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Holding Institution: ארכיון יד ושם / Yad Vashem Archives

  1. Correspondence between Saly Mayer and Maurice Marcus, Julius Orlov and the Red Cross organization, between Maurice Marcus and Charles Passman - the JDC Southeast Europe director, and between Julius Orlov and Maurice Marcus and others, 1943-1946

    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)

    Correspondence between Saly Mayer and Maurice Marcus, Julius Orlov and the Red Cross organization, between Maurice Marcus and Charles Passman - the JDC Southeast Europe director, and between Julius Orlov and Maurice Marcus and others, 1943-1946 - Correspondence between Saly Mayer and Maurice Marcus, a merchant who was deported from Sofia to Lom, regarding the situation of the Jews who were deported from Sofia by the Bulgarian authorities; - Correspondence between Saly Mayer and Julius Orlov, an industrialist in Zurich who was Maurice Marcus' person of trust in Switzerland; - Correspondence ...

  2. M.70 - Documentation from Archives in Croatia regarding the Holocaust

    M.70 - Documentation from Archives in Croatia regarding the Holocaust There was official documentation from archives in Yugoslavia in the original Record Group; however the disintegration of Yugoslavia into various countries necessitated the creation of new Record Groups. This Record Group contains documentation from various archives in Croatia alone. 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; ...

  3. M.30 - Kurt Grossmann Archives: Documentation regarding Kurt Grossman's activities as an advisor to the Jewish Agency and documentation regarding reparations

    M.30 - Kurt Grossmann Archives: Documentation regarding Kurt Grossman's activities as an advisor to the Jewish Agency and documentation regarding reparations Kurt Grossmann was born in Berlin, Germany. He served as the Executive Director of the League for Human Rights from 1926 to 1933. In February 1933, he left Germany and moved to Prague, Czechoslovakia where he founded the Democratic Refugee Relief Committee, an organization dedicated to providing relief to refugees. He also edited the news about Germany for a news service [news agency]. In 1939, he moved to the United States and worked ...

  4. Circular issued by the Committee for Polish Jewry in Jerusalem containing testimony from an Eretz Israel citizen who lived in Lwow from the start of the war until June 1940, regarding what has been happening to the Jews under Soviet rule, December 1940

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

    Circular issued by the Committee for Polish Jewry in Jerusalem containing testimony from an Eretz Israel citizen who lived in Lwow from the start of the war until June 1940, regarding what has been happening to the Jews under Soviet rule, December 1940 The circular also contains testimony of a refugee from Romania.

  5. Circulars issued by the Joint Committee for the Relief of Immigrants from Romania containing testimony from a refugee who escaped from Romania to Eretz Israel regarding a January 1941 pogrom against the Jews of Bucharest, March 1941

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

    Circulars issued by the Joint Committee for the Relief of Immigrants from Romania containing testimony from a refugee who escaped from Romania to Eretz Israel regarding a January 1941 pogrom against the Jews of Bucharest, March 1941 The circulars also contain a survey conducted by Shalom Gottlieb regarding the situation of the Jews in Romania, December 1940 and January 1941.

  6. Circulars issued by the Committee for the Affairs of the Jews in Poland containing testimonies from Jews who escaped from German occupied Poland regarding the situation of the Jews in Lodz and Warsaw, and a survey of the situation of the Jews in the Gener

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

    Circulars issued by the Committee for the Affairs of the Jews in Poland containing testimonies from Jews who escaped from German occupied Poland regarding the situation of the Jews in Lodz and Warsaw, and a survey of the situation of the Jews in the Generalgouvernement, May 1941 In the circulars: Excerpts from anti-Jewish legislation published in Poland.

  7. Circular issued by the Committee for the Affairs of the Jews in Poland containing testimonies from Jews who escaped from German occupied Poland regarding their experiences in Warsaw, and regarding the situation of the Jews under Soviet rule in East Galici

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

    Circular issued by the Committee for the Affairs of the Jews in Poland containing testimonies from Jews who escaped from German occupied Poland regarding their experiences in Warsaw, and regarding the situation of the Jews under Soviet rule in East Galicia, July 1941

  8. Circular issued by the Committee for the Affairs of the Jews in Poland containing testimonies from Jews who escaped from occupied Poland regarding their experiences in Lodz, September 1941

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

    Circular issued by the Committee for the Affairs of the Jews in Poland containing testimonies from Jews who escaped from occupied Poland regarding their experiences in Lodz, September 1941

  9. Circular issued by the Committee for the Affairs of the Jews in Poland containing testimonies from Jews who escaped from German occupied Poland regarding their experiences in Lodz and Warsaw, and regarding the situation of the Jews under Soviet rule in Ko

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

    Circular issued by the Committee for the Affairs of the Jews in Poland containing testimonies from Jews who escaped from German occupied Poland regarding their experiences in Lodz and Warsaw, and regarding the situation of the Jews under Soviet rule in Kolomea and Rowne, February 1942

  10. Circular issued by the Committee for the Affairs of the Jews in Poland containing testimonies of Jews who escaped from German occupied Poland regarding their experiences in Warsaw, and regarding the situation of the Jews under Soviet rule, according to a

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

    Circular issued by the Committee for the Affairs of the Jews in Poland containing testimonies of Jews who escaped from German occupied Poland regarding their experiences in Warsaw, and regarding the situation of the Jews under Soviet rule, according to a refugee from Lwow, October 1940

  11. Circular issued by the Committee for the Affairs of the Jews in Poland containing testimonies of Jews who escaped from German occupied Poland regarding their experiences in Warsaw and Rybnik and the vicinity of Rybnik, November 1940

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

    Circular issued by the Committee for the Affairs of the Jews in Poland containing testimonies of Jews who escaped from German occupied Poland regarding their experiences in Warsaw and Rybnik and the vicinity of Rybnik, November 1940 Also in the circular: testimony of a resident of Eretz Israel, who returned from Romania, regarding the situation of the Jews in the areas occupied by the Soviets.

  12. Circular issued by the Committee for the Affairs of the Jews in Poland containing testimonies of Jews who escaped from German occupied Poland regarding their experiences in Warsaw, January 1941

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

    Circular issued by the Committee for the Affairs of the Jews in Poland containing testimonies of Jews who escaped from German occupied Poland regarding their experiences in Warsaw, January 1941

  13. Circular issued by the Committee for the Affairs of the Jews in Poland containing testimonies of Jews who escaped from German occupied Poland regarding their experiences in Warsaw and Lodz, April 1941

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

    Circular issued by the Committee for the Affairs of the Jews in Poland containing testimonies of Jews who escaped from German occupied Poland regarding their experiences in Warsaw and Lodz, April 1941

  14. Circular issued by the Committee for the Affairs of the Jews in Poland containing testimonies of Jews who escaped from German occupied Poland regarding their experiences in Chelm and Hrubieszow, November 1941

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

    Circular issued by the Committee for the Affairs of the Jews in Poland containing testimonies of Jews who escaped from German occupied Poland regarding their experiences in Chelm and Hrubieszow, November 1941

  15. Documents and certificates belonging to Erich Weiss, born in Vienna, Austria, 24 April 1919; he lived in Vienna until 1938, in Zurich, Switzerland and Nice, France, as an Austrian refugee; in England he served in the British military in the "Royal Pioneers Corps" from 1943

    1. O.30 - Documentation regarding the Jews of Austria, mainly during the Holocaust period

    Documents and certificates belonging to Erich Weiss, born in Vienna, Austria, 24 April 1919; he lived in Vienna until 1938, in Zurich, Switzerland and Nice, France, as an Austrian refugee; in England he served in the British military in the "Royal Pioneers Corps" from 1943

  16. Letters of Joel Brand in Eretz Israel regarding attempts to return to Europe and obtain aliya certificates for his relatives and additional Jews in Hungary, 1945

    1. P.32 - Collection of Hansi and Joel Brand, activists in the Relief and Rescue Committee in Budapest during World War II

    Letters of Joel Brand in Eretz Israel regarding attempts to return to Europe and obtain aliya certificates for his relatives and additional Jews in Hungary, 1945 Included in the file: - Reports of emissaries from Eretz Israel in Budapest regarding the situation of the Jews; - Reports of emissaries from Eretz Israel regarding the attempts to help the Jews in Hungary make aliya to Eretz Israel.

  17. Letters of Joel Brand in Geneva regarding aliya activities and rescue of Jewish survivors in Hungary and across Europe, 1946

    1. P.32 - Collection of Hansi and Joel Brand, activists in the Relief and Rescue Committee in Budapest during World War II

    Letters of Joel Brand in Geneva regarding aliya activities and rescue of Jewish survivors in Hungary and across Europe, 1946 Included in the file: - Files written by Joel Brand to friends in the Ichud Poalei Zion Party in Eretz Israel regarding the situation of Jewish refugees in Eastern Europe and Hungary; - Letters from Hansi Brand; - Report from Hansi Brand regarding the situation of Jews in Hungary and her activities in the Relief and Rescue Committee in Budapest; - Personal letters of Joel Brand.

  18. Dr. Isser Seilinger, born in Bersorka, (Russia) the Soviet Union, 1881; details regarding his activities in the Jewish underground in France during World War II

    1. O.89 - Collection of Personal Files of Jewish Underground Fighters in France

    Dr. Isser Seilinger, born in Bersorka, (Russia) the Soviet Union, 1881; details regarding his activities in the Jewish underground in France during World War II Life in Grenoble including managing the CAR (Refugees Aid Committee) office from 1943; detention by the Gestapo, 1944; deportation to Auschwitz on Transport 76, 30 June 1944. In the file: - Photograph of Dr. Isser Seilinger; - Testimony.

  19. Correspondence between Dr. Imrich Izchak Rosenberg and information regarding articles published in "Jewish Self Aid", London, 1939-1942

    1. O.59- Erich Kulka Collection: Documentation and testimonies regarding the struggle of the Jews of Czechoslovakia against the Nazis

    Correspondence between Dr. Imrich Izchak Rosenberg and information regarding articles published in "Jewish Self Aid", London, 1939-1942 - Collection of letters containing information about some articles which appeared in "Jewish Self Aid", published in London, 1939-1942; - Attitude of the Czechoslovakian government in exile towards the Jews; - Premier Sramek’s attitude towards the Jews; - Intervention against antisemitic demonstrations in England, 1940; - President Benes’ address to the Jewish delegation; - Statistics pertaining to Jewish refugees in England, 1940.

  20. Testimony of Yechiel Sheinblum, resident of Przemysl, Poland, regarding his experiences in Przemysl, the Soviet Union, Iran and aliya to Eretz Israel in 1942

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

    Testimony of Yechiel Sheinblum, resident of Przemysl, Poland, regarding his experiences in Przemysl, the Soviet Union, Iran and aliya to Eretz Israel in 1942 Life in Przemysl during the German occupation; murder of Jews by the Germans; Soviet occupation; escape to the Soviet Union; life in the Soviet Union as a refugee; escape to Iran; aliya to Eretz Israel, May 1942. The testimony was recorded during the war.