Centre de Documentation Juive Contemporaine Collection
Scope and Content Note
This collection consists of photocopies of memos and reports of the German occupying forces in France concerning deportations and other measures against Jews living in France. The documents were compiled by the Centre de Documentation Juive Contemporain and sent to the American Joint Distribution Committee.
The documents are presented in folders and binders, with French summaries preceding the reproductions of the German originals. At the beginning of each binder is a name index, and the first binder is preceded by an introductory letter. The bulk of the contents consist of various internal memos, reports and communiques regarding plans to deport the Jews in France to Auschwitz and eastern concentration camps. There are also reports on the state of the internment camps in southern France, and communiques regarding plans for the mass arrest action against Jews living in Paris in 1942.
Dates
- 1941-1944
Creator
- Centre de documentation juive contemporaine (Organization)
- American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (Organization)
Language of Materials
This collection is in French and German.
Access Restrictions
Open to researchers.
Access Information
Collection is digitized. Follow the links in the Container List to access the digitized materials.
Use Restrictions
There may be some restrictions on the use of the collection. For more information, contact:
Leo Baeck Institute, Center for Jewish History, 15 West 16th Street, New York, NY 10011
email: lbaeck@lbi.cjh.org
Extent
2 Folders
Abstract
This collection consists of photocopies of memos and reports of the German occupying forces in France concerning deportations and other measures against Jews living in France. The documents were compiled by the Centre de Documentation Juive Contemporain and sent to the American Joint Distribution Committee.
Note
Photocopy quality is in many instances low, and legibility is accordingly not optimal.
- American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee
- Auschwitz (Concentration camp)
- Correspondence
- Dannecker, Theodor, 1913-1945
- France -- History -- German occupation, 1940-1945
- Internment camps -- France
- Jews -- Persecutions -- France
- Knochen, Helmut, 1910-2003
- Lischka, Kurt
- Röthke, Heinz, 1912-1966
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Deportations from France
- Title
- Guide to the Centre de Documentation Juive Contemporaine Collection, 1941-1944 AR 6668
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Processed by Timothy Ryan Mendenhall
- Date
- © 2012
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Revision Statements
- July 17, 2013 : Links to digital objects added in Container List.
Repository Details
Part of the Leo Baeck Institute Repository
