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Holding Institution: ארכיון יד ושם / Yad Vashem Archives

  1. 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

  2. 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.

  3. 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...

  4. 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...

  5. 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.

  6. 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

  7. 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

  8. 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...

  9. 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...

  10. 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...

  11. 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...

  12. Files from the Pfandakten (Salaries) office in Lichtenau

    Files from the Pfandakten (Salaries) office in Lichtenau

  13. Collection of the Bureau Bestrijding Vermogensvlucht - Bureau for the War against the Smuggle of Capital and Property, the Netherlands, 1945-1967

    Collection of the Bureau Bestrijding Vermogensvlucht - Bureau for the War against the Smuggle of Capital and Property, the Netherlands, 1945-1967 Establishment of the Bureau Bestrijding Vermogensvlucht - Bureau for the War against the Smuggle of Capital and Property, in July 1945, in order to locate Dutch property - personal property and state property - such as: diamonds, machinery, art collections, stamp collections, banking securities, church bells and other items that were "purchased" or stolen and transferred to Germany and to other countries during the German occupation; Included in t...

  14. Documentation of Obshchestvo Zdravookhraneniya Evreyev (OZE- Organization for Health Protection of the Jewish Population) in Latvia

    Documentation of Obshchestvo Zdravookhraneniya Evreyev (OZE-Organization for Health Protection of the Jewish Population) in Latvia History of the Organization OZE is the Russian acronym for Obshchestvo Zdravookhraneniya Evreyev (Organization for Health Protection of the Jewish Population), an organization that has its origins in St. Petersburg, Russia in 1912. OZE was founded in order to disseminate information pertaining to proper hygiene among the Jews, to further socio-medical topics and to contribute to safeguarding the health of the Jewish population. The Organization for Health Protec...

  15. Documentation from the Hauptstaatsarchiv NSDAP (Main Archive of the Nazi Party)

    Documentation from the Hauptstaatsarchiv NSDAP (Main Archive of the Nazi Party)

  16. Documentation of the Landratsamt (District authority) of the Ahaus district, Westphalia

    Documentation of the Landratsamt (District authority) of the Ahaus district, Westphalia

  17. Documentation of the Soviet Extraordinary State Commission regarding the murder of the Jews in the Valka district and Ventspils, and a reply by the chairman of the Latvian Ministry of Religions to a request by the Jewish community in Riga regarding the ban on the burial of Jewish victims of the Holocaust according to the Jewish tradition

    Documentation of the Soviet Extraordinary State Commission regarding the murder of the Jews in the Valka district and Ventspils, and a reply by the chairman of the Latvian Ministry of Religions to a request by the Jewish community in Riga regarding the ban on the burial of Jewish victims of the Holocaust according to the Jewish tradition

  18. Documentation from the Stadtarchiv Leer, regarding the forced sale, confiscation and restitution of Jewish owned real estate in Leer and the surrounding area, 1938-1981

    Documentation from the Stadtarchiv Leer, regarding the forced sale, confiscation and restitution of Jewish owned real estate in Leer and the surrounding area, 1938-1981 Included in the Collection: - Sub-Record Group Rep 01: Files from the Nazi period regarding the takeover of Jewish owned real estate, 1938-1944; - Sub-Record Group Rep 02: Requests from the postwar period for the restitution of or compensation for property that was confiscated or obtained by means of a forced sale, including a special file for requests from the Jewish Trust Corporation, and a file that includes lists of Jewi...

  19. M.40.RGE - Documentation from the Russian State Archive of the Economy, 1939-1945

    M.40.RGE - Documentation from the Russian State Archive of the Economy, 1939-1945 The Sub-Record Group is comprised of documentation from the population census conducted in January 1939 throughout the entire Soviet Union. The census was conducted on a national level in regions and cities, and includes data regarding nationality, mother tongue, gender, literacy, education, profession and more.

  20. Documentation from the Israel Police unit for the Investigation of Nazi Crimes

    Documentation from the Israel Police unit for the Investigation of Nazi Crimes The Israel Police Department for the Investigation of Nazi Crimes was established following the enactment of the "Nazis and Nazi Collaborators (Punishment) Law" in 1950. At its inception, the Department concentrated on Jews who were being investigated on suspicion of collaboration with the Nazis. However, the area was expanded, and the Department gathered testimonies regarding the crimes of the Nazis and their collaborators throughout Europe, testimonies which aided in investigative proceedings and trials conduct...