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  1. Dr Walter Manfred Bergmann: Family papers

    This collection of papers consists of correspondence from the Reichsärztekammer and government regulations relating to the aryanisation of the medical profession in Nazi Germany. In addition the collection contains identity cards for Walter Bergmann, his wife and two young children which carry the distinctive 'J' designating their Jewish ethnicity.

  2. Dr. Hans Israel Gumpert: copy notification re replacement of role as executor

    Copy notification regarding the replacement of role as executor by Dr. Hans Israel Gumpert.

  3. Dr. Hans Wollenberg: correspondence

    This is a collection of letters received by Dr. Hans Werner Wollenberg from his family, mainly his grandmother in Berlin and his parents in Königsberg, but also brothers and cousins. The volume also includes some letters he wrote to his parents as a student in Munich.The correspondence begins with a few letters congratulating him on his success at school and on passing his final school exam in 1910. The bulk of the letters were written in 1911 when he was studying medicine at Munich. There is quite a lot of correspondence about money and the necessity to be very careful with it. The highlig...

  4. Dr. Karl and wife Katharina Schreiner: copy correspondence and papers re Nazi persecution

    The papers document the persecution by the nazis of Karl Schreiner, formerly a lawyer, and his wife Katharina, from Trier, from 1934-1942. They demonstrate the vigour with which any opposition to the nazis, however minimal, was fought, as early as 1934. The papers include statements of denunciation by various individuals, and the views of the NSDAP, Trier, the mayor of Trier and the state prosecutor at the Sondergericht, Koblenz. The Schreiners' offences consisted of refusal to give the nazi salute; refusal to contribute to nazi organisations and causes; opposition to their children joining...

  5. Dr. Lilli Segal: correspondence and papers

    This collection consists of mostly copy correspondence between Lilli Segal and various individuals and organisations covering such subjects as the debate over how many people were murdered during the Holocaust; the activities of Nazi doctors; the extermination of Jews, Gypsies and Russians in Auschwitz; and concentration camp memorials.

  7. Dr. Wilhelm Freyhahn: description of Buchenwald

    This is a copy of a letter from Max Bollag of Basel, dated 26 August 1938, the bulk of which consists of an account by Dr. Wilhelm Freyhahn's experiences of Buchenwald concentration camp, where he was an inmate until July 1938.

  9. Dresel family papers

    This collection contains the papers of the Dresel family including original documents, originals and translated correspondence, biographical material

  10. Dresner family collection

  11. Dresner family: copy papers

    This collection contains the papers of the Dresner family, a Jewish family from Leipzig, and includes official documentation from Theresienstadt, pre-war Nazi and post-war Czech bureacrats including a letter from the Chief of Police, Leipzig, banishing Elias Dresner and family from the city on pain of imprisonment. In addition a 5 page typescript letter from Irmgard Lichtenstein, dated 24 November 1947,gives information on the fate of family members. A copy of the latter is also at Yad Vashem, Jerusalem.

  12. Drielsma: family documents

    Readers need to reserve a termnal in the reading room to access this digital content.Drielsma: family documents also including correspondence and photographs

  13. Duke of Bedford: copy correspondence and papers

    This collection of mostly copy correspondence between the Duke of Bedford, the notorious Nazi sympathiser and antisemite, and R. J. Scrutton deals primarily with a discussion of ways to persuade the British population to support a peaceful solution to the war with Germany.

  14. Duke of Buccleuch and Nathan Laski: Copy correspondence re antisemitism in Germany

    Correspondence between the Duke of Buccleuch and Nathan Laski, in which Laski refutes a number of popular myths such as rich Jews flaunted their wealth; the majority of poor Jews were communist agitators; Jews dominated the British press; Jewish professionals and retailers remained popular amongst Germans even after the imposition of restrictions. Ultimately he seems to concur with the conciliatory approach recommended by Buccleuch as evidenced by the final sentence: “...I opposed the resolution [attacking Chamberlain's policy] and urged that no effort should be spared to come to an agreeme...

  15. The Dunera Affair: miscellaneous documents

    This collection of mostly secondary source material provides some insight into the situation of the German and Austrian immigrants to Australia who had been passengers on the Dunera, military transport ship which transported over 2000 internees from the U.K. to Australia in 1940.

  16. Dutch fascist leaflets

    Leaflet of the Nationaal Legioen/Nationaal Arbeidsfront against a strike in the Netherlands. Leaflet of the Verbond Van Dietsche Nationaalsolidaristen (VERDINASO) for a national unity of the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg.

  17. Dutch food ration card

    Food ration card for meat, Amsterdam 

  18. DVU invitation for rally

    Letter and badge of the Deutsche Volksunion (DVU). Invitation of Gerhard Frey, head of the DVU, to a rally in Hamburg to honor Hans-Ulrich Rudel, Colonel of the Wehrmacht. Badge "Für Rudel-" Für Deutschland with face of Hans-Ulrich Rudel.

  19. E. Ohly: Copy family papers

    This collection of papers documents in part the experiences of a German Jewish family from Munich. The papers include original correspondence from friends and relatives and material from the Jewish organizations which arranged the details of the transport to Terezin.

  20. E. Philipps Oppenheim: Correspondence

    Correspondence between various Nazi authorities regarding the banning of the publication of E. Philipps Oppenheim's works; also draft article regarding Jewish musicians- author unknown