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Where are the HIAS archives? #general #records
relly800@...
Does anyone know where ae the HIAS records from WW2 and post War kept? Are they searchable online?
After the war my parents search for family members most likely also thru HIAS, they may have also received services as refugees in Poland, Russia, and DP camp. Thanks, Relly Coleman FUDALOWICZ WASSERSTEIN FELD WARSZAWSKI
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Susan&David
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On 1/26/2021 9:49 AM,
relly800@... wrote:
Does anyone know where ae the HIAS records from WW2 and post War kept? Are they searchable online?
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Rodney Eisfelder
See also the Center for Jewish History in New York:
https://archives.cjh.org//repositories/3/resources/20037 They have over 700 boxes of HIAS records, mostly post 1954. I hope this helps, Rodney Eisfelder Melbourne, Australia
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Moishe Miller
Hello,
You might also want to see detail on the HIAS archives in Boston: https://dbnews.americanancestors.org/2019/12/19/boston-ma-hebrew-immigrant-aid-society-immigration-records-1904-1929/ -- Moishe Miller Brooklyn, NY moishe.miller@... JGFF #3391
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R Jaffer
A quick search of your family's name in JewishGen's USA database might also turn up something for your family. HIAS was among other agencies who posted Seeking Kin ads in US newspapers in an attempt to unite families after WWI, WWII, and after Russian Jews were allowed to emigrate. While the ads in JewishGen's database came from a Massachusetts newspaper, many people did not know where their family was living, and the same ads were published in multiple states.
Some ads simply stated one person looking for another, but other ads gave great genealogical info such as birth, names of parents and siblings, and "old country" vs US names. Roberta Jaffer Waltham, MA
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