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  1. [Casualties World War II (1)]

    1. The Alfred Wiener documents collection

    The file is the first out of two files containing various documents on the number of casualties during World War II. The documents include handwritten notes and excerpts, copies from books and articles, and typewritten excerpts. The information regarding the number of casualties, victims, refugees, and the extent of destruction stems from various sources, such as encyclopedias, books, newspaper articles and research articles published between 1939 and 1969. The sources were published in various languages: English, French, German, and Italian.

  2. [Casualties World War II (2)]

    1. The Alfred Wiener documents collection

    The file is the second out of two files containing various documents on the number of casualties during World War II. The documents include typewritten and handwritten notes and excerpts, as well as copies from books and articles. The information regarding statistics of casualties, victims, refugees, and the extent of destruction stems from various sources, such as encyclopedias, books, newspaper articles and research articles published between 1941 and 1975. Some of the documents deal with authors and publications promoting Holocaust denial. The sources were published in various languages:...

  3. [Circular letters regarding the labor camps administrations]

    1. The Alfred Wiener documents collection

    The file contains scans of several circular letters, sent to the leaders of immigrants labor camps in Switzerland. Beside a compulsory english course for the inmates or holiday entitlements, the correspondence deals with the camps supply of food, toiletries or clothings as well as instructions for the handeling of several insurances and further bureaucracy. The instructions were given out by the Central Labor Camp Administration in Zurich and were mostly signed by the head of the Central Administration Otto Zaugg.

  4. [Clarification letter of DALJEWCIB Dairen [Dalian (Liaoning Sheng, China)]to the branch in Shanghai, concerning the misinformation among Jewish refugees regarding the visa formalities and travel arrangements]

    1. The Alfred Wiener documents collection

    [Clarification letter of DALJEWCIB Dairen[Dalian (Liaoning Sheng, China)]to the branch in Shanghai, concerning the misinformation among Jewish refugees regarding the visa formalities and travel arrangements to be upheld for legal entry and residence into Dairen and Harbin]

  5. [Clarification of DALJEWCIB Harbin to the Relief Society for German & Austrian Jews regarding entry into China and Manchuria]

    1. The Alfred Wiener documents collection

    Clarification of DALJEWCIB Harbin to the Relief Society for German & Austrian Jews concerning the non-availability of travel permits to Dairen[Dalian (Liaoning Sheng, China)],China and current visa guidelines for Jewish refugees

  6. [Condition of Jewish Communities in Wartime, a Survey Pt. 2]

    1. The Alfred Wiener documents collection

    Entries documenting the state of Jewish communities in the period of September 1939 – November 1939. This entry surveys Wegrow (held by the Germans, many Jews wounded as a result of shooting into the synagogue on Yom Kippur, evacuated into a refugee camp); Novy Jędrzejów, a village (held by the Germans, bombarded, some casualties among refugees from Warsaw); Żelechów (Held by the Germans, Jews threatened, shops looted and the synagogue burned, Jews displaced to a refugee camp); Sobienie Jeziory (Held by the Germans, Jews conscripted to forced labor); Piątek (Occupied by the Germans, destroy...

  7. [Condition of Jewish Communities in Wartime, a Survey Pt. 3]

    1. The Alfred Wiener documents collection

    Entries documenting the state of Jewish communities in the period of September 1939 – November 1939. This entry surveys Przemyśl (Occupied by the Germans for three days, then by the Russians, heavily damaged in bombardment with multiple casualties, Jewish shops and businesses looted, elderly Jews shot, the Jewish population displaced); Gabin (Occupied by the Germans, all Jewish houses synagogues and schools destroyed, several casualties); Stoczek Łukowski (Occupied by the Germans, destroyed in bombardments)' Kutno (damaged in bombardments especially the Jewish sections, multiple casualties ...

  8. [Condition of Jewish Communities in Wartime, a Survey]

    1. The Alfred Wiener documents collection

    Entries documenting the state of Jewish communities in the period of September 1939 – November 1939. This entry surveys Zambrow (occupied by the Germans, burned, Ryki (occupied by the Germans, bombing caused severe damage), Międzyrzec Podlaski (occupied by the Germans, then by the Soviets, then by Germans again, when the Red Army left all young people left with it, several streets burned entirely), Skierniewice (occupied by the Germans, totally burned by bombing), Belchatow (occupied by the Germans, about 8000 Jews fled on the first day, thousands more later, Jewish shops looted, books conf...

  9. [Conference for the relief of German Jewry]

    1. The Alfred Wiener documents collection

    The file contains the booklet version of the “Reports and Resolutions” of the “Conference for the Relief of German Jewry” held in London in October 1933. The contributions include the Report of the Sub-Committee on Migration, the Report of the Committee on Relief outside Germany, the Report of Academic Committee, the Report of Reconstruction Committee, the Report of Refugees’ Sub-Committee, the Resolutions adopted by the Conference, as well as the opening speech by Neville J. Laski and the closing speech by Chaim Weizmann.

  10. [Correspondence & Reports of Dutch, Jewish Relief Organizations regarding Jewish Refugees]

    1. The Alfred Wiener documents collection

    The file contains correspondence and numerous reports of Jewish refugee relief organizations in the Netherlands pertaining to the situation of Jewish refugees and the contiguous stream of Jewish and political exiles into Holland during the 1930s up until 1940 when the subsequent German occupation of the Netherlands began. The file contains reports in particular by two organizations, the "Comite voor Joodsche Vluchtelingen" as well as the "Comite voor Bijzondere Joodsche Belangen", moreover the High Commisioner for Refugees of the League of Nations as well as the Red Cross pertaining to the ...

  11. [Correspondence & Reports of Dutch, Jewish Relief Organizations regarding Jewish Refugees]

    1. The Alfred Wiener documents collection

    The file contains correspondence and numerous reports of Jewish refugee relief organizations in the Netherlands pertaining to the situation of Jewish refugees and the contiguous stream of Jewish and political exiles into Holland during the 1930s up until 1940 when the subsequent German occupation of the Netherlands began. The file contains reports in particular by two organizations, the "Comite voor Joodsche Vluchtelingen" as well as the "Comite voor Bijzondere Joodsche Belangen", moreover the High Commisioner for Refugees of the League of Nations as well as the Red Cross pertaining to the ...

  12. [Correspondence & Reports of Dutch, Jewish Relief Organizations regarding Jewish Refugees]

    1. The Alfred Wiener documents collection

    The file contains correspondence and numerous reports of Jewish refugee relief organizations in the Netherlands pertaining to the situation of Jewish refugees and the contiguous stream of Jewish and political exiles in Holland during the 1930s up until 1940 when the subsequent German occupation of the Netherlands began. The file contains reports in particular by two organizations, the "Comite voor Joodsche Vluchtelingen" as well as the "Comite voor Bijzondere Joodsche Belangen", moreover the High Commisioner for Refugees of the League of Nations as well as the Red Cross pertaining to the nu...

  13. [Correspondence between British and Czech Jewish relief organisations]

    1. The Alfred Wiener documents collection

    The file contains several lettes, telegrams and one memorandum. Mostly between the Relief Committee of Jews from Czechoslovakia, American Jont Distribution Committee and the Central British Fund for Jewish Relief and Rehabilitation. Topics mentioned in the letters are establishing hostels in Bratislava, religous schools in Slovakia and opening a Kosher Kitchen in Prague for Jews passing through Prague on their way to Western Europe. As it might be a specifically Jewish need for some refugees and essential for their welfare. Also grants have been asked for necessary reconstructions of synago...

  14. [Correspondence between British and Czech Jewish relief organisations]

    1. The Alfred Wiener documents collection

    The file contains several letters, telegrams and one memorandum. The correspondence is between members of the Central British Fund for Jewish Relief and Rehabilitation, the American Joint Distribution Committee, the Relief Committee of Jews from Czechoslovakia and the Council of Jewish Communities in Bohemia and Moravia. Several grants have been given by the Central British Fund for establishing an old aged home, busaries for international jewish students in Prague, as well as for text books and scientific instruments. Furthermore subventions for a Kosher Kitchen in Prague and for the Jewis...

  15. [Correspondence between British and Czech Jewish relief organisations]

    1. The Alfred Wiener documents collection

    The file contains several letters concerning assistance for Jews in Czechoslovakia. Returning from concentration camps there is a need for clothing and food supplies. Also grants are needed for restoration of Jewish communal properties. The Council of Jewish Communities in Bohemia and Moravia is asking besides for grants to establish a home for 200 young and for 150 old people in Prague. Furthermore grants have been needed for supporting students in Czechoslovakia. The Central British Fund and the American Joint Distribution Committee want to cooperate in financing certain activities in Cze...

  16. [Correspondence between British and Czech Jewish relief organisations]

    1. The Alfred Wiener documents collection

    The file contains several letters. Various grants have been given by the Central British Fund for establishing an old aged home in Bratislava and a recreation home for the youth in Beskydy. Furthermore problems have been mentioned of ealier grants for student bursaries given by the Central British Fund concerning their appropriate use. The correspondence is between members of the Central British Fund for Jewish Relief and Rehabilitation, the American Joint Distribution Committee, the Relief Committee of Jews from Czechoslovaki, the Council of Jewish Communities in Bohemia and Moravia and th...

  17. [Correspondence between British and Czech Jewish relief organisations]

    1. The Alfred Wiener documents collection

    The file contains letters of a correspondence between Dr. Frischer, living in Prague and Mr. Stephany, Joint Secretary of the Central Council for Jewish Refugees in London. Concerning contribution by the Central Council for the jewish communities in Czechoslovakia. But the poor exchange rate between the pound and the Czechoslovak crown makes arrangements for remittance quite hard.

  18. [Correspondence between British and Czech Jewish relief organizations]

    1. The Alfred Wiener documents collection

    Several letters have been written by Dr. Frischer, Chairman of the Central Jewish Committee in Prague, by Mr. Stephany, Joint Secretary of the Central British Fund and by Mr. Passman, of the American Joint Distribution Committee in the middle east. The Correspondence treats the situation of Czechoslovakian Jewry in August and September 1945. Furthermore the Committee in Czechoslovakia and its members are introduced. In this Mr. Benes serves as a Chairman in Prague and Mr. Revesz in Bratislava.

  19. [Correspondence between British and Czech Jewish relief organizations]

    1. The Alfred Wiener documents collection

    The file contains several lettes. Mostly between the Relief Committee of Jews from Czechoslovakia, the American Jont Distribution Committee and the Central British Fund for Jewish Relief and Rehabilitation. Topics mentioned in the letters are establishing or continuing hostels in Bratislava, religous schools in Slovakia, funds for a Kosher Kitchen and an old aged home in Prague. As it might be a specifically Jewish need for some refugees and essential for their welfare. Also grants have been asked for necessary reconstruction of a hospital and claims involving restitution of Jewish property.

  20. [Correspondence between Rosenblueth, Bentwich and Stephany]

    1. The Alfred Wiener documents collection

    Correspondence between Rosenblueth, Bentwich and Stephany and others regarding the memorandum from the Council of the German Jewry at the Evian conference.