Georges Rhodius archives

Collection description

Holding institution:: Royal Museum of the Armed Forces and of Military History

Holding institution (official language):: Musée Royal de l’Armée et d’Histoire Militaire

Scope and content:: This fonds contains documents related to the activity of Georges Rhodius, notably during the war. We note box 9 which contains various files concerning the activity of the organisation Aide aux Abandonnés (AAA-NISDGM).

Administrative/biographical history:: Georges Rhodius was born in 1899. He played a major role during the First World War and joined the resistance during the Second World War. After the war he was a member of the Comité Consultatif des Prisons and in this capacity participated in the evaluation of requests by collaborators for early release. In mid-1942 he joined the clandestine Aide aux Abandonnés (AAA-NISDGM), an organisation that helped many Jews escape persecution. Rhodius was involved in the organisation and relief of Jewish children placed in the homes in Eprave, Jamoigne and Sugny. (R. Boijen, Inventaris der archieven. Fonds Rhodius, no. 21, non publié, 1977.)

Subject terms:: Aid and relief; Children; Holocaust; Holocaust--Hiding; Holocaust--Rescue and resistance; World War II

Finding aids:: R. Boijen, Inventaris der archieven. Fonds Rhodius, no. 21, non publié, 1977.