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Holding Institution: ארכיון יד ושם / Yad Vashem Archives

  1. The Kurt Grossmann Archives: Documentation regarding Kurt Grossman's activities as an advisor to the Jewish Agency and documentation regarding reparations

    In the collection there is documentation primarily regarding the background to Grossmann's activities as a press officer after World War II, along with documentation regarding the negotiations conducted between Israel and Germany concerning the reparations. The documentation includes mainly German publications regarding German legislation concerning reparations and reports of Grossmann's trips to Germany. More than half the documentation consists of press clippings.

  2. Documents regarding Jews from Poland in the Soviet Union, 1941-1943

    Documents regarding Jews from Poland in the Soviet Union, 1941-1943 Reports and sources from the Polish Embassy in the Soviet Union regarding Polish Jews in the Soviet Union; in the documentation, among other items are documents concerning the distribution of aid to the Jews of Poland; correspondence between Kot, the Polish Ambassador, and Izchak Gruenbaum in Eretz Israel, from December 1942; a list of rabbis in the Soviet Union; lists of Jews deported to the Far East; the Erlich and Alter affair; Jews serving with Anders Army in Teheran.

  3. Documentation of the regional and district Police in Bobruysk, 1941-1944

    Documentation of the regional and district Police in Bobruysk, 1941-1944 Included in the file, among other material: - Documentation of the Ordnungsdienst (Order Service); - Lists of POWs and refugees; - Orders of the Bobruysk Police; - Lists of policemen; - Antisemitic propaganda; - Lists of detainees in the prison in Bobruysk.

  4. P.39 - Bernardo Grosser Collection: Bernado Grosser was active in Delasem, the relief organization for the Jews in Italy

    P.39 - Bernardo Grosser Collection: Bernado Grosser was active in Delasem, the relief organization for the Jews in Italy Correspondence and personal documentation belonging to Delasem (Delegazione per l'Assistenza degli Emigranti Ebrei- Delegation for the Assistance of Jewish Emigrants) activist Bernardo (Berl) Grosser who escaped to Switzerland during the war and was an activist on behalf of the Jewish refugees from Italy in Switzerland. Included in the Record Group is documentation from the Galpi (gratitude to the Italian population) Organization which Bernardo Grosser and Yugoslavian sur...

  5. P.29- Personal Archive of Attorney Jean Brunschvig - Certificates from the San Salvador Consulate in Geneva, 1942-1944

    P.29- Personal Archive of Attorney Jean Brunschvig - Certificates from the San Salvador Consulate in Geneva, 1942-1944 Jean Brunschvig was a young Jewish attorney who lived in Geneva, Switzerland during World War II. During the war, he helped Jewish refugees who escaped to Switzerland. He cooperated with George Mantello, the First Secretary of the San Salvador Consulate in Geneva, and other people in obtaining San Salvadorian protective passes for persecuted Jews, principally in Hungary. The collection is composed of documents signed by Mantello certifying that the bearer of the document is...

  6. Documentation of the International Refugee Organization (IRO) in the Netherlands, 1947-1953

    Documentation of the International Refugee Organization (IRO) in the Netherlands, 1947-1953 Stichting Vijfhonderd joodse kinderen (Fund for 500 Jewish Children): 500 Jewish children, who were displaced persons, were brought to the Netherlands from the camps in Eastern Europe and given refuge in the De Biezen home in Barneveld; Included in the collection: Documents related to the Stichting Vijfhonderd Joodse kinderen fund, for the rescue of 500 Jewish children.

  7. M.56 - Central British Fund

    M.56 - Documantation of the Central British Fund The Central British Fund for World Jewish Relief (CBF) known variously in the 1930's as the CBF for German Jewry (1933), the Council for German Jewry (1936), and the Central Council for Jewish Refugees (1939), was founded in Britain in early 1933 by a group of Anglo-Jewish communal leaders who represented the breadth of the liturgical spectrum and widely diverse political loyalties of the community. CBF action was a direct response to the appointment of Adolf Hitler as Chancellor of Germany on 30 January1933 on a political platform of anti-Se...

  8. Testimony of Teodor Fis, born in Vrutky, Czechoslovakia, 1912, regarding his experiences in the Soviet Union, labor in Donbas, as a Czechoslovakian Army soldier in Buzulak and Sadagura, and in combat in Sokolovo and Dukla

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

    Testimony of Teodor Fis, born in Vrutky, Czechoslovakia, 1912, regarding his experiences in the Soviet Union, labor in Donbas, as a Czechoslovakian Army soldier in Buzulak and Sadagura, and in combat in Sokolovo and Dukla Membership of Jews in the Czechoslovakian Communist Party since 1930; arrival of refugee groups in Katowice and Krakow, 1939; refusal of Jewish Communist refugees to join the Czechoslovakian military group in Bronowice, 1939; situation of the refugees in the territories occupied by the Soviet Union; assistance from the Communist International organization, 1940; enlistment...

  9. Documentation regarding Saly Mayer and his activities, including his marriage certificate, newspaper clippings in his memory, and other documents, 1940-1982

    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 Saly Mayer and his activities, including his marriage certificate, newspaper clippings in his memory, and other documents, 1940-1982 - Drawings sent to Saly Mayer by refugee children in Switzerland; - Biographic documentation about Saly Mayer, intended for the "Jewish Encyclopedia"; - Marriage certificate of Saly Mayer, including the names of his parents, siblings and wife; - Documentation regarding the appointment of Saly Mayer as the JDC representative in Switzerland, 12 May 1940; - Correspondence between Saly Mayer and senior members of the JDC organization in the...

  10. Testimony of Vilem Bernard, Dr., born in Nachod, Czechoslovakia, 1912, regarding his experiences in Poland, the Soviet Union and as a soldier in the Czechoslovakia Army in the Soviet Union

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

    Testimony of Vilem Bernard, Dr., born in Nachod, Czechoslovakia, 1912, regarding his experiences in Poland, the Soviet Union and as a soldier in the Czechoslovakia Army in the Soviet Union Born in Czechoslovakia; Chairman of the Students' Union in Prague, 1935-1936; leading member of the Czechoslovakian Social Democratic Party. Flies to Poland, 1939; joins Czechoslovakian Resistance Movement abroad, connection with General Lew Prchala; active in H. Field Refugee Committee in Krakow; rejection of Jewish refugees by the Czechoslovakian military camp in Bronowice; flies into the Soviet occupie...

  11. Testimony of Bozena Elisheva (Hermann) Cohen from Czechoslovakia regarding her experiences in Hungary, the Soviet Union and as a soldier in the Czechoslovakian Army in Buzuluk

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

    Testimony of Bozena Elisheva (Hermann) Cohen from Czechoslovakia regarding her experiences in Hungary, the Soviet Union and as a soldier in the Czechoslovakian Army in Buzuluk Dismissal of Jewish intellectuals from their employment in Prague, 1939; escape to Hungary; refugees in Soviet occupied territories, 1940; protection of political refugees and deportation of others; Czechoslovakian battalion in Buzuluk, 1942; activities of Jewish Communists; Communist indoctrination; influence of Czechoslovakian ambassador and Czechoslovakian Communists in Moscow; names of Jews tried in military field...

  12. Diary written by Saly Mayer including documentation regarding his visits in Geneva and meetings with various people, including Israel Kasztner and Isaac Sternbuch, and a meeting in the context of the "ARBA" [?] negotiations and other matters, 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)

    Diary written by Saly Mayer including documentation regarding his visits in Geneva and meetings with various people, including Israel Kasztner and Isaac Sternbuch, and a meeting in the context of the "ARBA" [?] negotiations and other matters, 1944 Diary [apparently titled], "Agenda 1944", written by Saly Mayer, 1944, including: - Documentation regarding Saly Mayer's visits in Geneva and his meetings with various people regarding Jewish refugees and the persecuted Jews in Europe; - Notes regarding Israel Kasztner and Isaac Sternbuch (the representative in Switzerland of the Rescue Committee ...

  13. Documentation regarding the establishment of the War Refugee Board, the negotiations with SS representatives regarding the rescue of the Jews in Hungary and the Baltic States, financing of the JDC's relief activities, and other matters, 1943-1945

    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)

    Documentation regarding the establishment of the War Refugee Board, the negotiations with SS representatives regarding the rescue of the Jews in Hungary and the Baltic States, financing of the JDC's relief activities, and other matters, 1943-1945 - Discussions between Saly Mayer and Daniel J. Reagan in the United States Legation in Bern, regarding the transfer of monies from the United States to Switzerland, with the aim of giving help to the Jewish refugees (see files 1-4); - Documentation regarding the financing of relief activities in France; - Announcement by the US State Department reg...

  14. Documentation regarding the transfer of help to the Jews in Europe by the JDC, the Red Cross organization and the War Refugee Board, 1942-1948

    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 transfer of help to the Jews in Europe by the JDC, the Red Cross organization and the War Refugee Board, 1942-1948 - Correspondence [apparently by Saly Mayer] with Robert Guggenheim - Agudat Israel chairman in Switzerland, in Lucerne, regarding the transfer of help to religious Jews, 1942-1945; - Issue of the "Ha-Magid" publication; - Documentation regarding Jewish refugee children staying with non-Jewish families; - Correspondence between Saly Mayer and Max Huber - chairman of the Red Cross organization, regarding Mayer's request to appoint a permanent represent...

  15. Documentation regarding the Hechalutz movement's activities on behalf of the Jews in Europe, including a Hechalutz booklet about its activities in France, a booklet about the Hechalutz aliya training in England, correspondence between Saly Mayer and Natha

    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 Hechalutz movement's activities on behalf of the Jews in Europe, including a Hechalutz booklet about its activities in France, a booklet about the Hechalutz aliya training in England, correspondence between Saly Mayer and Nathan Schwalb regarding the transfer of relief, and other matters, 1934-1945 - Booklet (in French) by the Hechalutz movement about its activities in France, in the context of aliya training, October 1934; the booklet includes a summary in English; - Booklet about the [Hechalutz movement's] aliya training in England, 1940 [?]; - Documentation re...

  16. Benjamin Sagalowitz Archive: Documentation regarding the 1954 "Rothmund Affair" in Switzerland, and regarding special matters related to the treatment of foreign Jews in Zurich, 1936-1957

    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: Documentation regarding the 1954 "Rothmund Affair" in Switzerland, and regarding special matters related to the treatment of foreign Jews in Zurich, 1936-1957 In the file: - Documentation regarding the "Rothmund Affair": deliberation regarding the parliamentary question submitted by Hans Oprecht, a member of the Nationalrat (Swiss Parliament), to the Swiss government, 08 June 1954, related to the responsibility of Heinrich Rothmund for the entering of the letter "J" in the passports of the German Jews (Parliament session, 16 June 1954); newspaper clippings regar...

  17. M.19 - The Friesland District Joodse Raad (Jewish Council) Collection, the Netherlands, 1940-1943

    M.19 - The Friesland District Joodse Raad (Jewish Council) Collection, the Netherlands, 1940-1943 The Collection contains correspondence between the Friesland district Joodse Raad and the Amsterdam Joodse Raad on various issues, and correspondence of the Joodse Raad with various organizations regarding help to Dutch Jews in camps and help to Jewish refugees from Germany. There are also reports received from the Amsterdam Joodse Raad regarding the Jews, documentation of decrees and restrictions on Dutch Jews, Jewish education, Jewish owned property, mixed marriages, persecution and deportati...

  18. Documentation from the Bobruysk district administration, 1941-1944

    • ארכיון יד ושם / Yad Vashem Archives
    • 10440674
    • English, Hebrew
    • 1941-1944
    • Application Correspondence List of healthcare workers List of Jewish residents List of livestock owners List of residents List of skilled professionals Official documentation

    Documentation from the Bobruysk district administration, 1941-1944 The Mogilev and Vitebsk regions, a large part of the Gomel region, the eastern districts of the Minsk region and part of Polesye belonged to the outlying area under the control of the Heeresgruppe Mitte (Army Group Centre). The occupying regime established local administrations in the city as auxiliary power. Included in the documentation from the district administration of Bobruysk are directives from the District Director on the following subjects: funding for Bobruysk municipal institutions; commerce arrangements in the c...

  19. M.27 - Public Record Office, London: Documentation pertaining to Jewish matters

    M.27 - Public Record Office, London: Documentation pertaining to Jewish matters Established under the terms of the Public Record Office Act of 1838, the Public Record Office (PRO) was the official archive of the government of Great Britain. Court documents were originally stored at the archive, however, from the middle of the 19th century, government documents were transferred there, and the law was adapted accordingly. The archive was located in the Rolls Building in the center of London from 1854. In 2003, the PRO was combined with a number of other bodies, and today it is known as The Na...

  20. 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 1945

    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 (ב) 1945

    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 1945 Bulletin issued by the Jewish Agency for Eretz Israel Rescue Committee containing: - Information regarding the situation of the Jews in Eastern Europe after the war; - Excerpt from a letter written by a refugee in Shanghai, October 1945; - Excerpt from a letter written by a female survivor from Kaunas, May 1945; - A survey of the Chelmno camp; - Information from a survivor regarding the...