Archives of the Caisse de Prêts et de Crédit

Collection description

Scope and content:: This fonds contains individual files of beneficiaries (arranged alphabetically) as well as correspondence, reports of the board of administrators, activity reports, and bookkeeping records.

Administrative/biographical history:: The Caisse de Prêts et de Crédit (CPC) was established in the aftermath of the war, in 1945 – an extremely difficult period of reconstruction for Shoah survivors. The Caisse de Prêts et de Crédit was stimulated and supported by the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee. This cooperative society gave out short- and medium-term loans to its members for productive purposes; the society did not receive deposits. The requirements of its members evolved over the years; it is impossible to compare the needs of merchants and artisans after the war, with those of the late 1950s. At the dawn of the 1960s, the financial resources necessary to launch a business had increased. The CPC remained a useful institution and was of great interest to its members, primarily traders and artisans. In 1960 the CPC was presided by Paul Philippson. The society was liquidated in 1994. («no. 14677. Caisse de Prêts et de Crédit, en abrégé: “C.P.C.”, société coopérative, à Bruxelles", Moniteur belge, November 15, 1945, pp. 1380-1383; Caisse de Prêts et de Crédit, Rapport à l’Assemblée générale statutaire du 8 mars 1961, Bruxelles, 1961. Fonds Caisse de Prêts et de Crédit (BE / MJB / Fonds Caisse de Prêts et de Crédit).)

Subject terms:: Aid and relief; Aid and relief--Philanthropy and charity; Holocaust; Holocaust--Survivors

Access, restrictions:: Access requires the authorisation of the archivist of the Jewish Museum of Belgium.

Finding aids:: There is a preliminary inventory at the Jewish Museum of Belgium.