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  1. Dr. Abraham Silberschein Archive: Correspondence with Hilfswerk der Evangelischen Kirchen Schweiz (HEKS) and with the Protestant minister, Freudenberg, regarding relatives in Poland and relief to the detainees in Vittel

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

    Dr. Abraham Silberschein Archive: Correspondence with Hilfswerk der Evangelischen Kirchen Schweiz (HEKS) and with the Protestant minister, Freudenberg, regarding relatives in Poland and relief to the detainees in Vittel Also in the file: - Secret report regarding transport Number 12 of Berlin Jews, the arrival of the transport at the Warsaw Ghetto, relations between the people from the transport and those in the ghetto and a transport of Jews from Hannover, 20 April 1942.

  2. Dr. Abraham Silberschein Archive: Correspondence with the United States Embassy in Switzerland and with Roswell McClelland regarding the fate of those holding South American passports in the camps in Germany and in Vittel

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

    Dr. Abraham Silberschein Archive: Correspondence with the United States Embassy in Switzerland and with Roswell McClelland regarding the fate of those holding South American passports in the camps in Germany and in Vittel Also in the file: - American regulation regarding limitations on the granting of visas to the United States, 01 July 1941; - Request submitted by Dr. Silberschein for United States intervention on behalf of the refugees in Spain and Portugal, 20 June 1941; - Information from the "Washington Post", 26 January 1944, and from Juedische Nachrichten, the press agency of SIG [Un...

  3. Dr. Abraham Silberschein Archive: Correspondence and reports submitted by Gisi Fleischmann from Bratislava regarding the condition of the Jews in Slovakia and Poland ("Zivia" (?)) and regarding negotiations with the Germans (Dieter Wisliceny) regarding te

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

    Dr. Abraham Silberschein Archive: Correspondence and reports submitted by Gisi Fleischmann from Bratislava regarding the condition of the Jews in Slovakia and Poland ("Zivia" (?)) and regarding negotiations with the Germans (Dieter Wisliceny) regarding termination of the deportations Also in the file: - Report regarding the efforts to rescue refugees and children from Poland and regarding the concentration camps, 01 September 1943; a newspaper clipping from "Grenzbote", 09 February 1943, containing a speech by Alexander Mach, the Slovakian Minister of the Interior, calling for the deportati...

  4. Dr. Abraham Silberschein Archive: Lists of 6,909 deportees from various countries located in ghettos in the Lublin area, and in Majdanek, Auschwitz and Theresienstadt

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

    Dr. Abraham Silberschein Archive: Lists of 6,909 deportees from various countries located in ghettos in the Lublin area, and in Majdanek, Auschwitz and Theresienstadt Also in the file: - Lists of children from Croatia and Germany who were transferred to Lesno Brdo via Zagreb and from Poland to Romania and Hungary; - Lists of refugees, mostly from Yugoslavia, who arrived in Switzerland via Italy; - Lists of inmates from the Ferramonti Di Tarsia camp who were granted certificates to make aliya to Eretz Israel; - List of 368 Jews in Czechoslovakia including details appearing in their passports.

  5. Dr. Abraham Silberschein Archive: Incomplete correspondence with Dr. Hans Klee, Dr. Abraham Silberschein's close friend and deputy in the Relico organization

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

    Dr. Abraham Silberschein Archive: Incomplete correspondence with Dr. Hans Klee, Dr. Abraham Silberschein's close friend and deputy in the Relico organization Incomplete correspondence with Dr. Hans Klei, Dr. Abraham Silberschein's close friend and deputy in the Relico organization, regarding rescue certificates, contact with clergymen in Switzerland and publication of testimonies of Holocaust survivors regarding German war crimes in the ghettos and camps. Also in the file: - Lists of Jews from Eindhoven prepared for entry permits into Eretz Israel, 27 November 1943; - Letter regarding Dr. R...

  6. Bulletin issued by the Jewish Agency for Eretz Israel Rescue Committee containing information from various sources regarding the experiences of the Jews in Europe during the war and afterwards, October 1945

    1. M.4 - Bulletins of the Vaad Hahatzalah (Rescue Council) of the Jewish Agency for Eretz Israel, 1937-1959
    • ועדת - ההצלה של הסוכנות היהודית לארץ-ישראל ,ביולטין, אוקטובר (ב) 1945

    Bulletin issued by the Jewish Agency for Eretz Israel Rescue Committee containing information from various sources regarding the experiences of the Jews in Europe during the war and afterwards, October 1945 Bulletin issued by the Jewish Agency for Eretz Israel Rescue Committee containing: - Information regarding Jewish refugees in the DP camps in Europe; - Information regarding displays of antisemitism in Poland and Hungary extracted from letters of survivors, July-August, 1945; - A survey of the Kaunas Ghetto.

  7. Bulletin issued by the Jewish Agency for Eretz Israel Rescue Committee containing information from various sources regarding the experiences of the Jews in Europe during the war and afterwards, November 1945

    1. M.4 - Bulletins of the Vaad Hahatzalah (Rescue Council) of the Jewish Agency for Eretz Israel, 1937-1959
    • ועדת - ההצלה של הסוכנות היהודית לארץ-ישראל ,ביולטין, נובמבר 1945

    Bulletin issued by the Jewish Agency for Eretz Israel Rescue Committee containing information from various sources regarding the experiences of the Jews in Europe during the war and afterwards, November 1945 Bulletin issued by the Jewish Agency for Eretz Israel Rescue Committee containing: - Excerpt from a report containing a description of the situation of the Jewish refugees in Czechoslovakia; - Information regarding a refugee camp near Modena; - A survey of the Riga Ghetto; - Testimony of David Igra from Lwow who made aliya to Eretz Israel, September 1945, regarding the Bergen-Belsen camp.

  8. Memoirs of Avraham Margaliot, born in Hamburg, Germany, 1920, regarding his experiences in Germany as a child, escape attempts, detentions and deportation to Zbaszyn

    1. O.39 - Collection of memoirs written by survivors as part of a competition held by Yad Vashem, 1957
    • דברי זכרון מימי הדיפורטציה הראשונה

    Memoirs of Avraham Margaliot, born in Hamburg, Germany, 1920, regarding his experiences in Germany as a child, escape attempts, detentions and deportation to Zbaszyn Displays of antisemitism in schools in Germany during the 1930s; situation of the Jews in Germany before the first deportation, September-October 1938; emigration attempts, adaptation to the reality; expansion of the Jewish cultural and social institutions; contact with the Zionist movement in Eretz Israel. Detention of Jews of Polish origin in Hamburg and their deportation to Zbaszyn on the Polish-German border, 28 October 193...

  9. Memoirs of Pinchas Aloni, regarding his escape from Belgium to France and his experiences in Paris and the south of France during the war

    1. O.39 - Collection of memoirs written by survivors as part of a competition held by Yad Vashem, 1957

    Memoirs of Pinchas Aloni, regarding his escape from Belgium to France and his experiences in Paris and the south of France during the war Escape from Belgium to France at the start of the war; arrival to Paris via the Pas d'Artois village in the Nord region along with other refugees; escape to Toulouse and Nimes; life under Vichy rule: anti-Jewish legislation and detentions; receives help from the local population; escape to the Italian occupied zone; attitude of the Italian authorities toward the Jews; collapse of the Italian regime; escape to Nice, Nimes and Avignon.

  10. Memoirs of Benedikt Friedman, born in Lwow, Poland, 1910, regarding his experiences in Lwow and in labor camps in Austria during the war

    1. O.39 - Collection of memoirs written by survivors as part of a competition held by Yad Vashem, 1957

    Memoirs of Benedikt Friedman, born in Lwow, Poland, 1910, regarding his experiences in Lwow and in labor camps in Austria during the war Jewish life in Poland before the war. German attack on Lwow; Soviet occupation of Lwow; giving of equal rights to the Jews, and the Soviet policies toward Jewish refugees; German occupation of Lwow, and persecution of Jews by the Ukrainians; anti-Jewish legislation and decrees by the German authorities against the Jewish residents; establishment of the Judenrat, confiscation of property, collection of monies, and other measures. The file includes: testimon...

  11. Documentation regarding the activities of the OSE and the JDC organizations in various countries in Europe, 1939-1945

    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 the activities of the OSE and the JDC organizations in various countries in Europe, 1939-1945 - Documentation regarding the activities of the OSE organization in the Netherlands, Poland, Germany and Yugoslavia; - Correspondence between Saly Mayer and Boris Tschlenoff regarding the financing of a shipment of medicine and the care of children in those countries (the Netherlands, Poland, Germany and Yugoslavia), by the JDC organization; - Issue of the "News Bulletin", June 1941, regarding the aims of the OSE organization in the United States; - Documentation regarding a...

  12. Memoirs of Friedrich Trauer, regarding his experiences in the Sudetenland region, Theresienstadt and Hagibor, 1938-1945

    1. O.39 - Collection of memoirs written by survivors as part of a competition held by Yad Vashem, 1957
    • In dem Banden des nazionalsozialismus 1938-1945

    Memoirs of Friedrich Trauer, regarding his experiences in the Sudetenland region, Theresienstadt and Hagibor, 1938-1945 Political developments and Nazi propaganda in Czechoslovakia and, in particular, in the Sudetenland region, 1930s. Summary of anti-Jewish legislation and the coordination of the deportation of the Czechoslovakian Jews, including regulations and method; memoirs regarding the atmosphere in Karlsbad, 1938; temporary move to Brunn; attitude of the population in Brunn to the Jewish refugees after the German occupation of the Sudetenland region; life in Budweis; establishment of...

  13. Memoirs of Moshe Mussler, born in Tarnobrzeg, Poland, regarding his experiences in Belgium and France, Gurs camp, Rivesaltes camp and in hiding during the war

    1. O.39 - Collection of memoirs written by survivors as part of a competition held by Yad Vashem, 1957

    Memoirs of Moshe Mussler, born in Tarnobrzeg, Poland, regarding his experiences in Belgium and France, Gurs camp, Rivesaltes camp and in hiding during the war Stay in Antwerp at the outbreak of the war; deportation to Drancy camp; unwillingness by French Jews to help Jewish refugees from eastern Europe; fights in camp between Jews of eastern European origin and western European origin; transfer to Rivesaltes camp; transfer to Gurs camp, 1942; departure of transports to the East; transfer back to Rivesaltes camp with his family, 1943; Yom Kippur prayers; release from the camp with his family...

  14. Correspondence of the Polish Jewish Refugee Fund with the representation in Geneva regarding extending relief help to the Jews in Poland

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

    Correspondence of the Polish Jewish Refugee Fund with the representation in Geneva regarding extending relief help to the Jews in Poland Inquiry into the situation of the Jews in Poland by their relatives by way of sending postcards to Poland; replies to the postcards that were sent; activities of the American, German and Polish Red Cross; Included in the file: - Notification of the Juedische Telegraphen-Agentur (JTA - Jewish Telegraphic Agency) regarding various issues including Jewish refugees and the situation of the Jews in the Baltic and European countries and in Eretz Israel; - Excerp...

  15. Documentation regarding Jewish emigration, travel documents and HICEM activities

    1. P.22 - The Dr. Nathan Eck Collection, holocaust researcher, 1938-1976

    Documentation regarding Jewish emigration, travel documents and HICEM activities - Documents related to efforts to rescue Jewish inmates in various concentration and transit camps through the use of foreign, especially Latin American, travel documents; - Lists of the 1552 Jews who were entitled to obtain passports and citizenship certificates from the consulates of Haiti, Honduras, Paraguay, Peru and El Salvador. - Article regarding the activities of HICEM, an acronym of Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society (HIAS), Jewish Colonization Association (ICA), and a migration organization (Emigdirect), th...

  16. Testimony of Nisan Goldes, born in Lygumai, Lithuania, 1906, regarding his experiences in Lygumai, the Siauliai Ghetto, Stutthof and Landsberg

    1. O.71- Koniuchowsky Collection: Testimonies Regarding the Holocaust of Lithuanian Jewry, 1945-1981

    Testimony of Nisan Goldes, born in Lygumai, Lithuania, 1906, regarding his experiences in Lygumai, the Siauliai Ghetto, Stutthof and Landsberg Life before the war in Lygumai. Outbreak of the war; escape of refugees from Siauliai; unsuccessful escape attempt to Vaskai and the Latvian border; restrictions on the Jews enforced by the Mayor Petraitis; arrest of Jews; murder of Jews; includes a list of names of Lithuanian collaborators; deportation of Jews to a prison in Siauliai; murder of Jews; includes a list of names of Jews who were murdered; murder of the Jews including looting of property...

  17. Testimony of Golda (Aron) Jed, born in Anyksciai, Lithuania, 1918, regarding her experiences in the Anyksciai Ghetto

    1. O.71- Koniuchowsky Collection: Testimonies Regarding the Holocaust of Lithuanian Jewry, 1945-1981

    Testimony of Golda (Aron) Jed, born in Anyksciai, Lithuania, 1918, regarding her experiences in the Anyksciai Ghetto Life before the war; attends a Jewish sciences high school. Outbreak of the war between Germany and the Soviet Union; German occupation, 25 June 1941; restrictions on the Jews; looting of Jewish owned property; transfer with Jews to a synagogue; abuse of Jews; murder of young men in the courtyard of the synagogue; release of breast feeding women, elderly women and children from the synagogue; release of refugees from Kaunas; release from the synagogue; establishment of a ghet...

  18. Testimony of Saine Cholok, born in Russia, 1919, regarding her experiences in Ukmerge, the Kaunas Ghetto and hearsay testimony of the Jews in Ukmerge

    1. O.71- Koniuchowsky Collection: Testimonies Regarding the Holocaust of Lithuanian Jewry, 1945-1981

    Testimony of Saine Cholok, born in Russia, 1919, regarding her experiences in Ukmerge, the Kaunas Ghetto and hearsay testimony of the Jews in Ukmerge Life before the war in Ukmerge; learns in a Hebrew high school; work in a laboratory; move to Kaunas, 1939. Outbreak of the war between Germany and the Soviet Union, 22 June 1941; ghetto life; receives information from Ukmerge residents about the German occupation there, 24 June 1941; restrictions on the Jews; robbery of Jews by Lithuanians and Germans; escape to Jewish refugees; transfer of the local civil authority by the Lithuaians; head of...

  19. Collective testimony of Helman Fridman, Mordechai Bleyman, Berel Perecman and Szaine Perecman, regarding the experiences of the Jews of Zagare

    1. O.71- Koniuchowsky Collection: Testimonies Regarding the Holocaust of Lithuanian Jewry, 1945-1981

    Collective testimony of Helman Fridman, Mordechai Bleyman, Berel Perecman and Szaine Perecman, regarding the experiences of the Jews of Zagare Life before the war in Zagare. Outbreak of the war between Germany and the Soviet Union, 22 June 1941; escape of refugees; German occupation, 29 June 1941; transfer of the civil authority by the Lithuanians; restrictions on the Jews; abuse of the Jews; transfer of the men to a synagogue; deportation of the men to forced labor; establishment of a Judenrat; deportation of the Jews to a ghetto, 27 July 1941; transfer of the Jews outside of the ghetto; c...

  20. Jewish Religious Community of Pardubice

    This fonds contains lists of Jews living in the Pardubice domain at the end of the 18th century, the community's statutes including amendments (1874, 1977, 1896, 1936), meeting minutes, election records, personnel records, a list of war refugees (1914–1918), construction records (including for the construction of a synagogue), burial society records, and draft texts on the history of the Jews in Pardubice. The burial society registers, particularly grave records, were kept until 1942. The fonds also includes files from the Pardubice Arbeitsamt (labour office) with records of work assignment...