NEW YORK — Agudath Israel of America has made hundreds of documents from its Holocaust collection available online, offering new insight into the impact of the Holocaust on European Orthodox Jewry and global rescue efforts.

Previously accessible only in physical form at Agudah headquarters, the documents are being digitized and organized with support from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany and the German Federal Ministry of Finance.

The first three collections now online include over 70 survivor interviews and two periodicals, Jewish Opinion and Orthodox Tribune, published by Zeirei Agudath Israel in the 1940s through 1960s. The materials chronicle war developments, relief efforts, and Orthodox responses to Nazi atrocities. The Adar 1942 issue, for instance, features front-page coverage of Nazi crimes and an op-ed by Jacob Rosenheim titled “The Right Answer to Hitler’s Challenge.”

Rabbi Chaim Dovid Zwiebel, Agudath Israel’s executive vice president, called the online publication “an important milestone in the area of Holocaust education,” emphasizing the importance of preserving and teaching this history to future generations.

Agudah thanked those involved in the project, including archivists, digitization specialists, family sponsors, the Claims Conference, and the German government. Additional collections are expected to be added in the coming months.

Online: https://agudaharchive.org/holocaust