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UNITED RESTITUTION ORGANIZATION (URO).

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Collection
UNITED RESTITUTION ORGANIZATION (URO).
Description Level
Fonds
Physical Description
110 metres of textual records. - 4 photographs. - 10 maps. - 7 artefacts.
Fonds No.
I0064
Date
1927, [1953]- .
Collection
UNITED RESTITUTION ORGANIZATION (URO).
Description Level
Fonds
Physical Description
110 metres of textual records. - 4 photographs. - 10 maps. - 7 artefacts.
Date
1927, [1953]- .
Fonds No.
I0064
History / Biographical
The United Restitution Organization is a world-wide legal aid organization which assists those victims of Nazi persecution who otherwise would be unable to submit claims against the German and Austrian governments. The URO headquarters are in Frankfurt, Germany. Dr. Nahum Goldmann, President of the World Jewish Congress from 1948 to 1977, led the negotiations with Dr. Konrad Adenauer, West-German Chancellor, prior to the formulation and passing of the BEG (Federal Indemnification Law). In order to assist potential claimants, the URO was established in 1953. In Canada, the URO was founded in 1953 under the aegis of the Canadian Jewish Congress, with its head office in Montreal, offices in Toronto and Winnipeg, and facilities in Vancouver to assist applicants with the documentation of their claims. The URO offices in Vancouver and Winnipeg were closed in the 1970s. The Toronto office and the Montreal head office later closed as well. Claims assistance is now given to survivors in the context of these cities' Jewish federations in survivor assistance offices. The information in this collection constitutes a valuable resource for studies of the Holocaust period
Custodial History
In 1989 the URO Montreal office deposited non-current administrative records and settled cases in the National Archives of Canadian Jewish Congress. Additional non-current files were deposited in 1997, 1998, and 2000. Further accruals are expected.
Notes
The majority of the records are in German.Names of clients are restricted.There is a finding aid and computer listings.This is a semi-active collection which is added to at intervals - most recently in 1998. The fonds also contains Jewish money from Theresienstadt concentration camp (7 bills).
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Canadian Jewish Archives
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Settled Cases.

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Collection
UNITED RESTITUTION ORGANIZATION (URO).
Description Level
Series
Physical Description
74 metres of textual records.
Fonds No.
I0064; A
Scope and Content
Settled Federal Indemnification Law (BEG) claims. Subdivided by case workers: Aa: Dr. Smulowicz; Ab: Dr. Star (Stahr); Ac and Ad: Mrs. Hiller; Ae: Dr. Saalheimer; Af: Additional files added 1997 - various cases workers; Ag: Additional Mrs. Hiller cases added 1997
Collection
UNITED RESTITUTION ORGANIZATION (URO).
Description Level
Series
Physical Description
74 metres of textual records.
Scope and Content
Settled Federal Indemnification Law (BEG) claims. Subdivided by case workers: Aa: Dr. Smulowicz; Ab: Dr. Star (Stahr); Ac and Ad: Mrs. Hiller; Ae: Dr. Saalheimer; Af: Additional files added 1997 - various cases workers; Ag: Additional Mrs. Hiller cases added 1997
Fonds No.
I0064
Series No.
A
Notes
Additions to this series were made in 1997 and 1998.
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Canadian Jewish Archives
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Jewellery Cases.

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Collection
UNITED RESTITUTION ORGANIZATION (URO).
Description Level
Series
Physical Description
3.7 metres of textual records.
Fonds No.
I0064; B
Scope and Content
Claims for jewellery and precious metals under the Federal Restitution Law (BRUEG), by Dr. Barber.
Collection
UNITED RESTITUTION ORGANIZATION (URO).
Description Level
Series
Physical Description
3.7 metres of textual records.
Scope and Content
Claims for jewellery and precious metals under the Federal Restitution Law (BRUEG), by Dr. Barber.
Fonds No.
I0064
Series No.
B
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Canadian Jewish Archives
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Equalization of Burden Law (LAG) Cases.

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Collection
UNITED RESTITUTION ORGANIZATION (URO).
Description Level
Series
Physical Description
0.62 metres of textual records.
Fonds No.
I0064; C
Scope and Content
Claims for loss of immovable property, by Dr. Barber.
Collection
UNITED RESTITUTION ORGANIZATION (URO).
Description Level
Series
Physical Description
0.62 metres of textual records.
Scope and Content
Claims for loss of immovable property, by Dr. Barber.
Fonds No.
I0064
Series No.
C
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Canadian Jewish Archives
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Slave Labour.

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Collection
UNITED RESTITUTION ORGANIZATION (URO).
Description Level
Series
Physical Description
0.77 metres of textual records.
Fonds No.
I0064; D
Scope and Content
Claims against Krupp Ag, I.G. Farben, and other factories, by Mrs. Hiller.
Collection
UNITED RESTITUTION ORGANIZATION (URO).
Description Level
Series
Physical Description
0.77 metres of textual records.
Scope and Content
Claims against Krupp Ag, I.G. Farben, and other factories, by Mrs. Hiller.
Fonds No.
I0064
Series No.
D
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Canadian Jewish Archives
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Household Goods Cases.

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Collection
UNITED RESTITUTION ORGANIZATION (URO).
Description Level
Series
Physical Description
0.16 metres of textual records.
Fonds No.
I0064; E
Scope and Content
Claims for loss of household goods (BRUEG) in France, Belgium, Holland and Alsace-Lorraine, by Mrs. Hiller.
Collection
UNITED RESTITUTION ORGANIZATION (URO).
Description Level
Series
Physical Description
0.16 metres of textual records.
Scope and Content
Claims for loss of household goods (BRUEG) in France, Belgium, Holland and Alsace-Lorraine, by Mrs. Hiller.
Fonds No.
I0064
Series No.
E
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Canadian Jewish Archives
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Special Fund "SF" Cases.

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Collection
UNITED RESTITUTION ORGANIZATION (URO).
Description Level
Series
Physical Description
5.67 metres of textual records.
Fonds No.
I0064; F
Scope and Content
BEG-SG (Final law) claims, subdivided as: Fa: Article V, which are BEG-SG Article V claims, for residents of Eastern Europe in 1953, handled by Dr. Barber; Fb: BEG-SG paragraph (150 claims), for German language and cultural groups; Fc: Article V claims; Fd: Article II claims. These different types …
Collection
UNITED RESTITUTION ORGANIZATION (URO).
Description Level
Series
Physical Description
5.67 metres of textual records.
Scope and Content
BEG-SG (Final law) claims, subdivided as: Fa: Article V, which are BEG-SG Article V claims, for residents of Eastern Europe in 1953, handled by Dr. Barber; Fb: BEG-SG paragraph (150 claims), for German language and cultural groups; Fc: Article V claims; Fd: Article II claims. These different types of claims are explained in greater detail in the Finding Aid prepared in 1992.
Fonds No.
I0064
Series No.
F
Notes
Additions to this series (Fc and Fd were made in 1998).
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Canadian Jewish Archives
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General = Administrative files.

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Collection
UNITED RESTITUTION ORGANIZATION (URO).
Description Level
Series
Physical Description
6.8 metres of textual records.
Fonds No.
I0064; G
Date
1950-1989.
Scope and Content
URO correspondence, memos, statistics, reports and other general documents. Subdivided as materials from or about: Ga: Dr. Saalheimer; Gb: Dr. Stahr; Gc: Legal regulations; Gd: Mrs. Hiller. One group of files includes testimonies of witnesses regarding suspected war criminals resident in Canada (19…
Collection
UNITED RESTITUTION ORGANIZATION (URO).
Description Level
Series
Physical Description
6.8 metres of textual records.
Scope and Content
URO correspondence, memos, statistics, reports and other general documents. Subdivided as materials from or about: Ga: Dr. Saalheimer; Gb: Dr. Stahr; Gc: Legal regulations; Gd: Mrs. Hiller. One group of files includes testimonies of witnesses regarding suspected war criminals resident in Canada (1960-1961)
Date
1950-1989.
Fonds No.
I0064
Series No.
G
Notes
This material is mostly in English. Names in the witness files are restricted.
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Canadian Jewish Archives
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Discontinued Cases.

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Collection
UNITED RESTITUTION ORGANIZATION (URO).
Description Level
Series
Physical Description
7.7 metres of textual records.
Fonds No.
I0064; H
Scope and Content
BEG claims that were discontinued, subdivided by case worker: Ha: Mrs. Hiller; Hb: Drs. Stahr and Barber; Hc: Dr. Smulowicz.
Collection
UNITED RESTITUTION ORGANIZATION (URO).
Description Level
Series
Physical Description
7.7 metres of textual records.
Scope and Content
BEG claims that were discontinued, subdivided by case worker: Ha: Mrs. Hiller; Hb: Drs. Stahr and Barber; Hc: Dr. Smulowicz.
Fonds No.
I0064
Series No.
H
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Canadian Jewish Archives
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Miscellaneous Cases.

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Collection
UNITED RESTITUTION ORGANIZATION (URO).
Description Level
Series
Physical Description
3.4 metres of textual records.
Fonds No.
I0064; I
Scope and Content
Other BEG claims. subdivided as: Ia: Vancouver, Ottawa, Toronto files; Ib: Mrs. Hiller's remaining files
Collection
UNITED RESTITUTION ORGANIZATION (URO).
Description Level
Series
Physical Description
3.4 metres of textual records.
Scope and Content
Other BEG claims. subdivided as: Ia: Vancouver, Ottawa, Toronto files; Ib: Mrs. Hiller's remaining files
Fonds No.
I0064
Series No.
I
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Canadian Jewish Archives
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Russian Cases.

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Collection
UNITED RESTITUTION ORGANIZATION (URO).
Description Level
Series
Physical Description
3.4 metres of textual records.
Fonds No.
I0064; J
Scope and Content
Claims by former Russian citizens, made after 1981. (Previously the German government had refused these any eligibility, declaring any suffering the result of Russian actions.) Claims by Drs. Stahr and Barber
Collection
UNITED RESTITUTION ORGANIZATION (URO).
Description Level
Series
Physical Description
3.4 metres of textual records.
Scope and Content
Claims by former Russian citizens, made after 1981. (Previously the German government had refused these any eligibility, declaring any suffering the result of Russian actions.) Claims by Drs. Stahr and Barber
Fonds No.
I0064
Series No.
J
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Canadian Jewish Archives
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Visual Materials.

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Collection
UNITED RESTITUTION ORGANIZATION (URO).
Description Level
Series
Fonds No.
I0064; K
Scope and Content
Ka: Maps, especially of concentration camp locations, Poland, etc.; Kb: photographs; Kc: Jewish money from Theresienstadt.
Collection
UNITED RESTITUTION ORGANIZATION (URO).
Description Level
Series
Scope and Content
Ka: Maps, especially of concentration camp locations, Poland, etc.; Kb: photographs; Kc: Jewish money from Theresienstadt.
Fonds No.
I0064
Series No.
K
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Canadian Jewish Archives
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United Restitution Organization = Addition.

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Collection
UNITED RESTITUTION ORGANIZATION (URO).
Description Level
Series
Physical Description
13 metres of textual records.
Fonds No.
I0064; L
Date
1953c-1999.
Scope and Content
39 additional boxes of client files and about half a dozen publications on restitution. The files include Russian, BEG, FEB, Austria and Article 2 claims.
Collection
UNITED RESTITUTION ORGANIZATION (URO).
Description Level
Series
Physical Description
13 metres of textual records.
Scope and Content
39 additional boxes of client files and about half a dozen publications on restitution. The files include Russian, BEG, FEB, Austria and Article 2 claims.
Date
1953c-1999.
Fonds No.
I0064
Series No.
L
Custodial History
This collection was stored in the URO offices in the Canadian Jewish Congress Samuel Bronfman House (SBH) building. The transfer was made at the time of URO's move to smaller quarters outside SBH
Notes
P00/05.German, Russian, and English.Client confidentiality.
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Canadian Jewish Archives
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UNITED RESTITUTION ORGANIZATION (URO) = Addition 2001.

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Collection
UNITED RESTITUTION ORGANIZATION (URO).
Description Level
Series
Physical Description
Env. 1 metres of textual records.
Fonds No.
I0064; M
Date
1960c-2001.
Scope and Content
4 file card boxes containing approximately 8 000 cards for BEG settled cases. Some cards are duplicated in the white and pink series, and neither is complete. They contain information not entered on CJC computers. 1 metal box (approx. 14" by 6" by 5") containing a few hundred cards referring to Win…
Collection
UNITED RESTITUTION ORGANIZATION (URO).
Description Level
Series
Physical Description
Env. 1 metres of textual records.
Scope and Content
4 file card boxes containing approximately 8 000 cards for BEG settled cases. Some cards are duplicated in the white and pink series, and neither is complete. They contain information not entered on CJC computers. 1 metal box (approx. 14" by 6" by 5") containing a few hundred cards referring to Winnipeg survivor restitution cases. We have been informed that the associated case files have been discarded.
Date
1960c-2001.
Fonds No.
I0064
Series No.
M
Custodial History
This addition was donated by URO via Charlotte Freedman. It was donated at the time of the closing of the URO Montreal office, as files are being taken over by the Federation staff.
Notes
P01/add and P01/addURO.The cards are restricted.The cards provide information about outcome of cases and contact numbers with clients.
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Canadian Jewish Archives
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CASE FILES.

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Collection
UNITED RESTITUTION ORGANIZATION (URO).
Description Level
Series
Physical Description
Env. 1 metres of textual records.
Fonds No.
I0064; N
Date
1950-2003.
Scope and Content
1 metre of additional case files (BEG, ArtII, Hiller, Verschl, Russian, etc.).
Collection
UNITED RESTITUTION ORGANIZATION (URO).
Description Level
Series
Physical Description
Env. 1 metres of textual records.
Scope and Content
1 metre of additional case files (BEG, ArtII, Hiller, Verschl, Russian, etc.).
Date
1950-2003.
Fonds No.
I0064
Series No.
N
Custodial History
This collection was donated by Paula Wajnberg at the time of the closing of the Montreal office
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Canadian Jewish Archives
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