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Documents of German consulates in Jerusalem, Jaffa, and Haifa, including records of relations with the Ottoman authorities, tax matters, the acquisition of property, Jewish immigration, civil and criminal cases, representation of German interests by the Spanish Consulate (1917‒1926), and a variety of other subjects. Collection reflects Germany’s takeover of the Austrian Consulate in 1938.

Only the remnants from the archives of the consulate in Jerusalem from the years 1842-1939 (including several files of the Austrian consulate which were turned over to the German consulate upon the annexion of Austria in march 1938) are described here, but the fonds also contains remnants from the archives of the Jaffa consulate (1870-1917) and the Haifa consulate (1877-1918).

• Series 146 CCC, Consular and Commercial Correspondence (4 volumes, vols. 2-5, 1842-1901): 578 dispatches.
• Series 74 CPC, Political correspondence, Jerusalem (27 volumes 1843-1895) : 2603 dispatches.
• Series 206 CPCOM, Political and Commercial Correspondence, known as "New Series") Turkey-Palestine, (vols. 129-138, 10 vols. 1896-1914): 880 dispatches.

Most despatches are typed, and almost always present short analyses (there are, however, overwritten drafts as well as telegraphic despatches without analysis).

The numbering of dispatches is not continuous.

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

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.

The documents in Ottoman-Turkish and Arabic kept in the “Cyril and Methodius” National Library contain valuable material for the study of the social, economic, political and cultural development of the Arab countries from the XVIth to the XXth century.

The documents included in the inventory offer a rich material for studies in the field of the Arabic and the Ottoman-Turkish diplomatics and paleography, language research, as well as for special regional and town studies.

The documents in Ottoman-Turkish and Arabic kept in the “Cyril and Methodius” National Library contain valuable material for the study of the social, economic, political and cultural development of the Arab countries from the XVIth to the XXth century.
They also offer a rich material for studies in the field of the Arabic and the Ottoman-Turkish diplomatics and paleography, language research, as well as for special regional and town studies.

The documents in Ottoman-Turkish and Arabic kept in the “Cyril and Methodius” National Library contain valuable material for the study of the social, economic, political and cultural development of the Arab countries from the XVIth to the XXth century.
They also offer a rich material for studies in the field of the Arabic and the Ottoman-Turkish diplomatics and paleography, language research, as well as for special regional and town studies.

This fonds is part of the Archives of Religious Houses (or Archives of convents) held by the Historical Archive of the Custody of the Holy Land.
The Church of All Nations, near the Gethsemane garden, was completed in 1924. The Church of All Nations is also known as the Church or Basilica of the Agony.

Structure: Global extent: 56 files; 1900-01-01-2000-09-27
Series A, Reports from the Discretorium – Convent’s chapter. Global extent: 1 file; 1957-02-01-1981-02-03
Series B, Manufacture. Global extent: 13 files; 1919-12-24-1924-07-22
B-I, Receipts and accounting notes. Global extent: 5 files; 1920-01-24-1924-07-18
B-II, Rolls of the workers' wages - Minutes. Global extent: 3 files; 1920-09-06-1924-07-12
B-III, Rolls of workers' wages. Global extent: 4 files; 1920-10-31-1924-03-22
B-IV, Expenditures. Global extent: 1 file; 1919-12-24-1924-07-22
Series C, Revenues and expenditure. Global extent: 3 files; 1973-01-01-1991-12-31
Series D, Holy Masses. Global extent: 9 files; 1924-08-07-1992-07-08
D-I, Charity Mass ("Pro gratia"). Global extent: 2 files; 1924-09-26-1944-06-23
D-II, Masses dedicated to benefactors ("Pro benefactoribus"). Global extent: 4 files; 1924-08-07-1981-02-26
D-III, Masses “pro eleemosyna”. Global extent: 3 files; 1977-02-01-1992-07-08
Series E, Confraternity of the Holy Hour. Global extent: 9 files; 1933-04-06-1992-12-03
E-I, Members and worship turns. Global extent: 8 files; 1933-04-06-1956-11-15
E-II, Masses. Global extent: 1 file; 1933-04-06-1992-12-03
Series F, Chronicles and memoirs. Global extent: 21 files; 1900-01-01-2000-09-27
F-I, Various memoirs. Global extent: 2 files; [Start -Mid. XXth century]
F-II, Registers of pilgrim priests near the Grotto of the Agony. Global extent: 5 files; 1958-06-17-1997-08-31
F-III, Registers of pilgrim priests . Global extent: 10 files; 1925-09-10-2000-09-27
F-IV, Registers of pilgrims. Global extent: 2 files; 1910-03-19-1923-06-09
F-V, Chronicles. Global extent: 2 files; 1945-01-10-1980-06-12

To be completed.

This fonds is part of the Archives of Religious Houses (or Archives of convents) held by the Historical Archive of the Custody of the Holy Land.

The Church of the Holy Sepulchre (also called the Church of the Resurrection or Church of the Anastasis by Orthodox Christians) is a church in the Christian Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem.
In American English also spelled Sepulcher. Also called the Basilica of the Holy Sepulchre.

The Sultan's firman (decree) of 1853, known as the "status quo", pinned down the now permanent statutes of property and the regulations concerning the roles of the different denominations and other custodians.
The primary custodians are the Greek Orthodox, Armenian Apostolic, and Roman Catholic Churches, with the Greek Orthodox Church having the lion's share. In the 19th century, the Coptic Orthodox, the Ethiopian Orthodox and the Syriac Orthodox acquired lesser responsibilities, which include shrines and other structures in and around the building [...].
The Greek Orthodox act through the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate as well as through the Brotherhood of the Holy Sepulchre. The Roman Catholics act through the Franciscan Custody of the Holy Land.

Structure of the fonds: Global extent: 252 files; 1801- 31 Dec. 2001
Series A, Religious families. Global extent: 2 files; 1913-1948
Series B, Regulations and provisions. Global extent: 29 files; 1801-[mid XXth century]
Series C, Correspondence. Global extent: 3 files; 17 May 1930 - 4 Apr. 1983
Series D, Assets and administration. Global extent: 4 files; 18 Oct. 1887 - [XXth century]
D-I, Inventories. Global extent: 2 files; 18 Oct. 1887 - [XXth century]
D-II, Revenues and expenditures. Global extent: 2 files; July 1932 - Sept. 1977
Series E, Holy Masses. Global extent: 106 files; 21 Sept. 1802 - 31 Dec. 2001
E-I, Hebdomadal office. Global extent: 3 files; 13 Jan. 1879 - 11 Nov. 1962
E-II, Bastardelli. Global extent: 2 files; 2 Apr. 1961 - 1964
E-III, Masses “pro defunctis fratribus, pro parentibus religiosorum, pro officiis generalibus et iuxta kalendarium”. Global extent: 17 files; 21 Sept. 1802 - 9 Aug. 1983
E-IV, Masses “pro rege et pontifice”. Global extent: 16 files; 1st Jan. 1809 - 20 Aug. 1975
E-V, Masses dedicated to benefactors ("Pro benefactoribus"). Global extent: 15 files; 1st Jan. 1842 - 31 Dec. 1962
E-VI, Pious legates. Global extent: 14 files; 1st Jan. 1809 - 31 Dec. 2001
E-VII, Masses dedicated to clergymen's relatives ("Messe ad intentionem religiosorum de familia"). Global extent: 10 files; 1st Jan. 1842 - 30 Dec. 1988
E-VIII, Pro eleemosyna masses. Global extent: 24 files; 13 Jan. 1842 - 24 June 1978
E-VIII-I, General. Global extent: 1 file; 1st Aug. 1937 - 2 July 1946
E-VIII-II, In Calvary ("Monte Calvario"). Global extent: 8 files; 1st Apr. 1891 - 10 June 1978
E-VIII-III, Holy Sepulchre ("S. Sepolcro"). Global extent: 7 files; 2 Jan. 1910 - 19 June 1978
E-VIII-IV, In the Basilica. Global extent: 8 files; 13 Jan. 1842 - 24 June 1978
E-IX, Masses "ad mentem ministri generalis et pro Capitulo". Global extent: 3 files; 15 Oct. 1857 - 25 Dec. 1979
E-X, Masses celebrated by pilgrim priests. Global extent: 2 files; 1st Jan. 1996 - 15 Apr. 1997
Series F, Guard of honour . Global extent: 1 file; 1908 - 1912
Series G, Chronicles and memoirs. Global extent: 109 files; 19 Sept. 1903 - 14 May 1999
G-I, Several memoirs. Global extent: 1 file; 26 July 1937 - 4 March 1938
G-II, Registers of pilgrim priests. Global extent: 27 files; 19 Sept. 1903 - 10 Aug. 1997
G-III, Minutes from the Sanctuary's Chronicles. Global extent: 17 files; 1st Jan. 1908 - 27 March 1951
G-IV, Sanctuary's chronicles. Global extent: 56 files; 27 March 1913 - 31 Aug. 1975
G-V, Convent's chronicles. Global extent: 8 files; 1st Jan. 1915 - 14 May 1999

This record group is supposed to be the documents created by the service of the town clerk during the British Mandate. However, most of the documents have been created between the end of the 1920s and the beginning of the 1950s. The gap into the records for the first years of the Mandate remains unexplained.
This record group mainly consists of correspondence and reports which show the organisation of the Municipality. Moreover, a section of this record group deals with the security of the City during the 1930s and 1940s.