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  1. Documentation from the Bezirksamt Prenzlauer Berg in Berlin, 1939-1943

    Documentation from the Bezirksamt Prenzlauer Berg in Berlin, 1939-1943 Most of the northeastern parts of old Berlin were incorporated into the city of Berlin in 1920 (when all of Berlin's suburbs were incorporated into the city), as the Bezirk (municipal district of) Prenzlauer Tor, whose name was changed to Prenzlauer Berg in 1921. The district's offices became active in April 1921.

  2. M.1.B - Documentation of the office of the Central Historical Commission of the Central Committee of Liberated Jews in the U.S. Zone , 1945-1948

    M.1.B - Documentation of the office of the Central Historical Commission of the Central Committee of Liberated Jews in the U.S. Zone , 1945-1948 This Subsection contains the correspondence of the Central Historical Commission of the Central Committee of Liberated Jews (CHC) with its various branches in the DP camps, Jewish leaders and institutions in different countries, and the German municipal authorities. The correspondence deals mainly with gathering documentation regarding the Holocaust, cultural activity in the DP camps and the editorial work of the CHC.

  3. Documentation of the Reich's Propaganda Director, 1934-1944

    Documentation of the Reich's Propaganda Director, 1934-1944 The collection includes propaganda leaflets, collections of propaganda material and reports on subjects related to propaganda.

  4. Documentation regarding the evacuation to Uzbekistan and the evacuees

    Documentation regarding the evacuation to Uzbekistan and the evacuees

  6. Documentation of the district administration in Osipovichi, 1941-1944

    Documentation of the district administration in Osipovichi, 1941-1944 Included in the collection: - Order regarding food rations for Jews; - Lists of residents in the district; - Orders by the district administration; - Reports; - List of partisans.

  7. Documentation of Executive Committee of Pinsk City Council regarding nationalization of Jewish property, 1939-1941

    Documentation of Executive Committee of Pinsk City Council regarding nationalization of Jewish property, 1939-1941 On 17 September 1939 in the evening, the first tanks of the Soviet striker force raced into the Pinsk city limits (following the Ribbentrop-Molotov Agreement). Their arrival brought feelings of joy, but some doubts among the observant Jews, activists in various parties, within the Zionist youth movements and among the landowners and business people. The Communists who had been underground left the city to receive the striker force. In the documentation which has reached Yad Vas...

  8. Documentation of the German News Service, 1934-1945

    Documentation of the German News Service, 1934-1945 News and articles of the News Service, relating to, among others, the Jewish influence on the arts and the struggle against it in Germany and in other countries; the study of race; sport and physical education activity in Nazi Germany; antisemitism in various countries (among others, news regarding the showing of the film, "Jud Suess" in various countries); The material also includes collections of earlier news from the News Service that are related to Jewish matters, among them material from the years before the Nazis' rise to power.

  9. Documentation of the Head Office for Technology and of the Reichs Directorate of the National-Socialist Association of German Technology, Germany

    Documentation of the Head Office for Technology and of the Reichs Directorate of the National-Socialist Association of German Technology, Germany

  10. Documentation of the Finance Department of the temporary government in Brest-Litovsk, 1939-1940

    Documentation of the Finance Department of the temporary government in Brest-Litovsk, 1939-1940 In the collection there is documentation regarding taxes paid by the residents and lists of refugees who went to Brest Litovsk and received financial assistance.

  11. תיעוד של בית משפט השלום (Amtsgericht) ב-Plettenberg (ווסטפליה)

    • ארכיון יד ושם / Yad Vashem Archives
    • 12421267
    • English, Hebrew
    • Birth certificate Legal documentation Marriage certificate Official documentation Record of deportees Record of murdered persons Record of persecuted persons Record of survivors

    Repertory: Amtsgericht (district court) Plettenberg In the Collection are files including applications to Courts of Law in Westphalia for the recognition of death of local Jews who were deported to the East by the Nazis, and for whom no official Declaration of Death had been given. These applications (requests) were submitted in most part by the relatives of those who had perished, [and] who requested to receive claims for compensation from Germany. The files include the applications including details regarding those who perished and their deportation; correspondence with German authorities...

  12. Documentation regarding activities of underground groups and partisans units active in the Kamenets Podolsk region, 1941-1944

    Documentation regarding activities of underground groups and partisans units active in the Kamenets Podolsk region, 1941-1944 Included in the collection: - Documentation regarding the partisans detachments in the Kamenets Podolsk region; - Documentation regarding the renewal of Communist Party membership cards for Soviet citizens who are members of partisans and underground detachments; - Documentation regarding the "Shchors" partisans unit; - List of names of partisans who received cards for participation in the partisans activities in the area of the region; - Lists of members of a partis...

  13. Documentation of the security office in Romny, 1945

    Documentation of the security office in Romny, 1945 Included in the collection are requests and testimonies of Romny residents, regarding inheritance rights.

  14. Lage und Monatsberichte (Situation reports and Monthly reports) of the Bayerishces Regierungspreasident und Polizeidirektionen (Regional President and Police Authorities in Bavaria), 1934-1939

    Lage und Monatsberichte (Situation reports and Monthly reports) of the Bayerishces Regierungspreasident und Polizeidirektionen (Regional President and Police Authorities in Bavaria), 1934-1939

  15. M.41.TsAKDB - Documentation of the State Security Committee Archive in Belorussia

    M.41.TsAKDB - Documentation of the State Security Committee Archive in Belorussia Investigative reports regarding the establishment of ghettos in Borisov, Zembin and Minsk; indictments of Belorussian collaborators who participated in the murder of Jews, and survey reports concerning the murder of Jews in Minsk and Borisov.

  16. TR.25 - Trial documentation - Latvia

    TR.25 - Trial documentation - Latvia Trial documentation from the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives (USHMM), from the sub-record groups of the Latvian State Archives of the former Latvian KGB

  17. Collection of the Ministerie van Algemene Zaken (Ministry for General Affairs), regarding the treatment of the Jews in the Netherlands by the Dutch government, 1938-1942

    Collection of the Ministerie van Algemene Zaken (Ministry for General Affairs), regarding the treatment of the Jews in the Netherlands by the Dutch government, 1938-1942 The Ministerie van Algemene Zaken (Ministry for General Affairs) in The Hague dealt during 1938-1942 with the governing of the Netherlands during the German occupation, economic [general?] matters related to war, Nazi issues, and the organization of relief by het Nederlandsche Roode Kruis (the Dutch Red Cross) and Winterhulp; the Ministry for General Affairs dealt with the matter of the strikes in February 1941 and May 1943...

  18. O.82 - Documentation regarding the Jews of the Baltic States, mainly during the Holocaust period

    O.82: Documentation regarding the Jews of the Baltic States, mainly during the Holocaust period In the Record Group there are files selected from the Latvian State Historical Archives, the Lithuanian State Historical Archives in Vilna and the Tartu Branch of the Estonian Historical Archives Description of the Record Group: In the Record Group there is personal documentation of inmates of ghettos, survivors, partisans and Red Army soldiers. The documentation includes telegrams, private letters, documentation from yeshivas, statistical reports and survey reports from the State Extraordinary C...

  19. Collection of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee - AJDC in the Netherlands, 1934-1944

    Collection of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee - AJDC in the Netherlands, 1934-1944 The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, known as the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee - AJDC, was established in the United States in 1914 in order to help the victims of World War I; the head office is located in New York; Included in the collection: Letters and activity reports prepared by the JDC, regarding financial help to victims of the Holocaust, and correspondence by the JDC branch offices in Lisbon and Paris with people and institutions, regarding help to Jews d...

  20. Documentation of the Reichsministerium der Justiz (Reich Ministry of Justice), Germany, 1933-1945

    Documentation of the Reichsministerium der Justiz (Reich Ministry of Justice), Germany, 1933-1945 In the years 1933-1935, the Reich Ministry of Justice became the central authority in the judicial system in Germany, and as such assumed management of the system. Upon the seizure of control by the Nazis, Franz Guertner, who had been appointed to the position of Reich Justice Minister in 1932 under Franz von Papen, abandoned the principles of State Law, and provided legal means for the activities of the SA, SS and the Gestapo. During his time, the rights of Jews were revoked and a special crim...