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Holding Institution: ארכיון יד ושם / Yad Vashem Archives

  1. Dr. Abraham Silberschein Archive: Correspondence with the International Refugee Organization (IRO) regarding help to the survivors

    1. M.20 - Archive of Dr. Abraham Silberschein, Geneva: Documentation regarding relief to persecuted Jews, 1939-1951

    Dr. Abraham Silberschein Archive: Correspondence with the International Refugee Organization (IRO) regarding help to the survivors Correspondence with the International Refugee Organization (IRO) regarding help to the survivors Also in the file: - Report from the International Committee for the Insurance of Employment for Academic Refugees regarding January-October 1944; - Report regarding Ukrainian refugees, 08 November 1944; - List of Latvian war criminals who found shelter in refugee camps in Germany; - Booklet regarding UNRRA and its goals, 1944; - Report submitted by Engineer Dr, Israe...

  2. Benjamin Sagalowitz Archive: Drafts of various articles, 1943-1958

    1. P.13 - Archive of Benjamin Sagalowitz , head of the press agency of the Union of Jewish Communities in Switzerland, 1929-1969

    Benjamin Sagalowitz Archive: Drafts of various articles, 1943-1958 In the file: - Articles by B. Sagalowitz regarding, among other things, the book "The Final Solution" by Gerald Reitlinger, and the participation of the Krupp plant in the confiscation of Jewish property. Also in the file: - Articles and notes written by Saly Braunschweig, Nelly Sutro, Georges Bloch and Otto Heim regarding the fate of the refugees in Switzerland during the war, especially the children of the refugees cared for by SHEK (the Association for Help to Children of Refugees in Switzerland); - Versions of the articl...

  3. Benjamin Sagalowitz Archive: Annual reports and financial statements regarding SIG (Union of Jewish Communities in Switzerland) activities in the 1930s and early 1940s

    1. P.13 - Archive of Benjamin Sagalowitz , head of the press agency of the Union of Jewish Communities in Switzerland, 1929-1969

    Benjamin Sagalowitz Archive: Annual reports and financial statements regarding SIG (Union of Jewish Communities in Switzerland) activities in the 1930s and early 1940s In the file; - Annual reports regarding SIG activities for the years: 1929/1930; 1938; 1939;1940; 1941; 1942/1943; - Various financial statements for the years: 1932; 1933; 1936; 1938; 1939; 1940; 1941; 1942; 1943; 1945. Also in the file: - Draft of an activities report for 1962/1963; - Documentation from VSJF (Association of Swiss Jewish Welfare and Refugee Relief Organizations) regarding treatment of Jewish refugees who rem...

  4. Benjamin Sagalowitz Archive: Protocols for SIG (Union of Jewish Communities in Switzerland) of ICZ (Israelitische Cultusgemeinde Zuerich; the Federation of Jewish organizations in Zurich) meetings, 1942-1944

    1. P.13 - Archive of Benjamin Sagalowitz , head of the press agency of the Union of Jewish Communities in Switzerland, 1929-1969

    Benjamin Sagalowitz Archive: Protocols for SIG (Union of Jewish Communities in Switzerland) of ICZ (Israelitische Cultusgemeinde Zuerich; the Federation of Jewish organizations in Zurich) meetings, 1942-1944 In the file: - Drafts of protocols of ICZ meetings recorded for SIG by B. Sagalowitz; among the representatives: Saly Braunschwieg, David Farbstein, Georg Guggenheim, and Silvain S. Guggenheim; main topics for discussion at the meetings included the problem of the Jewish refugees in Switzerland and harsh criticism of Saly Mayer's approach to the refugees; - Handwritten notes made by B. ...

  5. Benjamin Sagalowitz Archive: Protocols of meetings of ICZ (Israelitische Cultusgemeinde Zuerich; Federation of Jewish organizations in Zurich) representatives to SIG (Union of Jewish Communities in Switzerland), 1932-1945

    1. P.13 - Archive of Benjamin Sagalowitz , head of the press agency of the Union of Jewish Communities in Switzerland, 1929-1969

    Benjamin Sagalowitz Archive: Protocols of meetings of ICZ (Israelitische Cultusgemeinde Zuerich; Federation of Jewish organizations in Zurich) representatives to SIG (Union of Jewish Communities in Switzerland), 1932-1945 In the file: - Protocols from meetings of ICZ representatives to SIG, partially written by B. Sagalowitz, 1933-1945; attached to the protocols are invitations to meetings as well as 08 May 1932 decisions made by the representatives. Among the participants at the meetings: Otto Heim, Saly Braunschweig, David Farbstein, Georg Guggenheim, Silvain S. Guggenheim, Veith Wyler, M...

  6. Diary written by Saly Mayer and separate pieces of paper with notes written by Mayer regarding his activities in the JDC organization, 1945

    1. P.36 - Saly Mayer Archive: Documentation regarding the activities of Saly Mayer, President of the SIG (Union of Jewish Communities in Switzerland), on behalf of the Joint Distribution Committee (JDC)

    Diary written by Saly Mayer and separate pieces of paper with notes written by Mayer regarding his activities in the JDC organization, 1945 Diary [apparently titled], "Agenda 1945", written by Saly Mayer in 1945, including: - Documentation regarding the "ARBA" [?] negotiations with SS representatives and, in main, with Herbert Kettlitz; - Documentation regarding the transfer of 1,210 Jews from Theresienstadt to Switzerland as a result of the negotiations held with SS representatives and Swiss statesman Jean-Marie Musy, 07 February 1945; - Documentation regarding the care of the refugees (th...

  7. Documentation regarding the DELASEM organization's activities on behalf of the Jews in Italy and the Italian Jews in Switzerland, 1943-1944

    1. P.36 - Saly Mayer Archive: Documentation regarding the activities of Saly Mayer, President of the SIG (Union of Jewish Communities in Switzerland), on behalf of the Joint Distribution Committee (JDC)

    Documentation regarding the DELASEM organization's activities on behalf of the Jews in Italy and the Italian Jews in Switzerland, 1943-1944 - Correspondence between Saly Mayer and Lelio Vittorio Valobra, the head of the DELASEM organization, regarding the organization's relief to persecuted Jews in Italy and to the Italian Jewish refugees in Switzerland after the German occupation of Italy, September 1943, and following the escape of Valobra to Switzerland, late 1943; - Documentation regarding the situation of the Jews in Italy; - List of refugees from Italy and Yugoslavia in Switzerland, 0...

  8. Benjamin Sagalowitz Archive: Protocols from meetings of the SIG (Union of Jewish Communities in Switzerland) Central Committee and general meetings of the community representatives, 1929-1964

    1. P.13 - Archive of Benjamin Sagalowitz , head of the press agency of the Union of Jewish Communities in Switzerland, 1929-1969

    Benjamin Sagalowitz Archive: Protocols from meetings of the SIG (Union of Jewish Communities in Switzerland) Central Committee and general meetings of the community representatives, 1929-1964 In the file: - Protocols from meetings of the SIG Central Committee, 1929-1956, excluding the years 1930, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1941, 1945, 1949, 1950, 1953 and 1954; the protocols contain important documentation regarding the subject of the Jewish refugees in Switzerland; - Protocols from meetings of the SIG Geschaeftsleitung (postwar administration), 1948-1961, and a report on the 17 December 1964 meetin...

  9. Bulletin issued by the Jewish Agency for Eretz Israel Rescue Committee containing information from various sources regarding the experiences of the Jews in Europe during the war and afterwards, September 1946

    1. M.4 - Bulletins of the Vaad Hahatzalah (Rescue Council) of the Jewish Agency for Eretz Israel, 1937-1959
    • ועדת - ההצלה של הסוכנות היהודית לארץ-ישראל ,בולטין, ספטמבר 1946

    Bulletin issued by the Jewish Agency for Eretz Israel Rescue Committee containing information from various sources regarding the experiences of the Jews in Europe during the war and afterwards, September 1946 Bulletin issued by the Jewish Agency for Eretz Israel Rescue Committee containing: - Information regarding the state of the Jewish refugees in Europe, and especially in Poland and Germany.

  10. Bulletin issued by the Jewish Agency for Eretz Israel Rescue Committee containing information from various sources regarding the experiences of the Jews in Europe during the war and afterwards, October 1946

    1. M.4 - Bulletins of the Vaad Hahatzalah (Rescue Council) of the Jewish Agency for Eretz Israel, 1937-1959
    • ועדת - ההצלה של הסוכנות היהודית לארץ-ישראל ,ביולטין, אוקטובר 1946

    Bulletin issued by the Jewish Agency for Eretz Israel Rescue Committee containing information from various sources regarding the experiences of the Jews in Europe during the war and afterwards, October 1946 Bulletin issued by the Jewish Agency for Eretz Israel Rescue Committee containing: - Report regarding camps in Yugoslavia during the war; - Report regarding the Jewish refugees in Cyprus and Italy.

  11. Bulletin issued by the Jewish Agency for Eretz Israel Rescue Committee containing information from various sources regarding the experiences of the Jews in Europe during the war and afterwards, March 1947

    1. M.4 - Bulletins of the Vaad Hahatzalah (Rescue Council) of the Jewish Agency for Eretz Israel, 1937-1959
    • ועדת - ההצלה של הסוכנות היהודית לארץ-ישראל ,בולטין, פברואר 1947

    Bulletin issued by the Jewish Agency for Eretz Israel Rescue Committee containing information from various sources regarding the experiences of the Jews in Europe during the war and afterwards, March 1947 Bulletin issued by the Jewish Agency for Eretz Israel Rescue Committee containing: - Information regarding the Jewish refugees in Germany and Austria, 1947; - Testimony regarding the murder of Jews in Norway; - Testimony regarding the Risiera Di San Sabba camp.

  12. Documentation of the Kleck District administration, 1941-1944

    Documentation of the Kleck District administration, 1941-1944 The Collection includes lists of refugees residing in Kleck, from the years 1943-1944; documentation regarding the confiscation of Jewish property; an appeal regarding the closing of the bakery in Halynka following the murder of Jewish workers; correspondence with the District Commissioner (Gebietskommissariat) in Baranowitschy regarding the purchase of houses in Kletsk that were owned by Jews; list of residents in Kletsk and the surrounding villages; list of workers in a textile plant in Kletsk.

  13. Collection of the Rijksvreemdelingendienst (Government Service for Foreigners in the Netherlands), 1929-1945

    Collection of the Rijksvreemdelingendienst (Government Service for Foreigners in the Netherlands), 1929-1945 Koninklijke Marechaussee - the Border Police, subordinate to the Ministry of Justice of the Netherlands, was responsible for the implementation of the policies toward foreigners in the Netherlands until 1940; its function included the issuing of entrance visas, registration of foreigners, and guarding of the country's borders; during the Nazi occupation period, the Germans controlled the borders of the Netherlands and set the policies towards foreigners; despite this, the Dutch borde...

  14. Bulletin issued by the Jewish Agency for Eretz Israel Rescue Committee containing information from various sources regarding the experiences of the Jews in Europe during the war and afterwards, November 1946

    1. M.4 - Bulletins of the Vaad Hahatzalah (Rescue Council) of the Jewish Agency for Eretz Israel, 1937-1959
    • ועדת - ההצלה של הסוכנות היהודית לארץ-ישראל ,ביולטין, נובמבר 1946

    Bulletin issued by the Jewish Agency for Eretz Israel Rescue Committee containing information from various sources regarding the experiences of the Jews in Europe during the war and afterwards, November 1946 Bulletin issued by the Jewish Agency for Eretz Israel Rescue Committee containing: - Information regarding the state of the Jewish refugees in Europe, 1946; - Information regarding children in the DP camps in Germany and Austria; - Information regarding the Jewish refugees in Cyprus; - Information regarding the economic situation of the Jews in Poland; - Testimony of G. Lachman given in...

  15. Bulletin issued by the Jewish Agency for Eretz Israel Rescue Committee containing information from various sources regarding the experiences of the Jews in Europe during the war and afterwards, June 1947

    1. M.4 - Bulletins of the Vaad Hahatzalah (Rescue Council) of the Jewish Agency for Eretz Israel, 1937-1959
    • ועדת - ההצלה של הסוכנות היהודית לארץ-ישראל ,ביולטין, יוני 1947

    Bulletin issued by the Jewish Agency for Eretz Israel Rescue Committee containing information from various sources regarding the experiences of the Jews in Europe during the war and afterwards, June 1947 Bulletin issued by the Jewish Agency for Eretz Israel Rescue Committee containing: - Information regarding the situation of the Jewish refugees in Germany, Italy, Sweden and Poland, 1947; - Information regarding the camps in Cyprus, and Nazi propaganda in Eretz Israel before the war; - Information regarding the emigration of Jews to the United States; - Testimony of Atula Schechter, born in...

  16. Newspaper clippings regarding the Evian Conference and a secret report from a Kol Yisrael Chaverim (KYCh- Alliance Israelite Universelle) meeting in Paris regarding the Conference

    1. P.7- Archive of Marc Jarblum, Zionist Leader and one of the leaders of the Jewish underground in France, 1941-1967

    Newspaper clippings regarding the Evian Conference and a secret report from a Kol Yisrael Chaverim (KYCh- Alliance Israelite Universelle) meeting in Paris regarding the conference In the file: - Documentation related to the conference regarding the Jewish refugees held in Evian, France, at the initiative of Franklin D. Roosevelt, the President of the United States, July 1938. Also in the file: - A secret report from a meeting of Kol Yisrael Chaverim in Paris regarding the proposal made by the Jews of France for the Evian conference, 17 June 1938. - An issue of the bulletin,"Information de P...

  17. Benjamin Sagalowitz Archive: SIG (Union of Jewish Communities in Switzerland) circulars, 1931-1935

    1. P.13 - Archive of Benjamin Sagalowitz , head of the press agency of the Union of Jewish Communities in Switzerland, 1929-1969

    Benjamin Sagalowitz Archive: SIG (Union of Jewish Communities in Switzerland) circulars, 1931-1935 - Circulars issued by SIG to its members regarding the condition of the Jews of Switzerland; the struggle against antisemitism; relief for refugees from Germany and other subjects; some of the circulars are signed by Soly Mayer, SIG Executive Secretary; - Documentation regarding the "Protocols of the Elders of Zion" (See the memo, "Merkblatt" issued by the SIG local secretariat in Zurich, July 1933); Memo regarding the social and demographic situation of the Jews of Switzerland, 1931.

  18. Benjamin Sagalowitz Archive: Correspondence of the local office of SIG (Union of Jewish Communities in Switzerland) in Zurich, mainly regarding antisemitism, 1935-1944

    1. P.13 - Archive of Benjamin Sagalowitz , head of the press agency of the Union of Jewish Communities in Switzerland, 1929-1969

    Benjamin Sagalowitz Archive: Correspondence of the local office of SIG (Union of Jewish Communities in Switzerland) in Zurich, mainly regarding antisemitism, 1935-1944 Correspondence between the local SIG office in Zurich with various correspondents including Armand Brunschvig and Saly Mayer; correspondence includes a letter from Haim Pozner to A. Brunschvig, dated 19 July 1940, regarding the business activities of Itzchak Erlanger, Pozner's father-in-law; correspondence is mainly regarding displays of antisemitism within the context of many disagreements between Jews and shop owners or var...

  19. Benjamin Sagalowitz Archive: JUNA (Juedische Nachrichten, press agency of SIG [Union of Jewish Communities in Switzerland]) correspondence with Jewish communities in Switzerland, 1935-1964

    1. P.13 - Archive of Benjamin Sagalowitz , head of the press agency of the Union of Jewish Communities in Switzerland, 1929-1969

    Benjamin Sagalowitz Archive: JUNA (Juedische Nachrichten, press agency of SIG [Union of Jewish Communities in Switzerland]) correspondence with Jewish communities in Switzerland, 1935-1964 In the file: - JUNA (Juedische Nachrichten, press agency of SIG [Union of Jewish Communities in Switzerland]) correspondence with Jewish communities in Switzerland, such as Zurich, Lucerne, Lausanne, Kreuzlingen, Geneva, Bern and Basel, including correspondence with Swiss Jewish personalities such as Alfred Goetschel, Pierre Bigar, Armand Brunschvig, Paul Guggenheim, Robert Wieler, and Simon Erlanger; cor...

  20. M.63 - Documentation from archives in Switzerland

    M.63 - Documentation regarding the Holocaust from provincial archives in Switzerland, 1930-1950 The documentation is composed mainly of material received by Yad Vashem from the archives of cantons and Jewish communities in Switzerland. Documentation received from the Federal Archive of Switzerland and the State Archive of Lichtenstein is also included in the Record Group. There is also material from various institutions that dealt with Jewish refugees in Switzerland, personal files of thousands of Jewish refugees who escaped to Switzerland as well as the files of Jewish refugees who were de...