Dreyfus. 1949-1950. Reel 7: File C10/340-342 340-Copies of outgoing letters from Andre Dreyfus. 1950. 341-The North African Division. General correspondence including news bulletins, circulars and official reports. 1950.

“Rapport sur les evenements du 8 mai et sur les incidents survenus a l'occasion de l'arrivee du bateau-marchand Akko a Bizerte”, copy of report from Israel Archi, 1951

“Communautes israelites de Tunisie”, memorandum concerning the Jews, Moslems and Europeans in Tunisia, 1950

“Decret relatif aux Israelites indigenes de l'Algerie - decret 7-9 octobre 1871”

Letter from Is. d'E. Abouaf concerning the creation of a weekly newspaper “Les nouvelles juives” in Tunisia, 06.04.1950

Copy of letter from Ammanou Beniamine to Mathieu Ganem concerning the financial situation of the association “Tseire Ohave Tsion”, 08.11.1950.

342-“Rapport sur les evenements du 8 mai et sur les incidents survenus a l'occasion de l'arrivee du bateau-marchand Akko a Bizerte”, copy of report from Israel Archi, 1951.“Communautes israelites de Tunisie”, memorandum concerning the Jews, Moslems and Europeans in Tunisia, 1950.

“Decret relatif aux Israelites indigenes de l'Algerie - decret 7-9 octobre 1871”

Letter from Is. d'E. Abouaf concerning the creation of a weekly newspaper “Les nouvelles juives” in Tunisia, 06.04.1950

Copy of letter from Ammanou Beniamine to Mathieu Ganem concerning the financial situation of the association “Tseire Ohave Tsion”, 08.11.1950

“Current events in Jewish life” January-March 1950

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“Compensation legislation in Germany”by Nehemiah Robinson, 1950

Reel 8: File C10/343-345 243- The Institute of Jewish Affairs. Various publications. 1949..

“The Jews of Morocco” in “Report” number 2, September 1949

“The Jews of Tunisia and Algeria” in “Report” number 3, October 1949

“Jews in Shangai” in “Information series”, February 1949

344-Copies of outgoing letters concerning various topics including the location of missing people and requests for visas . Letter L to R. 1947-1948. 345- Copies of outgoing letters concerning various topics including the location of missing people and requests for visas. Letter S to Z. 1947-1948. Reel 9: File C10/346-351 346-Le Conseil francais du CJM” (The French Council of the WJC). Correspondence concerning the meeting of the French Council of the WJC including various reports and the resolutions adopted by the French Council. 1952.

“Memoire sur les activites de la commission politique du Conseil francais du Congres Juif Mondial depuis sa constitution (Octobre 1950- Fevrier 1952)”, 1952

“Proces-verbal de la reunion des membres parisiens du Conseil francais du CJM - le 30 novembre 1952”, confidential report, 1952

List of the French delegates of the European Council of the WJC, 1952

“Resolutions adopted by the European conference of the WJC, held in London, 29th June- 1st July, 1952”

List of delegates from Paris and Province at the meeting of the French Council on 2nd March, 1952

347-The European Division, London. Correspondence concerning various topics including the activities of the WJC published in various newspapers in France. 1952.

“The status of Austria and Jewish claims”, confidential report from Franz R. Bienefeld, November 1952

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Summaries of speeches made at April 27 at Warsaw Ghetto Memorial Meeting, held at Wyndham's Theatre, London, 1952 (Copies)

Copy of statement made by Gerhart M. Riegner on the occasion of the unveiling of the monument for Nazi victims in Belgrade on September 1952

“Note as to the legal and moral basis of the claims of Israel against Germany and of the legal and moral basis of the claims of the Jewish organizations on behalf of individuals and successor organizations against Germany”, note from Franz R. Bienenfeld, 13.03.1952

“Draft international covenant on human rights”, copy of a draft from Franz R. Bienenfeld, 01.09.1952

348-WJC-Tunis. Correspondence and various reports concerning the situation of the Jewish communities in Tunisia. 1952.

“Note au sujet du statut des Israelites en Tunisie”

“Premiere conference nord-africaine du CJM - Motions et censure”, confidential report concerning the North African Conference of the WJC, 1952

“Note concernant l'or livre par la communaute juive de Djerba a l'armee allemande”, note, 1952

Report concerning the trial of Isaac Journo whose son was killed by a policeman during the disturbances in the Hafsia (ghetto) on 14 and 15 June 1952

“Rapport sur la situation des Juifs en Tunisie”, confidential report by Gerhart M. Riegner, 20.06.1952

Letter from E. Nataf to Andre Dreyffus concerning decree of 13 March 1947, about the reorganization of the council of the Israelite community of Tunis, 01.08.1952

“French government assurance of protection for minorities in face of nationalist excesses reported by World Jewish Congress”, report, 27.10.1952

349-Reports and correspondence concerning the activities of the WJC in North Africa especially in Morocco. 1952.

Compte-rendu sur les pourparlers menes avec l'AIU et le conseil des communautes israelites du Maroc au sujet des reformes interessant le judaisme marocain”. Report concerning negotiations between AIU and the Council of Jewish communities in Morocco, 1952

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“Congres des chefs des unites populaires du Maroc”. Report concerning educational and social realizations, 13.01.1952

Letter from Is (?) D. Abbou to Andre Dreyfus concerning the committee of the community of Casablanca, 27.01.1952

Letter from J (?) R. Toledano to Andre Dreyfus concerning Jewish housing conditions, 13.11.1952

350-WJC-New York (Maurice L. Perlzweig). General correspondence.1952.

“Statement by Dr Maurice L. Perlzweig on behalf of the WJC on the commercial boycott of Jews by Saudi Arabia at council NGO committee on June, 16, 1952

Biographical sketch of Nahum Goldmann

“Memorandum concerning the first covenant on human rights”. Report submitted to the eight session of the Commission on human rights by the WJC, 14.05.1952.

351-WJC-Alger. Correspondence concerning financial matters for the organization of the first WJC in Geneva. 1934-1936.

-WJC voter registration, 1934-1936 Reel 10: File C10/352-357 352-Cultural Commission and Organizational Commission. Reports, minutes of meetings and correspondence concerning mainly the cultural activities of the WJC. 1950-1951.

Correspondence with Theo Klein

Correspondence with Madam Louis. M. Roubach

“Projet d'activites de la commission culturelle du Congres Juif Mondial en France”

“Remarques generales sur notre politique culturelle”. Report by Aron Steinberg

Copy of letter from Ernest Namenyi to L (?) Fuks concerning the creation of a Jewish European Bibliography, 13.08.1951

Political Commission. Reports, minutes of meetings and correspondence. 1950-1951.

Bordereau des pieces concernant le probleme de l'internationalisation des tombes des victimes du nazisme”

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Copy of letter from Armand Kaplan concerning an investigation about repatriation of the Jewish foreign indigents”, 09.02.1951

353-Political Commission. Reports, minutes of meetings and correspondence. 1950-1951.

“Bordereau des pieces concernant le probleme de l'internationalisation des tombes des victimes du nazisme”

Copy of letter from Armand Kaplan concerning an investigation about repatriation of the Jewish foreign indigents”, 09.02.1951


“L'evaluation et le reglement des dommages de guerre”. Copy of report concerning hte indemnification

“Memoire concernant les revendications juives a l'egard de l'Allemagne” Copy of report by Rene Cassin (AIU), Marc Jarblum (WJC) and Vidal Modiano (CRIF) to Robert Schuman, French Minister of Foreign Affairs, 1951

“Observations concernant le projet de texte du premier pacte international relatif aux droits de l'homme”. Copy of an official report by the United Nations, 19.07.1950

“Deg Weg”. German newspaper, 15.12.1950

Copy of letter from Arieh Tartakower to Oscar Karbach concerning a meeting with the Prime Minister of Israel, David Ben Gurion, 01.02.1951

355-Political Commission. Reports, minutes of meetings and correspondence.1950-1951.

Einar Aaberg's case, a Swedish editor suspected of anti-semitism. Copy of confidential report, 24.05.1951

“Biens en desherence. Copy of report concerning the heirless funds by the WJC, 24.07.1951

Copy of letter from Eugene Weill to Henri Beyer concerning the successoral organization in the French zone in Germany, 27.07.1951

“Ordonnance numero 268 modifiant et completant l'ordonnance numero 120 relative a la restitution des

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biens ayant fait l'objet d'ates de spoliation, modifiee par les ordonnances number 156 et 186” Copy of order concerning the Jewish assets by Andre Poncet, 29.09.1951

354-Political Commission. Reports, minutes of meetings and correspondence.1948-1951.

“L'evaluation et le reglement des dommages de guerre”. Copy of report concerning hte indemnification

“Memoire concernant les revendications juives a l'egard de l'Allemagne” Copy of report by Rene Cassin (AIU), Marc Jarblum (WJC) and Vidal Modiano (CRIF) to Robert Schuman, French Minister of Foreign Affairs, 1951

“Observations concernant le projet de texte du premier pacte international relatif aux droits de l'homme”. Copy of an official report by the United Nations, 19.07.1950

“Deg Weg”. German newspaper, 15.12.1950 -Copy of letter from Arieh Tartakower to Oscar Karbach concerning a

meeting with the Prime Minister of Israel, David Ben Gurion, 01.02.1


Einar Aaberg's case, a Swedish editor suspected of anti-semitism. Copy of confidential report, 24.05.1951

“Biens en desherence. Copy of report concerning the heirless funds by the WJC, 24.07.1951

Copy of letter from Eugene Weill to Henri Beyer concerning the successoral organization in the French zone in Germany, 27.07.1951

“Ordonnance numero 268 modifiant et completant l'ordonnance numero 120 relative a la restitution des biens ayant fait l'objet d'ates de spoliation, modifiee par les ordonnances number 156 et 186” Copy of order concerning the Jewish assets by Andre Poncet, 29.09.1951

356-WJC-New York. Memoranda, publications and correspondence with Nehemiah Robinson concerning various matters including the heirless funds in the French zone of Germany

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“Memorandum submitted to UN conference on the status of refugees” Copy of memorandum by Nehemiah Robinson, 09.01.1951

Letter from Nehemiah Robinson to Armand Kaplan concerning the propose convention on the declaration of death of missing persons, 02.05.1951

“Material Jewish claims against Germany”. Copy of report by Nehemiah Robinson, 15.11.1951

357-WJC-New York. Telegrams and correspondence with (?) Teller and (?) Rosenfeld. 1950-1951.

Lists of Yiddish newspapers published in Paris Reel 11: File C10/358-364 358-WJC-London (Lady Eva Reading, Aaron Steinberg). Reports and correspondence with Marc Jarblum concerning the Jewish rehabilitation including Jewish assets, charitable assistance and search for missing persons. 1944-1946.

“WJC war emergency conference - November 26-30, 1944, Atlantic City”. Draft of declaration by the war emergency conference of the WJC

Resolutions adopted by the Special European Conference of the WJC at the closing Session, 23.08.1945

Report by Alex L. Easterman at trial of Belsen murderers, 17.09.1945

359-WJC-London. Reports and correspondence concerning the situation of Jewish communities in European countries during and after the Second World War including Jewish rehabilitation, restitution of Jewish properties, restoration of rights

Copy of telegram from Lev Zelmanovitz concerning the situation of Jews in various countries under German occupation, 1945

Copy of report by the Marchioness of Reading (Eva Reading) on visit to Paris and Brussels concerning persons and organizations whose had taken a part in the rescue of Jews during the Nazi occupation, December 1944

Copy of Joint declaration by the governments of Great Britain and the United States, concerning an offer made by the Hungarian government about the immigration and treatment of Jews

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Copy of text broadcast by Paul Tofahren, secretary of the railway branch of the international federation of transports workers to the railway workers in Hungary, eastern Germany, Poland and Czechoslovakia, concerning the deportation of Jews from Hungary and Czechoslovakia to Poland, 05.07.1944

Copy of message by the Archbishop of Canterbury translated and broadcast to Hungarian Christians, 08.07.1944

Copy of letter from Alex L. Easterman and N (?) Barou to members of the National Council of the WJC c

360-WJC-New York. (Nahum Goldmann, Kurt R. Grossman, Israel Goldstein). Reports and correspondence.1950-1951.

“The State of Israel and the Diaspora”. Copy of report by Israel Goldsein

“The burial of Nuremberg”. Copy of report by Anatole Goldstein

Copy of address of Nahum Goldmann at the national conference for Israel and Jewish rehabilitation, Montreal, 26.03.1951.

361- WJC-New York. (Wolf Blattberg, Nahum Goldmann). General correspondence. 1950-1951.

Copy of statement issued by the conference on Jewish claims against Germany, New York, October, 1951, 26.10.1951

362-Copies of outgoing letters including the location of missing persons. 1947 .

“Rapport d'activite du CJM (section francaise) sur le plan du relief et rehabilitation pour la periode du mois d'octobre 1945 a Avril 1947 inclus'“Copy of report by Andre Dreyfus, 1947

Stastistic concerning the location of missing persons, 01.04.1947

Copy of letter from Sylvain Cahn-Debre to Leon Kubowitzki concerning the passage of displaced persons to Italia, 13.06.1947

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363- Copies of outgoing letters including the location of misssing persons and requests for visas. 1946-1947. -Copy of the Sylvain Cahn-Debre answers to a

questionnaire about the situation of the Jewish community in France, 04.10.1946.

364-Copies of outgoing letters including the location of missing persons and requests for visas, March/August 1946. Reel 12: File C10/365-373 365-Correspondence concerning the location of missing persons. The file is ordered alphabetically by names of the missing people. Letter M. 1946.

366-Correspondence concerning the location of missing persons. The file is ordered alphabetically by names of the missing people. Letter N to P. 1946. 367-Correspondence concerning the location of missing persons. The file is ordered alphabetically by names of the missing people. Letter R. 1946. 368- Press department. Correspondence with the Jewish Press. Letter A to L. 1948-1951.

Copy of biography of Stephen S. Wise, 1951

Copy of response from Nahum Goldmann to the editor in chief of the newspaper “Droit et Liberte” concerning the publication of an article dealing with the “Riegner telegram”, 23.11.1948 .

369- Press Department. Correspondence with the Jewish and non Jewish Press. 1945-1951.

Article concerning the work of the WJC for the Jews in Arab states and published in “La voix sioniste”, number 107, daily newspaper, 02.09.1948

370- Press Department. Correspondence with the Jewish and non-Jewish press. Letter A to Z. 1948-1951. 371- WJC - Alger. Correspondence and circulars concerning the organization of the first World Jewish Congress in Geneva. 1934-1937.

Letter from Elie Krouker concerning the preparations for the elections for the WJC in Geneva, 20.04.1934

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372- WJC-Alger. Circulars, lists, ballot papers and correspondence concerning the organization of the first World Jewish Congress in Geneva. 1936.

Official report and list of voters concerning the elections of 2 Algerian delegates held in Blida for the WJC in Geneva, 26.07.1936

373- WJC-Alger. Correspondence with various local Jewish organizations including AIU, le Consistoire israelite d'Oran concerning the organization of the first World Jewish Congress in Geneva. 1935-1936.

List of voters for the members of Algerian Committee for the first WJC in Geneva, 1935

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Reel 18: File C10/425-434 Reel 19: File C10/435-443 Reel 20: File C10/444-452 Reel 21: File C10/453-561 Reel 22: File C10/462-470 Reel 23: File C10/471-478 Reel 24: File C10/479-487 Reel 25: File C10/488-496 Reel 26: File C10/497-505 Reel 27: File C10/506-515 Reel 28: File C10/516-525

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Reel 29: File C10/526-532 Reel 30: File C10/573-543 Reel 31: File C10/544-555 Reel 32: File C10/556-570 Reel 33: File C10/571-581 Reel 34: File C10/582-595 Reel 35: File C10/596-606 Reel 36: File C10/607-614 Reel 37: File C10/615-624

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