Rada Żydowska Drohobycz (Sygn. 258) Judenrat in Drohobycz Kolekcja dokumentów z gett i obozów Europy Środkowo-Wschodniej, 1939-1944. Judenraty RG-15.629 United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives 100 Raoul Wallenberg Place SW Washington, DC 20024-2126 Tel. (202) 479-9717 e-mail: [email protected] Descriptive summary Title: Rada Żydowska Drohobycz (Sygn. 258) Judenrat in Drohobycz Kolekcja dokumentów z gett i obozów Europy Środkowo-Wschodniej, 1939-1944. Judenraty Dates: 1941 December 11 (creation) Accession number: 2018.309.1 Creator: Rada Żydowska Drohobycz Extent: 2 digital images: PDF; 2.19 MB Repository: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives, 100 Raoul Wallenberg Place SW, Washington, DC 20024-2126 Languages: Polish Scope and content of collection Records of the Judenrat in Drohobycz, Poland (currently Drohobych, Ukraine). Consists of a private letter from S. Friedmann to "Rózyczka" (a last name is unknown). Administrative Information Restrictions on access: No restrictions on access. Restrictions on reproduction and use: Publication or copying of more than several documents for a third party requires the permission of the Żydowski Instytut Historyczny imienia Emanuela Ringelbluma. Preferred citation: Preferred citation for USHMM archival collections; consult the USHMM website for guidance. Acquisition information: Source of acquisition is the Żydowski Instytut Historyczny im. Emanuela Ringelbluma Poland, Sygn. 258. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received the filmed collection via the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum International Archival Programs Division in June 2018. Existence and location of originals: Żydowski Instytut Historyczny im. Emanuela Ringelbluma Processing history: Processed by Aleksandra Borecka, 2018. Finding aid formatted by Tia Smith, 2018. Historical note Drohobycz Ghetto or Drohobych Ghetto was a World War II ghetto created by Nazi Germany in the city of Drohobycz in occupied Poland (now Drohobych, Ukraine), for the purpose of persecution and exploitation of Polish Jews after the Nazi takeover of the region in Operation Barbarossa. The ghetto was liquidated mainly between February and November 1942, when most local Jews of Drohobycz were transported in Holocaust trains to the Belzec extermination camp. System of arrangement Arranged in one series: 1. File 258/1; Drohobych. Private documents: Handwritten letter. Indexing terms Friedmann, S. Jews--Poland--History--20th century. Jewish councils--Ukraine--Drohobych. Jewish ghettos--Ukraine--Drohobych. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Ukraine--Drohobych. Poland--History--German occupation, 1939-1945. Drohobych (Ukraine) Letters. Page 2 .