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Language of Description: English
Country: United Kingdom

  1. Wendy Lefort family papers

  3. Werner Rüdenberg: correspondence

    The correspondence consists of bundles which contain carbon copy letters of Werner and Anni Rüdenberg arranged chronologically by date of authorship with original letters from the respective correspondents by date of receipt. This is a relatively large collection of correspondence, a much of which covers Germany during the Nazi period. Yet, according to a sample reading, it appears that very little, if any, of the content documents the experiences of this Jewish family under the Nazis. It seems to be concerned overwhelmingly with the affairs of the family and friends and the experiences of ...

  5. Why Auschwitz was not bombed: copy documents

    Copy documentation relating to the reasons why Auschwitz was not bombed by the allies, even when news of the atrocities had become widely known

  7. Wilfrid Israel Papers

    Readers need to reserve a reading room terminal to access a digital version of this archive.This microfilm collection of Wilfrid Israel's papers consists of copies of original essays, memoranda, private papers etc covering such subjects as the Weimar Republic, the rise of national Socialism, German Communist and Socialist parties and trade unions, the Jewish refugee problem. Also a fairly comprehensive collection of the 'Political Group Papers' (1941-1943) from the Royal Institute of International Affairs, Committee on Reconstruction. The papers in this collection relate to his activities a...

  8. Wilfrid Israel: copy correspondence

    The material in this collection comprises copies of correspondence to and from Wilfrid Israel, the originals of which are held in archives in the UK, the USA and Israel. The letters were used by Naomi Shepherd in the research on her book Wilfrid Israel: German Jewry’s Secret Ambassador. There follows Naomi Shepherd’s introduction to the collection.Wilfrid Israel was a prolific letter writer and this collection indicates the breadth of his interests and activities including pacifism and internationalism during the first two decades of the 20th century; Zionism- in which he was a follower of ...

  9. Wilfrid Israel: correspondence

    This collection consists of original correspondence from Wilfrid Israel to Diana Hopkinson, English friends of the former, who first met at Lola Hahn Warburg's Wannsee home.

  10. Wilhelm Keitel: Letter re promotion of Pinckvoss

    Original letter from Wilhelm Keitel, chief of staff of the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht, to General Dollmann regarding the promotion of ‘Pinckvoss'.

  11. Wilhelm Pollak: personal papers

    This collection consists of the personal papers of Wilhelm Pollak, a Jewish refugee from Vienna who was forced to emigrate in 1939 after his release from Dachau and Buchenwald concentration camps.Personal papers including correspondence and diary entries (including summarised translations) concerning Pollak's imprisonment, arrangements for his emigration to England and his stay at various internment camps. Also included are photocopies of inventories of Phillip and Friederike Pollak's property in Vienna.

  12. Wilhelm Rosenbaum: copy verdict in war crimes trial

    This document comprises copy extracts from the verdict and judgment in the case against Wilhelm Karl Johannes Rosenbaum

  13. William Guttmann collection

  14. William Scheer papers

    This collection contains primarily school and college certificates of Wilhelm Scheer from his time growing up in Poland. Also included is an Italian id document, 1939; a US naturalisation certificate, 1946; sundry other material; and photographs of William Scheer and other family members.

  15. Wolf and Marcelle Lemberger: Copy letter

  16. Wolffing family: personal papers

    This collection contains the personal papers of the Wolffing family who lived in Würzburg, Bavaria. The family emigrated to England from Nazi Germany to escape Nazi persecution just before the outbreak of the Second World War. The collection mainly contains documents concerning generations of family members living in the 19th century whose exact relations are unknown: Simon Wolffing (born in c 1788, perfumer); Isidor Wolffing (born in 1834, distiller), Selma Wolffing (born in 1881, pianist), and Marie Krebs and Ernst Wolffing (were engaged in 1880).The collection mainly concerns earlier gen...

  17. Wolfgang and Werner Loewy: Correspondence

    This collection of correspondence documents the fate of 2 German Jewish émigré brothers and their families who managed to escape from Berlin in 1939 to Shanghai and Cawnpore, India respectively.

  18. Wolfgang Salinger collection

    This collection contains original correspondence from members and friends of the Salinger family to Wolfgang Salinger who fled Germany for England in 1939; personal papers, such as certificates, postcards and a family tree; and photographs.

  19. Wolfram Sievers: Documents regarding his SS membership

    Readers need to reserve a terminal in the reading room to access a digital version of this archive.Microfilm file of documents on Wolfram Sievers concerning his SS membership, including Lebenslauf, SS muster roll extract; personnel questionnaire; service career; examination certificates 

  20. World Jewish Congress conference on antisemitism: records

    Readers need to reserve a terminal in the reading room to access a digital version of this archive.Country survey on anti-Semitism: Great Britain, 23 framesCountry survey on anti-Semitism: France, 22 framesCountry survey on anti-Semitism: Sweden, 7 framesCountry survey on anti-Semitism: Switzerland, 5 framesCountry survey on anti-Semitism: Austria, 6 framesCountry survey on anti-Semitism: Belgium, 7 framesCountry survey on anti-Semitism: Italy, 7 framesCountry survey on anti-Semitism: Greece, 3 framesReport by the Federal German Ministry of the Interior, 9 framesSurvey of Anti-semitism and ...