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- 20th century (Creation)
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Extent and medium
31 microfilm reels, 35 mm
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Archival history
Romania. Serviciul Român de Informaţii. A copy of this RG was donated by USHMM to INSH RO in 2006
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Forms part of the Claims Conference International Holocaust Documentation Archive at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. This archive consists of documentation whose reproduction and/or acquisition was made possible with funding from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany. Source of acquisition is the Romanian Information Service (SRI). The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum International Programs Division ordered the filming of the records in 1999. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received the microfilm reels in Oct. 2000.
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Scope and content
Contains records related to the Stalinist trials of Romanian Zionists. Contains information on Zionist leaders who were under the Securitatea's investigation and the Stalinist trial of Avram Leiba Zissu and Misu Benevenisti. Also includes data relating to the activities of the Centrala Evreilor (Romanian Judenrat) and to World War II and post-war Jewish emigration.
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Conditions governing reproduction
Copyright Holder: Romania. Serviciul Român de Informaţii
Language of material
- Romanian
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Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum holds copies of Holocaust-relevant archives from Romania. Serviciul Român de Informaţii
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Subject access points
- Romania--Emigration and immigration--History--20th century.
- Romania
- Political persecution--Romania.
- Intelligence service
- Communism--Romania--History--20th century.
- Jewish councils--Romania.
- World War, 1939-1945--Secret service--Romania.
- Zionists--Government policy--Romania--History--20th century.
- Jews--Romania--History--20th century.
- Police
- Romania--Politics and government--1944-1989.
Place access points
Name access points
- Centrala Evreilor din România (Subject)
- Benevenisti, Misu--Trials, litigation, etc. (Subject)
- Zissu, A. L., b. 1888---Trials, litigation, etc. (Subject)
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Language(s)
- English