Kurt Becher

Identifier: 000571
Dates: 1909-1995
Type of Entity: Person

History

German SS officer and businessman. From March 1944 to 1945 he was a special envoy to Heinrich Himmler in Hungary. He negotiated with leading Jewish businessmen, including the Weiss Manfréd Works. He blackmailed them into handing over this large complex to the SS. After the war he was arrested, but he was not held accountable.

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Benjamin Sagalowitz Archive: Documentation regarding Kasztner, the Kasztner Trial and the efforts to rescue the Jews of Hungary, 1944-1958
1. P.13 - Archive of Benjamin Sagalowitz , head of the press agency of the Union of Jewish Communities in Switzerland, 1929-1969
- ארכיון יד ושם / Yad Vashem Archives
- 3689496
- English, Hebrew
- 1944-1958
- Handwritten, original Original Typewritten copy Typewritten original 219 pages/frames
- Updated 6 years ago
Benjamin Sagalowitz Archive: Documentation regarding Kasztner, the Kasztner Trial and the efforts to rescue the Jews of Hungary, 1944-1958 In the file: - Various newspaper clippings related to the Kasztner affair in Israel during the 1950s, and especially to the verdict handed down by Judge Benjamin Halevy, 1955; - Drafts of articles by B. Sagalowitz regarding the Kasztner Trial, written for the "Neue Zuericher Zeitung", July 1955; - Correspondence with M. W. Robert Kempner, American assistant chief defense counsel at the Nuremberg Trials, regarding the sworn statement made by Kasztner on b...
Benjamin Sagalowitz Archive: Documentation regarding various subjects, and regarding Sagalowitz himself, 1941-1972
1. P.13 - Archive of Benjamin Sagalowitz , head of the press agency of the Union of Jewish Communities in Switzerland, 1929-1969
- ארכיון יד ושם / Yad Vashem Archives
- 3689590
- English, Hebrew
- 1941-1972
- Handwritten, original Magnetic tape audio recording Original Photo Typewritten original 45 pages/frames
- Updated 6 years ago
Benjamin Sagalowitz Archive: Documentation regarding various subjects, and regarding Sagalowitz himself, 1941-1972 In the file: -Booklet containing words of appreciation for Sagalowitz's activities and honoring his memory (Benjamin Sagalowitz: 03 June 1901-04 June 1970), published 1972; -Letter from the Motoren, Turbinen und Pumpem AG, M.T.P Zuerich factory, dated 23 July 1964, regarding a press conference held on 09 July 1964, in which Sagalowitz participated; a tape recording is attached; -Undated photograph of Sagalowitz at the entrance to the JDC (Joint Distribution Committee) office in...
Benjamin Sagalowitz Archive: Indictment at the "Krumey-Hunsche" Trial, 1963
1. P.13 - Archive of Benjamin Sagalowitz , head of the press agency of the Union of Jewish Communities in Switzerland, 1929-1969
- ארכיון יד ושם / Yad Vashem Archives
- 3689561
- English, Hebrew
- Original 162 pages/frames
- Updated 6 years ago
Benjamin Sagalowitz Archive: Indictment at the "Krumey-Hunsche" Trial, 1963 In the file: - Indictment against Eichmann's assistants, SS-men Hermann Krumey and Otto Hunsche, regarding their participation in the annihilation of the Jews in Hungary. The indictment includes a detailed description of what they and Eichmann had perpetrated, and many details regarding attempts to save the Jews of Hungary in exchange for money or goods. Israel Kasztner, Joel Brandt, Kurt Becher, Dieter Wisliceny and others are mentioned in this connection. There is additional information regarding the Hermann Krume...
Benjamin Sagalowitz Archive: Investigation regarding the Nazi past of Kurt A. Becher, which appeared in the weekly magazine "Sie und Er", 1963
1. P.13 - Archive of Benjamin Sagalowitz , head of the press agency of the Union of Jewish Communities in Switzerland, 1929-1969
- ארכיון יד ושם / Yad Vashem Archives
- 3689876
- English, Hebrew
- 1963
- Original Photo 136 pages/frames
- Updated 6 years ago
Benjamin Sagalowitz Archive: Investigation regarding the Nazi past of Kurt A. Becher, which appeared in the weekly magazine "Sie und Er", 1963 The investigation, prepared by Kurt Emmenegger, refutes Becher's claim that not only was he innocent, but he had even worked hard to rescue Jews. The investigation proves that Becher, who became a wealthy businessman in Bremen after the war, filled an important role in the annihilation of the Jews in Hungary and Poland.
Benjamin Sagalowitz Archive: Testimony of Kurt Becher at the criminal investigation of Adolf Eichmann, 1961, regarding the negotiations with Jewish activists in order to rescue Hungarian Jews
1. P.13 - Archive of Benjamin Sagalowitz , head of the press agency of the Union of Jewish Communities in Switzerland, 1929-1969
- ארכיון יד ושם / Yad Vashem Archives
- 3689817
- English, Hebrew
- Original 62 pages/frames
- Updated 6 years ago
Benjamin Sagalowitz Archive: Testimony of Kurt Becher at the criminal investigation of Adolf Eichmann , 1961, regarding the negotiations with Jewish activists in order to rescue Hungarian Jews Among other subjects, the testimony tells of the activities of Joel Brand, Dr. Israel Kasztner and Franz Chorin; The testimony was taken at the Bremen courthouse (Archival Signature: File 19 AR 1851/61).
Correspondence of Joel Brand regarding the article he published on Kurt Becher, 1963
1. P.32 - Collection of Hansi and Joel Brand, activists in the Relief and Rescue Committee in Budapest during World War II
- ארכיון יד ושם / Yad Vashem Archives
- 5595570
- English, Hebrew
- 1963
- Original 286 pages/frames
- Updated 6 years ago
Correspondence of Joel Brand regarding the article he published on Kurt Becher, 1963
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
- English, Hebrew
- Microfilm 863 pages/frames
- Updated 6 years ago
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 containing letters, photocopies of certificates and legal documents regarding Kurt Becher and additional Nazi war criminals
1. P.32 - Collection of Hansi and Joel Brand, activists in the Relief and Rescue Committee in Budapest during World War II
- ארכיון יד ושם / Yad Vashem Archives
- 5597402
- English, Hebrew
- מקור וקסרוקס 119 pages/frames
- Updated 6 years ago
Documentation containing letters, photocopies of certificates and legal documents regarding Kurt Becher and additional Nazi war criminals
Documentation regarding Carl Truempy, who served as a mediator during the "ARBA" [?] negotiations, collaborator O. M. Boden, and SS man Kurt Becher; documents dated, 1944-1951
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
- 3684640
- English, Hebrew
- 1944-1951
- Microfilm 559 pages/frames
- Updated 6 years ago
Documentation regarding Carl Truempy, who served as a mediator during the "ARBA" [?] negotiations, collaborator O. M. Boden, and SS man Kurt Becher; documents dated, 1944-1951 - Documentation regarding Carl Truempy, a Swiss citizen who served as a mediator between the SS representatives and the Jews in the context of the "ARBA" [?] negotiations in which Saly Meyer participated, and documentation regarding mediation by Truempy in other cases; - Documentation regarding O. M. Boden, Truempy's collaborator; - Correspondence (unclear by whom) with M. Banyai, chairman of the Schweizerisches Hilfs...
Documentation regarding monetary claims submitted [apparently to the JDC organization] by various people, 1944-1948
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
- 3684670
- English, Hebrew
- Microfilm 608 pages/frames
- Updated 6 years ago
Documentation regarding monetary claims submitted [apparently to the JDC organization] by various people, 1944-1948 - Documentation regarding a monetary claim submitted by Andreas Biss, an activist on the Relief and Rescue Committee in Budapest, 1945; documentation, July-November 1945, regarding the arrest of Biss by the French Military Police in Austria; copy of an agreement signed between Biss and the JDC organization, 31 October 1947; - Documentation regarding a monetary claim of Antal Cziller, including confirmation of receipt of payment, 1948; - Documentation regarding a monetary claim...
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)
- ארכיון יד ושם / Yad Vashem Archives
- 3684638
- English, Hebrew
- 1944
- Microfilm 670 pages/frames
- Updated 6 years ago
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
- English, Hebrew
- 1945-1949
- Microfilm 670 pages/frames
- Updated 6 years ago
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
- English, Hebrew
- 1944
- Microfilm 670 pages/frames
- Updated 6 years ago
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
- English, Hebrew
- Microfilm 732 pages/frames
- Updated 6 years ago
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, including a list of Jewish refugees from Poland who are in Hungary that was sent to Saly Mayer by Nathan Schwalb, a letter written by Israel Kasztner to Saly Mayer regarding the negotiations with the SS, a report by Philip von Freudiger reg
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
- 3684667
- English, Hebrew
- 1944-1978
- Microfilm 611 pages/frames
- Updated 6 years ago
Documentation, including a list of Jewish refugees from Poland who are in Hungary that was sent to Saly Mayer by Nathan Schwalb, a letter written by Israel Kasztner to Saly Mayer regarding the negotiations with the SS, a report by Philip von Freudiger regarding the events in Hungary, and other matters; documents dated, 1944-1978 - List of names of Jewish refugees from Poland who are still in Hungary, sent to Saly Mayer by Nathan Schwalb, 03 October 1944; - Letter written by Israel Kasztner to Saly Mayer, regarding the "ARBA" [?] negotiations with the SS, 10 October 1944; - Report sent by Ph...
Letters of Joel Brand regarding a series of articles written for a Swiss newspaper concerning Kurt Becher, 1962
1. P.32 - Collection of Hansi and Joel Brand, activists in the Relief and Rescue Committee in Budapest during World War II
- ארכיון יד ושם / Yad Vashem Archives
- 5595537
- English, Hebrew
- 1962
- Original 439 pages/frames
- Updated 6 years ago
Letters of Joel Brand regarding a series of articles written for a Swiss newspaper concerning Kurt Becher, 1962
Letters of Joel Brand regarding the claim submitted against the JDC, the Kasztner affair and the activities of the Relief and Rescue Committee in Budapest during the war, 1955
1. P.32 - Collection of Hansi and Joel Brand, activists in the Relief and Rescue Committee in Budapest during World War II
- ארכיון יד ושם / Yad Vashem Archives
- 5572172
- English, Hebrew
- Original Typewritten 133 pages/frames
- Updated 6 years ago
Letters of Joel Brand regarding the claim submitted against the JDC, the Kasztner affair and the activities of the Relief and Rescue Committee in Budapest during the war, 1955 - Letter sent by Kurt Becher to Joel Brand regarding connections with the Relief and Rescue Committee in Budapest during the war, July 1955; - Letter sent by Joel Brand to Moshe Sharett regarding the debate in the Israeli press concerning the activities of the Relief and Rescue Committee in Budapest as a result of the Kasztner trial.
Six diaries by Saly Mayer, regarding relief to persecuted Jews and Jewish refugees in Europe, his speech concerning his appointment to the Pro Juventute (Swiss fund for help to youth) council, and regarding Israel Kasztner and the ARBA [?] negotiations an
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
- 3684553
- English, Hebrew
- 1944
- Microfilm 906 pages/frames
- Updated 6 years ago
Six diaries by Saly Mayer, regarding relief to persecuted Jews and Jewish refugees in Europe, his speech concerning his appointment to the Pro Juventute (Swiss fund for help to youth) council, and regarding Israel Kasztner and the ARBA [?] negotiations and other matters, June-October 1944 Six diaries written by Saly Mayer, June-October 1944: Diary 1: Documentation regarding relief to the persecuted Jews and Jewish refugees in Europe, including notes concerning brief telephone discussions held by Saly Mayer and a newspaper clipping about a large fire in the Grand Hotel in Sankt Moritz, June ...
Undated testimony of Kurt Becher regarding negotiations he conducted with the Zionist leadership in Budapest, 1944
1. P.54 - Archive of Dr. Israel Kasztner, one of the leaders of the Relief and Rescue Committee in Budapest, and Collection of Dov Dinur, Kasztner's Biographer
- Aufzeichnung No. 2. Für Herrn Dr. Rudolf Kastner
- ארכיון יד ושם / Yad Vashem Archives
- 9392922
- English, Hebrew
- Original 10 pages/frames
- Updated 6 years ago
Undated testimony of Kurt Becher regarding negotiations he conducted with the Zionist leadership in Budapest, 1944