Sternbuch Isaac

Identifier: 000386
Type of Entity: Person

History

Representative in the Va'ad ha-hatsala rescue committee of the Orthodox rabbis in the United States together with his wife Recha. Headed the Relief Organisation for Jewish Refugees Abroad. Helped rescue numerous Jews from Poland and Czechoslovakia.

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Correspondence between Saly Mayer and Robert Guggenheim regarding support by the JDC for religious Jewish refugees in Shanghai, and correspondence between Guggenheim and Isaac Sternbuch, 1942-1945
1. P.36 - Saly Mayer Archive: Documentation regarding the activities of Saly Mayer, President of the SIG (Union of Jewish Communities in Switzerland), on behalf of the Joint Distribution Committee (JDC)
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- 1942-1945
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Correspondence between Saly Mayer and Robert Guggenheim regarding support by the JDC for religious Jewish refugees in Shanghai, and correspondence between Guggenheim and Isaac Sternbuch, 1942-1945 - Correspondence between Saly Mayer and Robert Guggenheim, head of the Agudat Israel [?] political committee for Switzerland, regarding support by the JDC for religious Jewish refugees in Shanghai; - Correspondence between Robert Guggenheim and Isaac Sternbuch, head of the Schweizerischer Hilfsverein fuer Juedische Fluechtlinge im Ausland (HIJEFS).
Diary written by Saly Mayer including documentation regarding his visits in Geneva and meetings with various people, including Israel Kasztner and Isaac Sternbuch, and a meeting in the context of the "ARBA" [?] negotiations and other matters, 1944
1. P.36 - Saly Mayer Archive: Documentation regarding the activities of Saly Mayer, President of the SIG (Union of Jewish Communities in Switzerland), on behalf of the Joint Distribution Committee (JDC)
- ארכיון יד ושם / Yad Vashem Archives
- 3684559
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- Microfilm 863 pages/frames
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Diary written by Saly Mayer including documentation regarding his visits in Geneva and meetings with various people, including Israel Kasztner and Isaac Sternbuch, and a meeting in the context of the "ARBA" [?] negotiations and other matters, 1944 Diary [apparently titled], "Agenda 1944", written by Saly Mayer, 1944, including: - Documentation regarding Saly Mayer's visits in Geneva and his meetings with various people regarding Jewish refugees and the persecuted Jews in Europe; - Notes regarding Israel Kasztner and Isaac Sternbuch (the representative in Switzerland of the Rescue Committee ...
Documentation regarding the negotiations between Saly Mayer and SS representatives concerning the rescue of the remnant of the Jews in Europe and, in particular, in Hungary, including Mayer's telephone discussions with the JDC organization's center in Lis
1. P.36 - Saly Mayer Archive: Documentation regarding the activities of Saly Mayer, President of the SIG (Union of Jewish Communities in Switzerland), on behalf of the Joint Distribution Committee (JDC)
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- 1944
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Documentation regarding the negotiations between Saly Mayer and SS representatives concerning the rescue of the remnant of the Jews in Europe and, in particular, in Hungary, including Mayer's telephone discussions with the JDC organization's center in Lisbon, the protocol of his discussions with the JDC organization's director in Europe, a report regarding the meeting with the SS representatives, and other matters, October-December 1944 - Documentation regarding the negotiations between Saly Mayer and SS representatives concerning the "Goods for Blood" deal ("ARBA") [?] for the rescue of th...
Documentation regarding the negotiations held by Saly Mayer with SS representatives in the context of the "Goods for Blood" deal, the negotiations held by the Vaad Ha-Hatsala of the Union of Orthodox Rabbis of the United States and Canada with SS represen
1. P.36 - Saly Mayer Archive: Documentation regarding the activities of Saly Mayer, President of the SIG (Union of Jewish Communities in Switzerland), on behalf of the Joint Distribution Committee (JDC)
- ארכיון יד ושם / Yad Vashem Archives
- 3684639
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- 1945-1949
- Microfilm 670 pages/frames
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Documentation regarding the negotiations held by Saly Mayer with SS representatives in the context of the "Goods for Blood" deal, the negotiations held by the Vaad Ha-Hatsala of the Union of Orthodox Rabbis of the United States and Canada with SS representatives, the discussions between Saly Mayer and the head of the Red Cross organization, and other matters, 1945-1949 - Documentation regarding the "ARBA" [?] negotiations held by Saly Mayer with SS representatives in the context of the "Goods for Blood" deal, whose aim was the rescue of Jews in Europe; - Documentation regarding additional m...
Documentation regarding the negotiations with the SS representatives (the "Goods for Blood" deal), including a telegram sent by David Ben-Gurion regarding the transfer of the German proposal to President F. D. Roosevelt, and regarding Saly Mayer's discuss
1. P.36 - Saly Mayer Archive: Documentation regarding the activities of Saly Mayer, President of the SIG (Union of Jewish Communities in Switzerland), on behalf of the Joint Distribution Committee (JDC)
- ארכיון יד ושם / Yad Vashem Archives
- 3684637
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- 1944
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Documentation regarding the negotiations with the SS representatives (the "Goods for Blood" deal), including a telegram sent by David Ben-Gurion regarding the transfer of the German proposal to President F. D. Roosevelt, and regarding Saly Mayer's discussions with Heinrich Rothmund, his meetings with Kurt Becher, and other matters, July-September 1944 - Documentation regarding the negotiations held by Saly Mayer with the Germans in the context of the "Goods for Blood" deal ("ARBA") [?] with the aim of delaying the murder of the Jews in Hungary and in the remainder of Europe; - Telegram sent...
Documentation regarding the rescue activities of Isaac Sternbuch and the Vaad Ha-Hatsala of the Union of Orthodox Rabbis of the United States and Canada, and regarding the negotiations for the transfer of inmates from camps to Switzerland; documents dated
1. P.36 - Saly Mayer Archive: Documentation regarding the activities of Saly Mayer, President of the SIG (Union of Jewish Communities in Switzerland), on behalf of the Joint Distribution Committee (JDC)
- ארכיון יד ושם / Yad Vashem Archives
- 3684645
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- Microfilm 732 pages/frames
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Documentation regarding the rescue activities of Isaac Sternbuch and the Vaad Ha-Hatsala of the Union of Orthodox Rabbis of the United States and Canada, and regarding the negotiations for the transfer of inmates from camps to Switzerland; documents dated, 1944-1982 - Documentation regarding the negotiations held between a group lead by Isaac Sternbuch, the Swiss representative of the Vaad Ha-Hatsala of the Union of Orthodox Rabbis of the United States and Canada, and with SS representatives, regarding the rescue of the Jews of Hungary; - Documentation regarding the petition by the Vaad Ha-...
Documentation regarding various proposals received by Saly Mayer for the rescue of Jews and, in particular, the Jews of Hungary; documentation regarding discussions held by Israel Kasztner and Joel Brand with SS man Dieter Wisliceny, and a meeting between
1. P.36 - Saly Mayer Archive: Documentation regarding the activities of Saly Mayer, President of the SIG (Union of Jewish Communities in Switzerland), on behalf of the Joint Distribution Committee (JDC)
- ארכיון יד ושם / Yad Vashem Archives
- 3684644
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- 1944-1958
- Microfilm 559 pages/frames
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Documentation regarding various proposals received by Saly Mayer for the rescue of Jews and, in particular, the Jews of Hungary; documentation regarding discussions held by Israel Kasztner and Joel Brand with SS man Dieter Wisliceny, and a meeting between Moshe (Shertok) Sharett with Joel Brand and others; documentation dated, 1944-1958 - Documentation regarding various proposals received by Saly Mayer for the rescue of Jews and, in particular, the Jews of Hungary, including the proposal by Isaac Sternbuch (see file 21); - Letter written to Saly Mayer by Israel Kasztner and Joel Brand, memb...
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Vaad Hahatzalah (New York)
- ועד ההצלה של אגודת הרבנים בארצות-הברית
- Rescue Committee of United States Orthodox Rabbis
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- 1939-1950
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Founded in 1939 continued its activity until the early 1950s.

A body originally established to rescue rabbis and yeshivah students during World War II. Though originally focusing exclusively on rabbis and yeshivah students, it expanded its agenda to assist all Jews in the wake of the revelation of the Final Solution and became the representative relief agency of American Orthodox Jewry.