Yeshiva University Archives contains the "Vaad Hatzala Collection (1939-1963)," which includes information concerning rescue efforts (ID: 30976)
Authorship or Source:
Yeshiva University. Archives.
Title or Main Description:
Yeshiva University Archives contains the "Vaad Hatzala Collection (1939-1963)," which includes information concerning rescue efforts made by the Union of Orthodox Rabbis of the US and Canada (Agudath Ha Robbonim). Collection includes lists of refugees brought to the U.S.A. and other countries, individuals in Displaced Persons camps, Jewish refugees in Sweden and more.
Museum or Other Institution Holdings:
- Source Institution:
- Yeshiva University Archives
- Dr. Roger S. Kohn, Archivist
- 500 West 185th Street
- New York, NY 10033
- Street Address: 2520 Amsterdam Avenue, Room 405, New York, NY; Tel. (212) 960-5451.
Keywords:
- Refugees, Jewish --Sources.
- Displaced persons --Sources.
- Holocaust survivors --Sources.
Language and Other Notes:
The holdings of this collection are described in the book: An inventory to the Vaad Hatzala collection, 1939-1963 / Barbara Martin and Alizah Zinberg. ([New York, N.Y.] : Yeshiva University Archives, 1985)
Resource Center Cataloging Notes:
Former Q&A Name Lists Database File Number-- AC0096