War archives of Jean Vossen - European Jewish Archives Portal

Collection description

Collection

Country:: Belgium

Holding institution:: Centre for Historical Research and Documentation on War and Contemporary Society

Holding institution (official language):: Centre d’Études et de Documentation Guerre et Sociétés Contemporaines

Postal address:: Luchtvaartsquare 29 / Square de l’Aviation 29, 1070 Bruxelles (Anderlecht)

Phone number:: +32 (0)2 556 92 11

Web address:: http://www.cegesoma.be/

Email:: cegesoma@cegesoma.be

Reference number:: CHRDWConS-Brussels-AA 892

Title:: War archives of Jean Vossen

Title (official language):: Archives de guerre Jean Vossen

Creator/accumulator:: Vossen, Jean

Date(s):: 1940/1965

Extent:: 287 pages

Scope and content:: In the section “les mesures contres les Juifs” we note a letter by Vossen to general Von Craushaar, related to the anti-Jewish measures (no. 197), as well as a note by Vossen titled “Mesures contre les Juifs” (no. 198) and “miscellaneous documents concerning the anti-Jewish measures (no. 199).

Administrative/biographical history:: Jean Vossen (1893-1970) was secretary-general of the Ministry of the Interior since 1931. During the Occupation he held this same function within the Committee of Secretaries-General. (N. Wouters, “Sécretaires généraux (comité des)”, in P. Aron & J. Gotovitch, Dictionnaire de la Seconde Guerre mondiale en Belgique, Brussel, André Versaille, 2008, pp. 408-413.)

Access points: persons/families:: Vossen, Jean

Subject terms:: Antisemitism; Antisemitism--Antisemitic measures

Finding aids:: J. Gallant, Archief Jean Vossen, inventarissen 19, Brussel, CEGESOMA. The fonds is also described in the database of the CEGESOMA.

Links to finding aids:: http://pallas.cegesoma.be/pls/opac/plsp.getplsdoc?lan=N&htdoc=general/opac.htm

Yerusha Network member:: State Archives of Belgium

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