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
• 3689610
• English, Hebrew
• 1930-1963
• Handwritten, original Original Typewritten copy 108 pages/frames
• Updated 5 years ago

Benjamin Sagalowitz Archive: Annual reports and financial statements regarding SIG (Union of Jewish Communities in Switzerland) activities in the 1930s and early 1940s In the file; - Annual reports regarding SIG activities for the years: 1929/1930; 1938; 1939;1940; 1941; 1942/1943; - Various financial statements for the years: 1932; 1933; 1936; 1938; 1939; 1940; 1941; 1942; 1943; 1945. Also in the file: - Draft of an activities report for 1962/1963; - Documentation from VSJF (Association of Swiss Jewish Welfare and Refugee Relief Organizations) regarding treatment of Jewish refugees who rem...

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
• 3689907
• English, Hebrew
• 1947-1952
• Original 218 pages/frames
• Updated 5 years ago

Benjamin Sagalowitz Archive: Articles in the Swiss press regarding refugees after World War II, 1949-1952 In the file: - Articles regarding IRO (International Refugee Organization) activities and continuation of help to the refugees after the disbanding of the IRO. Among the articles are reports regarding emigration by the refugees, mainly to Australia; according to the "Tribune de Geneve", among all the countries willing to receive the refugees, Israel is in third place, after the United States and Australia, and before Canada, the South American countries and the European countries, 05 Ju...

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
• 3689838
• English, Hebrew
• 1938-1939
• Original Typewritten copy
• Updated 5 years ago

Benjamin Sagalowitz Archive: Articles regarding emigration destinations of Jews escaping from Nazi Germany, 1938-1939 In the file: - "The Jews of Germany Should Be Saved", article which appeared in the French journal, "Correspondance Juive", which was published under the auspices of the WJC (World Jewish Congress) in Geneva (pp. 2-8), 13 December 1938; - Clippings from Swiss newspapers; - Reports regarding the treatment of the Jews in Shanghai, England, Cuba, Bombay and Norway; - Report regarding Jewish life in Shanghai.

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
• 3689904
• English, Hebrew
• 1939-1963
• Original 246 pages/frames
• Updated 5 years ago

Benjamin Sagalowitz Archive: Articles that appeared in the Swiss press regarding the policy towards Jewish refugees, 1939-1963 In the file: Articles written during the war years and afterwards dealing with the question whether, and if so, under what conditions, Switzerland should take in Jewish refugees seeking asylum from the Nazis; the articles appeared in the following newspapers and journals: - "Grenzbote", published in Schaffhausen, of 15 April 1939 (p. 4); - "Der Beobachter", September 1957 (pp. 8-85); - "Der Aufbau", 08 May 1942 (pp. 86-93); 05 November 1943 (pp. 144-151); 12 March 1...

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
• 3689903
• English, Hebrew
• 1933-1955
• Gothic script Print פוטוקופיה 424 pages/frames
• Updated 5 years ago

Benjamin Sagalowitz Archive: Clippings from Swiss newspapers regarding treatment of the Jews, especially the Jewish refugees who sought asylum in Switzerland from the Nazis, 1933-1955 In the file: - Photocopies of pro-Nazi Swiss newspaper clippings, 1933-1943 (pp. 2-47); - Photocopies of postwar Swiss newspaper clippings, 1947-1955 (pp. 48-57); - Clippings from anti-Nazi Swiss newspapers, 1933-1945 (pp. 58-195), including a photocopy of the front page of "Goniec Obozowya", the Polish language paper, 10 September 1944 (p. 189); - Clippings from various Swiss newspapers published 1941-1948, d...

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
• 3689593
• English, Hebrew
• 1933-1938
• Handwritten, original Original Typewritten copy Typewritten original 53 pages/frames
• Updated 5 years ago

Benjamin Sagalowitz Archive: Correspondence between the local SIG (Union of Jewish Communities in Switzerland) Executive Committee in Zurich with Swiss authorities, 1933-1938 In the file: - Correspondence between the local SIG Executive Committee in Zurich with various Swiss authorities, especially the Zurich police, regarding violent acts perpetrated against the Jews in Zurich, and correspondence with the Zurich Canton Alien Police regarding German consulate activities against Jewish refugees in Switzerland; - Correspondence with various canton authorities regarding the dissemination of Na...

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
• 3689607
• English, Hebrew
• 1935-1944
• Handwritten, original Original Typewritten copy Typewritten original 501 pages/frames
• Updated 5 years ago

Benjamin Sagalowitz Archive: Correspondence of the local office of SIG (Union of Jewish Communities in Switzerland) in Zurich, mainly regarding antisemitism, 1935-1944 Correspondence between the local SIG office in Zurich with various correspondents including Armand Brunschvig and Saly Mayer; correspondence includes a letter from Haim Pozner to A. Brunschvig, dated 19 July 1940, regarding the business activities of Itzchak Erlanger, Pozner's father-in-law; correspondence is mainly regarding displays of antisemitism within the context of many disagreements between Jews and shop owners or var...

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
• 3689659
• English, Hebrew
• 1936-1957
• Original Stencil Typewritten copy Typewritten original 166 pages/frames
• Updated 5 years ago

Benjamin Sagalowitz Archive: Documentation regarding the 1954 "Rothmund Affair" in Switzerland, and regarding special matters related to the treatment of foreign Jews in Zurich, 1936-1957 In the file: - Documentation regarding the "Rothmund Affair": deliberation regarding the parliamentary question submitted by Hans Oprecht, a member of the Nationalrat (Swiss Parliament), to the Swiss government, 08 June 1954, related to the responsibility of Heinrich Rothmund for the entering of the letter "J" in the passports of the German Jews (Parliament session, 16 June 1954); newspaper clippings regar...

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
• 3689661
• English, Hebrew
• 1927-1949
• Handwritten, original Original Typewritten copy xerox 122 pages/frames
• Updated 5 years ago

Benjamin Sagalowitz Archive: Documentation regarding the refugees in Switzerland; personal documents belonging to the Weissenberg family from Berlin, 1927-1949 In the file: - Various documents collected by Armand Brunschvig, head of the Geneva Jewish community, regarding the return of Jewish refugees from Switzerland including names and testimonies, and regarding treatment of the refugees in the absorption camps in Geneva, as well as in other cantons; the documents mention many instances of antisemitism on the part of those responsible for the absorption of the refugees; - Various documents...

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
• 3689513
• English, Hebrew
• 1943-1958
• Handwritten, original Original Typewritten copy Typewritten original 72 pages/frames
• Updated 5 years ago

Benjamin Sagalowitz Archive: Drafts of various articles, 1943-1958 In the file: - Articles by B. Sagalowitz regarding, among other things, the book "The Final Solution" by Gerald Reitlinger, and the participation of the Krupp plant in the confiscation of Jewish property. Also in the file: - Articles and notes written by Saly Braunschweig, Nelly Sutro, Georges Bloch and Otto Heim regarding the fate of the refugees in Switzerland during the war, especially the children of the refugees cared for by SHEK (the Association for Help to Children of Refugees in Switzerland); - Versions of the articl...

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
• 3689646
• English, Hebrew
• 1940-1944
• Original 119 pages/frames
• Updated 5 years ago

Benjamin Sagalowitz Archive: Issues of the JUNA (“Juedische Nachrichten”, press agency of SIG [Union of Jewish Communities in Switzerland]) information sheet, 1940-1944 In the file: - Issues of the JUNA information sheet including data regarding the persecution of the Jews of Europe during World War II, the situation of the Jewish refugees in Switzerland, antisemitic incidents and the situation of the Jewish population in Eretz Israel. Also in the file: -Documentation regarding the interference of the military censor in the publication of information regarding the persecution of the Jews of...

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
• 3689647
• English, Hebrew
• 1945-1946
• Original 120 pages/frames
• Updated 5 years ago

Benjamin Sagalowitz Archive: Issues of the JUNA (Juedische Nachrichten, press agency of SIG [Union of Jewish Communities in Switzerland]) information sheet, 1945-1946 In the file: - Issues of the JUNA information sheet including information regarding Holocaust survivors after the war (DPs); Jewish refugees who remained in Switzerland; Zionism and the Jewish population in Eretz Israel prior to the establishment of the State of Israel; postwar displays of antisemitism in Europe and other subjects.

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
• 3689636
• English, Hebrew
• 1942-1969
• Handwritten, original Print Typewritten copy Typewritten original 446 pages/frames
• Updated 5 years ago

Benjamin Sagalowitz Archive: JUNA (Juedische Nachrichten, press agency of SIG [Union of Jewish Communities in Switzerland]) correspondence regarding postwar antisemitism; Holocaust research and help to refugees during the war, 1942-1969 In the file: - JUNA correspondence (B. Sagalowitz) with various personalities regarding the struggle against Neo-Nazism and postwar displays of antisemitism - Correspondence with Karl Ferdinand Finus, the German farmer, 1951-1959, regarding protection of living creatures and the ban on kosher ritual slaughtering in Germany; the ban on kosher ritual slaughter...

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
• 3689629
• English, Hebrew
• 1935-1964
• Handwritten, original Original Typewritten copy Typewritten original 325 pages/frames
• Updated 5 years ago

Benjamin Sagalowitz Archive: JUNA (Juedische Nachrichten, press agency of SIG [Union of Jewish Communities in Switzerland]) correspondence with Jewish communities in Switzerland, 1935-1964 In the file: - JUNA (Juedische Nachrichten, press agency of SIG [Union of Jewish Communities in Switzerland]) correspondence with Jewish communities in Switzerland, such as Zurich, Lucerne, Lausanne, Kreuzlingen, Geneva, Bern and Basel, including correspondence with Swiss Jewish personalities such as Alfred Goetschel, Pierre Bigar, Armand Brunschvig, Paul Guggenheim, Robert Wieler, and Simon Erlanger; cor...

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
• 3689652
• English, Hebrew
• Original 197 pages/frames
• Updated 5 years ago

Benjamin Sagalowitz Archive: JUNA (Juedische Nachrichten, press agency of SIG [Union of Jewish Communities in Switzerland]) survey regarding Swiss policy towards the Jewish refugees, 1933-1945, 1955 In the file: JUNA survey regarding Swiss policy towards the Jewish refugees during the Holocaust, along with many copies of newspaper clippings and various documents on the subject.

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
• 3689653
• English, Hebrew
• Original 112 pages/frames
• Updated 5 years ago

Benjamin Sagalowitz Archive: Memo from JUNA (Juedische Nachrichten, press agency of SIG [Union of Jewish Communities in Switzerland]) regarding the treatment of Jewish refugees in Switzerland, 1933-1945 In the file: Memo from JUNA regarding the treatment of Jewish refugees in Switzerland during the Holocaust; in addition to the memo, there are many copies of documents related to the subject, mainly dealing with conditions in the work camps.

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
• 3689863
• English, Hebrew
• 1948-1968
• Original Typewritten copy 92 pages/frames
• Updated 5 years ago

Benjamin Sagalowitz Archive: Newspaper clippings regarding postwar trials of various Nazi war criminals, 1948-1968 In the file: - Clippings regarding Adolf Bekkerle and his role in the annihilation of the Jews of Macedonia and Thracia (pp. 3-8); - Clippings regarding Leopold Windisch and Rudolf Werner and their role in the mass murder of the 128,000 Jews murdered in Lida (p. 10); - Clippings regarding Oskar Christ relating to the attempted murder of Vera Margaschewa, the Russian dancer (p. 13); - Clippings regarding the Belgian Nazi criminal, Jan Verbelen, including also the names of the fo...

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
• 3689906
• English, Hebrew
• 1941-1949
• Original Typewritten copy 241 pages/frames
• Updated 5 years ago

Benjamin Sagalowitz Archive: Newspaper clippings regarding the deprivation of Swiss citizenship, 1941-1949 In the file: - Articles regarding the deprivation of Swiss citizenship of women married to foreigners, especially Jews, who had lost their citizenship as a result of Nazi legislation; among other clippings: article in the "Berner Tageblatt", 15 January 1945, p. 188 in the file; - Articles regarding the deprivation of Swiss citizenship for commission of crimes against the country; among other clippings: article in the "National Zeitung", 17 May 1945, regarding Ruebins, the Nazi professo...

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
• 3689605
• English, Hebrew
• 1942-1944
• Original Typewritten copy Typewritten original 163 pages/frames
• Updated 5 years ago

Benjamin Sagalowitz Archive: Protocols for SIG (Union of Jewish Communities in Switzerland) of ICZ (Israelitische Cultusgemeinde Zuerich; the Federation of Jewish organizations in Zurich) meetings, 1942-1944 In the file: - Drafts of protocols of ICZ meetings recorded for SIG by B. Sagalowitz; among the representatives: Saly Braunschwieg, David Farbstein, Georg Guggenheim, and Silvain S. Guggenheim; main topics for discussion at the meetings included the problem of the Jewish refugees in Switzerland and harsh criticism of Saly Mayer's approach to the refugees; - Handwritten notes made by B. ...

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
• 3689608
• English, Hebrew
• 1929-1964
• Original Typewritten copy 595 pages/frames
• Updated 5 years ago

Benjamin Sagalowitz Archive: Protocols from meetings of the SIG (Union of Jewish Communities in Switzerland) Central Committee and general meetings of the community representatives, 1929-1964 In the file: - Protocols from meetings of the SIG Central Committee, 1929-1956, excluding the years 1930, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1941, 1945, 1949, 1950, 1953 and 1954; the protocols contain important documentation regarding the subject of the Jewish refugees in Switzerland; - Protocols from meetings of the SIG Geschaeftsleitung (postwar administration), 1948-1961, and a report on the 17 December 1964 meetin...