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Holding Institution: ארכיון יד ושם / Yad Vashem Archives

  1. O.28 - Documentation of the American Joint Distribution Committee (AJDC) in Krakow, Poland regarding organization activities in Poland, 1939-1942

    M.28 - Documentation of the American Joint Distribution Committee (AJDC) in Krakow, Poland regarding the organization activities in Poland, 1939-1942 The documentation includes the welfare and assistance activities of the AJDC to the Jews of Poland; it consists of four main parts: 1. AJDC correspondence with the German administration authorities in occupied Poland; 2. AJDC correspondence with Jewish institutions and organizations in Poland; 3. AJDC correspondence with Jewish institutions and organizations outside of Poland; 4. Survey reports, charts and statistical data. 1. Correspondence w...

  2. Collection of Westerbork camp, 1940-1945

    Collection of Westerbork camp, 1940-1945 Westerbork camp was established by the Dutch authorities as a refugee camp, following the influx of Jewish refugees who arrived from Germany in 1933; the refugees were permitted to leave the camp until 1940, when the Germans surrounded Westerbork camp with a fence and established that the camp would be transferred to the auspices of the Ministry of Justice; the Germans changed the designation of the camp to a transit camp for deported Jews, under the supervision of the Befehlshaber der Sicherheitspolizei und des SD in 1941; 101,525 persons were regis...

  3. Bulletin: Information from various sources distributed by the Jewish Agency for Eretz Israel Committee for the Jews in Occupied Europe regarding the situation of the Jews in the occupied countries of Europe, November 1944

    1. M.4 - Bulletins of the Vaad Hahatzalah (Rescue Council) of the Jewish Agency for Eretz Israel, 1937-1959
    • הועד ליהודי אירופה הכבושה שעל יד הסוכנות היהודית לארץ ישראל ביולטין, נובמבר (ב) 1944

    Bulletin: Information from various sources distributed by the Jewish Agency for Eretz Israel Committee for the Jews in Occupied Europe regarding the situation of the Jews in the occupied countries of Europe, November 1944 Situation of the Jews in Romania until October 1944; the final battle in the Bialystok Ghetto; testimony of a survivor regarding the situation of the Jews in the Lodz Ghetto, December 1943; testimony of a female survivor from Krakow who escaped to Eretz Israel via Romania and Hungary, July 1944, regarding forced labor in German workshops in Bochnia until August 1943; testi...

  4. Personal documentation belonging to members of the Heiberg family from Vienna, in the La Guette children's institution in Paris and the Jewish community in Shanghai

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

    Personal documentation belonging to members of the Heiberg family from Vienna, in the La Guette children's institution in Paris and the Jewish community in Shanghai - Personal documentation belonging to the Heiberg family from Vienna including personal correspondence of the daughter who was sent to the La Guette children's institution in Paris (founded on the initiative of Baroness Rothschild in order to rescue Jewish children from Germany and Austria after Kristallnacht); - Memoirs of children from the institution regarding Kristallnacht, among them the testimony of a child who experienced...

  5. Certificate belonging to Boris Segal confirming the untimely termination of his studies in the fifth grade at the Almetyevo School, due to his return to Latvia, 07 May 1945

    1. O.32 - Documentation regarding the Jews of the Soviet Union from the Holocaust period

    Certificate belonging to Boris Segal confirming the untimely termination of his studies in the fifth grade at the Almetyevo School, due to his return to Latvia, 07 May 1945 Comments by the person submitting the material: Boris Segal was born in Daugavpils, 31 March 1933; 8 years old at the outbreak of the war; escape with his parents to Preili following air-raids on the strategic railroad station in Daugavpils; life in Daugavpils, until 27 June 1941; increasing fequency of air-raids on Latvia and escape of the family to the East; life on the road for approximately 300 kms, riding on horses ...

  6. Testimony of L. Unger, born in Warsaw, Poland, 1915, regarding his experiences in the Lodz Ghetto and in Skarzysko, Buchenwald, Schlieben and Theresienstadt camps

    1. O.39 - Collection of memoirs written by survivors as part of a competition held by Yad Vashem, 1957
    • אוטוביוגרפיה - איבערלעבונג אין היטלערקריג

    Testimony of L. Unger, born in Warsaw, Poland, 1915, regarding his experiences in the Lodz Ghetto and in Skarzysko, Buchenwald, Schlieben and Theresienstadt camps Hasidic family; his father was a merchant; completion of high school studies in Lodz; work in the family business representing the "Asher Cohen" company in Lodz; Outbreak of the war; escape of his father with his sister and two brothers to Warsaw, to their father Mordechai Mendel Unger; the witness remains with his mother in Lodz; establishment of the Lodz Ghetto; death of his mother in ghetto due to starvation, 1942; death of his...

  7. Testimony of Tereza Elefant, born in Nitra, Czechoslovakia, 1918, regarding her experiences in the Soviet Union, as a Czechoslovakian soldier in Buzuluk and as a nurse

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

    Testimony of Tereza Elefant, born in Nitra, Czechoslovakia, 1918, regarding her experiences in the Soviet Union, as a Czechoslovakian soldier in Buzuluk and as a nurse Born in Nitra. Expelled from the medical faculty at Bratislava University due to her Jewish origin, 1939; witness' husband Vilem Artstein, leaves for Poland; witness joins him in the Soviet Union, 1941; work as a teacher; Jewish Communist refugees in Ivanovo are placed under NKVD supervision; life in Ivanovo; military service in a Czechoslovakian Army battalion in Buzuluk along with other Jewish women, 1942; military training...

  8. Testimony of Malvina (Friedmannova) Fantova, born in Cejkov, Czechoslovakia, regarding her experiences in Poland, the Soviet Union and as soldier in the Czechoslovakian Army

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

    Testimony of Malvina (Friedmannova) Fantova, born in Cejkov, Czechoslovakia, regarding her experiences in Poland, the Soviet Union and as soldier in the Czechoslovakian Army Born in Czechoslovakia. Hungarian occupation of Carpathian Ruthenia; dramatic evacuation from Carpathian Ruthenia, 1939; unsuccessful attempt to escape to Great Britain; handed over to the Germans at the Dutch border; interrogation by the Gestapo; expulsion to Poland; life in a refugee center in Katowice, 1939; air flights to Rowne during the war between Germany and Poland; role of the Communists in classifying and deci...

  9. Testimony of Karel Hahn, born in Moravska Ostrava, Czechoslovakia, 1912, regarding his experiences in Nisko, Lwow, Soviet forced labor camps, as a Czechoslovakian Army soldier in Buzuluk and in combat in Sokolovo, Kiev, Dukla, Ostrava and Prague

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

    Testimony of Karel Hahn, born in Moravska Ostrava, Czechoslovakia, 1912, regarding his experiences in Nisko, Lwow, Soviet forced labor camps, as a Czechoslovakian Army soldier in Buzuluk and in combat in Sokolovo, Kiev, Dukla, Ostrava and Prague Deportation to Nisko, escape to Soviet occupied territory, 1939; situation of Jewish refugees in Lwow, 1940; deportations to Soviet labor camps; life in Soviet labor camps, 1940-1941; Soviet amnesty, 1941; enlistment in the Czechoslovakian Army by released Jewish inmates; Jewish soldiers comprise 75% of the Czechoslovakian battalion in Buzuluk, 1942...

  10. Testimony of Moshe Moric Hofman, born in Liberec, Czechoslovakia, 1910, regarding his escape to the Soviet Union via Poland and his experiences in Soviet forced labor camps, as a Czechoslovakian Army soldier in Buzuluk 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 Moshe Moric Hofman, born in Liberec, Czechoslovakia, 1910, regarding his escape to the Soviet Union via Poland and his experiences in Soviet forced labor camps, as a Czechoslovakian Army soldier in Buzuluk and in combat in Sokolovo and Dukla Situation in Prague; situation of the Czechoslovakian Army, 1939; crossing of Ruthenian borders illegally, 1939; arrests and deportations of refugees within the Soviet Union, 1940; conditions in Soviet labor camps, 1941-1942; efforts to join the Czechoslovakian Army, 1942; enlistment in the Czechoslovakian Army by inmates in POW camps at Kr...

  11. Testimony of Rudolf Kohn, born in the Sudetenland, Czechoslovakia, 1915, regarding his aliya to Eretz Israel, 1939, his experiences in Atlit and Sarafand, combat in Tobruk, in England, and Dunkirk

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

    Testimony of Rudolf Kohn, born in the Sudetenland, Czechoslovakia, 1915, regarding his aliya to Eretz Israel, 1939, his experiences in Atlit and Sarafand, combat in Tobruk, in England, and Dunkirk Born in the Sudetenland. Jewish refugees from the Sudetenland, 1938; transports to Eretz Israel from Prague and Bratislava organized by Zionist and Beitar movements, 1939; detention in the Sarafand camp and the Atlit camp, 1940; mobilization of Czechoslovakian Jews in Palestine, 1942; training for anti-aircraft defense; fighting at Tobruk, 1943; activities of Jewish army chaplain, Dr. Rezek; Czech...

  12. Testimony of Alex Kraus, born in Bustino, Czechoslovakia, 1913, regarding his experiences during his escape from Czechoslovakia to France via Austria and Italy, in England and as a soldier in a Czechoslovakian Army unit in the British Army

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

    Testimony of Alex Kraus, born in Bustino, Czechoslovakia, 1913, regarding his experiences during his escape from Czechoslovakia to France via Austria and Italy, in England and as a soldier in a Czechoslovakian Army unit in the British Army Jewish community life in Bustino, Carpathian Ruthenia. Escape to France via Austria and Italy with a group of Jewish refugees, 1939; Jewish participation in Czechoslovakian units in France; nationality problems; appointment of Jewish army chaplain, defeat and evacuation to England, 1940; Jews in Czechoslovakian units in England, 1940-1944; impact of antis...

  13. Testimony of Moshe Elisha Landa, born in Budapest, Hungary, 1911, regarding his experiences as a Communist in Poland, England, as a soldier in the Czechoslovakian army in England and in Dunkirk, and persecution by the Communist regime in Czechoslovakia af

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

    Testimony of Moshe Elisha Landa, born in Budapest, Hungary, 1911, regarding his experiences as a Communist in Poland, in England, as a soldier in the Czechoslovakian Army in England and in Dunkirk, and persecution by the Communist regime in Czechoslovakia after the war Born in Hungary; receives a religious upbringing and education; becomes a devout Communist, 1926-1938. Escape to Poland, 1939; refused admission to Czechoslovakian Army unit in Krakow; not permitted to enter the Soviet Union; arrival of Communist refugees in England, 1940; relations with the Czechoslovakian government in exil...

  14. Testimony of Bruno Sax, born in Novy Hrozenkov, Czechoslovakia, 1917, regarding his aliya to Eretz Israel, 1939, and his experiences as soldier in the British Army, in German captivity in Greece and in German camps

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

    Testimony of Bruno Sax, born in Novy Hrozenkov, Czechoslovakia, 1917, regarding his aliya to Eretz Israel, 1939, and his experiences as soldier in the British Army, in German captivity in Greece and in German camps Born in Czechoslovakia. Expulsion of Jewish students from Czechoslovakian universities, 1939; transfer of Czechoslovakian Jews to Eretz Israel; detention in Sarafand, 1939; settlement in Kfar Sirkin; refusal to join a Czechoslovakian Army unit in Eretz Israel, 1940; enlistment in the Jewish unit of the English Pioneer Corps; capture by the Germans in Greece, 1941; Jewish soldiers...

  15. Testimony of Yocheved Schwartzman, born in Alexsandria, regarding her experiences in the Lublin Ghetto, Chelm, Sosnowica, Hungary and other places

    1. O.12 - Perlman Collection: Testimonies of refugees from Poland who arrived in Eretz Israel, 1942-1943
    • ZEZNANIA SZWARCMAN JOCHEWET Z LUBLINA URODZONEJ W ALEKSANDRJI NA WOLYNIU

    Testimony of Yocheved Schwartzman, born in Alexsandria, regarding her experiences in the Lublin Ghetto, Chelm, Sosnowica, Hungary and other places Life before the war including work in kibbutz aliya training. Escape of the kibbutz members East; German occupation of Lublin, September 1939; welcome of the Germans by the Polish locals; capture of hostages; registration of the Jews from age 16 to 60; deportation of the Jews to camps on the eastern border; deportation of the Jews from Kalisz; Loda and Lublin; arrival of refugees from Germany and Austria to Lublin, 1940; release of Jewish POWs; d...

  16. Documentation regarding monetary claims of people from the Kasztner train group, who were transferred from Bergen-Belsen camp to Switzerland; documentation dated, 1944-1946

    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)

    Documentation regarding monetary claims of people from the Kasztner train group, who were transferred from Bergen-Belsen camp to Switzerland; documentation dated, 1944-1946 - Declaration submitted by Israel Kasztner to Saly Mayer in his office in Sankt Gallen, regarding monetary claims of people from the Kasztner train group, 31 October 1944; the declaration includes a list of people who handed over various sums of money to the leaders of the Relief and Rescue Committee in Budapest, in exchange for the promise that their money would be reimbursed to them after their liberation; - Appeal by ...

  17. Documentation regarding help by various countries and by the Red Cross organization to the Jews in Hungary, including the distribution of foreign citizenship certificates, protective passports and certificates to Eretz Israel, 1944-1945

    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 help by various countries and by the Red Cross organization to the Jews in Hungary, including the distribution of foreign citizenship certificates, protective passports and certificates to Eretz Israel, 1944-1945 - Documentation regarding efforts to obtain passports and citizenship documents of South American countries for persecuted Jews and the granting of Schutzbrief (protective passports) to Jews in Hungary by embassies of neutral countries (Switzerland, Sweden and Portugal); - Reports by the Hechalutz movement regarding the situation of the Jews in Hungary; - Re...

  18. Documentation including notes about the telephone discussions between Saly Mayer and the JDC organization's center in Lisbon, information regarding the JDC activities in various German-occupied countries in Europe, the situation in Italy following the ous

    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 including notes about the telephone discussions between Saly Mayer and the JDC organization's center in Lisbon, information regarding the JDC activities in various German-occupied countries in Europe, the situation in Italy following the ousting of Mussolini, and other matters, 1943 - Notes about the telephone discussions between Saly Mayer and the JDC organization's center in Lisbon; - Documentation regarding the care of the many Jewish children who arrived to Switzerland in 1943, including the opening, by the Hechalutz movement and Swiss Zionists, of the children's home for ...

  19. Documentation including notes about the telephone discussions between Saly Mayer and the JDC organization's center in Lisbon, regarding the JDC activities in the German-occupied countries in Europe and in Shanghai, January-December 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)

    Documentation including notes about the telephone discussions between Saly Mayer and the JDC organization's center in Lisbon, regarding the JDC activities in the German-occupied countries in Europe and in Shanghai, January-December 1944 Documentation, including notes about the telephone discussions between Saly Mayer and the JDC organization's center in Lisbon regarding the: - JDC activities in the German-occupied countries in Europe and in Shanghai, including information about the organization's difficulties in the transfer of money (dollars) from the United States to Europe due to monetar...

  20. Testimony of Menachem Turek regarding the fate of the Jews of Tiktin

    1. M.11 - The Mersik-Tenenbaum Archive: Documentation regarding the Bialystok Ghetto underground

    Testimony of Menachem Turek regarding the fate of the Jews of Tiktin Red Army retreat in the direction of the East; occupation of Tiktin by the German Army, June 1941; attitude of the local population towards the Jews including riots and robbery of property; establishment of a local police under the command of Antek Jakobiak, the Pole; establishment of a local government under Jan Fibik; entry of German soldiers into Tiktin, late June 1941; activities of the soldiers including hunting for Communists; life under the German occupation including forced labor, anti-Jewish legislation and yellow...