Jewish PressAgencies Collection 1933-1935 bulk 1934-1935

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Jewish PressAgencies Collection 1933-1935 bulk 1934-1935

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The Jewish PressAgencies Collection consists of press reports that document the events of 1933-1935in Nazi Germany, with a focus on the persecution of German Jews. The bulk of thematerial derives from reports of the Jewish Central Information Office, althoughInpress and the Jewish Telegraphic Agency are also represented. Almost the entiretyof the collection consists of reports, but there are also photocopies of variousdocuments, timelines and a few publications.

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B'nai B'rith

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The Jewish Central Information Office was founded by Alfred Wiener, a German Jew who worked for the Central Association of German Citizens of Jewish Faith ( Centralverein deutscher Staatsbürger jüdischen Glaubens ). In 1933 he fled to Amsterdam where he founded the agency along with David Cohen. The JCIO produced reports to spread word of the activities that were occurring in Nazi Germany. In 1939 the office was moved to London, where it became known as the Wiener Library. ...

Jewish Telegraphic Agency (New York, N.Y.)

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Inpress (Independent Press Agency)

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Jewish Central Information Office

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