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Archives of organizations and bodies preserved by the Central Zionist Archives

  • JM-CZA/Institutions
  • Collection
  • 1847-2009

The Central Zionist Archives – the official archives of the institutions of the Zionist Movement (the World Zionist Organization, the Jewish Agency, the Jewish National Fund, and the United Israel Appeal) and the numerous institutions that were established by, or alongside, these bodies – permanently preserves the files that were created during the activity of these institutions.

In addition, the Zionist Archives holds the files of the institutions of the Jewish population in Palestine before the establishment of the State (the Archives of the National Council, the Archives of the Palestine Jewish Colonization Association (PICA), the Archives of the Hadassah Medical Organization, etc.), of the offices of the World Jewish Congress in various countries, the remainder of the Archives of the Hovevei Zion and of some of the Zionist Federations around the world.

Language of registration of the record group names: Hebrew and English (See the Record Group Guide)

Language of registration of the files: The descriptions of most of the files in the various record groups are in Hebrew. However, if most of the original documents in the files of the record group are in English, the file descriptions are in English. Most of the file titles (about 80%) are in Hebrew.

Zionist organizations and bodies whose archives are preserved in CZA

Cevdet Paşa’s collection

  • TR-BOA/C
  • Collection
  • 1553-01-01-1904-12-31

This fonds includes documents gathered by Cevdet Pasa and arranged by him according to their topic.

Ahmed Cevdet Paşa (ACP)

Collection of maps from the Ottoman Empire

  • TR-BOA/HRT-h
  • Collection
  • 1718-01-01-1966-12-31

To be completed.
The starting and ending Hijri dates for this collection are: 1131-1386.

Maps department of the Ottoman Empire (H)

EBAF's Photographic Collection

  • FR-EBAF/Ph
  • Collection
  • 1890-

EBAF's Photographic Collection (the ancient photographic collection of the Dominicans of Jerusalem) is located in and belongs to the convent of St. Stephen, Protomartyr of Jerusalem, which houses the French Biblical and Archaeological School (EBAF). Legally, this collection belongs to the convent, thus to the Dominican community, and ultimately to the Order of Preachers.

French biblical and archaeological School (EBAF)

Gilles Caron Collection

  • CH-FGC
  • Collection
  • 1964-1970

This collection is composed of Gilles Caron's photographic and filmic works as well as referenced publications of his work in magazines and editions.
Part of the collection is dedicated to the 1,096 Tri X films made between 1965 and 1966 when he worked for APIS.
A second part is dedicated to the 2,376 black and white Tri X films and vintage contact sheets made between 1967 and 1970 when Gilles Caron worked for GAMMA. 49 films are listed for the year 1966; 741 for the year 1967; 631 for the year 1968; 873 for the year 1969; 82 for the year 1970.
A third part of the collection concerns 2,900 ektachromes made by Gilles Caron whose dates of realization are not mentioned.
The collection also includes publications (magazines and editions) related to Gilles Caron's work.

Gilles Caron (GC)

Magnum Photos Collection

  • 00-Mag
  • Collection
  • 1947-2023

Online database of the Magnum Photos agency.

Magnum Photos (MP)

Personal papers of leaders and activists of the Zionist Movement and the Yishuv

  • JM-CZA/PersonalPapers
  • Collection
  • Undated

Collection of personal archives of leaders and activists of the Zionist Movement and the Yishuv.

Most of the original documents in the files of the record group are in English, German or another language

Leaders and activists of the Zionist movement and the Yishuv whose personal papers are preserved in CZA (ZMY)

Publications and Printed Documents

  • PPD
  • Collection

This collection lists some sources which are not archives but publications and printed documents which are not part of any archival fonds or sole collection (i.e.: copies of books and printed documents which can be found in different institutions or private collections).

Selection of appointment registers from the records of the awqāf of the Maghariba neighborhood

  • TR-VGMA
  • Collection
  • 1303-10-15-1914-09-28

This body of document is composed of registers from the records of the awqāf of the Maghariba neighborhood. They mainly deal with appointments, promotions, and dismissals of waqf employees.
The appointment registers (esās/şaẖsiyāt) are an other primary sources to provide us with adequate information on the actual nature of the social and economic activities of a waqf, or on the changes in these activities over time.

The registers are bound in leather, cloth, or marbled paper, and are written in the inaccessible ṣiyaḳat writing style [...]. Ṣiyaḳat refers to letters and numbers expressed in the “stairs” style of writing, used in Ottoman accounting documents to establish a powerful regime of surveillance, inspection, and communication. Each register starts with an index page. In the index, the records are organized under the headings of the district names and the records were entered on this basis. Records are usually written vertically. The contents provide detailed information about the administrative structure of the area, the names of the district, names of the awqāf and their founders, types of work, previous and current names of office holders, reasons for new postings, fees, names of administrators who can request different postings, and the dates of documents recorded in a specific order and sequence.

While the records in the ʿatīḳ registers are arranged according to their administrative units, the cedīd structure is identical to the waqf registers. These registers began to be kept after 1300/1882, with a specific reference to the ʿatīḳ series. These are also hardcover volumes bound in leather, cloth, or marbled
paper, written in rikʿa, rikʿa crumble, dīvanī or tāʿlīk style. The records are usually written horizontally. Four series of registers make up this collection. The cedīd registers are also organized differently than the ʿatīḳ registers and are written in a systematic way in a chart called the “Register of Professions” (Defter Esās Cihāt). All new appointments and other additions are written in the events section of the chart. Thus, this chart acts as a summary of the activities of the waqfiyya.
The records of the Maghariba neighborhood are located in number 515 of the ʿatīḳ registers (Kudüs ʿatīḳ) and in number 160 of the cedīd (Kudüs cedīd) registers. There is also an index register numbered 163 called the Index of Benghazi and Jerusalem, which includes the index of the ʿatīḳ and cedīd registers.

Jerusalem Awqâf Administration (KEAM)

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