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  1. Protest letters written by Avram Tadzher [President of the Central Consistory] opposing displays of anti-Semitism and the anti-Jewish legislation in Bulgaria, 1938-1943

    1. O.13 - Documentation regarding the Jews of Bulgaria, mainly from the Holocaust period

    Protest letters written by Avram Tadzher [President of the Central Consistory] opposing displays of anti-Semitism and the anti-Jewish legislation in Bulgaria, 1938-1943 - Protest letter to N. Nikolaev, the Minister of the Interior, regarding activities of Ratnik, the forbidden Fascist organization, 02 July 1938; - Protest letter to the Organization of Retired Military Officers opposing the Law for Protection of the Nation, 10 January 1941; - Protest letter to the Chief of Staff of the Bulgarian Army, 01 October 1942; - Protest letter to the War Minister opposing the anti-Jewish policy, 19 A...

  2. Testimony of Koloman Schreiber Skalina, born in Tisovec, Czechoslovakia, 1908, regarding his experiences in Eretz Israel, 1939, and as a Czechoslovakian Army soldier in France, England and the Soviet Union

    1. O.59- Erich Kulka Collection: Documentation and testimonies regarding the struggle of the Jews of Czechoslovakia against the Nazis

    Testimony of Koloman Schreiber Skalina, born in Tisovec, Czechoslovakia, 1908, regarding his experiences in Eretz Israel, 1939, and as a Czechoslovakian Army soldier in France, England and the Soviet Union Born in Tisovec, Czechoslovakia, 13 February 1908. Military service in the Czechoslovakian Army in France and England via Eretz Israel, 1939; with the Czechoslovakian Army in the Soviet Union, 1944. Work for UNRRA in Romania, 1945-1946; persecution by the Communists in Czechoslovakia; emigration to Canada, 1968; emigration to the United States, 1975.

  3. Testimony of Eduard Laufer regarding his experiences as a soldier in the Czechoslovakian Army, 1945, and his assistance to Auschwitz survivors on behalf of UNRRA, 1946-1947

    1. O.59- Erich Kulka Collection: Documentation and testimonies regarding the struggle of the Jews of Czechoslovakia against the Nazis

    Testimony of Eduard Laufer regarding his experiences as a soldier in the Czechoslovakian Army, 1945, and his assistance to Auschwitz survivors on behalf of UNRRA, 1946-1947 Slovak Jews join Czechoslovakian Army, 1945; assistance to liberated Auschwitz prisoners; antisemitism in liberated Slovakia; intervention of Jewish officers; demobilization; escorting UNRRA transports, 1946-1947; Czechoslovakian Haganah brigade for Israel: volunteers, fund raising, military training, Jewish officers and Israeli representatives; transports to Israel, 1948-1949.

  4. Testimony of Walter Galat Gutwillig, born in Liberec, Czechoslovakia, 1902

    1. O.59- Erich Kulka Collection: Documentation and testimonies regarding the struggle of the Jews of Czechoslovakia against the Nazis

    Testimony of Walter Galat Gutwillig, born in Liberec, Czechoslovakia, 1902 Move to Dresden for work. Nazi persecution three years later; forced to leave Dresden; illegal aliya attempt from Prague to Eretz Israel on the ship, "Frosula"; sails to Beirut on the ship, "Tiger Hill", arrival in Tel Aviv, April 1939; shooting of two Jews by English soldiers; first mobilization: call-up of Czechoslovakian Army officers and trained personnel in Eretz Israel, 1940; second mobilization: call-up of all Czechoslovakian nationals, 1942; active service of Jews in Czechoslovakian anti-aircraft units at El ...

  5. Testimony of Alexander Sloboda, physician, born in Nove Mesto nad Vahom, Czechoslovakia, 1910, regarding the expulsion of Slovaks from Czechoslovakia and his experiences as a hospital worker in Liptovsky Mikulas and with a partisan unit in Slovakia

    1. O.59- Erich Kulka Collection: Documentation and testimonies regarding the struggle of the Jews of Czechoslovakia against the Nazis

    Testimony of Alexander Sloboda, physician, born in Nove Mesto nad Vahom, Czechoslovakia, 1910, regarding the expulsion of Slovaks from Czechoslovakia and his experiences as a hospital worker in Liptovsky Mikulas and with a partisan unit in Slovakia Expulsion of Slovak Jews from the Protectorate, 1941; contacts with Soviet POWs in Slovak hospitals, 1944; Jewish participation in the Slovak National Uprising; work of Jewish doctors; role of Jewish women in partisan units; partisan operations in the mountains; members of the Czechoslovakian parachute brigade join a Jewish partisan unit, rescue ...

  6. Testimony of Isidor Snek, born in Jasina, Czechoslovakia, regarding his experiences in Hungarian labor camps, Soviet labor camps and as a Czechoslovakian Army soldier in Sadagura, Proskurov, Dulka and Czechoslovakia

    1. O.59- Erich Kulka Collection: Documentation and testimonies regarding the struggle of the Jews of Czechoslovakia against the Nazis

    Testimony of Isidor Snek, born in Jasina, Czechoslovakia, regarding his experiences in Hungarian labor camps, Soviet labor camps and as a Czechoslovakian Army soldier in Sadagura, Proskurov, Dulka and Czechoslovakia Persecution of Jews in Hungarian occupied Ruthenia, 1940; draft of Jews to Hungarian Army labor battalions, 1943; escape to the Soviet Union, 1943; arrest; detention in Soviet POW camps; enlistment in Czechoslovakian Army units at Proskurov and Sadagura by released inmates, 1944; Jewish officer at military court in Sadagura, 1944; combat at Dukla, 1944; combat in Slovakia and Mo...

  7. Testimony of Alexander Fried Kopecky, born in Kosice, Czechoslovakia, 1905, regarding his experiences in Hungarian labor camps, a Soviet labor camp, as a Czechoslovakian Army soldier in Novokhopersk, in combat in Dukla and as a war correspondent 1944-1945

    1. O.59- Erich Kulka Collection: Documentation and testimonies regarding the struggle of the Jews of Czechoslovakia against the Nazis

    Testimony of Alexander Fried Kopecky, born in Kosice, Czechoslovakia, 1905, regarding his experiences in Hungarian labor camps, a Soviet labor camp, as a Czechoslovakian Army soldier in Novokhopersk, in combat in Dukla and as a war correspondent 1944-1945 Hungarian occupation of Slovakia; deportation of Jews from occupied Slovakia to Hungarian labor camps, 1940-1942; mine sweeping on the Russian front, 1943; life in a Soviet POW camp in Morshansk, 1943; enlistment in the Czechoslovakian brigade in Novochopersk, 1943; participation in the Dukla campaign, 1944; war correspondent for the Czech...

  8. Testimony of Josef Weislitzer Karo, engineer, born in Stare Belsko, Czechoslovakia, 1909, regarding his experiences in Lwow, the Soviet Union, as a Red Army soldier at Stalingrad and as a Czechoslovakian Army soldier at Kamenets Podolski

    1. O.59- Erich Kulka Collection: Documentation and testimonies regarding the struggle of the Jews of Czechoslovakia against the Nazis

    Testimony of Josef Weislitzer Karo, engineer, born in Stare Belsko, Czechoslovakia, 1909, regarding his experiences in Lwow, the Soviet Union, as a Red Army soldier at Stalingrad and as a Czechoslovakian Army soldier at Kamenets Podolski Transfer from Prague to Soviet occupied Poland, 1939; labor for the Soviet manpower organization Orgnabor in Lwow; hired for work at Donbas, 1940; work as an electrical engineer at the Sergougol coal mines, 1941; enlistment in the Red Army working brigade at the Stalingrad front line, 1942; Red Army experience, 1943; joins the Czechoslovakian Army corps at ...

  9. Testimony of Vojtech Markovic, born in Uzok, Czechoslavia, regarding his experiences in Hungarian forced labor camps, as a Soviet POW and as a Czechoslovakian Army soldier

    1. O.59- Erich Kulka Collection: Documentation and testimonies regarding the struggle of the Jews of Czechoslovakia against the Nazis

    Testimony of Vojtech Markovic, born in Uzok, Czechoslavia, regarding his experiences in Hungarian forced labor camps, as a Soviet POW and as a Czechoslovakian Army soldier Life in the Jewish community in Uzok, 1938. Center for recruiting Jews to Hungarian forced labor camps in Kosice, 1940; abuse of camp inmates by Hungarian Army units on the Soviet front, 1943; epidemics; capture by the Soviets; life in the Soviet POW camp at Stanislawow; enlistment in the Czechoslovakian Army Corps, 1944; combat at Krosno, 1944. Also in the file: Military decorations and personal documents.

  10. Testimony of Jindřich Henry Moskowitz, born in Zboj, Czechoslovakia, 1921, regarding his experiences in the Soviet Union and a forced labor camp in Vorkuta

    1. O.59- Erich Kulka Collection: Documentation and testimonies regarding the struggle of the Jews of Czechoslovakia against the Nazis

    Testimony of Jindřich Henry Moskowitz, born in Zboj, Czechoslovakia, 1921, regarding his experiences in the Soviet Union and a forced labor camp in Vorkuta Jewish community life in Zboj. Persecution of the Jews in Hungarian occupied territories, 1939-1942; escape to Soviet occupied territories, 1939; NKVD interrogation at Starobelsk; sentenced to forced labor, 1940; life in the Vorkuta camp, 1943; prohibition on enlistment of Jewish volunteers in Czechoslovakian units; continued detention in the camp despite amnesty to Czechoslovakian inmates. Return to Czechoslovakia, 1947; training of Hag...

  11. Testimony of Josef Mueller, born in Cop, Czechoslovakia, 1920, regarding his experiences in Hungarian labor camps, in the Soviet Union and as a soldier in the Czechoslovakian Army in Novokhopersk and in combat in Kiev

    1. O.59- Erich Kulka Collection: Documentation and testimonies regarding the struggle of the Jews of Czechoslovakia against the Nazis

    Testimony of Josef Mueller, born in Cop, Czechoslovakia, 1920, regarding his experiences in Hungarian labor camps, in the Soviet Union and as a soldier in the Czechoslovakian Army in Novokhopersk and in combat in Kiev Born in Czechoslovakia. Hungarian occupation; deportation to Hungarian Army Jewish labor battalions, 1941; mine sweeping, 1942; escape to the Soviet Union; NKVD interrogations; wounded Czechoslovakian soldiers in Soviet hospitals, 1943; news about Czechoslovakian Army units; difficulties in enlistment in Czechoslovakian Army units; transfer to the Czechoslovakian brigade at No...

  12. Religious and personal material from the archive of Rabbi Hanus Rezek Rebenwurzel, a Czechoslovakian chaplain in the British Army, who served in Czechoslovakian units

    1. O.59- Erich Kulka Collection: Documentation and testimonies regarding the struggle of the Jews of Czechoslovakia against the Nazis

    Religious and personal material from the archive of Rabbi Hanus Rezek Rebenwurzel, a Czechoslovakian chaplain in the British Army, who served in Czechoslovakian units Religious and personal material from the private archive of a chaplain who served in Czechoslovakian units in the Middle East, England and France. The manuscripts and documents are divided into 4 groups: - Correspondence and documents regarding pre-war activities of the Jewish political party in Vsetin and its cooperation with the Social Democratic Party; - Diary describing the diverse activities of a military chaplain as well...

  13. Testimony of Josef Brunner, born in Munich, Germany, 1923, regarding his experience on a transport of Jewish children from Prague to Britain, as a soldier in the British Army and in the fighting at Dunkirk

    1. O.59- Erich Kulka Collection: Documentation and testimonies regarding the struggle of the Jews of Czechoslovakia against the Nazis

    Testimony of Josef Brunner, born in Munich, Germany, 1923, regarding his experience on a transport of Jewish children from Prague to Britain, as a soldier in the British Army and in the fighting at Dunkirk Born in Munich. Expulsion of the Jews of the Sudetenland; persecution by the Gestapo, 1939; transport of Jewish children from Prague to England; work on English farms,1940; training of Jewish volunteers in the Czechoslovakian military camp, 1942; increase of Jewish participation due to the arrival of Czechoslovakian troops from the Middle East, 1943; fighting at Dunkirk; Jewish losses. Di...

  14. Documentation regarding the "Middle East Peace" Conference, the "Filbinger affair", the Aschaffenburg conventions, renewed interest in Hitler, and Heydrich Ugus, 1976-1980

    1. P.26 - Heiner Lichtenstein Collection - Documentation collected by a Journalist who wrote about the Holocaust and about Trials of Nazi War Criminals, 1952-1987

    Documentation regarding the "Middle East Peace" Conference, the "Filbinger affair", the Aschaffenburg conventions, renewed interest in Hitler, and Heydrich Ugus, 1976-1980 - Letters before the "Middle East Peace" Conference, November 1978; - Newspaper clippings, 1978, regarding the "Filbinger affair", in which Filbinger, the [current] Prime Minister of Baden-Wirtemburg, was accused of giving out death sentences - as a Military Court Judge during World War II - during the last days of the war; - Reports and lectures from the Aschaffenburg Conference, held, 1978, regarding Hitler and his imag...

  15. File

    1. W.P. Crozier's Confidential Foreign Affairs Correspondence

    Struma Struma The file contains materials relating to Germany, France, Spain, Portugal, Greece, Singapore, Syria, Libya, Japan, Hungary, Madagascar, China, Russia, Turkey, Egypt, Poland, Indian independence, and German naval operations. There are significant materials regarding the recruitment of Jews for military service in Palestine, the evacuation of children from Greece, diplomatic negotiations between Japan and the Pope, the situation of Jews in Slovakia and Iraq, responses to the disaster, negotiations of the post-war borders of Russia, and divisive debates within Free France. The fil...

  16. Report by Dr. Szymon Datner regarding the fate of Sasza, the partisan from Noworosyjsk

    1. M.11 - The Mersik-Tenenbaum Archive: Documentation regarding the Bialystok Ghetto underground
    • SASZA Z NOWOROSYJSKA

    Report by Dr. Szymon Datner regarding the fate of Sasza, the partisan from Noworosyjsk Sasza's military service in the Red Army; Sasza is taken captive by the Germans in the Bialystok area; Sasza is sentenced to death by the Germans; Sasza's escape to the forests in the Suprasl area; help to Sasza from Polish farmers; Sasza joins the partisans; Sasza fights as a partisan including passing on information regarding German troop movements and participation in the demolition of 12 trains of Germans; Sasza assumes command of the Kirov battalion in the Rozansk area; Sasza falls in battle against ...

  17. Joint testimony of Izak Trumkowski regarding his experiences as a Red Army soldier and Fania Jesielewska regarding her experiences in Voronezh, Kuybyshev and other places

    1. M.11 - The Mersik-Tenenbaum Archive: Documentation regarding the Bialystok Ghetto underground
    • MATERIALY PERSONALNE O ZYWYC H I WYMORDOWANYCH ZYDACH WOJEW.BIALOSTOCKIEGO

    Joint testimony of Izak Trumkowski regarding his experiences as a Red Army soldier and Fania Jesielewska regarding her experiences in Voronezh, Kuybyshev and other places Izak Trumkowski: Military service as a Red Army soldier; combat at the Smolensk Front; the fate of his comrades-in-arms from Bialystok; deaths of family members in the Bialystok Ghetto; Fania Jesielewska: Her experiences during the evacuation to the Soviet Union; life in Voronezh; transfer to Kuybyshev; life in Kuybyshev; liquidation of the Sokolka Ghetto, November 1942; deportation of her brother, Leizar, from the Sokolka...

  18. Dr. Abraham Silberschein Archive: The Council to Aid Jews, operated by the Polish Government in Exile in London: Copies of memos and newspaper clippings regarding the condition of the surviving Polish Jews

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

    Dr. Abraham Silberschein Archive: The Council to Aid Jews, operated by the Polish Government in Exile in London: Copies of memos and newspaper clippings regarding the condition of the surviving Polish Jews Poland: The Council to Aid Jews, operated by the Polish Government in Exile in London; Executive Secretary: Dr. Manfred Lachs; Copies of memos and newspaper clippings handed over to the British Foreign Ministry regarding the condition of the surviving Polish Jews Also in the file: - Clippings from English newspapers regarding the German proposal to terminate deportation of the Jews from H...

  19. Dr. Abraham Silberschein Archive: Correspondence with people in the countries occupied by Germany regarding relief, shipment of parcels, rescue passports, the search for relatives and other subjects, along with 22 file folders

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

    Dr. Abraham Silberschein Archive: Correspondence with people in the countries occupied by Germany regarding relief, shipment of parcels, rescue passports, the search for relatives and other subjects, along with 22 file folders The correspondence is arranged in alphabetical order. Also in the file folders: - Correspondence with the brothers Ervin and Theodore Bienenstock, Mendes France, Rosemarin, Emil Zumerstein and Oskar Schveierman; - Correspondence with Maria Schwartz Stein regarding Jewish refugees in Casablanca and Tangier and the World Jewish Congress in New York; - Correspondence wit...

  20. Survey of the situation in Eretz Israel and the Arab countries, as reported in the Nazi and local press, December 1943

    1. M.4 - Bulletins of the Vaad Hahatzalah (Rescue Council) of the Jewish Agency for Eretz Israel, 1937-1959
    • צרור רשימות 28/59

    Survey of the situation in Eretz Israel and the Arab countries, as reported in the Nazi and local press, December 1943 Eretz Israel: Influence of the United States on Middle East countries; accusation of the British of retaining an anti-Arab position regarding the solution of the Arab-Jewish problem; Jewish demonstrations; unsuccessful assassination attempt on the British High Commissioner in Eretz Israel; avoidance of military service in the British Army by the Jews; Arab countries: British position on the subject of Arab unification; British-American competition for influence in the Middl...