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  1. The Onchan Pioneer

    1. The Alfred Wiener documents collection

    The file contains informations about the newspaper 'The Onchan Pioneer' which was published in Onchan Internment Camp, on the the Isle of Man (self-governing crown dependency in the Irish Sea between the islands of Great Britain and Ireland). 'The Onchan Pioneer' was a weekly camp journal, published from July 1940 till July 1941, that reflected upon internee activities and campaigned for release. Informations about the situation in Germany are given, as well as parodies of Hitler and his policy. Furthermore programs of cultural events planed in the camp are given. Besides articles of inmate...

  2. Magazine of Central Promenade Camp, Isle of man

    1. The Alfred Wiener documents collection

    The file contains an example of the Central Promenade Paper, a weekly newspaper of the Central Promenade Camp in Douglas, Isle of Man (self-governing crown dependency in the Irish Sea between the islands of Great Britain and Ireland). The newspaper is relating mainly to civilian internment camps on the Isle of Man, including a series of camp orders, letters and other papers from internees concerning conditions of internment and questioning the official categorisation of 'enemy aliens', instructions to internees who were about to be released and other miscellaneous papers can be seen. The ne...

  3. Correspondence of the British Embassy in Berlin

    1. The Alfred Wiener documents collection

    The file contains informations about the History of Refugees in Noth England. Mr H. Loebl shared his findings with the Wiener library in London in 1979. He came across a correspondence between the Commercial Counsellor of the British Embassy in Berlin and the secretary of a local development organization in the years of 1936 till 1939. The Photocopies of the correspondence of the British Embassy in Berlin are regarding German Jewish professionals and possibilities for them to migrate to Great Britain. To accelerate the migration process the Emabssy, the British home office and the local org...

  4. Hutichson camp Douglas, Isle of Man

    1. The Alfred Wiener documents collection

    The file contains examples of 'the Camp', a weekly newspaper of the Hutchinson Internment Camp in Douglas, Isle of Man (self-governing crown dependency in the Irish Sea between the islands of Great Britain and Ireland). The Hutchinson Internment Camp was a World War II internment camp in Douglas, Isle of Man, particularly noted as “the artists’ camp” due to the thriving artistic and intellectual life of its internees. The newspaper reports about the activities in the camp as well as in the world, including a series of camp orders, letters and other papers from internees concerning condition...

  5. The Kitchener Camp Review

    1. The Alfred Wiener documents collection

    The file contains two examples of the journal the 'Kitchener Camp' for refugees, a monthly Camp newspaper on the Isle of Man (self-governing crown dependency in the Irish Sea between the islands of Great Britain and Ireland). Kitchener Camp was taken over by the Central British Fund of the Council for German Jewry (CBF) at the beginning of 1939 to rescue threatened Jews from Germany and Austria. Conditions for admission were that inmates must be aged between 18 and 40 and that they have a definite prospect of emigration overseas. The newspaper of the camp reports about the activities in the...

  6. Internees of the Isle of Man

    1. The Alfred Wiener documents collection

    The file contains material regarding the internees of the Isle of Man (self-governing crown dependency in the Irish Sea between the islands of Great Britain and Ireland). A stamp book released by the Central British Fund, including stamps and drawn examples of stamps are attached. In the stamp book it is mentioned that with everyone who participated on collecting or using these stamp Jewish kids will receive some help of the sales revenues. Furthermore informations about the situation of Jews and the generel political behaviour in different countries are published on some leaflets. Also the...

  7. Correspondence of the German Jewish Aid Committee

    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. The correspondence is regarding visa and trainee possibilities for Jews who want to escape Germany or other occupied countries and stay in Great Britain. All of the organizations tried to save as many Jews as possible by the use of trainee visa for Great Britain. Unfortunately Jews who applied need to be in a ...

  8. Correspondence of the German Jewish Aid Committee

    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 ...

  9. [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 ...

  10. [Correspondence regarding the immigration to Great Britain]

    1. The Alfred Wiener documents collection

    The file contains several letters of a correspondence between Jewish family members and friends concerning the immigration to Great Britain. In the letters informations have been exchanged, ideas have been discussed and requests, as well as help, have been declaimed. The correspondence regards furthermore questions of payment, workhours, new or better work positions, living conditions and asking general questions about problems of the refugees. All letters are written in 1939, some are handwritten and others are typed, most of the letters are in German and only a couple in English. Furtherm...

  11. [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.

  12. [Restitution, business, tax, accounting and labor law in Germany]

    1. The Alfred Wiener documents collection

    The file contains newspaper clippings by Der Bertriebs-Berater (business consultant) and other documents. The Betriebs-Berater is a weekly trade journal for business and tax lawyers since 1946. It gives relevant information from the areas of business, tax, accounting and labor law - each broken down according to independent headings. The newspaper deals with the topic of Rückerstattung (recompense) as a constitutional law, the interference of the state in economic questions, the control of foreign exchange, the law of taxation, income tax and other taxes. Furthermore topics of social law, s...

  13. Jews in several countries 1939

    1. Research files: research conducted by the JCIO and the Wiener Library

    The file contains a month by month survey of the Jews' situation in several European countries as well as in Palestine and of the refugees' problem all over the world. The first files are letters from the Jewish Central Information Office about the Jews in Italy. The other documents report about the Jews in Romania, the Jewish emigration policy and the official measures taken in favor of or against the Jews ; in the Baltic States and especially in Lithuania, about the virulent traders' anti-Jewish propaganda despite the official government position against anti-Jewish steps, the deteriorati...

  14. 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.

  15. Aus der Emigration II

    1. The Alfred Wiener documents collection

    The file is the continuation of Curt Rosenberg's account of his life in Scotland after his flight from Nazi Germany including his legal struggles with his landlord. He describes life in London in 1942 and his work in the German Refugee Center in Glasgow. He also recounts a court hearing, the differences between German and British jurisdiction, and the difficulties refugees face when settling in foreign surroundings.

  16. 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...

  17. The Alien Pioneer Corps (an MSS)

    1. The Alfred Wiener documents collection

    The file consists of two parts. The first by an unknown author from before 1938 is an outline for propaganda movies for British soldiers, giving them an overview of their "Allies" in countries surrounding Germany to highlight what they are fighting for and who else is fighting against the Nazis. The purpose is to give an overview of the allied country which should be appealing, interesting, and of high quality. It gives an outline of the production (text, photos, music). The second part is an overview of the Pioneer Corps comprising of soldiers who are refugees from Nazi-occupied countries....

  18. Maurice L. Perlzweig

    1. World Jewish Congress
    2. Political Department/Department of International Affairs
    3. Executive Files

    Box B1. Folder 1. Correspondence, 1940 Box B1. Folder 2. Correspondence, 1941 January-November Box B1. Folder 3. Correspondence, 1941 December Box B1. Folder 4. Correspondence, 1942 Box B1. Folder 5. Correspondence, 1943 January-June Box B1. Folder 6. Correspondence, 1943 July-December Box B1. Folder 7. Correspondence, 1944 Box B1. Folder 8. Correspondence, 1945 Box B2. Folder 1. Correspondence, 1946 Box B2. Folder 2. Correspondence, 1947 January-April Box B2. Folder 3. Correspondence, 1947 May-December Box B2. Folder 4. Correspondence, 1948 Box B2. Folder 5. Correspondence, 1949 Box B2. Fo...

  19. La Secrétairerie d'Etat à l'Ambassade du Brésil

    1. Segreteria di Stato
    2. Archivio della Congregazione degli Affari Ecclesiastici Straordinari
    • The Secretariat of State to the Brazilian Embassy

    The Secretariat of State recommends to the Brazilian Embassy 11 non-Aryan catholic refugees in Great Britain willing to emigrate to Brazil.

  20. Nehemiah Robinson

    1. World Jewish Congress
    2. Institute of Jewish Affairs
    3. Executive Files and Correspondence

    Included in the Nehemiah Robinson papers, beginning in box 31, are files pertaining to war crimes and restitution, as well as files pertaining to special inquiries made in reference to missing persons and claims. Box C16. Folder 7. Correspondence, 1945-1946 Box C16. Folder 8. Correspondence, 1946-1948 Box C16. Folder 9. Correspondence, 1949 January-February Box C16. Folder 10. Correspondence, 1949 March-April Box C16. Folder 11. Correspondence, 1949 May-June Box C17. Folder 1. Correspondence, 1949 July-August Box C17. Folder 2. Correspondence, 1949 September-October Box C17. Folder 3. Corre...