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  1. Envelope

    1. Kurt N. Grübler collection

    The envelope was sent by a member of the Jewish refugee community in Shanghai, China, to Otto Loeffler "husband of donor's cousin" in New York.

  2. Fred Davidowitz papers

    The papers consist of 14 photographs depicting Fred Davidowitz as a baby, his parents, and other refugees in the displaced persons camp in Bamberg, Germany, after the World War II as well as documents relating to the birth of Feri Davidowitsch (later Fred Davidowitz).

  3. Zophia Shulman photographs

    1. Zophia Shulman collection

    The collection consists of nine photographs depicting Zophia Shulman and her fellow refugees at the displaced persons camp in Salzburg, Austria, after World War II.

  4. Jews Land In Australia

    Huge ship arriving at Sydney's port with "700 Jewish migrants" aboard, waving from decks. CUs of people on board and on dock waving. Ledge of ship packed with people.

  5. Leon Shear photographs

    1. Leon Shear collection

    Consists of five photographs depicting Leon Shear and his friends and family members as refugees at the displaced persons camp in Feldafing, Germany, from 1945 to 1947.

  6. Passengers on the St. Louis

    CU "St Louis: Hamburg" written on ship's bow. LS ship from dock as ship enters harbor. Passengers walk down gangplank or are carried off on stretchers. Waving from dock. Boarding train.

  7. Swedish Red Cross Aid for prisoners in Germany, 1945

    "Witness Stand: Diverse Clips" Malmo: ambulance on a dock. Ferry station. Refugees go inland. Malmo ferry arrives. More women getting naked, bathing, getting new clothes, and getting disinfected.

  8. Kenneth and Margaret Lowe papers

    1. Kenneth and Margaret Lowe collection

    The papers consist of a German passport ("Reisepass") issued to Kurt Löwenstein in January 1939 in Düsseldorf, Germany, and one British travel document issued in London, England, to Margaret Pappenheimer [donor], a refugee from Nazi Germany.

  9. The Southern Israelite (Atlanta, Georgia) [Newspaper]

    The newspaper includes the headline article, "Joint Distribution Committee Speeds Aid to 300 Refugees in Tirana, Albania."

  10. Israel Ellen photographs

    1. Israel Ellen collection

    The collection consists of five photographs from the displaced persons camp in Landsberg am Lech, Germany.

  11. Melvin Goldfarb papers

    1. Melvin Goldfarb collection

    The papers consist of documents relating to Melvin and Estera Goldfarb and their experiences as displaced persons in Austria, including post-war certificates of vaccinations, letters stating their wartime experiences, and invoices for package deliveries. Also included is a post-war photograph of a memorial site.

  12. Jewish refugee children from Belsen in London

    Jewish teenage survivors of Belsen arrive at refugee center in London. Children eating in dining hall, dancing the Hora outside, arriving at Red Cross building, in classes.

  13. Report published by the VSJF (Association of Swiss Jewish Welfare and Refugee Relief Organizations) regarding its activities, November 1944-late May 1945

    1. M.4 - Bulletins of the Vaad Hahatzalah (Rescue Council) of the Jewish Agency for Eretz Israel, 1937-1959

    Report published by the VSJF (Association of Swiss Jewish Welfare and Refugee Relief Organizations) regarding its activities, November 1944-late May 1945 Circulars and reports regarding the Jewish refugees in Switzerland.

  14. Documentation containing protocols and reports regarding the situation of the Jews in Hungary, 1944

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

    Documentation containing protocols and reports regarding the situation of the Jews in Hungary, 1944 Deportation of Jews; murder of Jews; underground activities; rescue possibilities; possibilities of aliya to Eretz Israel; situation of refugee Jews in Hungary.

  16. File

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

    Patria Manchester Guardian The file contains correspondence and reports concerning domestic and foreign affairs, including reports of the treatment of Jewish refugees by British soldiers, Libya, Finland, and Jewish refugees aboard in the wake of the disaster. Domestically, the file contains materials concerning rationing, the evacuation of British children, air raid reports, and interviews with Anthony Eden. There are also materials concerning the circulation, sales, advertisement,and accounts of the .

  17. Dr. Abraham Silberschein Archive: Correspondence regarding relief for refugee children in Switzerland

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

    Dr. Abraham Silberschein Archive: Correspondence regarding relief for refugee children in Switzerland Also in the file: - Letter from an unknown female writer regarding treatment of refugee children in an orphanage in Ascona, 10 January 1944; - Various reports regarding orphanages for refugees in Switzerland and the number of refugee children; - Report submitted by L'Union Internationale De Secours Aux Enfants, 1942.

  18. Seinų apskrities viršininkas

    • Chief of Seinai County

    The fonds consists of personal documents of residents, documents concerning everyday life, applications from residents about various matters, applications of residents to obtain passports, registers of war refugees, lists of residents (Jewish names included),

  19. The Danish Refugee Administration in Sweden

    • Rigsarkivet
    • Den Danske Flygtningeadministration i Sverige
    • Danish, English
    • 782 parcels

    The General Department handled the assistance to refugees who were not in work and not stayed in barracks/ garrison: clothing assistance, lodging, maintenance, social assistance for elderly, mothers with children, pregnant women, medical and dental assistance, help in illness, death, help to the Danish Brigade personnel and its families. Legal assistance was transferred to the Refugee Office Secretariat.

  20. Le cardinal Maglione au vicaire apostolique de Shanghai Haouisée

    1. Segreteria di Stato
    2. Archivio della Congregazione degli Affari Ecclesiastici Straordinari

    Maglione informs Haouisée that the Pope extremely approves aid activities carried out by Catholics in Shanghai towards Jewish refugees.