Prewar History and Jewish Life in Europe, 1897-1941
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Brief Description:

This record group contains diverse documents illustrating general twentieth century European history and, in particular, various aspects of Jewish life in interwar Europe. Within this record group is the Georg Anker papers, which is comprised of photo albums depicting the First World War from the perspective of a German officer of Jewish descent. This collection is subdivided into photo albums depicting the various war-theaters where Georg Anker served, the photographs of which were taken in Russia, France, Latvia, Belgium, and in the regions of Eastern Europe.

Also within this record group is the interwar Polish quarterly publication, Sparwy Narodowosciowe (National Minorities Affairs); a publication by the Inter-American Jewish Conference, prepared by the Institute of Jewish Affairs in 1941; three streaming films on the prewar Jewish life in Eastern Europe, namely Czechoslovakia, Carpatho-Ruthenia, and Mukacevo; the personal collections of Masha Loen's and Dana Schwartz's family histories; and six volumes of the Polish census conducted in 1921 for the following Polish administrative units: the province of Lwów, Stanislawów, Tarnopol, Wolyn Nowgródek, and Wilno. These censuses are valuable historic sources for ethno-national, religious, economic, and socio-demographic composition for the six Polish provinces (Wojewodztwa). The Polish census of 1921 further provides unprecedented, valuable information on vernacular language, industrial, commercial, educational, gender, and other aspects of the multifaceted profile of the population.

Materials in this record group include photographs (including daguerrotypes), photo albums, official governmental publications, Polish censuses, personal recollections, postcards, maps, correspondence, and periodicals, all of which relate to multifaceted life of Jewish communities in Europe. Materials are digitized.

Held at:
Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust
100 S. The Grove Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90036
Phone: 323-651-3704
Fax: 323-843-9518
Email: archive [at] lamoth.org
Record Series Number: RG-12/RG-12
Created by: Schwatz, Dana, Anker, Georg, Loen, Masha, Sprawy Narodowsciowe
Volume: 0.0
Arrangement:

The arrangement scheme for the record group was imposed during processing in the absence of an original order. Materials are arranged by subject/creator, then by identifier, as assigned by the processor.

Record group is comprised of seven collections: 1. Collection of prewar photographs and artifacts; 2. Collection on minority affairs in Poland; 3. Collection of Polish interwar censuses and statistics; 4. Publications on Jews in Nazi Europe; 5. Collection of U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum films; 6. Georg Anker papers; 7. Francis Blumenbaum collection.

Access Restrictions: No restriction
Subject Index
Carpatho-Ruthenia (Czechoslovakia: province)
Czechoslovakia (Europe)
Jewish life in interwar Europe
Lwow Province Statistics
Minority Affairs in interwar Poland
Nationalism and the Theory of State
National minorities, Jewish
National minorities, Ukrainian
National Relations in interwar Poland
Polish official statistics of interwar time
Stanislawow Province Statistics
Tarnopol Province Statistics
wartime photographs
Wilno Province Statistics
Wolyn Province Statistics
Zionism, Jewish national movement
Genres/Forms of Material
Jews in Nazi Europe, 1933 -- 1941 (publication)
Polish Census of 1921
Polish Census of 1931
Prewar photographs
Sprawy Narodowosciowe (National Minorities Affairs, publication)
Languages of Materials
German [ger]
Polish [pol]
Russian [rus]
Serbian [srp]
Croatian [hrv]
Rights/Use Restrictions:

Copyrighted materials, credits to and references to the Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust are required

Digital copies might be available upon request

PreferredCitation: RG-12, Prewar History and Jewish Life in Europe. Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust Archive.