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Holding Institution: ארכיון יד ושם / Yad Vashem Archives

  1. Dr. Abraham Silberschein Archives: Various lists of survivors

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

    Dr. Abraham Silberschein Archives: Various lists of survivors In the file: - Children's Aid Society (OSE) lists of children in camps for survivors of the Holocaust in Europe after World War II (She'erith Hapletah) camps in Germany as part of the illegal immigration to Eretz Israel (Aliya Bet), and of sick children transferred for treatment in Switzerland and England; - Lists of survivors whose names were broadcast on Radio Lublin; - Lists of Dutch Jews who survived in Theresienstadt and other camps compiled by the Joodse Coordinatie Commissie - Jewish Coordination Committee of Dutch Jewry (...

  2. Testimony of Berel Krengel, regarding his experiences in Pilviskiai, Germany and hearsay testimony of the Kalvarija Jews

    1. O.71- Koniuchowsky Collection: Testimonies Regarding the Holocaust of Lithuanian Jewry, 1945-1981

    Testimony of Berel Krengel, regarding his experiences in Pilviskiai, Germany and hearsay testimony of the Kalvarija Jews Life in Pilviskiai. Escape to Germany with his family; liberation by the Red Army, 1945. Return to Kalvarija; life in Kalvarijia; receives information about Jewish life in Kalvarija before the war; receives information about the Soviet occupation; escape to a place for refugees from the German occupied area, 1939; German occupation, 22 June 1941; transfer of the local authority by the Lithuanians; murder of Jews, July 1941; list of names of Jews who were murdered; deporta...

  3. Documentation from Archives in Croatia regarding the Holocaust

    Included in the Record Group: -Correspondence among various institutions in the Independent State of Croatia during World War II;- Reports submitted by Ustasha institutions regarding Jewish affairs; - Documentation regarding Jewish refugees;- Lists of refugees, deportees, inmates and those who perished; - Documentation regarding deportations of Jews from various places in Croatia;- Documentation regarding antisemitic propaganda and legislation; - Correspondence between the German Foreign Ministry and the German Embassy in Zagreb;- Documentation regarding the rescue of Jews; - Documentation ...

  4. O.60 - Collection of Anti-Jewish Legislation - the World Jewish Congress

    O.60 - Collection of Anti-Jewish Legislation - the World Jewish Congress Included in the Record Group: A. Collection of anti-Jewish legislation enacted in various countries, organized in files according to the countries. Sometimes the law is quoted as it was published in the law books of that particular country, and sometimes there are surveys regarding the law or newspaper clippings with a description of the law. B. Correspondence between the World Jewish Congress (including with the United Nations) regarding anti-Jewish legislation such as laws regarding emigration, the status of refugees...

  5. Survey of the condition of Jewish refugee children in Switzerland taken from a report issued by the Organization for the Advancement of Jewish Art in Switzerland, May 1945

    1. M.4 - Bulletins of the Vaad Hahatzalah (Rescue Council) of the Jewish Agency for Eretz Israel, 1937-1959

    Survey of the condition of Jewish refugee children in Switzerland taken from a report issued by the Organization for the Advancement of Jewish Art in Switzerland, May 1945

  6. Report published by the Joint Rescue Committee of the Jewish Agency for Eretz Israel regarding its activities during the war, December 1946

    1. M.4 - Bulletins of the Vaad Hahatzalah (Rescue Council) of the Jewish Agency for Eretz Israel, 1937-1959

    Report published by the Joint Rescue Committee of the Jewish Agency for Eretz Israel regarding its activities during the war, December 1946

  7. Reports written by various organizations regarding the situation of the Jews in Poland before the war

    1. M.4 - Bulletins of the Vaad Hahatzalah (Rescue Council) of the Jewish Agency for Eretz Israel, 1937-1959

    Reports written by various organizations regarding the situation of the Jews in Poland before the war - Report regarding help given by the Polish embassy in the Soviet Union to refugees from Poland during the war; - Survey of combat in the Warsaw Ghetto written by Shalom Grik.

  8. World Jewish Congress and American Jewish Congress letters, protocols and reports regarding the situation of the Jews in Europe and possibilities for relief, 1942-1943

    1. M.4 - Bulletins of the Vaad Hahatzalah (Rescue Council) of the Jewish Agency for Eretz Israel, 1937-1959

    World Jewish Congress and American Jewish Congress letters, protocols and reports regarding the situation of the Jews in Europe and possibilities for relief, 1942-1943

  9. Protocols and reports regarding the persecution and murder of the Jews in Slovakia and Hungary that reached the World Jewish Congress, 1944

    1. M.4 - Bulletins of the Vaad Hahatzalah (Rescue Council) of the Jewish Agency for Eretz Israel, 1937-1959

    Protocols and reports regarding the persecution and murder of the Jews in Slovakia and Hungary that reached the World Jewish Congress, 1944

  10. Correspondence regarding the activities of the War Refugee Board, 1943-1944

    1. O.91 - Mordechai Friedman Collection

    Correspondence regarding the activities of the War Refugee Board, 1943-1944 Correspondence, memos and reports regarding the activities of the War Refugee Board, 1944; Friedman's correspondence with John Pehle, the President of the War Refugees Committee.

  11. American Emergency Committee for Zionist Affairs reports, 1940-1944

    1. O.91 - Mordechai Friedman Collection

    American Emergency Committee for Zionist Affairs reports, 1940-1944 The fate of European Jewry; the "Struma" Affair; granting of visas to refugees; rescue in exchange for merchandise; statements in anticipation of the American Jewish Conference held in 1943.

  12. Dr. Abraham Silberschein Archive: Correspondence with the Eretz Israel office in Prague (M. Orenstein) regarding help to friends in Poland

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

    Dr. Abraham Silberschein Archive: Correspondence with the Eretz Israel office in Prague (M. Orenstein ) regarding help to friends in Poland Also in the file: - Telegram from M. Yaari ordering the transfer of funds to M. Orenstein, 1940.

  20. Readers letters sent to the New York Forverts editorial board, 1940's and early 1950's

    1. O.22- The Mecker Collection: Letters and newspaper clippings from the "Forverts" newspaper published in New York regarding the search for relatives, 1940-1951

    Readers letters sent to the New York Forverts editorial board, 1940's and early 1950's The letters include requests for help and financial support from the families of Jewish refugees from Europe and other places.