Jewish Press Agencies Collection

The Jewish Press Agencies Collection holds reports of several agencies that center on Nazi activities and the conditions of Jews in Germany, as well as on related subjects. The most prominent agency represented here is the Jewish Central Information Office; also featured are Inpress (the Independent Press Agency) and the Jewish Telegraphic Agency. The reports in this collection date only from the end of 1933 through 1935 and thus provide a window into the changes in German-Jewish life in this short span of time.

The first series contains the reports of the Jewish Central Information Office. The series consists of various types of reports, including annotated literature summaries, photocopies of various German documents, many press summaries, general reports and articles. Press summaries include both descriptions of material appearing in Nazi publications and other press as well as translations of specific articles. Many of the reports describe the increasing economic pressure on German Jews, with numerous articles on the anti-Jewish boycott, employment restrictions, and the difficulties of emigration. Other reports describe the growth of Nazi anti-Semitism and attempts to spread their ideas outside of Germany, among a multitude of other subjects. One folder includes photocopies of various German documents, including official forms, correspondence and government publications and some anti-Semitic materials. The JCIO often included cover letters with their reports and documents that advised of the importance of the enclosed material or which highlighted certain subjects in reports.

Series II is composed of reports of other agencies, specifically Inpress and the Jewish Telegraphic Agency. The reports of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency describe recent events affecting Jews in Germany, while Inpress reports on events that occurred in December 1933.