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  1. Circular issued by the Committee for Polish Jewry in Jerusalem containing testimonies of Jewish refugees who escaped from Poland regarding their experiences under German rule, November 1940

    1. M.4 - Bulletins of the Vaad Hahatzalah (Rescue Council) of the Jewish Agency for Eretz Israel, 1937-1959

    Circular issued by the Committee for Polish Jewry in Jerusalem containing testimonies of Jewish refugees who escaped from Poland regarding their experiences under German rule, November 1940 Testimonies of refugees from Warsaw and Rybnik that were presented in Eretz Israel; information regarding the situation of the Jews in Warsaw and Rybnik at the beginning of the German occupation; testimony of a female refugee from Romania who arrived in Eretz Israel, October 1940.

  2. Circular issued by the Committee for Polish Jewry in Jerusalem containing testimonies of Jewish refugees who escaped from Poland and Romania to Eretz Israel, December 1940

    1. M.4 - Bulletins of the Vaad Hahatzalah (Rescue Council) of the Jewish Agency for Eretz Israel, 1937-1959

    Circular issued by the Committee for Polish Jewry in Jerusalem containing testimonies of Jewish refugees who escaped from Poland and Romania to Eretz Israel, December 1940 Testimony regarding the situation of the Jews under Soviet rule in Galicia; testimony regarding escape from Lwow and illegal crossing of the border into Romania presented by a refugee from Krakow; testimony regarding a female refugee from Romania.

  3. Circulars issued by the Jewish Agency Information Bureau containing testimonies of refugees from Poland and the Netherlands who arrived in Eretz Israel, 26 January 1943

    1. M.4 - Bulletins of the Vaad Hahatzalah (Rescue Council) of the Jewish Agency for Eretz Israel, 1937-1959

    Circulars issued by the Jewish Agency Information Bureau containing testimonies of refugees from Poland and the Netherlands who arrived in Eretz Israel, 26 January 1943 Also in the circulars: Excerpts from letters received from Poland and Romania, late 1942.

  4. Information from letters and refugees from the Nazi occupied areas regarding the situation of the Jews of Slovakia, Hungary, Italy, Bulgaria, Romania, Germany, Poland and Ukraine, 1943-1944

    1. M.4 - Bulletins of the Vaad Hahatzalah (Rescue Council) of the Jewish Agency for Eretz Israel, 1937-1959

    Information from letters and refugees from the Nazi occupied areas regarding the situation of the Jews of Slovakia, Hungary, Italy, Bulgaria, Romania, Germany, Poland and Ukraine, 1943-1944

  5. Report containing testimonies and excerpts from refugees' letters regarding the situation of the Jews in Zagreb, the Netherlands, Switzerland and France during the war, 1943-1944

    1. M.4 - Bulletins of the Vaad Hahatzalah (Rescue Council) of the Jewish Agency for Eretz Israel, 1937-1959

    Report containing testimonies and excerpts from refugees' letters regarding the situation of the Jews in Zagreb, the Netherlands, Switzerland and France during the war, 1943-1944

  6. Leni Yahil Personal Archive: Notes, correspondence, newspaper clippings and articles regarding Jewish refugees in Sweden and Denmark, and regarding the Jews of Finland

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

    Leni Yahil Personal Archive: Notes, correspondence, newspaper clippings and articles regarding Jewish refugees in Sweden and Denmark, and regarding the Jews of Finland There are four volumes in the folder: Volume I Notes related to official correspondence from Sweden and Denmark regarding Jewish refugees. Volume II Research conducted by Malin Thor regarding the Hechalutz movement in Sweden. Volume III Research, notes and correspondence regarding the Jewish refugees in Sweden. Volume IV Correspondence, newspaper clippings, articles and notes regarding the Jews of Finland during the Holocaust...

  7. Protocol of the Conference of the Interterritoriale Wanderfuersore (Internal Austrian-Jewish Relief Organization) for care of emigrants-refugees, Vienna, 15 January 1937

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

    Protocol of the Conference of the Interterritoriale Wanderfuersore (Internal Austrian-Jewish Relief Organization) for care of emigrants-refugees, Vienna, 15 January 1937 Representatives of the Jewish relief organizations Allianz, HICEM, HIAS, the Eretz Israel Office [Jewish Agency] and Jewish communities from European countries participated in the conference, which considered the emigration situation in general and the condition of the emigrants-refugees in the European countries in particular.

  8. Reports regarding Jewish refugees in Switzerland, ORT (Organization Rehabilitation Trade) activities and several letters sent from refugee camps in Switzerland, 1945

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

    Reports regarding Jewish refugees in Switzerland, ORT (Organization Rehabilitation Trade) activities and several letters sent from refugee camps in Switzerland, 1945

  9. Various World Jewish Congress memoranda regarding the situation of the Jews throughout the world and the struggle to preserve human rights and the rights of the refugees

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

    Various World Jewish Congress memoranda regarding the situation of the Jews throughout the world and the struggle to preserve human rights and the rights of the refugees

  10. Report issued by the Ligue des Societes de la Croix-Rouge (League of Red Cross Societies) regarding the International Conference held in Hanover regarding the refugees, 1951

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

    Report issued by the Ligue des Societes de la Croix-Rouge (League of Red Cross Societies) regarding the International Conference held in Hanover regarding the refugees, 1951 Also in the file: - Official documentation with declarations made by the United States government regarding the establishment of the War Refugee Board (WRB); - A call for revenge on Nazi criminals, granting of a haven for refugee children from France in Switzerland, official Red Cross documentation regarding refugees and prisoners of war, and more; - Declaration made by the International Red Cross regarding the protecti...

  11. Correspondence (arranged in alphabetical order) with institutions and personalities in Switzerland regarding assistance to Jewish refugees from France in Switzerland and to Jews of Polish origin in France

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

    Correspondence (arranged in alphabetical order) with institutions and personalities in Switzerland regarding assistance to Jewish refugees from France in Switzerland and to Jews of Polish origin in France There are five volumes in the file: Volume I: A-F Also in the file: - Correspondence with Joseph Croustillon in Madrid and Angelo Donati. Volume II: G-L Also in the file: - Correspondence with Swiss authorities and the Polish and Czechoslovakian legations in Switzerland, mainly regarding assistance to Jewish refugees and children from France; - Correspondence with Nahum Goldmann, Yitzchak ...

  12. Correspondence file organized alphabetically (K-Z) with the names of various private citizens and diplomats in Portugal regarding granting assistance to refugees and rescue of children

    1. P.3 -Isaac Weissman Archive: Documentation of the World Jewish Congress (WJC) in Lisbon

    Correspondence file organized alphabetically (K-Z) with the names of various private citizens and diplomats in Portugal regarding granting assistance to refugees and rescue of children Also in the file: - History of the Unitarian Service Committee, the Unitarian Church in America and Unitarians throughout the world; three surveys regarding the activities of the Unitarian Church; - Copy of a report submitted by N. Schwalb regarding assistance and rescue activities by Hechalutz, 26 November 1943; - List of 171 passengers of the ship "Nyassa" who departed from Lisbon to Haifa, 25 January 1944.

  13. Rabbi Munk Personal Archive: Correspondence with various relief organizations in England regarding assistance to refugees and displaced persons in camps in Germany, 1945

    1. P.15 - Rabbi Eli Munk Archives: Correspondence regarding the situation of the Jewish refugees in Germany during the early post-Holocaust years

    Rabbi Munk Personal Archive: Correspondence with various relief organizations in England regarding assistance to refugees and displaced persons in camps in Germany, 1945 Also in the file: - Reports regarding Agudat Israel activities; - Reports regarding the situation in various communities in Germany, including Assen, Duesseldorf, Berlin and Cologne.

  14. Rabbi Munk Personal Archive: Correspondence with prominent people and various relief organizations regarding assistance to refugees and appropriate representation of Agudat Israel in refugee organizations, 1940-1944

    1. P.15 - Rabbi Eli Munk Archives: Correspondence regarding the situation of the Jewish refugees in Germany during the early post-Holocaust years

    Rabbi Munk Personal Archive: Correspondence with prominent people and various relief organizations regarding assistance to refugees and appropriate representation of Agudat Israel in refugee organizations, 1940-1944 Also in the file: Lists of names of refugees some of whom are in camps and some of whom have emigrated including the country to which they emigrated.

  15. Testimony of Robert Kien, born in Ostrava,, Czechoslovakia, 1902, regarding his experiences in Poland including assistance to refugees in Krakow and Britain

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

    Testimony of Robert Kien, born in Ostrava, Czechoslovakia, 1902, regarding his experiences in Poland including assistance to refugees in Krakow and Britain Born in Ostrava. Escape to Poland, 1939; assistance to Jewish refugees in Krakow organized by Czechoslovakian Zionists, 1939; British Committee for Refugees from Czechoslovakia in Poland, role of Herman Field; participation of Czechoslovakian Jews; cooperation of the Czechoslovakian Consulate; classification applications for British visas; escape to Britain, 1939; Communist influence; cooperation with HICEM (Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society ...

  16. Documentation regarding the activities of the Red Cross organization on behalf of persecuted Jews and Jewish refugees in France, 1942-1944

    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 regarding the activities of the Red Cross organization on behalf of persecuted Jews and Jewish refugees in France, 1942-1944 - Report by the Red Cross organization regarding a visit in the French Free Zone, including information about the Red Cross organization [apparently in the Free Zone] and about the situation in the camps, 10-26 March 1942; - [Letter] written by Dr. Joseph Weill, the medical advisor of the OSE organization, including a note to the Commission Mixte (Mixed Committee) of the Red Cross organization, regarding the situation in the detention camps in France, Fe...

  17. Documentation regarding Jewish refugees from the Netherlands in Switzerland, and a lawsuit against the JDC organization by Israel Polak, a Jewish refugee from the Netherlands, 1943-1949

    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 Jewish refugees from the Netherlands in Switzerland, and a lawsuit against the JDC organization by Israel Polak, a Jewish refugee from the Netherlands, 1943-1949 Documentation regarding Jewish refugees from the Netherlands in Switzerland, 1943-1947: - Correspondence between Saly Mayer and the Dutch Legation in Bern, regarding the transfer of relief to Jewish refugees from the Netherlands who arrived to Switzerland as stateless citizens; - Letter sent by the Dutch Legation regarding relief expenses for the Jewish refugees in Switzerland, including a list of names of t...

  18. Seven diaries by Saly Mayer, including handwritten lists, regarding mainly economics data related to relief to Jewish refugees in Europe and Shanghai, June 1939-May 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)

    Seven diaries by Saly Mayer, including handwritten lists, regarding mainly economics data related to relief to Jewish refugees in Europe and Shanghai, June 1939-May 1944 - Diary 1: Documentation regarding the care of refugees in various countries, including much data concerning economics, bills, a budget for 1940, and other documents, 1939-1940; - Diary 2: Documentation including economics data, 1941; - Diary 3: Documentation including economics data and a chart of the expenses and income for the care of the Jewish refugees in Switzerland, 1933-1942; - Diary 4: Documentation including econo...

  19. Five diaries including handwritten lists by Saly Mayer, regarding mainly the transfer of relief to the Jewish refugees in Europe; diaries written, January 1945-May 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)

    Five diaries including handwritten lists by Saly Mayer, regarding mainly the transfer of relief to the Jewish refugees in Europe; diaries written, January 1945-May 1946 - Diary no. 1: Documentation regarding the transfer of relief to refugees in Europe at the end of the war and documentation regarding Israel Kasztner and the "ARBA" [?] negotiations, including information about the project to supply tractors to Germany in the context of the "Goods for Blood" deal; diary written, January-March 1945; - Diary no. 2: Documentation regarding the transfer of relief to the Jews who remained alive [...

  20. Report written by B. Teichholtz, head of the Committee of Jewish Refugees from Poland in Hungary, regarding actions taken in order to rescue Jews in Hungary, 1942-1945

    1. P.54 - Archive of Dr. Israel Kasztner, one of the leaders of the Relief and Rescue Committee in Budapest, and Collection of Dov Dinur, Kasztner's Biographer
    • Bericht von B. Teichholtz, Leiter des polnisch-jüdischen Flüchtlingscomités in Ungarn über die Arbeit in den Jahren 1942-1945

    Report written by B. Teichholtz, head of the Committee of Jewish Refugees from Poland in Hungary, regarding actions taken in order to rescue Jews in Hungary, 1942-1945