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  1. Adolf Heilberg: Pro Memoria

    This collection comprises the personal account of the experiences of the distinguished German Jewish lawyer, Adolf Heilberg, from the time he was first persecuted by the Nazis in March 1933.

  2. Swiss food ration card

    Bilingual food ration card for January 1941 for one person

  4. Müller family: Resitution claim

    Copy court judgement with covering letter from Jewish Resitution Successor Organisation

  5. Miscellaneous copy reports re Wehrmacht activities in occupied Europe

    These papers emanate in the main from the offices of regional commanders in occupied Belgium and deal with a variety of issues relating to problems encountered by the Nazi occupation forces.

  7. Hermann Maas and Paul Rosenzweig: copy correspondence

    This is a collection of post-war copy correspondence between Hermann Maas, a German protestant minister, and two siblings, Jewish 'Mischlinge' emigrés, whom Maas helped to save from the Nazis.

  8. Papers of Heinz Werner Löwenstein

    The collection comprises two separate deposits from the family Löwenstein in 1988. The first (643/1/1) consists of correspondence between Heinz Werner Löwenstein and his parents, 1935-1940. The letters provide an interesting account of the difficulties encountered by a young immigrant trying to make his way in South Africa as well as of the life led by Jewish people in pre-war Berlin. For obvious reasons the letters make hardly any reference to the political situation and the real hardships and dangers of the parents' lives are hidden. The second deposit consists of correspondence from Hein...

  10. Hedwig Beck: papers re restitution claim

    The papers in this collection relate to an application made by two Czech sisters, Hedwig and Pauline Beck, resident in France during the war, for compensation for possessions stolen by the nazis from their sister, Sabina Bauml (née Beck), after she was transported to Auschwitz with her son in January 1944.They include translations of residency permits; inventories of possessions confiscated by the nazis; affidavits from friends and acquaintances in support of the application for compensation and post war correspondence between the French authorities and the Beck sisters re compensation.

  11. Sudetendeutsche Partei (Henlein)

    Readers need to reserve a reading room terminal to access a digital version of this archive.Correspondence and papers relating to the Sudetendeutschepartei:Various documents about the party's illegal activities and the following report:Zivile Mitwirkung an der Reichsverteidigung im Protektorat (1 Oct 1944)With the following sub-headings: Erkundung; Meldedienst; Kampfbereitschaft; Kampfesorganisation; Aufenthaltsverteilung; Befestigungen im Lande; Verkehrsmittel- und Versorgungssicherung

  12. Hernals district court Vienna: copy compulsory termination of lease on flat let to a Jew

    Hernals district court Vienna: copy compulsory termination of lease on flat let to a Jew.

  13. Czechoslovak Repatriation Misson for Great Britain

    This form and letter giving details of a repatriation transport from Great Britain to Czechoslovakia for returning exiles, is addressed to Mr Pavel Beck, who was, at the time, resident near Cardiff. Photocopy of the same included.

  15. Harold Lawrence collection

    Documents and photographs relating to Harold Lawrence’s experiences of Kitchener Camp. These include the transcript of an interview conducted by Lawrence’s son.

  16. Labour service in Austria: Copy letter

    Copy partial letter from a German girl on labour service in Austria showing the terrible conditions endured by workerA note from Alfred Wiener accompanying the document, 20 May 1940, states that the girl is German; "the letter is absolutely authentic, the original being in our hands"; the names of the people and places mentioned and some minor details have been altered or left out "for obvious reasons The former reference number is 210C/

  17. Duke of Buccleuch and Nathan Laski: Copy correspondence re antisemitism in Germany

    Correspondence between the Duke of Buccleuch and Nathan Laski, in which Laski refutes a number of popular myths such as rich Jews flaunted their wealth; the majority of poor Jews were communist agitators; Jews dominated the British press; Jewish professionals and retailers remained popular amongst Germans even after the imposition of restrictions. Ultimately he seems to concur with the conciliatory approach recommended by Buccleuch as evidenced by the final sentence: “...I opposed the resolution [attacking Chamberlain's policy] and urged that no effort should be spared to come to an agreeme...

  18. Weinmann-Fels collection

    Documents belonging to and about three members of the Weinmann-Fels family: Ulla Weinmann, her sister Ursel Fels and their mother Eva Weinmann. The series on Ulla Weinmann contains vital records and identity documents, information on her arrival in Britain (including a letter from Sir Josiah Wedgwood to Ursel promising to act as Ulla’s sponsor), letters she sent while at an ashram in India and photographs. The Ursel Fels series has documents and photographs on her study of art and design at the Reimann School in Berlin and her subsequent career as a window display designer in Germany and So...

  19. Edith Berliner collection

    Personal papers and correspondence

  20. Miscellaneous Jewish publications

    It includes material from the Maccabi World Union based in Museum Street, London WC1 and the Joint Committee for Religious Education and Welfare.