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  1. Documentation collected in the context of the "Research project regarding the contribution of Holocaust survivors to the State of Israel", from Kibbutz Givat Brenner

    Documentation collected in the context of the "Research project regarding the contribution of Holocaust survivors to the State of Israel", from Kibbutz Givat Brenner Testimonies and interviews: 1. "Testimony [under oath] of Julius Viener, regarding Oskar Schindler" (translation from Polish, 10/10/1956); 2. "Testimony [under oath] of Werzel, regarding Oskar Schindler" (26/11/1956); 60. Chaya Altman; 3. Gabriella Alter; 4. Nathan Alter; 5. Yoel Amsterdamer; 6. Benjamin Epstein; 61. Moshe Bongart; 7. Gita Bechner; 62. Yosef Ben Shlomo; 8. Frida Braunstein; 9. Yitzhak Brody; 10. Rachel Gatnau; ...

  2. O.64.2/WSZ.6 - Orders of the Day, reports and statistical data

    O.64.2/WSZ.6 - Orders of the Day, reports and statistical data

  3. Registration ((Meldewesen)) files of the Hamburg Police, 1939-1945

    Meldewesen (Registration) files of the Hamburg Police, 1939-1945 Included in the Collection are lists of foreign residents and non-citizen residents in the city who died, among them Jews.

  4. Documentation of the municipal committee of the Communist Party in Slonim, 1939-1944

    Documentation of the municipal committee of the Communist Party in Slonim, 1939-1944 Included in the collection is documentation of the regional and the district committee of the Communist Party in Slonim.

  5. M.23 - Benno Kaufmann Collection - Documentation of the Aid Council for Jewish Refugees from Germany, Basel, 1939-1947

    M.23 - Benno Kaufmann Collection - Documentation of the Aid Council for Jewish Refugees from Germany, Basel, 1939-1947 Correspondence of Benno Kaufmann from Basel, Switzerland, regarding aid to Jewish refugees from Germany, 1939-1947. The Record Group contains personal letters belonging to the persecuted detainees in the camps in France, such as the Gurs camp.

  6. Documentation of the Weltwirtschaftsarchiv (World Economy Archive) in Hamburg

    Documentation of the Weltwirtschaftsarchiv (World Economy Archive) in Hamburg

  7. TR.4 - Documentation from the Erich von Manstein Trial, 1949

    TR.4 - Documentation from the Erich von Manstein Trial, 1949 FieldMarshall Erich von Manstein was one of the senior German Army officers who served in various positions in the Soviet Union. War crimes and mass murders took place in the areas under the command of von Manstein, and he was therefore brought to trial after the war. The Record Group contains protocols of the trial, which was held in Hamburg, 23 August-19 December 1949. A protocol of the court session for each of day of the trial can be found in each of the 62 files in the Record Group.

  8. Documentation of the Ministry for Public Enlightenment and Propaganda (Reichsministerium für Volksaufklärung und Propaganda), Germany, 1934-1944

    Documentation of the Ministry for Public Enlightenment and Propaganda (Reichsministerium für Volksaufklärung und Propaganda), Germany, 1934-1944 The ministry was established by law, on 13 March 1933, and received its authority by virtue of an order published, 30 June 1933; its areas of responsibility were defined as Geistigen Einwirkung auf die Nation, der Werbung fuer Staat, Kultur und Wirtschaft, der Unterrichtung der Oeffentlichkeit (emotional impact on the nation, the advertising for State, Culture and Economy, information to the public: The materials that reached Yad Vashem include cor...

  9. Collection of testimonies of Holocaust survivors from Greece recorded at the Jewish community in Thessaloniki

    Collection of testimonies of Holocaust survivors from Greece recorded at the Jewish community in Thessaloniki

  10. Documentation from the Finanzamt Eschwege

    Documentation from the Finanzamt Eschwege

  11. Collection of the Departement van Bijzondere Economische Zaken - Office for Special Economic Matters in the Netherlands, 1941-1945

    Collection of the Departement van Bijzondere Economische Zaken - Office for Special Economic Matters in the Netherlands, 1941-1945 The Departement van Bijzondere Economische Zaken - Office for Special Economic Matters in the Netherlands was administered by Mr. M. M. Rost van Tonningen and was responsible for matters related to insurance, credit and other financial matters; the department joined the Aryanization department in 1942; Included in the collection: Protocols of meetings of the Verzekeringsraad (Insurance Council), established in accordance with the decision of the Treasury directo...

  12. M.7 - Relico Collection - Documentation of the World Jewish Congress Relief Committee for the War-Stricken Jewish Population, Geneva

    M.7 - Relico Collection - Documentation of the World Jewish Congress Relief Committee for the War-Stricken Jewish Population, Geneva The Relico Organization, the World Jewish Congress Relief Committee for the War-Stricken Jewish Population, Geneva, was founded in Geneva in 1939 by Dr. Abraham Silberschein, and funded by the World Jewish Congress. The Committee was active until 1947. Its main purpose was to assist the persecuted Jews in the areas occupied by the Nazis. The organization also assisted in locating family members and provided relief to Jewish refugees who had lost their homes an...

  13. Documentation of the Magistrates Court of Law in Völklingen (Amtsgericht Völklingen) in the Saar region, 1933-1943

    Documentation of the Magistrates Court of Law in Völklingen (Amtsgericht Völklingen) in the Saar region, 1933-1943 Included in the material that was photocopied for Yad Vashem are, in most part, orders and instructions given by the law authorities, including the German Ministry of Justice and the Courts of Law and authorities in the Saar region. The orders relate to Jews and to inmates and to their handling, among other matters. Included in the collection are two files that deal with trials that were held during 1933-1934, in which a Jewish lawyer participated.

  14. Documentation of authorities of the city of Kiev, 1941-1942

    Documentation of authorities of the city of Kiev, 1941-1942 Documentation regarding the handing over of property whose owners are unknown (in most part, Jewish property), the registration of the property, and the selling of the property; excerpts from a file of the statistical department of the city of Kiev, including data regarding the national origin of the residents of Kiev, 1942; announcement by the Stadtkommissar (governor of the city) of Kiev regarding the start of the payment of health insurance for citizens, except for Jews and Gypsies, 30/10/1942; announcement regarding the organiz...

  15. Documentation of the Ivan Franko National University of Lwow, 1939-1941 and 1944

    Documentation of the Ivan Franko National University of Lwow, 1939-1941 and 1944 Included in the collection, among other material, are personal files of Jewish students and university employees, and a list of employees from Lwow at institutions for higher education who were murdered during 1941-1944.

  16. Files from the Foreigners Police in the Nidwalden, Switzerland canton (region) regarding five families of Jewish refugees, 1935-1946

    Files from the Foreigners Police in the Nidwalden, Switzerland canton (region) regarding five families of Jewish refugees, 1935-1946

  17. Collection of Dr. K. J. Frederiks, secretary general of the Ministry of the Interior and head of the Commissarissen van de Provincie for the appointment of clerks and policemen during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands, 1940-1945

    Collection of Dr. K. J. Frederiks, secretary general of the Ministry of the Interior and head of the Commissarissen van de Provincie for the appointment of clerks and policemen during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands, 1940-1945 Dr. K. J. Frederiks was the secretary general of the Ministry of the Interior in the Netherlands in 1931; opposition by Frederiks to appointments among the NSB - the Netherlands Organization of Collaborators, to various positions during the occupation period; non-success of Frederiks' opposition to the Nazi regime.

  18. Documentation from the Oberfinanzdirektion Karlsruhe, the Rueckerstattung (Restitution of property) department

    Documentation from the Oberfinanzdirektion Karlsruhe, the Rueckerstattung (Restitution of property) department

  19. Documentation of the Regional Committee of the Communist Party in Gomel, 1938-1941 and 1944-1957

    • ארכיון יד ושם / Yad Vashem Archives
    • 13249695
    • English, Hebrew
    • 1938-1941
    • Letter List of candidates List of Communists List of factory managers List of residents List of workers Official documentation Personal documents Questionnaire Survey report

    Documentation of the Regional Committee of the Communist Party in Gomel, 1938-1941 and 1944-1957 The Collection includes reports of the Communist Party committees on the various levels; letters containing opinion reports regarding Jewish Party members; lists of Communists, directors of factories and organizations, residents who received medals of Honor and lists of workers who were evacuated; questionnaires of delegates who were sent to Communist Party conferences; personal documentation of Jewish Communists; documentation of the State Extraordinary Commission for Investigation of Nazi War ...

  20. Documentation of the Romanian authorities in the Cernauti district, 1941-1942

    Documentation of the Romanian authorities in the Cernauti district, 1941-1942 Included in the collection: - Documentation regarding the transfer of Jewish craftsmen and skilled professionals to forced labor; - Reports prepared by the local authorities, regarding the location of Jews on their territory; - Reports prepared by the Romanian authorities, regarding the mood among the local population following the liberation from the Soviet occupation.