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  1. Log book of the Rover Scout Crew at Hay Internment Camp, NSW, Australia

    This log book documents the activities of a group of Austrian and German Jewish refugees whilst internees at Hay Internment Camp NSW, Australia. They formed themselves into a group called the Rover Scout Crew whilst on passage to Australia on the infamous 'Dunera Voyage' in July/ August 1940.

  2. Wilfrid Israel: correspondence

    This collection consists of original correspondence from Wilfrid Israel to Diana Hopkinson, English friends of the former, who first met at Lola Hahn Warburg's Wannsee home.

  3. Gunter Wittenberg: copy personal papers

    This collection consists of the personal papers of Gunter Wittenberg, a former German Jewish refugee from Berlin. The papers contain an extract from his diary covering the early years in this country and correspondence and papers relating to his work history.

  4. Henni Lesley: copy family documents

    Little is known about the subject of this collection, save that which can be gleaned from the papers themselves. It appears that Henni Lesley, formerly Lewin, formerly a Jewish resident of Berlin, was at one time imprisoned at Lichtenburg Concentration Camp (1541/1); that she probably emigrated to Great Britain shortly after her release(circa 1938/9); and that her parents were deported East in March 1943, never to be seen again (1541/4).

  5. Moritz Steinhäuser: Personal papers

    Personal papers pertaining to the imprisonment of Moritz Steinhäuser in Buchenwald concentration camp, the preparation of his emigration, and his life as refugee in Shanghai.

  6. Fritz Mangold: Copy internment letters

    This collection contains photocopies of letters sent by Jewish refugee Dr Fritz Mangold to his wife when he was interned at the Isle of Man. His wife lived in London with their children Thomas and Gloria. The letters document his life in internment, his health and stays at hospital, a visit from his wife and children, domestic matters and discussions about arrangements for his release. Includes summary of the contents in English 

  7. Steffi Cohn: Letters from Siegfried Hoenich

    This collection contains personal correspondence from Dr Siegfried Hönich to his financée Stephanie ‘Steffi’ Cohn in Berlin. The last letters were sent to Steffi in England after she had fled anti-Jewish persecutions in Nazi-Germany. The letters document Hönich’s life in Frankfurt am Main and their efforts to emigrate.

  8. Rosenthal family: Copy Gestapo documents

    This collection contains copies of the files of the Rosenthal family compiled by the Gestapo immediately prior to their deportation and murder at Auschwitz.Documents including declaration forms of financial assets confiscated by the state. The family requested to see these documents as part of their compensation claim at the Restitution Office in Berlin in 1966.

  9. Margot Weinberg: personal correspondence

    This collection contains letters sent to Margot Weinberg by her family in Berlin. Includes summary in EnglishIncludes press cuttings relating to the events taking place in Nienburg to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the November pogroms in 2005. The correspondence documents the increasingly difficult situation for Jews in Berlin and Margot's health and love life.

  10. Marion Roth: personal papers

    This collection contains the personal papers and correspondence of Marion Roth who was subject to Nazi persecution of Jews and emigrated on a 'Kindertransport' to England in 1939. The material relates to Marion Roth's restitution claim, inheritance and pension.

  11. Herta Berg: family recipe notebooks

    This collection consists of two note books containing family recipes by Herta Berg, an Austrian Jew who sought refuge in the UK with her family in 1938. One of the books contains recipes from her sister Teta.

  12. Erich Hirschowitz: personal papers

    This collection contains the personal papers of Erich Hirschowitz, a German Jew who emigrated to Paris as a refugee in 1933.Included are his school and university qualifications; French identity card; speech held by Erich and Ernst at Adele and Bernhard Hirschowitz's wedding in 1932 and notes on his experiences in exile in 1933. Also includes family photographs, press cutting and six prints of '"Die alte Stadt" Mappe II: Bilder aus dem alten Berlin'

  13. Marianne Fischer: copy correspondence

    This collection contains copy correspondence from Rosa Jonas in Berlin to her granddaughter Marianne Frank who had recently emigrated from Nazi Germany with her husband Hans Fischer.Rosa Jonas writes about news from family and friends in Berlin, some of whom were also emigrating. Includes summaries of letters in English.

  14. Alfred Eckstein: diary

    This collection contains the diary of Alfred Eckstein who emigrated with his family to Israel in the 1930s to escape Nazi persecutions.Diary in which the author describes the first three years of his daughter's development.German

  15. Lotte Oppenheim: personal correspondence

    This collection consists of the personal correspondence of Lotte Oppenheim regarding the tracing of her mother, Berta Fraustaedter, after the Second World War. Berta Fraustaedter was a Holocaust survivor of Theresienstadt concentration camp.Included are correspondence with the Jewish Refugee Committee, the International Committee of the Red Cross and friends regarding arrangements for her mother to move to the UK.

  16. Richard Burnett collection

    This collection comprises the personal papers of Richard Burnett (formerly Behrendt), a former Jewish refugee from Berlin who emigrated to flee Nazi persecution.The collection includes his birth and naturalisation certificates, family photographs, and Leo Mayer's membership card of the stock exchange Berlin ('Börsenkarte').

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    1. W.P. Crozier's Confidential Foreign Affairs Correspondence

    The file contains correspondence relating to Palestine and the Middle East, particularly the settlement of Jewish refugees from Europe and the creation of a Jewish state. The file includes reports on the agricultural and financial resources of Palestine, the arms smuggling trade, and detailed accounts of interviews between Moshe Shertok [Sharett] and Harold MacMichael, High Commissioner for Palestine. There are also significant materials from Chaim Weizmann, the Jewish Agency for Palestine, William Ormsby-Gore, 4th Baron Harlech, and Sir Lewis Bernstein Namier. Pieces 145/31-34 and 145/36 a...

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    1. W.P. Crozier's Confidential Foreign Affairs Correspondence

    Manchester Guardian The file contains correspondence concerning negotiations to increase the number of Jewish refugees allowed into Palestine, the defence of Jewish settlements, and negotiations between the Jewish delegation and the British government at the Palestine Conferences. The rest of the file is largely concerned with the diplomatic tensions leading to the Second World War. This includes extensive hand-written notes by Crozier on events such as the White Paper of 1939, a potential Anglo-Polish alliance, pogroms in Poland and Hungary, and extensive negotiations between Britain and R...

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    1. W.P. Crozier's Confidential Foreign Affairs Correspondence

    The file contains correspondence and reports concerning Turkey, Russia, Egypt, Syria, Yugoslavia, Malaya, Spain, Switzerland, Lebanon, Abyssinia/Ethiopia, Persia, German military operations, German activities in the Middle East, changing relations with the Vichy government and Charles de Gaulle, Jews in France and the Netherlands, and demographic data about the Jewish population in France, Algeria, Morocco, and Tunis. The file also contains correspondence from interned Jewish refugees in Mauritius and appeals to admit children and relatives turned away or detained in Palestine. The file con...

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    1. W.P. Crozier's Confidential Foreign Affairs Correspondence

    Struma The file contains materials concerning France, Russia, Turkey, Iran, Palestine, Italy, Germany, Libya, Madagascar, Egypt, Spain, and Japan. There are materials relating to recruitment of Jewish soldiers in Palestine, the impact of the disaster, morale of British soldiers, the negotiation of Russia's borders after the war, the exchange of wounded soldiers between Britain and Italy, Jewish refugees in Palestine, and the persecution of Jews in Slovakia. The file contains correspondence of Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, Viscount Cranborne, Secretary of State for the Colonies, and reports about t...