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Language of Description: English
Item type: Archival Descriptions

  1. [Testimonies given in Vilnius by Jewish refugees from German occupied Poland]

    1. The Alfred Wiener documents collection

    Jankiel Forrajter, a 19 year old Jeshiva student from Międzyrzec testifies about his escape from the bombardments by the Nazis. Among other things he witnessed how refugees where shot down with a machine gun out of an airplane and the destruction of villagesand casualties among the civilians of Poland. He gives detailed information about the destruction of the places Kletsk, Siedlce, Biała Podlaska and Międzyrzec. Statement No 12 /פראטאקאל נומער 12

  2. [Testimonies given in Vilnius by Jewish refugees from German occupied Poland]

    1. The Alfred Wiener documents collection

    Testament of Herzke Freitag, a 23 year old textile worker from Belchatow. He describes the arrival of refugees on the first day of the war, and the panic they spread, and the air raid sirens. The author with a large number of townsmen, including local peasants, fled to Pabianice, which was burning. Together with the population of Pabianice the refugees continued to Lodz. He describes the entrance of the German military into Lodz on Saturday with a marching band and the rejoicing of the local German population. He describes his return to Belchatow and the repressions against the Jewish popul...

  3. Pakolaistilastoja ym. pakolaisia ja kulkureita koskevia

    • Refugee statistics and other records concerning refugees and vagrants

    The records concern refugees (also Jewish) in Finland in the 1920s-1940s. The records include correspondence and lists of refugees. Some records concern deportation of Jews from Finland to Germany.

  4. Documentation regarding Jewish refugees in Switzerland, including correspondence by Saly Mayer regarding the administration of the Belmont refugee camp, letters by refugees in Les Avants camp, bills and receipts for the JDC organization's expenses, and ot

    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)

    Documentation regarding Jewish refugees in Switzerland, including correspondence by Saly Mayer regarding the administration of the Belmont refugee camp, letters by refugees in Les Avants camp, bills and receipts for the JDC organization's expenses, and other matters, 1942-1947 - Documentation regarding the Jewish refugees who arrived to Switzerland from Bergen-Belsen camp in the context of the "ARBA" [?] negotiations with SS representatives, August 1944; - Lists of names of refugees and the JDC organization's expenses on behalf of the refugees; - Bills and receipts for the JDC organization'...

  5. Notepads with documentation of the correspondence between Saly Mayer and the JDC in Shanghai, concerning financing the help to Jewish refugees, monetary transfers and expenses for the benefit of the refugees, and correspondence with various institutions,

    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)

    Notepads with documentation of the correspondence between Saly Mayer and the JDC in Shanghai, concerning financing the help to Jewish refugees, monetary transfers and expenses for the benefit of the refugees, and correspondence with various institutions, 1943-1945 - Notepad including documentation of the correspondence between Saly Mayer and the JDC representatives in Shanghai, including Manuel Siegel, J. Bitker and C. Brahn, concerning financing the help to the Jewish refugees; - Notepad including documentation regarding monetary transfers and expenses for the benefit of the refugees in Sh...

  6. Notes written by Saly Mayer regarding discussions with Heinrich Rothmund concerning the establishment of an aliya training camp for Jewish refugees in Switzerland, the carrying out of ritual slaughter in Switzerland, the situation of the Jewish refugees i

    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)

    Notes written by Saly Mayer regarding discussions with Heinrich Rothmund concerning the establishment of an aliya training camp for Jewish refugees in Switzerland, the carrying out of ritual slaughter in Switzerland, the situation of the Jewish refugees in Switzerland, and other matters, 1941 Notes written by Saly Mayer, 1941, regarding: - Documentation of Saly Mayer's discussions with Heinrich Rothmund, Chief of the Swiss Ministry of Justice Police Department, concerning the establishment of an aliya training camp for Jewish refugees in Switzerland by the "La Deliverance" [?] Zionist organ...

  7. Diary written by Saly Mayer regarding the transfer of relief the Jewish refugees in Europe and Shanghai, notes written by Saly Mayer regarding the care of the Jewish refugees after the war, and documentation regarding efforts by various organizations for

    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)

    Diary written by Saly Mayer regarding the transfer of relief the Jewish refugees in Europe and Shanghai, notes written by Saly Mayer regarding the care of the Jewish refugees after the war, and documentation regarding efforts by various organizations for the aliya of children to Eretz Israel, of whom most are orphans, 1946 Diary [titled apparently, "Agenda 1946"], written by Saly Mayer in 1946, including: - Documentation regarding the sending of medicine and other needs to Jewish refugees in Central Europe and, in particular, in Hungary; - Documentation regarding the stay of the Jewish publ...

  8. Dr. Abraham Silberschein Archive: Correspondence of Anshel Reis from Bucharest and from Tel Aviv with the Relief Organization for Polish Jewish refugees in Romania regarding the attitude of the Polish refugees towards the Jews and the establishment of a w

    1. M.20 - Archive of Dr. Abraham Silberschein, Geneva: Documentation regarding relief to persecuted Jews, 1939-1951

    Dr. Abraham Silberschein Archive: Correspondence of Anshel Reis from Bucharest and from Tel Aviv with the Relief Organization for Polish Jewish refugees in Romania regarding the attitude of the Polish refugees towards the Jews and the establishment of a world contingent of Polish Jews Also in the file: - Copies of the 1940 correspondence between Anshel Reis and Aryeh Tartakower, L. Segal; and others; - Letter from M. Shprinzak regarding the Gordonia movement, 21 April 1940; - Protocols of meetings of the World Union Executive Committee in Tel Aviv with the participation of the Contact Commi...

  9. British Pathé Newsreel -- Austrian and German refugees take part in an Americanization program at a Quaker camp

    RKO-Pathe News. Titles read: "HAVEN - QUAKERS ESTABLISH NY REFUGEE FARM". At West Park American Friends Service Committee (AFSC), several shots of Austrian and German refugees of various ages sitting on steps and chairs outside a building and learning about the American way of life in 'Americanization Classes'. Adults and children work together in picking fruit and vegetables in fields on the Quaker camp. Commentator says the program is designed to re-establish the refugees socially and spiritually. Several shots of young people diving into a lake and swimming about.

  10. Flight, a boxed set of 12 lithographs from the International Rescue Committee on the theme of refugees and rescue

    A portfolio of original art prints, limited edition 73 of 250, published in 1971 by the International Rescue Committee to raise funds for the organization's mission to aid and rescue refugees. In 1964, Varian Fry, IRC's founder, began to assemble a portfolio of works from artists whom he had helped bring to the United States during the Holocaust. The project, themed to reflect the plight of refugees, was completed in 1970, four years after Fry's death. Each work represents the artist's vision of the Greek warrior, Aeneas, as he flees the burning city of Troy, described by T.S. Eliot as: "th...

  11. U.S. soldiers stateside; providing first aid to German prisoners; war damage in France; refugees load carts; captured Germans; softball

    (b/w) Amphibious landing drill at Martha's Vineyard (1943). U.S. soldiers stand on a beach and load a small artillery piece and a jeep onto an amphibious transport. The jeep hood is marked with a star, and the transport is marked LCV68. The transport takes off. Another boat marked LCV92 comes to shore and soldiers step off. Camera pans across the beach as similar transports arrive. One very large transport, marked 494, lands and unloads trucks and larger artillery pieces. 01:02:07 (color) Military drill (1943). U.S. soldiers in uniform (not battle dress) stand at attention outside camp tent...

  12. Official documentation regarding escape from deportation - Austria as a transit route for refugees from Poland, Slovakia and Hungary to Switzerland

    1. O.30 - Documentation regarding the Jews of Austria, mainly during the Holocaust period

    Official documentation regarding escape from deportation - Austria as a transit route for refugees from Poland, Slovakia and Hungary to Switzerland - Arrest of 16 Jews in the city of Felsenkirchen, Austria, who tried to cross the border into Switzerland illegally by smuggling themselves onto freight trains from Slovakia as stowaways; - Letters from the Staatsanwaltschaft (State's Attorney's Office) beside the Innsbruck Judicial Court and the Felsenkirchen Judicial Court.

  14. Correspondence (in alphabetical order) with refugees in various Swiss camps regarding aid and the search for relatives

    1. P.7- Archive of Marc Jarblum, Zionist Leader and one of the leaders of the Jewish underground in France, 1941-1967

    Correspondence (in alphabetical order) with refugees in various Swiss camps regarding assistance and the search for relatives There are two loose leaf binders in the files: I: A-K; II: L-Z. Also in the file: Correspondence with A. Marzer, the artist.

  15. Documentation containing lists of survivors in DP camps in Germany and lists of refugees from Bergen-Belsen, 1944-1945

    1. P.32 - Collection of Hansi and Joel Brand, activists in the Relief and Rescue Committee in Budapest during World War II

    Documentation containing lists of survivors in DP camps in Germany and lists of refugees from Bergen-Belsen, 1944-1945 - Lists of survivors in DP camps in Germany; - Lists of refugees transferred from Bergen-Belsen to Switzerland by the Relief and Rescue Committee in Budapest.

  16. Dr. Abraham Silberschein Archive: Correspondence with the Argentinean, Cuban, Hungarian, Mexican, and Romanian Consulates regarding refugees and immigration

    1. M.20 - Archive of Dr. Abraham Silberschein, Geneva: Documentation regarding relief to persecuted Jews, 1939-1951

    Dr. Abraham Silberschein Archive: Correspondence with the Argentinean, Cuban, Hungarian, Mexican, and Romanian Consulates regarding refugees and immigration Incomplete correspondence with the Argentinean, Cuban, Hungarian, Mexican, and Romanian Consulates regarding refugees and immigration. Also in the file: - Copy of the agreement between the Bolivian government and the World Maccabi Union regarding establishment of a settlement association in Bolivia, 11 September 1939; - Correspondence with S. Tron, representative of the Dominican Republic Settlement Association, Inc. in Zurich regarding...

  17. Benjamin Sagalowitz Archive: Documentation regarding the refugees in Switzerland; personal documents belonging to the Weissenberg family from Berlin, 1927-1949

    1. P.13 - Archive of Benjamin Sagalowitz , head of the press agency of the Union of Jewish Communities in Switzerland, 1929-1969

    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...

  18. Benjamin Sagalowitz Archive: Articles that appeared in the Swiss press regarding the policy towards Jewish refugees, 1939-1963

    1. P.13 - Archive of Benjamin Sagalowitz , head of the press agency of the Union of Jewish Communities in Switzerland, 1929-1969

    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...

  19. Correspondence of the World Jewish Congress (WJC) regarding relief activities for Polish Jewish refugees in Lithuania and Hungary

    1. M.17 - Documentation of the Polish Jewish Refugee Fund in Geneva, 1933-1940

    Correspondence of the World Jewish Congress (WJC) regarding relief activities for Polish Jewish refugees in Lithuania and Hungary Correspondence of the representatives of the Polish Jewish Refugee Fund in Geneva regarding the transfer of two Jewish children from Bialystok to the United States for adoption; request for emigration certificates for Leopold Sitzmann from Vienna; sending a parcel with basic supplies to M. J. Barlas in Brest Litowsk; Included in the file: - Postcards sent by the representatives of the Polish Jewish Refugee Fund in Geneva to Jews in Germany in the name of their re...