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  1. Joodse Raad voor Amsterdam

    • Judenrat

    1941-02/1943-09-29

    Amsterdam had its Joodse Raad, a Judenrat resembling the Polish model in many of its characteristics. The Joodse Raad voor Amsterdam was established in 1941-02.

  2. Chaim Pazner

    • חיים פזנר
    • Chaim Pozner

    1899-1981

    Chaim Pazner was born in Kowal, Poland, 04 January 1899. In his youth he was active in the Hechalutz movement in the Wloclawek area in Poland, and he served as Vice-Principal of the Hebrew High School in Wloclawek. He was the director of the Committee of Assistance to Polish Refugees in Danzig, 1920-1922. He also served as the representative of the Jewish Telegraphic Association (JTA) in Danzig, 1921-1923. He was one of the leaders of the League for Working Eretz Israel in Wloclawek, and he was elected as a representative to the 12th Zionist Congress in Karlsbad and to other Zionist convent...

  3. United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration

    • UNRRA

    1943/1945 - 1947

    United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA) was an international relief agency, largely dominated by the United States but representing 44 nations. It was founded in 1943 but its main activity started after WWII in 1945. UNRRA has an aim to relief the victims of war by donating them food, fuel, medical care, shelter, clothing and other essential necessities. UNRRA cooperated with many charitable organizations and later in 1948 it was replaced by Marshall plan.

  4. Philips

    Dutch company. Its director Frederik (Frits) Philips saved the lives of 382 Jews by convincing the Nazis that they were indispensable for the production process at Philips.

  5. Joodse Coördinatie Commissie

    • Jewish Co-ordination Committee
    • JCC

    1940-12/1941-10

    In 1940-12 the various Jewish congregations and other Jewish bodies founded a steering committee, the Joodse Coördinatie Commissie, an umbrella network of Jewish organizations. The JCC was formed to coordinate the Jewish community throughout the difficulties. Chairman of the JCC was L.E. Visser, Esq. The commission offered legal and tax-related advice, organized cultural activities and provided financial assistance as needed. The JCC refused to deal directly with the Nazis, arguing that such contact should be mediated by the Dutch government. The Joodse Raad (Jewish Council), which did main...

  6. Centraal Registratiebureau voor Joden

    1944-11/1947-04-08

    Dhr. S. Roet was head of the Centraal Registratiebureau voor Joden. In first instance the Registratiebureau was financed by the Kring der Nederlandse Joden in London. After the removal to Eindhoven, the Registratiebureau was integrated in the Joodse Coördinatie Commissie. The mission of the Registratiebureau was serving as a central bureau for the registration of all Jews in the Netherlands and restoring the contact of family members.

  7. FPO - United Partisan Organization

    • פאראייניקטע פארטיזאנער ארגאניזאציע
    • FPO

    From 20/01/1942 to 23/02/1943

    Jewish underground organization in the Vilna Ghetto (occupied Poland)

  8. Wittenberg Yitzhak

    • Wittenberg, Yitzhak
    • Wittenberg, Yiṣḥāq 1907-1943
    • Wittenberg, Yiẓḥak 1907-1943
    • Wittenberg, Yitzhak 1907-1943
    • Wittenberg, Leo Itzig 1907-1943
    • ...

    1907

    1943

    First commander of Farey-Negte Partizaner Organizatsye in Vilna ghetto.

  9. Kovner Abba

    • Kovner, Abba, 1918-1987
    • Kovner, Aba.
    • Kovner, Abba
    • Ḳovner, Aba 1918-1987
    • קובנר, אבא
    • ...

    14/03/1918

    25/09/1987

    Underground leader and partisan commander; a leader of the Beriha movement; Hebrew poet and writer. One of the FPO leaders, became its commander in 1943, lead escape of Vilnius ghetto fighters into the forest, commanded Jewish partisan unit in the Rudninkai forest.

  10. Glazman Josef

    1913

    07/10/1943

    "A leader of the underground and partisans in Lithuania, and of the Betar movement there. From November 1941 he served as deputy chief of the Jewish ghetto police in the Vilnius (Vilna) ghetto. Glazman was one of the founders of the FPO (United Partisans Organization) in the ghetto, serving as its deputy commander and also worked in the ghetto's educational and cultural programs, while continuing his underground activities. These brought him into conflict with ghetto police chief Jacob Gens, who was head of the ghetto from July 1942, and Gens eventually dismissed Glazman from his post. On J...

  11. Romanian Army

    • צבא רומני

  12. UCE - Uniunea Comunitatilor Evreesti Din Romania

    • Union of Jewish Communities in Romania
    • UCE
    • Uniunea Comunitatilor Evreesti

  13. Bulgarian Immigrants Association in Israel

    • אחוד עולי בולגריה

  14. Francs-Tireurs et Partisans

    • FTP - French Fighters and Partisans
    • FTP

    1942/1944-02

    The Francs-Tireurs et Partisans, set up in the spring of 1942, resulted from the merger of three militant communist groups: the Organisation Spéciale, formed in 1940 to protect communist leaders; the group of young communists, the first to attack German soldiers; and the fighters of the Main-d’Oeuvre Immigrée. The FTP was the military arm of the communist Front National, which decided that about 20 per cent of its members would take part in it. With the introduction of the abhorred Service du Travail Obligatoire, non-communists joined the FTP for self-protection to avoid work in Germany, as...

  15. German Police

    • Deutsche Polizei
    • משטרה גרמנית

  16. Lithuanian police

    • משטרה ליטאית

  17. Unicenea Evreilor Romani

    • Union of Romanian Jews
    • UER

    Uniunea Evreilor Romani was Romania’s oldest and most important Jewish organization. In 1938 Romania’s King Carol II dissolved all of his country’s political organizations, including the Uniunea Evreilor Romani. Until that time, the UER worked at defending Jewish interests: instituted and maintained civil rights for Jews; fought official and unofficial anti-Semitism; and encouraged the incorporation of Jews into Romanian life. After the liberation, the UER concentrated on defending the human rights of Romanian Jews. Dr. Wilhelm Filderman was the respected leader of the Unicenea Evreilor Rom...

  18. Scotish Polish Society

    From 1942 to 1945

  20. Curierul Israelit

    From 25/12/1906 to 25/03/1945

    Weekly Romanian newspaper founded in Bucharest on 25 December 1906 by I. Negureanu and M. Schweig. Curierul Israelit (The Israelite Courier) was issued with frequent interruptions until 25 March 1945; Schweig eventually appeared on its masthead as owner and director. The publication carried the subtitle “Organ septemânal pentru apărarea intereselor evreieşti” (Weekly Organ for the Defense of Jewish Interests); in 1944 this slogan was altered to “Organ al Uniunii Evreilor Români” (Organ of the Union of Romanian Jews). Curierul Israelit tried to expose antisemitism and, in the platform publis...