The Central Archives for the History of the Jewish People Jerusalem (CAHJP)
Last update: Nov. 26, 2009		Giv'at Ram Campus, Hebrew University, Jerusalem	Postal address: P.O.B. 39077 Jerusalem 91390
Tel. 972-2-6586249		archives@vms.huji.ac.il	Fax 972-2-6535426
The Central Archives for the History of the Jewish People (CAHJP) were established in 1939. They hold the archives of hundreds of Jewish communities, as well as of local, national and international Jewish organizations and the private collections of many outstanding Jewish personalities. The Archives now hold the most extensive collection of documents, pinkassim (registers) and other records of Jewish history from the Middle Ages to the present day. The Board of Directors is composed of representatives of the Government of Israel, The Historical Society of Israel, The Jewish Agency for Israel, The Israeli Academy of Sciences and Humanities, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Tel-Aviv University and Bar-Ilan University.

We are looking for personal or family correspondence written from Europe to relatives in the U.S., Israel or elsewhere – especially for the years preceding W.W.II, but also for earlier periods. The letters enable a glimpse into the real lives of the people who wrote them and are therefore of great historical significance.

One of about 150 "passports" issued by the kahal of Vilna with the authorization of the Russian government, 1815 Original at Lithuanian State Archives in Vilna