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Andre Weingarten, born in Nancy, France, 1913; details regarding his activities in the French Jewish underground during World War II
1. O.89 - Collection of Personal Files of Jewish Underground Fighters in France
- ארכיון יד ושם / Yad Vashem Archives
- 5247313
- English, Hebrew
- xerox 13 pages/frames
- Updated 5 years ago
Andre Weingarten, born in Nancy, France, 1913; details regarding his activities in the French Jewish underground during World War II Membership in La Sixieme (the Sixth) of the EIF (French Jewish Scouts); membership in Joseph Bass' Reseau Andre (Service Andre); rescue of Jews in the Marseilles area; providing forged documents and finding hiding places; arrested with his wife at the time of the liberation when his neighbors inform on him; transfer to the Presentines prison in Marseilles with his wife; death in prison following severe torture; 14 September 1944. In the file: - Photograph of A...
Aron Kremer, born in Vilna, Poland, 1904; details regarding his activities in the French Jewish underground during World War II
1. O.89 - Collection of Personal Files of Jewish Underground Fighters in France
- ארכיון יד ושם / Yad Vashem Archives
- 5222522
- English, Hebrew
- xerox 20 pages/frames
- Updated 5 years ago
Aron Kremer, born in Vilna, Poland, 1904; details regarding his activities in the French Jewish underground during World War II Life in Paris including medical studies for six years; work as a journalist on the "Pariser Haint" newspaper; closing of the newspaper, 1940; Comite Rue Amelot (Amelot Street Committee) and Colonie Scolaire (The Summer School Camp) activities. German occupation; continuation of organization activities; help to children; transfer of forged documents and ration cards to Jews in hiding; arrest in Dijon, 1942; identification as a Jew; deportation to Pithiviers; transfe...
Articles, essays, research papers and drafts of articles regarding the historical, psychological, cultural and sociological aspects of the Holocaust, 1945-1970
1. P.22 - The Dr. Nathan Eck Collection, holocaust researcher, 1938-1976
- ארכיון יד ושם / Yad Vashem Archives
- 10568304
- English, Hebrew
- 1933-1970
- Handwritten Print Typewritten copy Typewritten original
- Updated 5 years ago
Articles, essays, research papers and drafts of articles regarding the historical, psychological, cultural and sociological aspects of the Holocaust, 1945-1970 Articles, essays, research papers and drafts of articles regarding a variety of topics related to the Holocaust. Among the writers: - Dr. Nathan Eck; - Dr. Kurt-Jacob Ball-Kaduri; - M.J. Fisher; - Lionel Kochan; - Dr. Heinrich Grueber; - C.C. Aronsfeld; - Ruta Sakowska; - Joseph Tenenbaum; - Dr. Israel Gutmann.
Benjamin Sagalowitz Archive: Documentation regarding negotiations with Himmler to rescue Jews at the end of the war, including a protocol from the interrogation of Walter Schellinger; testimonies and letters of the Vaad Hatzala (Rescue Committee of United
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
- 3689751
- English, Hebrew
- 1944-1948
- Original 145 pages/frames
- Updated 5 years ago
Benjamin Sagalowitz Archive: Documentation regarding negotiations with Himmler to rescue Jews at the end of the war, including a protocol from the interrogation of Walter Schellinger; testimonies and letters of the Vaad Hatzala (Rescue Committee of United States Orthodox Rabbis); a report by the JDC (Joint Distribution Committee) and more, 1944-1948 In the file: Pp. 1-56: Protocol of the interrogation of Walter Schellenberg, head of the political intelligence service at the Reich Head Security Office (Reichssicherheitshauptamt), regarding negotiations with Heinrich Himmler for the release o...
Bernadotte Folke
- EHRI Personalities
- Person
- Updated 7 years ago
02/01/1895

17/09/1948

Swedish official. Worked with the Red Cross in arranging POW exchanges. Vice president of the Swedish Red Cross. Saved thousands of POWs and concentration camp inmates. "During the last months of the war he was approached by Kaltenbrunner and Schellenberg on Himmler's behalf to feel out the Western allies on making some deal to mollify their unconditional surrender policy. Assassinated in Jerusalem by the Stern Gang.
Born, Friedrich
- EHRI Personalities
- Person
- Updated 7 years ago
10/06/1903

14/01/1963

Chief Delegate of the International Committee of the Red Cross of Switzerland in Budapest (Hungary) between May 1944 and March 1945. During the period from May 1944 to January 1945, Born issued thousands of Red Cross letters of protection (Schutzbriefe) to Jews. He put over 60 Jewish institutions under Red Cross protection and housed over 7,000 Jewish children and orphans. He worked closely with the other neutral diplomatic legations, and set up dozens of Red Cross protected houses. In 1987, Born was designated as Righteous Among the Nations by Yad Vashem (Israel).
Brand Joël
- Brand, Joe͏̈l, 1907-1964
- Brand, Joël 1906-1964
- ברנד, יואל, 1906-1964
- ברנד, יואל, ־1906
- בראנד, יואל, 1906־
- ...
- EHRI Personalities
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- Updated 7 years ago
1907

13/07/1964

Member of the Relief and Rescue Committee of Budapest; organised rescue and relief for refugees from Germany, Austria, Czechoslovakia and Poland and smuggled Jews into Hungary in 1943. After the German invasion of Hungary in 1944, Brand was approached by Eichmann for "Blood for Goods" deal to negotiate between Jewish leaders and Nazis regarding the sparing of 1 million Jews for 10 000 trucks and other goods. In 1961 Brand testified at Adolf Eichmann’s trial in Jerusalem.
Correspondence between Oskar Schindler and Jews he rescued, regarding their activities on behalf of recognition of Schindler for his activities in the rescue of Jews, 1940s-1970s
1. P.41 -Collection of Oskar Schindler, Righteous Among the Nations, personal documentation, mostly from after 1945
- ארכיון יד ושם / Yad Vashem Archives
- 3762719
- English, Hebrew
- 1947-1972
- Original Typewritten 221 pages/frames
- Updated 5 years ago
Correspondence between Oskar Schindler and Jews he rescued, regarding their activities on behalf of recognition of Schindler for his activities in the rescue of Jews, 1940s-1970s Included in the file: - Correspondence between Oskar Schindler and Kurt Jacob Ball-Kaduri of Yad Vashem, regarding the deposit of original documents belonging to Schindler, at Yad Vashem; - Testimony given by Oskar Schindler in a Court of Law in Germany, regarding the murder of Jews and abuse of Jews by Plaszow camp commanders.
Correspondence between Oskar Schindler and various groups including letters regarding his claim of ownership of the factory in Krakow during the war, his acquaintance with Rudolf Kasztner and the plan to produce radio programs and a film of his life and w
1. P.41 -Collection of Oskar Schindler, Righteous Among the Nations, personal documentation, mostly from after 1945
- ארכיון יד ושם / Yad Vashem Archives
- 108506
- English, Hebrew
- 1948-1973
- Original 150 pages/frames
- Updated 5 years ago
Correspondence between Oskar Schindler and various groups including letters regarding his claim of ownership of the factory in Krakow during the war, his acquaintance with Rudolf Kasztner and the plan to produce radio programs and a film of his life and works, 1948-1973 Correspondence between Oskar Schindler and Rudolf Kasztner regarding their acquaintance and the cooperation between them during World War II and a letter written by Oskar Schindler testifying to his cooperation with Rudolf Kasztner during the war and the meeting between them. Included in the file: Testimony of Mrs. Lichtig o...
Correspondence of Dr. Israel Kasztner and Zionist leaders in Hungary with public figures, regarding the rescue of Jews in Hungary during the Holocaust, 1943-1952, and the fate of the Jews who left Hungary on the Kasztner train, summer 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
- ארכיון יד ושם / Yad Vashem Archives
- 9392994
- English, Hebrew
- 1943-1952
- Original 219 pages/frames
- Updated 5 years ago
Correspondence of Dr. Israel Kasztner and Zionist leaders in Hungary with public figures, regarding the rescue of Jews in Hungary during the Holocaust, 1943-1952, and the fate of the Jews who left Hungary on the Kasztner train, summer 1944
Correspondence of Dr. Israel Kasztner with public figures regarding the role of Saly Mayer in the rescue of Hungarian Jews, 1945-1948 and 1955-1956, and the testimony given by Kasztner at the Nuremberg trial
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
- ארכיון יד ושם / Yad Vashem Archives
- 9392988
- English, Hebrew
- 1945-1956
- Original 27 pages/frames
- Updated 5 years ago
Correspondence of Dr. Israel Kasztner with public figures regarding the role of Saly Mayer in the rescue of Hungarian Jews, 1945-1948 and 1955-1956, and the testimony given by Kasztner at the Nuremberg trial
Correspondence of Dr. Israel Kasztner with various public figures regarding the rescue of Jews in Hungary during the Holocaust and Jewish emigration from Europe following the war, 1945-1948
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
- ארכיון יד ושם / Yad Vashem Archives
- 9392990
- English, Hebrew
- 1944-1948
- Original 37 pages/frames
- Updated 5 years ago
Correspondence of Dr. Israel Kasztner with various public figures regarding the rescue of Jews in Hungary during the Holocaust and Jewish emigration from Europe following the war, 1945-1948
Declaration by Dr. Israel Kasztner regarding his activities in Hungary, 1942-1944
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
- Eidesstattliche Erklaerung
- ארכיון יד ושם / Yad Vashem Archives
- 9392928
- English, Hebrew
- Original 7 pages/frames
- Updated 5 years ago
Declaration by Dr. Israel Kasztner regarding his activities in Hungary, 1942-1944 Note: There are several pages missing at the end of the text.
Documentation of Dr. Israel Kasztner containing corrections and comments to a report prepared by the JDC, 1945, regarding the activities of Saly Mayer 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
- ארכיון יד ושם / Yad Vashem Archives
- 9392930
- English, Hebrew
- Original 6 pages/frames
- Updated 5 years ago
Documentation of Dr. Israel Kasztner containing corrections and comments to a report prepared by the JDC, 1945, regarding the activities of Saly Mayer in Budapest, 1944
Erfgoed van de Oorlog, Bystander Memories, interview RG-50.570.0008
1. World War II
- Data Archiving and Networked Services
- urn:nbn:nl:ui:13-p22-4ig
- Dutch
- 1930-1946
- Updated 9 years ago
De geïnterviewde werd geboren op 22 maart 1918. Gedurende de oorlog raakte hij via zijn vrouw betrokken bij de verzetsactiviteiten van de zogeheten Westerweel/Loosdrecht Groep. Hij verzorgde bonkaarten aan ondergedoken Joodse kinderen en hielp Joodse kinderen via België naar Spanje te vluchten. Over zijn werkzaamheden voor deze groep vertelt de geïnterviewde uitvoerig. Hij is vanuit deze groep tevens betrokken geweest bij de ontsnapping van een Joodse vrouw uit Westerbork. In Amsterdam was hij getuige van een executie van een groep mannen nabij het Weteringcircuit. The interviewee was born ...
Jacques Feuerstein, born in Dobczyce, Poland, 1922, known as Fayot; details regarding his activities in the French Jewish underground during World War II
1. O.89 - Collection of Personal Files of Jewish Underground Fighters in France
- ארכיון יד ושם / Yad Vashem Archives
- 5223123
- English, Hebrew
- xerox 32 pages/frames
- Updated 5 years ago
Jacques Feuerstein, born in Dobczyce, Poland, 1922, known as Fayot; details regarding his activities in the French Jewish underground during World War II Life in Clermont Ferrand including OSE (Children's Aid Society) activities from 1941; informed on by a local officer; escape to Lyons, 1942; life in Lyons including continued OSE activities; arrest, 08 November 1943; transfer to a prison in Montluc; prison life including torture; deportation to Auschwitz; camp life; transfer with a group of evacuees, 1944; thrown from the train at the Dresden station by a group of crazed inmates; shot to d...
Fleischmann Gisi
- Fleischmannová, Gizi, 1892-1944
- Fleischmannová, Gisela, 1892-1944
- Fleischmann, Gisi, 1892-1944
- Fleischmann, Gisi
- פלישמן, גישי
- ...
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- Updated 7 years ago
21/01/1892

1944

President of the Slovak WIZO, and representative of the Joint in Slovakia. Gisi Fleischmann was one of the few female Jewish leaders in Europe during World War II. She helped Jews in Slovakia to find refuge in other countries before the war and in the midst of the war. As a member of the Bratislava underground Working Group, she was involved with the Europa Plan and the Children’s Rescue Plan, which attempted to save Jews through bribery and negotiations with the Nazis. Fleischmann was arrested by the SS in 1944 and deported to Auschwitz. She was murdered on arrival in Auschwitz in October ...
Garel Georges
- Garel, Georges, 1909-1979
- Garfinkel, Grigori 1909-1979
- Garfinkel, Grégori 1909-1979
- EHRI Personalities
- Person
- Updated 7 years ago
1909

1979

Ran one of the OSE networks, rescuer of Jewish children in Vichy France by passing them of as gentiles and hiding among the non-Jewish French population.
Regine Gattegno, born in Lyons, France, 1923; details regarding her activities in the French Jewish underground during World War II
1. O.89 - Collection of Personal Files of Jewish Underground Fighters in France
- ארכיון יד ושם / Yad Vashem Archives
- 5223173
- English, Hebrew
- xerox 11 pages/frames
- Updated 5 years ago
Regine Gattegno, born in Lyons, France, 1923; details regarding her activities in the French Jewish underground during World War II From a family with Turkish origins; EIF (French Jewish Scouts) activities in Lyons, from 1940; La Sixieme (the Sixth) and OSE (Children's Aid Society) activities; detention with a group of activists by the Gestapo in the UGIF (Union Generale des Israelites de France) building, 09 February 1943; detention in the presence of Klaus Barbie; deportation to camps with the group of activists; perishes in a camp. In the file: - Photograph of Regine Gattegno; - Excerpts...
Joachim Yahin Simon, born in Berlin, Germany, 1919, known as Schouchou; details regarding his activities in the French Jewish underground during World War II
1. O.89 - Collection of Personal Files of Jewish Underground Fighters in France
- ארכיון יד ושם / Yad Vashem Archives
- 5247614
- English, Hebrew
- xerox 52 pages/frames
- Updated 5 years ago
Joachim Yahin Simon, born in Berlin, Germany, 1919, known as Schouchou; details regarding his activities in the French Jewish underground during World War II Dror-Habonim and Hashomer Hatzair membership; arrest on Kristallnacht; deportation to Buchenwald; release from the camp; escape to the Netherlands, 1939; life in an aliya training facility in the Netherlands; escape to the Hechalutz main offices in Amsterdam, May 1940; replaces a courier who was arrested; increase in restrictions on the Jews; searches with movement members for an escape route to Switzerland or other places; taken capti...