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  1. Dr. Abraham Silberschein Archive: Reports and surveys (Numbers 1-33) regarding the situation of the Jews, labor camps for refugees in Southern France, Drancy and deportations

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

    Dr. Abraham Silberschein Archive: Reports and surveys (Numbers 1-33) regarding the situation of the Jews, labor camps for refugees in Southern France, Drancy and deportations Also in the file: - Survey regarding the situation of the refugees in Morocco, 17 September 1940; - Report submitted by the Committee for the Elderly and the Children of the Comite de Coordination des Oeuvres Israelites de Bienfaisance (Coordinating Committee of Jewish Welfare Societies) regarding the condition of the children and the elderly in the camps, 10 December 1940; - Announcement by Marshal Petain following hi...

  2. Dr. Abraham Silberschein Archive: Correspondence with the Federation of Polish Jews in Italy, Dr. Leon Bauminger, regarding relief to Jewish refugees from Poland in Italy

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

    Dr. Abraham Silberschein Archive: Correspondence with the Federation of Polish Jews in Italy, Dr. Leon Bauminger, regarding relief to Jewish refugees from Poland in Italy Also in the file: - Correspondence with Dr. Israele (sic) and E. Dr. Zeidel from Milan regarding the condition of the refugees.

  3. Dr. Abraham Silberschein Archive: Correspondence with the administrators of the Caux Sur Montreux camps and the refusal of the refugees to be transferred to Algeria

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

    Dr. Abraham Silberschein Archive: Correspondence with the administrators of the Caux Sur Montreux refugee camps and the refusal of the refugees to be transferred to Algeria Also in the file: - List of 1,362 refugees in Caux, 26 December 1944; - Letter of Maxim Glancz from Engelberg regarding help to members of a youth group from Bergen-Belsen now in Switzerland, 07 September 1945.

  4. Dr. Abraham Silberschein Archive: Correspondence with the Yugoslavian legation in Switzerland regarding the issuing of passports to Yugoslavian refugees in Italy

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

    Dr. Abraham Silberschein Archive: Correspondence with the Yugoslavian legation in Switzerland regarding the issuing of passports to Yugoslavian refugees in Italy Also in the file: - Correspondence regarding the issuing of a Yugoslavian entry visa to Dr. Abraham Silberschein, 1947; - Letter regarding the fate of Dr. Silberschein's brother in Zagreb, 10 December 1947.

  5. Dr. Abraham Silberschein Archive: Correspondence with Francois Honti, Hungarian Consul General in Geneva, regarding the situation of the Jewish refugees from Poland in Hungary

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

    Dr. Abraham Silberschein Archive: Correspondence with Francois Honti, Hungarian Consul General in Geneva, regarding the situation of the Jewish refugees from Poland in Hungary

  6. Dr. Abraham Silberschein Archive: Correspondence of Wilhelm Fisher in Bucharest regarding the situation of the Jews in Romania, help to refugees from Poland and to deportees in Transnistria

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

    Dr. Abraham Silberschein Archive: Correspondence of Wilhelm Fisher in Bucharest regarding the situation of the Jews in Romania, help to refugees from Poland and to deportees in Transnistria In the file: - Letters from Dr. Filderman regarding the rescue of 5,000 orphans in Transnistria, 11 January 1943; - Copy of a letter written by Wilhelm Fischer to Saly Mayer regarding his meeeting with von Steiger, the Chairman of the International Red Cross Organization (CICR), 07 August 1943.

  7. Dr. Abraham Silberschein Archive: Letters from Jewish refugees from Poland in Romania regarding the murder of Jews in various places and appeals for help

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

    Dr. Abraham Silberschein Archive: Letters from Jewish refugees from Poland in Romania regarding the murder of Jews in various places and appeals for help Letters from Jewish refugees from Poland in Romania regarding the murder of Jews in Sniatyn, Kolomyja, Lwow, Lodz, the Szczebrzeszyn camp and other places, and appeals for help by the survivors. Also in the file: - Letter from the Relief Committee in Bucharest over the signature of Egozi (Nussbaum) regarding help for the refugees, 07 January 1943; - Letter regarding an organization headed by Dr. Vincenz whose purpose is to transfer refugee...

  8. Dr. Abraham Silberschein Archive: Correspondence with Benzion Teichholz, Chairman of the International Committee for Jewish refugees and Former Inmates of Concentration Camps in Austria

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

    Dr. Abraham Silberschein Archive: Correspondence with Benzion Teichholz, Chairman of the International Committee for Jewish Refugees and Former Inmates of Concentration Camps in Austria Correspondence with Benzion Teichholz, Chairman of the International Committee for Jewish Refugees and Former Inmates of Concentration Camps in Austria regarding relief and arranging of escape to Eretz Israel, as well as reports regarding the committee's activities: Report 1: 21 August 1945-24 April 1946; Report 2: 01 May-30 December 1946; Report 3: 02 January 1947-18 December 1947; Report 4: 05 January 1948...

  9. Dr. Abraham Silberschein Archive: Correspondence with Dr. Yaakov Bardach in Prague regarding searching for relatives and organizing relief for survivors and Jewish refugees from Poland in Czechoslovakia

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

    Dr. Abraham Silberschein Archive: Correspondence with Dr. Yaakov Bardach in Prague regarding searching for relatives and organizing relief for survivors and Jewish refugees from Poland in Czechoslovakia Two volumes: 1. 08 October 1945 - 16 December 1947; 2. 01 January 1948 - 04 November 1951. Also in the file: - Two reports regarding the condition of the refugees from the Carpathian Ruthenia area now in Czechoslovakia, 21 September 1946; - Letter regarding collaborators from the Lodz Ghetto, 21 September 1946; - Letter regarding emigration of Jews from Poland via Italy, 17 June 1946; - Reso...

  11. Documentation regarding the JDC organization's support of a group of Jewish refugees in Kladovo, aside the frozen Danube River; documentation dated, 1939-1950

    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 JDC organization's support of a group of Jewish refugees in Kladovo, aside the frozen Danube River; documentation dated, 1939-1950 - Correspondence between Saly Mayer and Moshe Averbuch Agami, an Aliya Bet activist in Geneva, regarding relief to Jewish refugees who stayed in Kladovo due to the frozen Danube River, winter 1939-1940; - Correspondence between Saly Mayer and Richard Lichtheim, the head of the Jewish Agency in Geneva [regarding the Jewish refugees in Kladovo]; - [Documentation titled] "Ein Brief Von der Donau-Auswanderer - Palaestina", including a des...

  12. Receipts for monthly payments by Saly Mayer and the JDC organization that were transferred by Marc Jarblum and Chaim Posner to Jewish refugees in Switzerland, 1943-1944

    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)

    Receipts for monthly payments by Saly Mayer and the JDC organization that were transferred by Marc Jarblum and Chaim Posner to Jewish refugees in Switzerland, 1943-1944 - Receipts for monthly payments by Saly Mayer and the JDC organization that were transferred by Marc Jarblum, the former head of the Federation of Swiss Jewish Associations (FSJF), to Jewish refugees in Switzerland; - [Receipts for] payments [apparently by Saly Mayer and the JDC organization] that were transferred by Chaim Posner, head of the Eretz Israel office (Palestina-Amt) in Geneva [for Jewish refugees in Switzerland],...

  13. Memoirs of S. Gros, regarding the aliya to Eretz Israel of 1,586 refugees from Central Europe and the disaster on the "Patria" ship

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

    Memoirs of S. Gros, regarding the aliya to Eretz Israel of 1,586 refugees from Central Europe and the disaster on the "Patria" ship

  14. Documentation regarding the transfer of relief to Jewish refugees in Italy and to Italian Jews in Switzerland by the JDC and the DELASEM organization, 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 the transfer of relief to Jewish refugees in Italy and to Italian Jews in Switzerland by the JDC and the DELASEM organization, 1944-1946 - Correspondence between Saly Mayer and Lelio Vittorio Valobra, head of the DELASEM organization in Switzerland, regarding the transfer of relief to persecuted Jews in Italy and to Jewish refugees in Switzerland; - Documentation regarding the return of Jewish refugees to Italy, September-October 1944; - Certificate of honor granted to Saly Mayer by members of the Italian section of the VSJF (Association of Jewish Welfare Organizatio...

  16. Correspondence between Saly Mayer and Robert Guggenheim regarding support by the JDC for religious Jewish refugees in Shanghai, and correspondence between Guggenheim and Isaac Sternbuch, 1942-1945

    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)

    Correspondence between Saly Mayer and Robert Guggenheim regarding support by the JDC for religious Jewish refugees in Shanghai, and correspondence between Guggenheim and Isaac Sternbuch, 1942-1945 - Correspondence between Saly Mayer and Robert Guggenheim, head of the Agudat Israel [?] political committee for Switzerland, regarding support by the JDC for religious Jewish refugees in Shanghai; - Correspondence between Robert Guggenheim and Isaac Sternbuch, head of the Schweizerischer Hilfsverein fuer Juedische Fluechtlinge im Ausland (HIJEFS).

  17. Benjamin Sagalowitz Archive: JUNA (Juedische Nachrichten, press agency of SIG [Union of Jewish Communities in Switzerland]) survey regarding Swiss policy towards the Jewish refugees, 1933-1945, 1955

    1. P.13 - Archive of Benjamin Sagalowitz , head of the press agency of the Union of Jewish Communities in Switzerland, 1929-1969

    Benjamin Sagalowitz Archive: JUNA (Juedische Nachrichten, press agency of SIG [Union of Jewish Communities in Switzerland]) survey regarding Swiss policy towards the Jewish refugees, 1933-1945, 1955 In the file: JUNA survey regarding Swiss policy towards the Jewish refugees during the Holocaust, along with many copies of newspaper clippings and various documents on the subject.

  18. Benjamin Sagalowitz Archive: Memo from JUNA (Juedische Nachrichten, press agency of SIG [Union of Jewish Communities in Switzerland]) regarding the treatment of Jewish refugees in Switzerland, 1933-1945

    1. P.13 - Archive of Benjamin Sagalowitz , head of the press agency of the Union of Jewish Communities in Switzerland, 1929-1969

    Benjamin Sagalowitz Archive: Memo from JUNA (Juedische Nachrichten, press agency of SIG [Union of Jewish Communities in Switzerland]) regarding the treatment of Jewish refugees in Switzerland, 1933-1945 In the file: Memo from JUNA regarding the treatment of Jewish refugees in Switzerland during the Holocaust; in addition to the memo, there are many copies of documents related to the subject, mainly dealing with conditions in the work camps.

  19. Benjamin Sagalowitz Archive: Clippings from Swiss newspapers regarding treatment of the Jews, especially the Jewish refugees who sought asylum in Switzerland from the Nazis, 1933-1955

    1. P.13 - Archive of Benjamin Sagalowitz , head of the press agency of the Union of Jewish Communities in Switzerland, 1929-1969

    Benjamin Sagalowitz Archive: Clippings from Swiss newspapers regarding treatment of the Jews, especially the Jewish refugees who sought asylum in Switzerland from the Nazis, 1933-1955 In the file: - Photocopies of pro-Nazi Swiss newspaper clippings, 1933-1943 (pp. 2-47); - Photocopies of postwar Swiss newspaper clippings, 1947-1955 (pp. 48-57); - Clippings from anti-Nazi Swiss newspapers, 1933-1945 (pp. 58-195), including a photocopy of the front page of "Goniec Obozowya", the Polish language paper, 10 September 1944 (p. 189); - Clippings from various Swiss newspapers published 1941-1948, d...

  20. List of Jewish refugees from Poland who are in Vilna, Lithuania, including name, place of birth, age, occupation and current place of residence

    1. M.17 - Documentation of the Polish Jewish Refugee Fund in Geneva, 1933-1940

    List of Jewish refugees from Poland who are in Vilna, Lithuania, including name, place of birth, age, occupation and current place of residence The list is organized alphabetically; compilation of the list by the Committee for Relief of the War Stricken Jewish Population [sponsored by] the World Jewish Congress in Geneva; Included in the file: List of Jewish refugees in Vilna who are not originally from Poland.