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directors. There are also files on plenary assemblies, conferences, and committee
meetings.
Provenance: Source of acquisition is the American Jewish Archives (AJA), Cincinnati.
Languages: English, Spanish, Yiddish, German, and 22 others
103 microfilm rolls (16 mm) or 10 CDs
Finding Aids: 500 pp. folder-level descriptions in English covering series A-J, also
available in word-searchable form on the AJA website; names authority list;
abbreviations authority list; geographical cross-references list
NOTE: See also Accession 1997.A.0325 at the end of the RG-67 section.
RG-67.005M The World Jewish Congress New York Office Records. Series C
(Institute of Jewish Affairs)
This collection is organized into the following four sub-series:
1. Executive Files and Correspondence: files of the first three directors of the
Institute: J. Robinson, N. Robinson, and O. Karbach;
2. Research Materials, Reports and Publications. The focus is mainly on
Germany, World War II, the Holocaust, and postwar issues such as DPs,
restitution, and refugees;
3. War Crimes and Retribution. Which includes files on searches for Holocaust
witnesses, war crimes trial correspondence, crimes in individual Polish
communities, and the Nuremberg proceedings;
4. Indemnification, which relates to restitution legislation and claims, including
property claims. This subseries is organized by country, and also by restitution
organizations, including the Claims Conference.
Provenance: The World Jewish Congress collection was donated to the American
Jewish Archives by the World Jewish Congress in 1982. All materials donated
prior to 2002 have been arranged and described in the American Jewish Archives
inventory.
Language: English 1918–1982‚ (bulk 1940–1970)
333 microfilm rolls (16 mm)
Source of Acquisition: Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish
Archives, Cincinnati
Finding aid: English-language, folder-level descriptions
RG-67.006M Records of the World Jewish Congress, Political Department (Series B),
1919–1977 (primarily 1940–1969)
This collection contains records of Series B, the Political Department of the World
Jewish Congress (WJC), which dealt with governments and international organizations.
The records relate primarily to emigration issues. The collection also contains papers of