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  1. Der Kampf geht weiter

    1. Anti-Nazi resistance and opposition

    The publication was printed for the Memorial Day of the victims of fascism on September 14th, 1947. It includes poems, essays, short stories about the fight in Spain and France, and letters of former inmates to their comrades in Germany. It also includes pictures of resistance papers, caricatures and photos. Short biographies of convicted resisters of the Nazi regime highlight their heroism and unbroken spirit.

  2. Der Krieg und die Kommunistische Internationale

    1. Anti-Nazi resistance and opposition

    The publication is an “open letter” of the International Organisation of the Communist Opposition (IVKO). It is based on a discussion held among the various affiliated associations, aiming to articulate their position on the question of war and its consequences for the international worker’s movement. Motivations, contradictions, differing viewpoints in various countries and conclusions are presented. A postscript from May 1937 including recent developments (Abyssinia, Spain) is attached.

  3. The destruction of the Salonica Jewry A personal view

    1. Rosa M. Miller collection

    Contains information about the German occupation of Salonica (Thessalonikē), Greece; the establishment of a Jewish quarter in Salonica; and the deportation of nearly 70,000 Greek Jews from Salonica.

  4. Die Moorsoldaten The Soldiers of the Moor

    1. "Music of the Holocaust" web exhibition

    The 5,000 inmates of the Börgermoor concentration camp, mostly political prisoners, labored in the wetlands near the Dutch border, extracting peat (a fossil fuel) from the marshy soil. To add to their ordeal, Nazi guards would force the prisoners to sing cheerful songs during their two-hour march to and from the moor. A group of prisoners retaliated by writing a song that truthfully reflected the workers' situation. Introduced in August 1933, The Soldiers of the Moor, with its catchy melody and evocative lyrics, became an immediate hit among camp inmates. The camp guards also enjoyed the so...

  5. Dieckhoff, Hans-Heinrich, 1884-1952

    1. Biographical press cuttings collection (1945-1970s)

    "Hans-Heinrich Dieckhoff (23 December 1884 – 21 March 1952) was a German diplomat best known for his service to the Nazi regime. Dieckhoff was born in Strasbourg, Alsace-Lorraine. From 1937 to November 1938 he served as German ambassador to the United States, until recalled in response to the American recall of its ambassador in protest over the Kristallnacht. He was the last to occupy the post until after the war. In 1943 he assumed the post of ambassador to Spain. Dieckhoff was interrogated after the war and was called to testify at the Nuremberg trials, but he was never formally charged ...

  6. Dimitrov Georgi

    • Dimitrov, Georgi, 1882-1949
    • Dimitroff, G.
    • Dimitrov, Georgi
    • Dimitrov, Georgi Mihajlov
    • Dimitrow, G. (Georgi)
    • ...

    18/06/1882

    02/07/1949

    Bulgarian communist. After being acquitted as the star defendant at the Reichstag Fire Trial in 1933, D. became general secretary of the comintern in 1935. Leader of Bulgarian communists after the Soviet liberation and became prime minister on 06.11.1946.

  7. Diplomatic service passport issued by the Republic of Liberia to Kelman Charles Mincberg. Collection

    A diplomatic service passport issued by the Republic of Liberia, represented by Baron O. de Bogaerde, Minister Plenipotentiary, to Kelman Charles Mincberg, granting him diplomatic immunity and allowing them to travel to Spain and Portugal.

  8. Diplomatic service passport issued by the Republic of Liberia to Matus Kugel. Collection

    A diplomatic service passport issued by the Republic of Liberia, represented by Baron O. de Bogaerde, Minister Plenipotentiary, to Matus and Chaja Kugel-Rubin, granting them diplomatic immunity and allowing them to travel to Spain and Portugal. The passport also contains wartime visa for Italy and Monaco.

  9. Doctoral thesis (manuscript) by Chaim Avni entitled "Rescue of Jews via Spain and Portugal"

    1. P.3 -Isaac Weissman Archive: Documentation of the World Jewish Congress (WJC) in Lisbon

    Doctoral thesis (manuscript) by Chaim Avni entitled "Rescue of Jews via Spain and Portugal" The thesis was written as part of a doctoral program at the Hebrew University.

  10. Documentation regarding the persecution of the Greek Jews during the Holocaust

    1. P.22 - The Dr. Nathan Eck Collection, holocaust researcher, 1938-1976

    Documentation regarding the persecution of the Greek Jews during the Holocaust - Copies of official German documentation regarding the solution of the Jewish question in Greece, including plans for deportation of the Jewish citizens and relocation of the Jews with Spanish and Turkish nationalities; - Testimony of Samuel Gategno regarding the Jewish Resistance in Saloniki; - Report containing testimonies regarding the persecution and destruction of the Jews in Saloniki collected by Miriam Novitch; - List containing the number of Jews in several Greek communities before and after the persecut...

  11. Documentation, including listings of telephone discussions between Saly Mayer and the JDC organization's center in Lisbon and in New York regarding various subjects, Radio Bulletin No. 79, and other matters, January-December 1945

    1. P.36 - Saly Mayer Archive: Documentation regarding the activities of Saly Mayer, President of the SIG (Union of Jewish Communities in Switzerland), on behalf of the Joint Distribution Committee (JDC)

    Documentation, including listings of telephone discussions between Saly Mayer and the JDC organization's center in Lisbon and in New York regarding various subjects, Radio Bulletin No. 79, and other matters, January-December 1945 - Data regarding the JDC organization's activities in various countries; - Documentation regarding the continuation of the (ARBA) [?] negotiations, regarding the rescue of the remnant of Hungarian Jewry; - Documentation regarding the care of persecuted Jews who were liberated and are in Bergen-Belsen, Theresienstadt, and other camps; - Radio Bulletin No. 79, publis...

  12. Documents of Jewish communities, organizations and schools in Brazil

    Records from various Jewish communities in Brazil, including Amazonas, Belém, Bello Horizonte, Manaus, Niterói, Pará, Porto Alegre, Quatro Irmãos, Rio de Janeiro, Santa Maria, Santos, and São Paulo. Features board minutes, protocols, statutes, membership registries, birth and death records, lists of Jewish residents, correspondence and reports, account ledgers, newspaper clippings, publications and articles, a photo album (digital file BR/BL79), school and pedagogical materials, and other documents.

  13. Documents re Nazis in Spain

    Readers need to reserve a reading room terminal to access a digital version of this archive.This collection of documentation on microfilm and in hard copy details the activities of the Nazi Party and the Auslandsorganisation in Spain.

  14. Dolf and Cato Ringel papers

    Dolf and Cato Ringel were a Jewish couple residing in Amsterdam, before escaping German occupation and living in Spain. Their papers include correspondence from family members, identification and food distribution cards, and documents relating to the death of Dolf’s father Meilach. Other items include permits of residence and certificates of safe passage, as well as a revocation of German citizenship. Also included are various news clippings, and a copy of Dolf’s memoir recalling his journey. The Dolf and Cato Ringel papers contain correspondence and documents collected during their time du...

  15. Dr. Abraham Silberschein Archive: Correspondence with Dr. Kopecky, Czechoslovakian representative to the League of Nations in Geneva and Czechoslovakia’s first ambassador to Switzerland

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

    Dr. Abraham Silberschein Archive: Correspondence with Dr. Kopecky, Czechoslovakian representative to the League of Nations in Geneva and Czechoslovakia’s first ambassador to Switzerland Correspondence with Dr. Kopecky, Czechoslovakian representative to the League of Nations in Geneva and Czechoslovakia’s first ambassador to Switzerland regarding the issuing of passports to Czechoslovakian refugees in Italy, the sending of help to survivors of the ship, "Pentcho" in the Ferramonti Di Tarsia camp and the transfer of mail to England, Spain and Portugal, from March 1945.

  16. Dr. Abraham Silberschein Archive: Correspondence with the United States Embassy in Switzerland and with Roswell McClelland regarding the fate of those holding South American passports in the camps in Germany and in Vittel

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

    Dr. Abraham Silberschein Archive: Correspondence with the United States Embassy in Switzerland and with Roswell McClelland regarding the fate of those holding South American passports in the camps in Germany and in Vittel Also in the file: - American regulation regarding limitations on the granting of visas to the United States, 01 July 1941; - Request submitted by Dr. Silberschein for United States intervention on behalf of the refugees in Spain and Portugal, 20 June 1941; - Information from the "Washington Post", 26 January 1944, and from Juedische Nachrichten, the press agency of SIG [Un...

  17. Dr. Abraham Silberschein Archive: Correspondence with Yitzhak Weisman, Relico representative, and the World Jewish Congress (WJC) in Lisbon

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

    Dr. Abraham Silberschein Archive: Correspondence with Yitzhak Weisman, Relico representative, and the World Jewish Congress (WJC) in Lisbon Correspondence with Yitzhak Weisman, Relico representative, and the World Jewish congress (WJC) in Lisbon regarding the sending of food parcels to Poland and to survivors of the ship, "Pentcho", in Rhodes and relief to Jewish refugees in Portugal. Also in the file: - Copies of Weisman's letters to the diplomatic legation in Lisbon, to the Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) and the WJC regarding the release of Jewish refugees who arrived in Portugal ille...

  18. Dr. Abraham Silberschein Archive: Exchange of letters with Yitzhak Weisman in Lisbon regarding diplomatic assistance to Jewish refugees in Portugal and Spain and regarding organizing the work done by the World Jewish Congress (WJC) and the Jewish Agency i

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

    Dr. Abraham Silberschein Archive: Exchange of letters with Yitzhak Weisman in Lisbon regarding diplomatic assistance to Jewish refugees in Portugal and Spain and regarding organizing the work done by the World Jewish Congress (WJC) and the Jewish Agency in Lisbon Also in the file: - Copies of letters to WJC members in New York and London; - Copies of letters to Dr. Nahum Goldmann and Dr. Aryeh Tartakower regarding the situation of refugees in Spain, 08 July 1943, and in Portugal, 16 October 1943 and 05 January 1944; - Copy of a letter to Dr. A. L. Kubowitzky regarding refugees in Italy, 18 ...

  19. Dr. Abraham Silberschein Archive: Various reports and surveys (Numbers 1-13) regarding the destruction of the Jews of the Netherlands; Vught camp, Westerbork camp and Barneveld camp; and regarding the Judenrat

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

    Dr. Abraham Silberschein Archive: Various reports and surveys (Numbers 1-13) regarding the destruction of the Jews of the Netherlands; Vught camp, Westerbork camp and Barneveld camp; and regarding the Judenrat Also in the file: - Protest lodged by the Organization of Reformed Churches in the Netherlands against the firing of clerks of Jewish origin, 1940; - Report and letter regarding certificates for aliya to Eretz Israel for rescuing long-time Zionists, February and March 1944; - Various surveys and testimonies of pioneers regarding the Holocaust in the Netherlands, the camps, life in hid...

  20. Dr. Ernest Parker collection

    Binder with typescript memoir by Lothar Ernst Pollak from May 10-December 6, 1940. Details Lothar’s family’s flight beginning in Brussels, Belgium; through France, Spain and Lisbon; arriving in Cuba in December and ultimately immigrating to the United States in 1941. Lothar Pollak was born 1901 in Reichenberg [Liberec], the Czech Republic. In the 1930s, Lothar moved to Germany, where he met his wife Anna. They then moved to Austria and then Belgium for Lothar’s work. In May 1940, with their daughter Erika, they fled ultimately arriving in the United States in 1941 where they changed their n...