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  1. Aron Adolf Neiss collection

    This collection contains the personal papers of Aron Adolf Neiss and his family, former Jewish refugees from Vienna. The Neiss family originally came from Poland but had moved to Vienna by the 1920s. Aron and his son emigrated to England in July 1939.Personal papers including birth and marriage certificates, certificates of family origin ('Heimatschein'), Herbert Neiss' tax clearance certificate, passports, Aron Neiss' certificate of naturalisation and power of attorney relating to his restitution claim. Also included are personal correspondence, papers relating to the sale of the family ho...

  2. Handkerchief with embroidered floral motif carried by a Polish Jewish refugee

    1. Sylvia Bassman collection

    Handkerchief embroidered by 19-year old Shejna Sylvia Jaroszewska and brought with her when she emigrated from Sokolka, Poland, to the United States in November 1938. She settled with an aunt in New York City. All the members of her family who remained in Poland were killed during the Holocaust.

  3. Personal archives of Meer Bomash, member of the State Duma (Fond 9458, opis1)

    Contains letters to Meer Bomash from Russian State Duma members, civil servants, publishers, students, intelligentsia, and ordinary citizens about the establishment of Jewish educational institutions, antisemitism, compulsory military service, and the general conditions of the Jewish community of Łódź. Also included are requests for help in gaining acceptance to educational institutions, for aid obtaining transfers to different government posts or schools, for material and financial assistance on behalf of aid societies, and for the commutation of prison sentences. There are also reports, p...

  4. Sylvia Neulander collection

    The Sylvia Neulander collection consists of a letter written by Sylvia Neulander, who worked for the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA) after the war in the US Zone of Germany; addressed to Sylvia's sister Alice in 1946. In the letter, Sylvia describes accompanying a group of orphaned children from Marseille to Eretz Israel (Palestine) in April 1946, and visiting other children who previously had gone to Kibbutz Buchenwald. The collection also includes a photograph of Sylvia in uniform.

  5. Walter Saunders papers

    The Walter Saunders papers contains correspondence with Walter’s parents while they were in Marseille and Les Milles. The documents contain reference letters, naturalization certificate, and an Austrian citizenship certificate. The photographs include portraits of Paul and Klara while at Auschwitz, a group photo with Paul at Camp Gurs, a young Walter with his brother Kurt, and a younger Paul while serving in the Austrian Army during World War I.

  6. 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, January 1946

    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, ינואר 1946

    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, January 1946 Bulletin issued by the Jewish Agency for Eretz Israel Rescue Committee containing: - Reports regarding the help given by Dutch people to Jews during the war; - Reports regarding displays of antisemitism in the Netherlands after the liberation; - Excerpts from letters, dated November-December 1945, containing information regarding the state of Jewish refugees in Poland and Switzerland aft...

  7. Leni Yahil Personal Archive: History of the Holocaust, Danish Jewry and the rescue of Danish Jews during the Holocaust, Scandinavian Jewry during the Holocaust and rescue of Jews during the Holocaust

    1. P.49- Archive of Leni Yahil, Holocaust Researcher, 1904-2002

    Leni Yahil Personal Archive: History of the Holocaust, Danish Jewry and the rescue of Danish Jews during the Holocaust, Scandinavian Jewry during the Holocaust and rescue of Jews during the Holocaust File 1 Volume I Die Jodiske Flygtninge (the Jewish Refugees), 1933-1940; Denmark's refugee policy. Volume II Bibliographic lists and newspaper clippings. Volume III Draft of an article regarding the rescue of the Jews of Denmark, 1943; article regarding Werner Best and the "Aktion" against the Jews, by Hans Kirchhoff, printout from Yad Vashem research collection 24; article by Hans Sode-Madsen ...

  8. Reports from meetings of the Union Generale des Israelites de France (UGIF-General Union of Jews in France) Administrative Board and the UGIF Finance Committee regarding the situation of Jews in France; correspondence with the Vichy authorities, 1942-1944

    1. P.7- Archive of Marc Jarblum, Zionist Leader and one of the leaders of the Jewish underground in France, 1941-1967

    Reports from meetings of the Union Generale des Israelites de France (UGIF-General Union of Jews in France) Administrative Board and the UGIF Finance Committee regarding the situation of Jews in France; correspondence with the Vichy authorities, 1942-1944 In the file: Various reports from meetings of the UGIF Conseil D'Administration (Administrative Board) and the UGIF Finance Committee regarding the situation of Jews in France, the fines imposed by the Germans and more. Also in the file: - Correspondence with the Vichy authorities regarding the complete dissolution of the Jewish organizati...

  9. Testimony of Vojtech Dov Glaz, born in Berehovo, Czechoslovakia, 1912, regarding his experiences in the Soviet Union, as a Czechoslovakian Army soldier in Buzuluk and in combat in Kiev, Bila Cerkev, 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 Vojtech Dov Glaz, born in Berehovo, Czechoslovakia, 1912, regarding his experiences in the Soviet Union, as a Czechoslovakian Army soldier in Buzuluk and in combat in Kiev, Bila Cerkev, Sokolovo and Dukla Life of a privileged Jewish political group in the Soviet Union, 1939-1941; life of Austrian political refugees in the Soviet Union; situation of refugees after outbreak of war, 1941; role of Jewish volunteers in the foundation of the Czechoslovakian battalion in Buzuluk, 1942; Sokolovo battle, 1943; role of Jewish nurses and doctors; retreat and regrouping in Veseloye; Jews i...

  10. Testimony of Kurt Lanzer, born in Petrkovice, Czechoslovakia, 1928, regarding his experiences in the Soviet Union, the Panino camp, as a Czechoslovakian Army soldier in Buzuluk, in combat in Sokolovo, in Sadagura and in combat in Dukla

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

    Testimony of Kurt Lanzer, born in Petrkovice, Czechoslovakia, 1928, regarding his experiences in the Soviet Union, the Panino camp, as a Czechoslovakian Army soldier in Buzuluk, in combat in Sokolovo, in Sadagura and in combat in Dukla Transfer of Jewish families from Czechoslovakia to Poland, 1939; life of Jewish refugees in Lwow, 1940; deportation; life in Panino, the Soviet family labor camp, 1941; refugees in a kolkhoz, 1942; hardship during transfer to the Czechoslovakian battalion at Buzuluk, 1942; life in the reserve battalion; families of the soldiers; cultural and religious life of...

  11. Notes written by Saly Mayer regarding the situation of the Jews in France including the transfer of relief to the refugee children in France, the coordination of Swiss relief to the refugee children, new instructions by Heinrich Rothmund, and other matter

    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)

    Notes written by Saly Mayer regarding the situation of the Jews in France including the transfer of relief to the refugee children in France, the coordination of Swiss relief to the refugee children, new instructions by Heinrich Rothmund, and other matters, 1944 Notes written by Saly Mayer, 1944, including: - Documentation regarding the situation of the Jews in France; - Documentation regarding Israel Kasztner and the "ARBA" [?] negotiations between SS representatives and Jewish organizations on behalf of the remainder of the Jews in Hungary; - Documentation regarding a report concerning th...

  12. Notes written by Saly Mayer regarding his activities on behalf of the JDC organization in Switzerland and various countries, a diary of telephone discussions, a children's home for refugee children in Versoix, and additional documentation regarding his ac

    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)

    Notes written by Saly Mayer regarding his activities on behalf of the JDC organization in Switzerland and various countries, a diary of telephone discussions, a children's home for refugee children in Versoix, and additional documentation regarding his activities, 1943-1944 Notes written by Saly Mayer, regarding his activities on behalf of the JDC organization in Switzerland and various countries, 1943; Diary [apparently titled "Agenda 1943"], written by Saly Mayer in 1943, including: - Listings of brief telephone discussions with various people regarding the transfer of relief to the Jewis...

  13. Dr. Abraham Silberschein Archive: Correspondence with the World Jewish Congress (WJC) Center in New York (Dr. Tartakower, Dr. Goldmann, A. L. Kubowitzky, Miss Ellen Hilb) regarding searching for relatives in Poland and the other occupied countries, sendin

    1. M.20 - Archive of Dr. Abraham Silberschein, Geneva: Documentation regarding relief to persecuted Jews, 1939-1951

    Dr. Abraham Silberschein Archive: Correspondence with the World Jewish Congress (WJC) Center in New York (Dr. Tartakower, Dr. Goldmann, A. L. Kubowitzky, Miss Ellen Hilb) regarding searching for relatives in Poland and the other occupied countries, sending parcels of food and South American passports and help to refugees from Poland in Romania, Hungary and Slovakia Also in the file: - Undated draft of a constitution for the Relico organization; - Budget proposal for the WJC Relief Department, 1940; - Four reports regarding relief and rescue activities submitted by Dr. Abraham Silberschein, ...

  14. Dr. Abraham Silberschein Archive: Correspondence with the Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) administration in New York regarding returning money to cover expenses for the release of 36 pioneers in Romania

    1. M.20 - Archive of Dr. Abraham Silberschein, Geneva: Documentation regarding relief to persecuted Jews, 1939-1951

    Dr. Abraham Silberschein Archive: Correspondence with the Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) administration in New York regarding returning money to cover expenses for the release of 36 pioneers in Romania Incomplete file of correspondence with the JDC administration in New York. Also in the file: - Copy of a letter to the JDC in Paris regarding people in various camps in Germany with an attached list, 03 July 1945; - Copy of a letter from the JDC in New York to the Organization of Former Yugoslavians in the United States regarding relief sent to the Jews of Yugoslavia in Bari, Topusko and ...

  15. 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 ...

  16. The Far Eastern Jewish Central Information Bureau (DALJEWCIB), Harbin-Shanghai.

    This fonds mainly contains correspondence, newspaper clippings, reports and notes. We find five series: the outgoing letters and cables sent to individuals and organisations (1918-1947), the letters and cables received from organisations and activists (1918-1938), general correspondence with various organisations (1935-1947), various documents such as lists of refugees, and a last series consisting of emigration applications (1938-1939). The Far Eastern Jewish Central Information Bureau corresponded notably with HICEM Brussels and the Service of Transmigration of the CARJ in Brussels in 193...

  17. Memoir collection.

    The Memoir collection of the Leo Baeck Institute holds thousands of mostly unpublished autobiographical accounts and memoirs. Around a quarter of them were written by women. Searching the Center for Jewish History database, we find that the descriptions of a few dozens of memoirs contain the words such as “Belgium”, “Brussels”, “Antwerp” etc. The memoirs relevant for this guide contain descriptions of, for example, life in Belgium (mostly in the interwar period), emigration to and temporary residence in Belgium after 1933, the situation of the German-Jewish refugees in Belgium, experiences ...

  18. Photo Collection.

    The Photo Collection of the JDC contains a couple of hundred of images relevant to the history of the Jewish communities of Belgium. Searching the Photographs database on keywords such as ‘Belgium’, ‘Brussels’ and ‘Antwerp’ nets over 370 results at the time of writing. These images especially depict scenes in the children’s homes, supported by the JDC, including many portraits of children and home personnel, children’s activities, etc. Apart from daily life in the homes (at the end of the 1940s), we also note some photos of refugees, of the MS St. Louis, of the refugee camp in Merksplas, …