Union générale des israélites de France records

Contains information about the establishment of the Union générale des Israélites de France (UGIF) and its work in the Northern and Southern zones of occupied France; work of the Comité de coordination; work of the president and secretariat; Jewish census in France; aid for camp internees; UGIF finance and administration; liaisons with police departments; employees of UGIF; homes for the aged; care of children and orphans; UGIF social services; education and sports; medical welfare; food services and agriculture; the Commissariat général aux Questions Juives (CGQJ); Jewish war veterans and former prisoners of war; "detention camps" in France; and antisemitism and anti-Jewish legislation in Vichy France. Copyright Holder: Yivo Institute for Jewish Research