Immigration Department, Office in Istanbul. Lastly, we note two files concerning immigration certificates i.a. Despite this development, it remains unclear whether there truly are classified materials pertaining to this issue, and if so, how extensive they are. The Central Zionist Archives the official archives of the institutions of the Zionist Movement (the World Zionist Organization, the Jewish Agency, the Jewish National Fund, and the United Israel Appeal) and the numerous institutions that were established by, or alongside, these bodies permanently preserves the files that were created during the activity of these institutions. 
David Deri, the director and producer of 'The Ancestral Sin,' speaking about his film in Sderot. "The creators are bringing to prime time television what was previously known only to people who bothered to study and read [about this topic]," Dr. Picard wrote in a Facebook post he published this month. See also American Zion Commonwealth Inc., New York, L65, Fonds - 3 : The Jerusalem Post (collection of newspaper clippings), Fonds - 3 : Hadassah Medical Organization, Fonds - 3 : Collection on the History of Taxation in Palestine, Fonds - 3 : Association of Engineers and Architects in Palestine, Fonds - 3 : Henrietta Szold School of Nursing, Fonds - 3 : Collection of documents on the history of the educational activities of the Jewish National Fund, Fonds - 3 : Palestine-Roumanian Chamber of Commerce, Fonds - 3 : The Ashrai Bank Co-Operative Society Ltd. (Chevra Leshikun Amami), Fonds - 3 : Collection of documents for a memorial anthology on Minsk, Fonds - 3 : Weitz Center for Development Studies/Development Study Center, Fonds - 3 : Prisoners of Zion Organization in the USSR, Fonds - 3 : Czechoslovakian Immigrants Association, Fonds - 3 : Kfar Oriah, Agricultural Society for Communal Settlement, Fonds - 3 : The Eretz-Israel Jewish Agricultural Trust Ltd, Fonds - 3 : Documents on the History of Petach Tikvah, Fonds - 3 : Youth Groups on Kibbutz Ein Gedi, Fonds - 3 : The Oscar Cohen Library in Hadera, Fonds - 3 : Lesson plans, children's notebooks and notes, Fonds - 3 : The Hula Front in the War of Independence, 1948, Fonds - 3 : Newspaper clippings on Petach Tikvah, Fonds - 3 : Plan for the Mount Scopus convoy, Fonds - 3 : Election results of the institutions of the Jewish Yishuv in Haifa, Fonds - 3 : Historical events in the Upper Galilee, Fonds - 3 : Neighborhood alongside Ramleh, Fonds - 3 : Kibbutz Hazorea, the Youth Groups. The Archives was housed in the basement of the National Institutions building in Jerusalem. in Israel (including the Emergency Fund for Palestine - EMICA Association), Fonds - 3 : Organizatia Askanimilov Sionisti Din Romania in Israel, Tel Aviv, Fonds - 3 : Collection of humorous Palestine newspapers, Fonds - 3 : Bnai Brith (lodges in Jerusalem, Zichron Yaakov and Tel Aviv), Fonds - 3 : The Jerusalem Rubin Academy of Music and Dance, Fonds - 3 : The Palestine Potash Ltd., Sodom, Fonds - 3 : Union of General Zionists, Tel Aviv, Fonds - 3 : The First Zionist Community, Haifa, Fonds - 3 : Red Magen David, Jaffa - Jerusalem, Fonds - 3 : Meschek, Palestine Building Company, Berlin - Tel Aviv - Jerusalem, Fonds - 3 : Haifa Bay Development Company, Ltd., Haifa, Fonds - 3 : The Joint Bureau of Jewish Public Bodies in Palestine, Jerusalem, Fonds - 3 : Bayside Land Corporation, Haifa, Fonds - 3 : Palestine Jewish Bar Association, Fonds - 3 : Council of Jews from Germany, Jerusalem Secretariat, Fonds - 3 : Council of Jews from Germany, Tel Aviv Secretariat, Fonds - 3 : American Zion Commonwealth, Tel Aviv. 
It was opened to the public in the autumn of 1934. Jerusalem's Conquest Through the Eyes of a Lone Ethiopian Jew, Missing Files on Yemenite Kids Who Disappeared in '50s Made Public, Haaretz Daily Newspaper Ltd. All Rights Reserved, case of the missing files about the Yemenite children. Fonds - 3 : Industries in Rural Settlement, Ltd. Fonds - 3 : Joint Palestine Survey Commission, Fonds - 3 : Overseas Volunteer Settlement Office (and related bodies), Tel Aviv, Fonds - 3 : American Zion Commonwealth Inc., New York. See also David Idelovitch Private Papers, A192, Fonds - 3 : Documents pertaining to Ruhama, Fonds - 3 : Committee of Jews in Safed and Jewish Relief Committee for Safed, Fonds - 3 : Documents pertaining to the history of the Jews of Safed, Fonds - 3 : School of the Alliance Isralite Universelle, Safed, Fonds - 3 : Records of Kollelim (religious study centers), Fonds - 3 : Various documents pertaining to the history of Palestine Jewry, Fonds - 3 : Jewish Womens Organization of Eretz Israel - WIZO. The Archives absorbed appropriate collections, and began to enable the general public to send requests to receive information about their family members. All the material that was in part preserved in external storehouses was transferred for storage to the new building. Read tagging guidelines. It is not possible to access the Archives without previously making an appointment.
Dr. Avi Picard, a historian from Bar Ilan University who advised creators of the film, claims that the materials showcased in the film had already been revealed, and are not at all classified. Central Zionist Archives (CZA; Hebrew: ) is the official archive of the institutions of the Zionist Movement: the World Zionist Organization, the Jewish Agency, the Jewish National Fund, and Keren Hayesod/the United Israel Appeal as well as the archives of the World Jewish Congress. See also S15M, Maps and Settlement Plans of the Department for Agricultural Settlement, Fonds - 3 : Agricultural Settlement Department, Security Section, Tel Aviv, Fonds - 3 : Agricultural Settlement Department, Ashkelon Area, Fonds - 3 : Maritime and Fisheries Department, Fonds - 3 : Maritime and Fisheries Department, Haifa, Fonds - 3 : Youth Aliyah Department. Concurrently the Archives began to collect books, periodicals and photographs that documented the history of the Zionist Movement and Palestine in the modern era. Haaretz.com, the online English edition of Haaretz Newspaper in Israel, gives you breaking news, analyses and opinions about Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World. After Hanegbi's appointment, thousands of documents were published to the state archive's official website. Over the years, its collections expanded, and after the Second World War, an increased effort was made to bring the scarce archival material that survived the war to Israel. for 1933-1935 and 1933-1934). The Archives' collections include: Correspondence Files, Printed Material, Maps and Plans Collections, Photographs Collection, Posters and Flyers Collection, Newspapers and Periodicals Collection, Books Collection, Microfilm Collection, Artifacts Collection and Audio Collections.
It was also resolved that all the offices of the World Zionist Organization and the Jewish Agency in Israel and in the Diaspora would be obligated to transfer the files, that are no longer necessary for ongoing work, to the Archives.In 1987, a new building was inaugurated for the Archives. Nothing has been hidden from the public, especially not [with the purpose] to prevent people from knowing about what happened there. Shaked, who chairs the Knesset committee for archive materials, made her decision following the recent airing of a documentary film titled 'The Ancestral Sin,' which revealed racist and discriminatory attitudes Israeli authorities had toward immigrants from Middle Eastern and North African countries that they sent to development towns in peripheral Israel, mainly in the south and desert. cul-iaupload This fonds contains 7 relevant files. Most documents in the State Archive, no matter what they refer to, are still not accessible to the public. History of the CZA The Zionist Archives was founded in 1919 in Berlin. We also find general correspondence with Antwerp, including lists of Jewish refugees wanting to emigrate to Palestine (L13/28; 1933-1936). for the years 1931-1932, 1937-1938 and 1938-1947), Hehalutz in Antwerp (S6/2148 and S6/2149; resp. privacy policy, Need more context? These probably include materials associated with immigrants from Middle Eastern and North African countries. In this fonds we firstly point out the relevant files containing correspondence with the WJC office in Brussels, Jewish organisations and individuals (files nrs. This fonds contains a number of files relevant to this guide, generally containing correspondence, notes, reports and various other documents. The Central Zionist Archives the official archives of the institutions of the Zionist Movement (the World Zionist Organization, the Jewish Agency, the Jewish National Fund, and the United Israel Appeal) and the numerous institutions that were established by, or alongside, these bodies permanently preserves the files that were created during the activity of these institutions. Or, you can request a quotation for a copy to be sent to you. When permission was received, the material was packed in boxes and transferred to Jerusalem. We find files concerning: trade relations between Belgium and the Netherlands (file S53/1283; years 1939-1947), the situation in Belgium from 1944 to 1945 (S53/1588), actions to help the Jews in Belgium (S53/1610; 1944), the Zionist Federation in Belgium (S53/482; 1946), Hamagbit Hameuhedet (United Jewish Appeal?) See also Fischel Rotenstreich Private Papers, AK652, Fonds - 4 : Office of Moshe Rivlin (Director of the Information Department, 1958-1968; General Secretary and General Director of the Jewish Agency, 1961-1977), Fonds - 4 : Office of Simcha Ralbag (Senior worker of the Finance Department), Fonds - 4 : Office of Avraham Schenker, Tel Aviv (Head of the Organization Department, 1968-1978), Fonds - 4 : Office of Josef Sprinzak (Head of the Department for Immigration and Labour, 1929-1931), Fonds - 4 : Office of Shlomo Zalman Shragai (Head of the Department of Immigration, 1953-1968). Central Zionist Archives. See also David Idelovitch Private Papers, A192, Fonds - 3 : School for Girls in the Old City, Jerusalem, Fonds - 3 : Jewish Colonization Association (J.C.A.) This information will help us make improvements to the website. We place some essential cookies on your device to make this website work. Please ensure the tag is appropriate for the record. The construction of the new building began in 1985 in proximity to the International Convention Center in Jerusalem. In the 2000s, the Archives decided to develop the field of genealogy. We note the file L15/1181, containing correspondence on the persecution of the Jews in France, Belgium and the Netherlands in 1940-1944. Alex Bein was appointed Director of the Central Zionist Archives in 1955. After the Second World War, an increased effort was made to bring to Palestine/Israel the scarce archival material that had survived the War. See also Office of Dov Joseph and Louis Arieh Pincus, S60, Fonds - 4 : Office of Moshe Sharett (Chairman of the Executive, 1961-1965). "There is no reason for materials that deal with the country's history not to be revealed. See also Yitzhak Gruenbaum Private Papers, A127, Fonds - 4 : Office of Baruch Duvdevani (Director of the Department of Immigration, 1961-1968), Fonds - 4 : Office of Eliyahu Dobkin (Head of the Organization Department, 1947-1951; Head of the Department for Youth and Hechalutz, 1947-1968; Co-head of Keren Hayesod, 1951-1961). According to Picard, the special spotlight that was aimed at the files sparked renewed interest, but didn't unveil anything previously unknown. See also Moshe Kol Private Papers, A379, Fonds - 4 : Office of Joseph Klarman (Head of the Youth Aliyah Department, 1968-1978), Fonds - 4 : Office of Eliezer Kaplan (Head of the Department for Trade and Industry, 1933-1935; responsible for the Economic Bureau, 1935-1948; Treasurer, 1933-1948; Head of the Department for Agricultural Settlement, 1943-1948). Correspondence on immigration from Belgium (often with lists of immigrants) and family research can be found in the files Z4/32408 to Z4/32412 (1943-1947). The CZA preserves the files created in the course of the activities of these bodies and the secondary bodies created by them. See also S136M, Maps and Settlement Plans of the Contracts Section, Securities and Land - the Section for the Management of Assets, Fonds - 3 : Immigration Department, Melilot Project, Fonds - 3 : Bureau for Cultural Services to Communities, Fonds - 3 : Series of Passports from Jewish Agency Records Center, Part - 2 : Offices of the Chairmen, Members of the Executive and Senior Office-Holders of the World Zionist Organization and the Jewish Agency, Part - 3 : Chairmen of the Executives of the World Zionist Organization and the Jewish Agency (chronological order), Fonds - 4 : Office of Arthur Ruppin (Head of the Department of Agricultural Settlement, 1929-1931; Chairman of the Executive, 1933-1935; Co-head of the Bureau for the Settlement of Jews from Germany, 1933-1942; Head of the Economic Research Institute, 1935-1942; Head of the Department of Agricultural Settlement, 1938-1942).
David Deri, the director and producer of 'The Ancestral Sin,' speaking about his film in Sderot. "The creators are bringing to prime time television what was previously known only to people who bothered to study and read [about this topic]," Dr. Picard wrote in a Facebook post he published this month. See also American Zion Commonwealth Inc., New York, L65, Fonds - 3 : The Jerusalem Post (collection of newspaper clippings), Fonds - 3 : Hadassah Medical Organization, Fonds - 3 : Collection on the History of Taxation in Palestine, Fonds - 3 : Association of Engineers and Architects in Palestine, Fonds - 3 : Henrietta Szold School of Nursing, Fonds - 3 : Collection of documents on the history of the educational activities of the Jewish National Fund, Fonds - 3 : Palestine-Roumanian Chamber of Commerce, Fonds - 3 : The Ashrai Bank Co-Operative Society Ltd. (Chevra Leshikun Amami), Fonds - 3 : Collection of documents for a memorial anthology on Minsk, Fonds - 3 : Weitz Center for Development Studies/Development Study Center, Fonds - 3 : Prisoners of Zion Organization in the USSR, Fonds - 3 : Czechoslovakian Immigrants Association, Fonds - 3 : Kfar Oriah, Agricultural Society for Communal Settlement, Fonds - 3 : The Eretz-Israel Jewish Agricultural Trust Ltd, Fonds - 3 : Documents on the History of Petach Tikvah, Fonds - 3 : Youth Groups on Kibbutz Ein Gedi, Fonds - 3 : The Oscar Cohen Library in Hadera, Fonds - 3 : Lesson plans, children's notebooks and notes, Fonds - 3 : The Hula Front in the War of Independence, 1948, Fonds - 3 : Newspaper clippings on Petach Tikvah, Fonds - 3 : Plan for the Mount Scopus convoy, Fonds - 3 : Election results of the institutions of the Jewish Yishuv in Haifa, Fonds - 3 : Historical events in the Upper Galilee, Fonds - 3 : Neighborhood alongside Ramleh, Fonds - 3 : Kibbutz Hazorea, the Youth Groups. The Archives was housed in the basement of the National Institutions building in Jerusalem. in Israel (including the Emergency Fund for Palestine - EMICA Association), Fonds - 3 : Organizatia Askanimilov Sionisti Din Romania in Israel, Tel Aviv, Fonds - 3 : Collection of humorous Palestine newspapers, Fonds - 3 : Bnai Brith (lodges in Jerusalem, Zichron Yaakov and Tel Aviv), Fonds - 3 : The Jerusalem Rubin Academy of Music and Dance, Fonds - 3 : The Palestine Potash Ltd., Sodom, Fonds - 3 : Union of General Zionists, Tel Aviv, Fonds - 3 : The First Zionist Community, Haifa, Fonds - 3 : Red Magen David, Jaffa - Jerusalem, Fonds - 3 : Meschek, Palestine Building Company, Berlin - Tel Aviv - Jerusalem, Fonds - 3 : Haifa Bay Development Company, Ltd., Haifa, Fonds - 3 : The Joint Bureau of Jewish Public Bodies in Palestine, Jerusalem, Fonds - 3 : Bayside Land Corporation, Haifa, Fonds - 3 : Palestine Jewish Bar Association, Fonds - 3 : Council of Jews from Germany, Jerusalem Secretariat, Fonds - 3 : Council of Jews from Germany, Tel Aviv Secretariat, Fonds - 3 : American Zion Commonwealth, Tel Aviv. It was opened to the public in the autumn of 1934. Jerusalem's Conquest Through the Eyes of a Lone Ethiopian Jew, Missing Files on Yemenite Kids Who Disappeared in '50s Made Public, Haaretz Daily Newspaper Ltd. All Rights Reserved, case of the missing files about the Yemenite children. Fonds - 3 : Industries in Rural Settlement, Ltd. Fonds - 3 : Joint Palestine Survey Commission, Fonds - 3 : Overseas Volunteer Settlement Office (and related bodies), Tel Aviv, Fonds - 3 : American Zion Commonwealth Inc., New York. See also David Idelovitch Private Papers, A192, Fonds - 3 : Documents pertaining to Ruhama, Fonds - 3 : Committee of Jews in Safed and Jewish Relief Committee for Safed, Fonds - 3 : Documents pertaining to the history of the Jews of Safed, Fonds - 3 : School of the Alliance Isralite Universelle, Safed, Fonds - 3 : Records of Kollelim (religious study centers), Fonds - 3 : Various documents pertaining to the history of Palestine Jewry, Fonds - 3 : Jewish Womens Organization of Eretz Israel - WIZO. The Archives absorbed appropriate collections, and began to enable the general public to send requests to receive information about their family members. All the material that was in part preserved in external storehouses was transferred for storage to the new building. Read tagging guidelines. It is not possible to access the Archives without previously making an appointment. Dr. Avi Picard, a historian from Bar Ilan University who advised creators of the film, claims that the materials showcased in the film had already been revealed, and are not at all classified. Central Zionist Archives (CZA; Hebrew: ) is the official archive of the institutions of the Zionist Movement: the World Zionist Organization, the Jewish Agency, the Jewish National Fund, and Keren Hayesod/the United Israel Appeal as well as the archives of the World Jewish Congress. See also S15M, Maps and Settlement Plans of the Department for Agricultural Settlement, Fonds - 3 : Agricultural Settlement Department, Security Section, Tel Aviv, Fonds - 3 : Agricultural Settlement Department, Ashkelon Area, Fonds - 3 : Maritime and Fisheries Department, Fonds - 3 : Maritime and Fisheries Department, Haifa, Fonds - 3 : Youth Aliyah Department. Concurrently the Archives began to collect books, periodicals and photographs that documented the history of the Zionist Movement and Palestine in the modern era. Haaretz.com, the online English edition of Haaretz Newspaper in Israel, gives you breaking news, analyses and opinions about Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World. After Hanegbi's appointment, thousands of documents were published to the state archive's official website. Over the years, its collections expanded, and after the Second World War, an increased effort was made to bring the scarce archival material that survived the war to Israel. for 1933-1935 and 1933-1934). The Archives' collections include: Correspondence Files, Printed Material, Maps and Plans Collections, Photographs Collection, Posters and Flyers Collection, Newspapers and Periodicals Collection, Books Collection, Microfilm Collection, Artifacts Collection and Audio Collections.
It was also resolved that all the offices of the World Zionist Organization and the Jewish Agency in Israel and in the Diaspora would be obligated to transfer the files, that are no longer necessary for ongoing work, to the Archives.In 1987, a new building was inaugurated for the Archives. Nothing has been hidden from the public, especially not [with the purpose] to prevent people from knowing about what happened there. Shaked, who chairs the Knesset committee for archive materials, made her decision following the recent airing of a documentary film titled 'The Ancestral Sin,' which revealed racist and discriminatory attitudes Israeli authorities had toward immigrants from Middle Eastern and North African countries that they sent to development towns in peripheral Israel, mainly in the south and desert. cul-iaupload This fonds contains 7 relevant files. Most documents in the State Archive, no matter what they refer to, are still not accessible to the public. History of the CZA The Zionist Archives was founded in 1919 in Berlin. We also find general correspondence with Antwerp, including lists of Jewish refugees wanting to emigrate to Palestine (L13/28; 1933-1936). for the years 1931-1932, 1937-1938 and 1938-1947), Hehalutz in Antwerp (S6/2148 and S6/2149; resp. privacy policy, Need more context? These probably include materials associated with immigrants from Middle Eastern and North African countries. In this fonds we firstly point out the relevant files containing correspondence with the WJC office in Brussels, Jewish organisations and individuals (files nrs. This fonds contains a number of files relevant to this guide, generally containing correspondence, notes, reports and various other documents. The Central Zionist Archives the official archives of the institutions of the Zionist Movement (the World Zionist Organization, the Jewish Agency, the Jewish National Fund, and the United Israel Appeal) and the numerous institutions that were established by, or alongside, these bodies permanently preserves the files that were created during the activity of these institutions. Or, you can request a quotation for a copy to be sent to you. When permission was received, the material was packed in boxes and transferred to Jerusalem. We find files concerning: trade relations between Belgium and the Netherlands (file S53/1283; years 1939-1947), the situation in Belgium from 1944 to 1945 (S53/1588), actions to help the Jews in Belgium (S53/1610; 1944), the Zionist Federation in Belgium (S53/482; 1946), Hamagbit Hameuhedet (United Jewish Appeal?) See also Fischel Rotenstreich Private Papers, AK652, Fonds - 4 : Office of Moshe Rivlin (Director of the Information Department, 1958-1968; General Secretary and General Director of the Jewish Agency, 1961-1977), Fonds - 4 : Office of Simcha Ralbag (Senior worker of the Finance Department), Fonds - 4 : Office of Avraham Schenker, Tel Aviv (Head of the Organization Department, 1968-1978), Fonds - 4 : Office of Josef Sprinzak (Head of the Department for Immigration and Labour, 1929-1931), Fonds - 4 : Office of Shlomo Zalman Shragai (Head of the Department of Immigration, 1953-1968). Central Zionist Archives. See also David Idelovitch Private Papers, A192, Fonds - 3 : School for Girls in the Old City, Jerusalem, Fonds - 3 : Jewish Colonization Association (J.C.A.) This information will help us make improvements to the website. We place some essential cookies on your device to make this website work. Please ensure the tag is appropriate for the record. The construction of the new building began in 1985 in proximity to the International Convention Center in Jerusalem. In the 2000s, the Archives decided to develop the field of genealogy. We note the file L15/1181, containing correspondence on the persecution of the Jews in France, Belgium and the Netherlands in 1940-1944. Alex Bein was appointed Director of the Central Zionist Archives in 1955. After the Second World War, an increased effort was made to bring to Palestine/Israel the scarce archival material that had survived the War. See also Office of Dov Joseph and Louis Arieh Pincus, S60, Fonds - 4 : Office of Moshe Sharett (Chairman of the Executive, 1961-1965). "There is no reason for materials that deal with the country's history not to be revealed. See also Yitzhak Gruenbaum Private Papers, A127, Fonds - 4 : Office of Baruch Duvdevani (Director of the Department of Immigration, 1961-1968), Fonds - 4 : Office of Eliyahu Dobkin (Head of the Organization Department, 1947-1951; Head of the Department for Youth and Hechalutz, 1947-1968; Co-head of Keren Hayesod, 1951-1961). According to Picard, the special spotlight that was aimed at the files sparked renewed interest, but didn't unveil anything previously unknown. See also Moshe Kol Private Papers, A379, Fonds - 4 : Office of Joseph Klarman (Head of the Youth Aliyah Department, 1968-1978), Fonds - 4 : Office of Eliezer Kaplan (Head of the Department for Trade and Industry, 1933-1935; responsible for the Economic Bureau, 1935-1948; Treasurer, 1933-1948; Head of the Department for Agricultural Settlement, 1943-1948). Correspondence on immigration from Belgium (often with lists of immigrants) and family research can be found in the files Z4/32408 to Z4/32412 (1943-1947). The CZA preserves the files created in the course of the activities of these bodies and the secondary bodies created by them. See also S136M, Maps and Settlement Plans of the Contracts Section, Securities and Land - the Section for the Management of Assets, Fonds - 3 : Immigration Department, Melilot Project, Fonds - 3 : Bureau for Cultural Services to Communities, Fonds - 3 : Series of Passports from Jewish Agency Records Center, Part - 2 : Offices of the Chairmen, Members of the Executive and Senior Office-Holders of the World Zionist Organization and the Jewish Agency, Part - 3 : Chairmen of the Executives of the World Zionist Organization and the Jewish Agency (chronological order), Fonds - 4 : Office of Arthur Ruppin (Head of the Department of Agricultural Settlement, 1929-1931; Chairman of the Executive, 1933-1935; Co-head of the Bureau for the Settlement of Jews from Germany, 1933-1942; Head of the Economic Research Institute, 1935-1942; Head of the Department of Agricultural Settlement, 1938-1942).