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Holding Institution: ארכיון יד ושם / Yad Vashem Archives

  1. Documentation from Field Command 815 of (Sicherungs-Divisionen) Security Division 403, in Grodno, 1941

    Documentation from Field Command 815 of (Sicherungs-Divisionen) Security Division 403, in Grodno, 1941

  2. Documentation from files of the Polizeipraesidium Leipzig (Leipzig Police), regarding Jewish inmates in the Police prison (Polizeigefaengniss) in Leipzig, 1935-1941

    Documentation from files of the Polizeipraesidium Leipzig (Leipzig Police), regarding Jewish inmates in the Police prison (Polizeigefaengniss) in Leipzig, 1935-1941 Included in the collection are four files of Jewish inmates (see their names on a list of the files in the "Multimedia" page), and a section of the prison's Gefangenentagebuch (Log of inmates).

  3. Documentation from Finanzaemter (Finance Ministry local units) in Hessen

    • ארכיון יד ושם / Yad Vashem Archives
    • 11983402
    • English, Hebrew
    • 1925-1961
    • Financial accounts Inventory list Official documentation Record of deportees Record of murdered persons Record of persecuted persons Record of survivors

    Documentation from the Finanzaemter (Finance Ministry) local units in Hessen In the collection is documentation from Finanzaemter 11 in the Hessen-Darmstadt province: Bensheim, Beerfelden, Friedberg, Fuerth i. Odenwald, Giessen, Gross Gerau, Gruenberg, Hungen, Lauterbach, Michelstadt and Offenbach. For information regarding each of the Finance Ministry offices in the collection and the material that was copied from the office for Yad Vashem, see the file: "M.55\Hessen G 36 Finanzaemter Bestandsübersichten (alle).pdf" in the Multimedia page. The overall majority of the files in the collectio...

  4. Documentation from government offices of the Saar region, 1924-1948

    Documentation from government offices of the Saar region Documentation from the following organizations: - Ministerium der Finanzen (one file) - Ministerium für Arbeit, Sozialordnung und Gesundheitswesen (seven files) - Justizministerium (four files). (Regarding the names of the files and their location in the microfilms - see the list of files in the Multimedia page.) Regarding the Innenministerium (Interior Ministry) of the Saar region, a separate sub-record group was opened in Sapir item 11664139. Regarding the Kultusministerium (Religion and Education Ministry) of the Saar region, a sep...

  5. Documentation from Gutschow, Architekt f.d. Neugestaltung d. Hansestadt Hamburg und Amt f. Kriegswichtigen Einsatz (the architect for the redesign of the city and the Important War Activities office) in Hamburg

    Documentation from Gutschow, Architekt f.d. Neugestaltung d. Hansestadt Hamburg und Amt f. Kriegswichtigen Einsatz (the architect for the redesign of the city and the Important War Activities office) in Hamburg File A96, frames 76-94; File A107, frames 96-122.abc

  6. Documentation from Landratsaemter (District offices) in Westphalia

    Documentation from Landratsaemter (District offices) in Westphalia

  7. Documentation from local branches, districts and organizations of the Nazi Party in the Gau Westfalen-Sued area

    Documentation from local branches, districts and organizations of the Nazi Party in the Gau Westfalen-Sued area The documentation includes material from the following organizations (see the list of files in the "Multimedia" page, for details): NSDAP Kreis Herne-Castrop-Rauxel, NSDAP Kreis Siegerland; SA-Standarte 15 – Bottrop.

  8. Documentation from material in the Reichsstatthalter (State Treasury) in Bavaria, regarding Franz Ritter von Epp

    Documentation from material in the Reichsstatthalter (State Treasury) in Bavaria, regarding Franz Ritter von Epp

  9. Documentation from municipal institutions in Kiev, 1931-1941 and 1952

    Documentation from municipal institutions in Kiev, 1931-1941 and 1952 Included in the collection: - List of workers in the municipal hospital; - Lists of students and diplomas issued at Medical School no. 2; - List of workers at the Aeronautics Engineering Institute.

  10. Documentation from official institutions and offices in Hamburg, regarding Jews and the persecution of Jews

    Documentation from official institutions and offices in Hamburg, regarding Jews and the persecution of Jews List of contents of the microfilms (the number in parentheses is the record group number of the official institute): JM/14529 (frames 76-1469) + JM/17009 (frames 3-203) Staatliche Pressestelle I - IV (135-1 I-IV) (collection 12622667) JM/17009 (frames 204-2248) + JM/17010 - JM/17014 + JM/17015 (frames 3-183) Gerichtsvollzieherwesen (214-1) (collection 12633244) JM/17015 (frames 184-497) Polizeidisziplinskammer (221-9) (collection 12679826) JM/17015 (frames 498-518) Erbhofgericht (222-...

  11. Documentation from official institutions in Westphalia

    Documentation from official institutions in Westphalia In the Collection is documentation from the following institutions: Staatsanwaltschaft Münster: JM/14892 (frames 241-256); Oberfinazpraesident Westfalen (Oberfinazdirektion): JM/14907 (frames 295-403); Bundesbahndirektion Münster: JM/14914 (frames 12-20); Landwirtscaftliche Kreisstellen: JM/14914 (frames 21-67); Sonderbeauftragte fuer die Abwicklung der Hauptvereinigungen: JM/14938 (frames 140-273).

  12. Documentation from official organizations and institutions in the Saar region

    Documentation from official organizations and institutions in the Saar region Documentation from the following organizations: - Polizeibehörden der NS-Zeit (including the SIPO. A separate sub-record group was opened regarding the Gestapo Saarbruecken, in Sapir item 11638053) - Bodenwirtschaftsamt Saarbrücken - Kulturamt Metz - Landeshauptkasse des Saarlandes - Landesrat des Saargebietes - Lehrerseminar Ottweiler - Mädchenrealgymnasium St.Wendel.

  13. Documentation from Record Group 360 (Kirchensachen, jüdische Gemeinde - Ritual matters, Jewish communities), regarding mainly the Wesermuende community, from the Bremerhaven Stadtarchiv (Municipal Archives)

    Documentation from Record Group 360 (Kirchensachen, jüdische Gemeinde - Ritual matters, Jewish communities), regarding mainly the Wesermuende community, from the Bremerhaven Stadtarchiv (Municipal Archives) Included in the documentation are files with correspondence by the Geestemunde community with the authorities; tax lists of members of the Wesermuende community; financial support of the authorities in the community; Jewish businesses and their Aryanization or liquidation during the period of Nazi rule; registration and evaluation of the value of Jewish property, including the texts of l...

  14. Documentation from Regional Archives in Ukraine, 1934-1966

    In the collection there are files from the following regional archives in Ukraine: the State Archive in the Lvov region, the State Archive in the Ivano-Frankovsk region, the State Archive in the Chervovtsy region, the State Archive in the Khmelnitskiy region, the State Archive in the Vinnitsa region, the State Archive in the Kiev region, the State Archive in the Rovno region, the State Archive in the Ternopol region, the Central State Historical Archives of Ukraine (Lvov), the State Archive of the Office of Internal Affairs in Ukraine, the State Archive of the City of Kiev, the Vernadskiy C...

  15. Documentation from Regional Archives of the Russian Federation, 1934-1946

    In the collection there are files selected from the Regional Archives of the Russian Federation: the State Archives in the Tver, Kaluga, Pskov, Orel, Smolensk, Novgorod and Bryansk regions, the State Archives of the Republics of Kalmykia and Mordovia and the State Archive for Records of Contemporary History in the Kaluga, Smolensk and Tver Regions. Description of the collectionThe collection includes documentation from the local committees of the Communist Party in various regions of Russia, 1917-1929, documentation from the Soviet Extraordinary State Commission Committee (ChGK) and the reg...

  16. Documentation from regional authorities in Westphalia

    Documentation from regional authorities in Westphalia

  17. Documentation from the “Jews in Latvia” Museum

    The O.80 record group is composed of 159 files in Latvian, German, Russian and Hebrew. The record group includes official German documentation photocopied by Westermann in various archives in Germany, and documentation from the Central Archives of Latvia; Description of the O.80 record group: The material in the O.80 record group includes reports, instructions, summaries and orders by local administration personnel, including official documentation of Reichskommissariat Ostland. The second part of the O.80 collection includes memoirs and letters by individual Jews collected by the Westerman...

  18. Documentation from the "Ukrainska Dumka" newspaper in Cherkasy, 1941

    Documentation from the "Ukrainska Dumka" newspaper in Cherkasy, 1941 Included in the collection are orders given by the authorities and the Police in Cherkasy, regarding the Jews and people hiding Jews.

  19. Documentation from the (Transportkomandatur) Railway Transport Headquarters in Minsk, 1941-1944

    Documentation from the (Transportkomandatur) Railway Transport Headquarters in Minsk, 1941-1944 The collection contains lists of railroad station and trains, instructions on the order of dispatching the military trains, maps, table showing distances, internal correspondence of the Railway Authority and instructions and guidelines regarding ways to defend against attacks by partisan units.

  20. Documentation from the Aid and Welfare Department in the Mogilev Municipal Council regarding the families of soldiers and partisans, 1944-1948

    Documentation from the Aid and Welfare Department in the Mogilev Municipal Council regarding the families of soldiers and partisans, 1944-1948 The Collection contains decisions reached by the Aid and Welfare Department regarding the allocation of financial aid and pension payments to the families of those serving in the Army.