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  1. [Testimonies given in Vilnius by Jewish refugees from German occupied Poland: Statement No 114]

    1. The Alfred Wiener documents collection

    Testimony of David M., a 24 year old journalist from Brok. He tells how on Saturday, September 9, Brok was lit on fire by the Germans who poured gasoline on the houses and burned down 110 Jewish homes. That same night the Germans shot or stabbed 38 Jews. They ordered all Jews to gather in the church, and shot anyone who remained outside, or did not go fast enough. The Jews were deported to the detainee-camp at Ostrow Mazowiecka where they were put to work without food for three days. Eventually they were freed, and most of the Jewish population of Brok left for Zambrow. Protocol No. 114 is ...

  2. [Stimmung und Propaganda im Irischen Freistaat - unter Bezugnahme auf den Erlass vom 26. April 1933, P2143]

    1. The Alfred Wiener documents collection

    The file contains a report by [Georg von] Dehn-Schmidt, ambassador at the German Embassy of Dublin, to the German Foreign Ministry in Berlin dated 15.08.1933 as an answer to decree P2143 from 26.04.1933 regarding Anti-German propaganda in Ireland. Due to Irish Pro-German atttitudes reaching back to WWI, there is no Anti-German propaganda, neither politically, culturally nor economically in Press, Film, Radio Broadcasting, Literature, Theatre and Speeches. There is no considerable French influence, neither, nor Polish one or by German political refugees. Measures for further information abou...

  3. Aus der Emigration

    1. The Alfred Wiener documents collection

    “Aus der Emigration” (From the exile), account by Dr. Curt Rosenberg for the years of 1939 to 1948 about his emigration from Germany, life in Glasgow as a refugee, internment in Bury and the Isle of Man. He describes in vivid detail the peaceful life in Glasgow, the interesting characters among the refugees in the internment camps in Bury and Camp Hutchinson, and the variety of cultural activities organized by the inmates. Later on he returns to Glasgow, where he describes the strained relationship between the established Jews and the refugees. It includes a program of cultural activities f...

  4. [DALJEWCIB correspondence regarding the deportation of six Vienese jews by the Manchurian authorities]

    1. The Alfred Wiener documents collection

    DALJEWCIB correspondence regarding the surprising and prompt deportation of six Vienese, jewish refugees by the Manchurian authorities signaling a shift in the attitude of Chinese authorities willing to tolerate Jewish refugee entering Manchuria

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

    1. The Alfred Wiener documents collection

    Testimony of P. L., 24 year old from Krakow. He tells how in the first few days of the war the city government and police evacuated, and he left on a train with other evacuees to Tarnów and then to Jarosław and to Wyszkow where he remained for three weeks until the Russians left. Protocol No. 154 is an extract from a volume of protocols /statements provided by a group of Polish-Jewish refugee writers and journalists who fled to Vilnius, Lithuania. In 1939 they formed a committee to collect evidence on the condition of the Jews in Poland.

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

    1. The Alfred Wiener documents collection

    Testimony of K. G., who left Warsaw on November 7th, 1939. K. G. describes his return to Warsaw with the evacuee-trains from Łomża, the bombing of trains and the destruction of train-stations along the way. In Warsaw, K. G. formed part of the Jewish Citizen's committee, a body that was responsible for the Jewish population of Warsaw and the upcoming war. The committee conducted several meetings, all under fire, and coordinated with other organizations in Warsaw both receiving and giving philanthropic aid. The heavy bombardments and destruction of buildings city-wide have, however, disrupted...

  7. [Trainee visa in Great Britain for Jewish refugees]

    1. The Alfred Wiener documents collection

    The file contains material of a correspondence between the German Jewish Aid Committee in London and couple of Refugee organizations, like the Jewish Refugee Committee/ Trainee department in Leeds, the British Committee for Refugees from Czecho-Slovakia and the York Refugee Committee. These organizations tried to save as many Jews as possible by the use of trainee and work visa for Great Britain. The correspondence is regarding the trainee or work positions and possibilities the organizations found for the Jewish refugees. Furthermore an active exchange between the organizations concerning ...

  8. Aus der Emigration III

    1. The Alfred Wiener documents collection

    The file is the third part of Curt Rosenberg's account of life as a Jewish refugees in Scotland during World War II. It recounts his legal struggles with his landlord and final victory in the Scottish court and a detailed description of the Scottish landscape he appreciated on his various visits to British POW camps where he held lectures to German prisoners of war. He also reflects philosophically about life and ageing.

  9. Jüdische Internierte

    1. The Alfred Wiener documents collection

    The file contains several documents dealing with regulations and procedures against Jews by the Nazi military commanders in France. Under the command of the Feldkommandantur 550 in Espinal, entry permits and the confiscation of warehouses were discussed. The determination of returners is also shown. For example, the return of the applicant Jean Richard from La Bresse regarding the German interest is being discussed. As well as the application of Gilbert Jeanpierre concerning the return to the south of France. A copy of the application for an ID card can also be seen. Antoine Rene, french ci...

  10. [Court and denaturalization preceedings regarding Feodor Fedorenko, Ukrainian SS guard at Treblinka extermination facility]

    1. The Alfred Wiener documents collection

    The file contains extensive material in the form of court proceedings regarding the war criminal trials and subsequent denaturalization and deportation of Feodor Fedorenko, a former Ukrainian SS guard at Treblinka extermination facility in occupied Poland. Fedorenko is accused of having actively participated in the massmurder conducted in Treblinka and testimony alleges his presence and participation in shootings of numerous victims. The Fedorenko trial was the 1st trial that sought to deal with US citizens who participated actively in the Holocaust and later came to the United States under...

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

    1. The Alfred Wiener documents collection

    Testimony of Pierazky, Binyamin-Eliyahu, a 27 year old metal-worker and factory engineer from Warsaw. He describes how he fled from Poland with his six brothers, and lost them along the way. He describes train bombardments and fires that burned through the night, and the abandonment of the wounded by Polish military in retreat, despite the attempt of a Jewish doctor to force them to take the wounded. Some of the refugees were killed along the way as the group made its way by train to Lublin. Eventually the author arrived alone to Vilnius where he was helped by kind people, and was attemptin...

  12. Convention concerning the status of refugees coming from Germany

    1. The Alfred Wiener documents collection

    The file contains a convention concerning the status of refugees coming from Germany. The convention was signed by seven states, which like the 1936 provisional arrangement contained some restrictions on expulsion and refoulement. The convention shows definitions and handlings regarding the refugees. Beeing desirous of supplementing and consolidating the work done by the league of nation on behalf of the refugee. An identity certificate for refugees coming from Germany is also attached. This certificate is issued for the purpose of providing refugees from Germany with identety papers to tak...

  13. The Destruction of Brok - Bulletin No.6

    1. The Alfred Wiener documents collection

    This bulletin was intended to publish the work of the Committee for collecting material about the destruction of the Jews in Poland, describing the destruction of the town of Brok. The town before the war is described as peaceful, with good relations between Jews and non-Jews, including the ethnic German population of the area. The bulletin describes how, at the beginning of the war, aerial bombardment damaged the town, and refugees flooded it. Jewish youth fled east. At first the Germans appeared friendly, although they took goods with no payment, but after a short while they drove the pop...

  14. [DALJEWCIB correspondence on the topic of finding alternative localities on the Chinese Coast for Jewish refugees to settle in]

    1. The Alfred Wiener documents collection

    DALJEWCIB answer correspondence on the ventilation of the topic of finding alternate localities and harbour cities on the Chinese Coast for Jewish refugees to settle in as opposed to mass emigration into Shanghai and worsening of social conditions for new arrivals

  15. [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.

  16. Political aspects of the refugee problem in relation to the conference called by the US Secretary of State

    1. The Alfred Wiener documents collection

    A note on the advantages and disadvantages of the USA organizing the Evian conference including topics, which should be discussed at the conference such as propaganda.

  17. Jews in Sweden V

    1. The Alfred Wiener documents collection

    The file is the fifth part of a collection of lists compiled by the Jewish community of Sweden. It is a continuation of the previous compilation of group 2 (Jews who arrived after June 26th, 1945). The lists are in alphabetic order consisting of first and last name, date of birth, city and identity card no. and grouped by nationality.

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

    1. The Alfred Wiener documents collection

    Testimony of S. L., a yeshiva student from Goworowo, who studied in yeshivas in Bialystok and Ostrow Mazowieck, b. April 28, 1918. He tells of how he returned to Goworowo to be with his parents the day before the war. When the Germans entered town they took upward of 500 young men, Jews and Poles, first to Ostrow Mazowiecki, and from there by train to Germany, to Hohenstein in Ostpreußen where the prisoners were put to work in a camp situated near the WWI memorial. He describes the difficult conditions in the camp, the lack of food and water while they were in transport, and the brutal shoo...

  19. [Jewish restitution claims in Rheinland-Pfalz]

    1. The Alfred Wiener documents collection

    The file contains the Law and Regulation sheet of the State Government of Rhineland-Palatinate, Part II, public advertisement dated March 17, 1950 (Gesetz- und Verordnungsblatt der Landesregierung Rheinland-Pfalz Teil II öffentlicher Anzeiger). On 57 pages the notices of the reparation chambers of State Government of Rhineland-Palatinate, for example refund and recompensation of real estates and other properties, are illustrated. Several parties are suing for a declaration of nullity and reimbursement of real estate and other property in accordance with ordinance no. 20 and 120 of the Frenc...

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

    1. The Alfred Wiener documents collection

    Testimony of Abraham R., 20 year old from Lomza. He tells of the German bombardments of Lomza and noted a single Jewish casualty, then tells of his own deportation to a detainee-camp in Rastenburg, Germany (now Ketrzyn, Poland), where about 1300 Jews were held without food. Each night the prisoners received a loaf of bread per 4 men, and no more. He describes how on arrival of Polish prisoners, the Germans and Poles took the Jews' clothes, and how three men died because they couldn't handle the cold, hunger and disease. he was in the camp for three weeks, and was freed eventually together w...