Primary contact
89 Dacia Blvd.
Bucharest, Europe
RO 020052
Identity area
Identifier
RO/INSHR-EW
Authorized form of name
Institutul Național pentru Studierea Holocaustului din România „Elie Wiesel”
Parallel form(s) of name
- The 'Elie Wiesel' National Institute for the Study of the Holocaust in Romania
Other form(s) of name
- INSHR-EW
Type
- National
- Educational
Contact area
Ana Bărbulescu
Type
Address
Street address
89 Dacia Blvd.
Locality
Bucharest
Region
Europe
Country name
Romania
Postal code
020052
Telephone
+4021318 09 39
Fax
research@inshr-ew.ro
Note
Description area
History
The inauguration of the INSHR-EW took place on October 10, 2005, on the occasion of the second commemoration of the National Victims’ Day of the Holocaust in Romania.
The Institute’s object of activity is the identification, collection, archiving, research, and publication of documents related to the Holocaust, in solving some scientific problems, as well as developing and implementing educational programs regarding this historical phenomenon.
Geographical and cultural context
Mandates/Sources of authority
The „Elie Wiesel” National Institute for the Study of the Holocaust in Romania was established by Government Decision no. 902 of August 4, 2005.
Administrative structure
Records management and collecting policies
The National Institute for the Study of the Holocaust in Romania “Elie Wiesel” offers access to the general public interested in the subject, as well as to historians or researchers in the field, a documentary archive with over 1.5 million microfilmed pages from the public archives of the state institutions involved in the preparation and carrying out of the destruction Jews from Romania.
Buildings
Holdings
Our archive includes over 1.5 million microfilmed pages collected from the public archives of the state institutions involved in the preparation and carrying out of the destruction Jews from Romania. In 2006 United States Holocaust Memorial Museum offered copies of their Holocaust documents regarding to the fate of Romanian Jews and Roma.
Finding aids, guides and publications
Access area
Opening times
Access conditions and requirements
Accessibility
Services area
Research services
Reproduction services
Public areas
Control area
Description identifier
RO/INSHR-EW
Institution identifier
RO/INSHR-EW
Rules and/or conventions used
ISDIAH
Status
Revised
Level of detail
Partial
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
Language(s)
- English
Script(s)
- Latin
Sources
Maintenance notes
Access points
Access Points
- Education (Thematic area)