Archival Descriptions

Advanced query tips

There are several ways to be more specific in your search query:

"Phrase"
Search an exact match of your query, e.g. "Member lists"
+Phrase
Given word has to be in the result, e.g. +Gestapo
-Phrase
Exclude given word from search, e.g. -Gestapo

Use the following syntax to restrict the search to specific fields:

field:"phrase"
For instance, you can find all descriptions that have the phrase "Auschwitz Birkenau" in their titles by searching for title:"Auschwitz Birkenau".

The following fields are currently available:

  • identifier
  • title
  • creator
  • person
  • place
  • subject
  • address
Displaying items 221 to 240 of 556
Search result ordering
Holding Institution: ארכיון יד ושם / Yad Vashem Archives

  1. Dr. Abraham Silberschein Archive: Correspondence with Yitzhak Weisman, Relico representative, and the World Jewish Congress (WJC) in Lisbon

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

    Dr. Abraham Silberschein Archive: Correspondence with Yitzhak Weisman, Relico representative, and the World Jewish Congress (WJC) in Lisbon Correspondence with Yitzhak Weisman, Relico representative, and the World Jewish congress (WJC) in Lisbon regarding the sending of food parcels to Poland and to survivors of the ship, "Pentcho", in Rhodes and relief to Jewish refugees in Portugal. Also in the file: - Copies of Weisman's letters to the diplomatic legation in Lisbon, to the Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) and the WJC regarding the release of Jewish refugees who arrived in Portugal ille...

  2. Benjamin Sagalowitz Archive: Issues of the JUNA (“Juedische Nachrichten”, press agency of SIG [Union of Jewish Communities in Switzerland]) information sheet, 1940-1944

    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: Issues of the JUNA (“Juedische Nachrichten”, press agency of SIG [Union of Jewish Communities in Switzerland]) information sheet, 1940-1944 In the file: - Issues of the JUNA information sheet including data regarding the persecution of the Jews of Europe during World War II, the situation of the Jewish refugees in Switzerland, antisemitic incidents and the situation of the Jewish population in Eretz Israel. Also in the file: -Documentation regarding the interference of the military censor in the publication of information regarding the persecution of the Jews of...

  3. Benjamin Sagalowitz Archive: Correspondence between the local SIG (Union of Jewish Communities in Switzerland) Executive Committee in Zurich with Swiss authorities, 1933-1938

    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 between the local SIG (Union of Jewish Communities in Switzerland) Executive Committee in Zurich with Swiss authorities, 1933-1938 In the file: - Correspondence between the local SIG Executive Committee in Zurich with various Swiss authorities, especially the Zurich police, regarding violent acts perpetrated against the Jews in Zurich, and correspondence with the Zurich Canton Alien Police regarding German consulate activities against Jewish refugees in Switzerland; - Correspondence with various canton authorities regarding the dissemination of Na...

  4. Benjamin Sagalowitz Archive: Report sumitted by A. Studer Auer, director of Caritaszentrale in Luzerne, Switzerland, regarding a trip to UNRWA refugee camps in Lebanon, the Gaza Strip, Syria and Jordan, 1961

    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: Report sumitted by A. Studer Auer, director of Caritaszentrale in Luzerne, Switzerland, regarding a trip to UNRWA refugee camps in Lebanon, the Gaza Strip, Syria and Jordan, 1961 The trip, made on behalf of the Swiss Foreign Ministry, 03-13 November 1961, included Dr. Hans Keller. - Report opens with a general review of the situation of the refugees, describes aid activities on their behalf, and points out that, to date, Switzerland has not participated in these activities; Studer-Auer then gives a detailed daily account of what he saw, and itemizes aid proposal...

  5. Benjamin Sagalowitz Archive: Articles regarding emigration destinations of Jews escaping from Nazi Germany, 1938-1939

    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: Articles regarding emigration destinations of Jews escaping from Nazi Germany, 1938-1939 In the file: - "The Jews of Germany Should Be Saved", article which appeared in the French journal, "Correspondance Juive", which was published under the auspices of the WJC (World Jewish Congress) in Geneva (pp. 2-8), 13 December 1938; - Clippings from Swiss newspapers; - Reports regarding the treatment of the Jews in Shanghai, England, Cuba, Bombay and Norway; - Report regarding Jewish life in Shanghai.

  6. Collection of the Gezantschap in Zwitserland (Consulate of the Netherlands) in Bern, Switzerland, 1939-1947

    Collection of the Gezantschap in Zwitserland (Consulate of the Netherlands) in Bern, Switzerland, 1939-1947 Included in the collection: Official documentation of the Gezantschap in Zwitserland regarding food parcels to Jews in Poland in 1944; Documents regarding the evacuation of Jews to locations overseas, 1943-1945; Documents regarding Jewish refugees, 1942-1943; Documents regarding the exchange of Jews for Germans, dated, 1939-1947; Documents regarding the diamond industry in the Netherlands, 1939-1947; Lists of refugees from the Netherlands, 1939-1947; Testimonies regarding Theresiensta...

  7. Collection of the Ministry of Interior in the Netherlands, Department for Needy Persons, 1936-1945 Another name for the collection: Ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken: Afdeling Armwezen in The Hague

    Collection of the Ministry of Interior in the Netherlands, Department for Needy Persons, 1936-1945 Another name for the collection: Ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken: Afdeling Armwezen in The Hague The collection attests to the coping by the Dutch government with the influx of Jewish refugees before the war, and the policies of the Dutch government during the German occupation period; Included in the collection: Internal correspondence regarding stipends to Jews; Documents regarding mixed marriages among Jews in Rotterdam, 1942; Documents regarding the care of war orphans and children who a...

  8. Documentation of the central committee of the Communist Party in Belorussia, 1941-1944

    • ארכיון יד ושם / Yad Vashem Archives
    • 12797601
    • English, Hebrew
    • 1941-1944
    • Appeal to the authorities Exhumation report Legal documentation Letter List of Communists List of evacuated persons List of partisans List of refugees Official documentation Personal documents Statistical report Survey Survey report הודעה

    Documentation of the central committee of the Communist Party in Belorussia, 1941-1944 Included in the collection, among other material: - Documentation of the central committee of the Communist Party in Belorussia; - Documentation of the headquarters of the partisans movement; - Lists of Communists; - Personal documents of Jewish Communists; - Situation reports regarding the occupied territories in Belorussia; - Reports regarding the establishment of ghettos, deportation of refugees, and the persecution and murder of Jews; - Survey reports of the partisans units in Belorussia; - Statistica...

  9. P.3 -Isaac Weissman Archive: Documentation of the World Jewish Congress (WJC) in Lisbon

    P.3 -Yitzchak Weisman Archive: Documentation of the World Jewish Congress (WJC) in Lisbon Isaac Weissman was the WJC representative in Lisbon; he was active in providing assistance to refugees and participating in rescue operations. This Record Group includes Weissman's correspondence from Portugal with the WJC office in New York, diplomatic representatives in Portugal and private individuals and other organizations, 1942-1967.

  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, December 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, דצמבר 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, December 1946 Bulletin issued by the Jewish Agency for Eretz Israel Rescue Committee containing: - Information regarding the murder of the Jews in Belgium, She’erith Hapletah in Europe, October 1946, and the murder of the Jews of Kaunas.

  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, April 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, אפריל (ב) 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, April 1946 Bulletin issued by the Jewish Agency for Eretz Israel Rescue Committee containing: - Reports regarding the state of the Jewish refugees in Poland, Germany, Austria, Italy and Czechoslovakia.

  12. Various reports regarding the situation of the Jews in France

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

    Various reports regarding the situation of the Jews in France Also in the file: - Reports on the situation in Lyon, Grenoble, Nice, Monte-Carlo and Toulouse; - Financial reports regarding relief assistance to the needy; -Reports regarding the situation of the Jewish refugees from southern France in Rome; - Report regarding the French police; - List of Jewish collaborators; - Reports on Zionist activities and the Resistance movement; - Reports on the situation in the Drancy camp, 1943; - Photograph of Leon Blum prior to his deportation to Germany.

  13. Recorded interview of Isaac Weissman conducted by Chaim Avni from the Hebrew University regarding Weissman's activities in Portugal during the Holocaust period, 1961

    1. P.3 -Isaac Weissman Archive: Documentation of the World Jewish Congress (WJC) in Lisbon

    Recorded interview of Isaac Weissman conducted by Chaim Avni from the Hebrew University regarding Weissman's activities in Portugal during the Holocaust period, 1961 41 pp., German. Also in the file: - Report submitted by Isaac Weissman regarding the conditions of the illegal refugees in Portugal, the assistance he implemented and the lack of understanding among the various Jewish organizations, 20 March 1943; - Survey regarding the activities of Isaac Weissman in Portugal (17 pp., German).

  14. Testimony of Shmuel Labin, born in Tarnobrzeg, Poland, regarding his experiences in Tarnobrzeg, the Soviet Union, Iran and aliya to Eretz Israel in 1943

    1. O.12 - Perlman Collection: Testimonies of refugees from Poland who arrived in Eretz Israel, 1942-1943

    Testimony of Shmuel Labin, born in Tarnobrzeg, Poland, regarding his experiences in Tarnobrzeg, the Soviet Union, Iran and aliya to Eretz Israel in 1943 Deportation from Tarnobrzeg towards the Soviet border; crosses the border; internal deportation in the Soviet Union; life as a refugee; forced labor; escape to Iran; aliya to Eretz Israel, 1943. The testimony was recorded during the war.

  15. The original catalog of the records group as edited by I. Perlman

    1. O.12 - Perlman Collection: Testimonies of refugees from Poland who arrived in Eretz Israel, 1942-1943
    • העתקי ותרגומי עדויות שנגבו בארץ-ישראל בשנות 1942-1943 מפי פליטים ואזרחים ארצישראלים שהגיעו מפולין על-פי הסכם חילופי האזרחים

    The original catalog of the records group as edited by I. Perlman Copies and translations of the testimonies which were recorded between 1942-1943 from refugees and citizens of Mandatory Palestine who reached Eretz Israel as part of a citizen's exchange agreement. The collection also includes testimonies which were recorded in Budapest from Jewish refugees who succeeded to illegally cross the border from Poland to Hungary.

  16. Documentation regarding the League of Nations, dated, 1933-1939, from the book titled, "A History of the League of Nations", written by F. P. Walters in 1952

    1. O.65 - Collection of Jacob Robinson, Jurist and Diplomat

    Documentation regarding the League of Nations, dated, 1933-1939, from the book titled, "A History of the League of Nations", written by F. P. Walters in 1952 Surveys regarding the League of Nations and the problem of the Jewish refugees, 1933-1939; excerpts from publications by the League of Nations regarding Eretz Israel, the League of Nations' High Commissioner for Refugees, and the Evian Conference, 1933-1939.

  17. Dr. Abraham Silberschein Archive: Correspondence with the Organization of Polish Jews in Sweden, Jozef Bycnowski, regarding support for organization activities and a world conference of Organizations of Polish Jews to be held in Switzerland

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

    Dr. Abraham Silberschein Archive: Correspondence with the Organization of Polish Jews in Sweden, Jozef Bycnowski, regarding support for organization activities and a world conference of Organizations of Polish Jews to be held in Switzerland Also in the file: - List of refugees from Kielce in Poland; - List of Jews who arrived in Sweden from camps, 1945-1946.

  18. Dr. Abraham Silberschein Archive: Correspondence with the Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) in Warsaw regarding extending relief to various private people

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

    Dr. Abraham Silberschein Archive: Correspondence with the Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) in Warsaw regarding extending relief to various private people Incomplete file of correspondence with the JDC in Warsaw regarding extending relief to various private people Also in the file: - Copies of correspondence of Dr. Chaim Pozner with the JDC in Warsaw regarding relief to refugees in Kowel, April-July 1940; - Announcement of the tragic death of the JDC Chairman, David Guzik, 11 March 1946.

  19. Dr. Abraham Silberschein Archive: Correspondence with Dr. Kopecky, Czechoslovakian representative to the League of Nations in Geneva and Czechoslovakia’s first ambassador to Switzerland

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

    Dr. Abraham Silberschein Archive: Correspondence with Dr. Kopecky, Czechoslovakian representative to the League of Nations in Geneva and Czechoslovakia’s first ambassador to Switzerland Correspondence with Dr. Kopecky, Czechoslovakian representative to the League of Nations in Geneva and Czechoslovakia’s first ambassador to Switzerland regarding the issuing of passports to Czechoslovakian refugees in Italy, the sending of help to survivors of the ship, "Pentcho" in the Ferramonti Di Tarsia camp and the transfer of mail to England, Spain and Portugal, from March 1945.