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Language of Description: English
Country: Israel
Holding Institution: ארכיון יד ושם / Yad Vashem Archives

  1. Documentation regarding the Holocaust from the Centre de Documentation Juive Contemporaine (CDJC - Center of Contemporary Jewish Documentation) in Paris

    The Archives contain documentation of the Gestapo, the Commissariat Général aux Questions Juives (CGQJ-Commissariat-General for Jewish Affairs), the Union Generale des Israelites de France (UGIF-General Union of Jews in France), the German and Italian Embassies, the Nuremberg Trials and more.

  2. Survey regarding the Bialystok Ghetto including events during the "Aktion",15 January-17 February 1943

    1. M.11 - The Mersik-Tenenbaum Archive: Documentation regarding the Bialystok Ghetto underground

    Survey regarding the Bialystok Ghetto including events during the "Aktion",15 January-17 February 1943 Sealing of the boundaries of the city, November 1942; deportation of Jews to concentration camps; transfer of Jews from concentration camps to Treblinka; execution of Jews in Treblinka; reduction of the boundaries of the Bialystok Ghetto without affecting the Jews; "Aktion" under the command of the Gestapo officer, Fritz Friedel, 05 February 1943; Jews in hiding throughout the "Aktion"; refusal of the Jewish police to participate in carrying out the "Aktion"; killing of a German by members...

  3. Testimony of Zecharia Yuten regarding his experiences in Lukiszki, the Vilna Ghetto and the Lida Ghetto

    1. M.11 - The Mersik-Tenenbaum Archive: Documentation regarding the Bialystok Ghetto underground

    Testimony of Zecharia Yuten regarding his experiences in Lukiszki, the Vilna Ghetto and the Lida Ghetto Deportation of his family from Vilna to prison in Lukiszki; deportation of approximately 5,000 Jews to the prison in Lukiszki; registration of professionally skilled workers in the prison; transfer of professionally skilled workers to the Vilna Ghetto; the witness' term of office as a member of the Judenrat in the Vilna Ghetto; escape to Lida with other Jews, 01 November 1941; life in Lida including forced labor, abuse and murder of Jews; arrest of Judenrat members; arrest of Jewish polic...

  4. Testimony of Chiene (Izrailski) Katzef, born in Paberze, Poland, 1920, regarding her experiences in Paberze, in hiding in Borskunu, the Vilna Ghetto and in hiding in villages in the Vilna district

    1. O.71- Koniuchowsky Collection: Testimonies Regarding the Holocaust of Lithuanian Jewry, 1945-1981

    Testimony of Chiene (Izrailski) Katzef, born in Paberze, Poland, 1920, regarding her experiences in Paberze, in hiding in Borskunu, the Vilna Ghetto and in hiding in villages in the Vilna district Life before the war. German occupation, 24 June 1941; establishment of a local Lithuanian Authority; Polish activities in the local Authority including with Jozek Rimszewicz Sumbar and Heniek Janczek; arrival of Gestapo members from Vilna, 11 July 1941; "Aktion" by the Gestapo; abuse of Jews; looting of Jewish owned property; murder of Jewish men in a forest and in hiding of Jews; list of names of...

  5. M.38 - Documentation from the Archive for the Study of Austrian Resistance

    M.38 - Documentation from the Archive for the Study of Austrian Resistance There is much documentation regarding the persecution of opponents of the regime by the Nazi authorities in the Austrian Resistance Movement Archives (Dokumentationsarchiv des Oesterreichischen Widerstands). Within the documentation copied for Yad Vashem, there is material regarding the persecution of the Jews in Austria: orders and official directives, lists of people dismissed from their places of employment due to their Jewishness, reports and surveys regarding specific persecutions written during the period of th...

  6. Personal documentation belonging to Liane Bertl Podhorcer and her parents, Arthur and Helene Podhorcer, from Vienna, and their emigration to England, 1939

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

    Personal documentation belonging to Liane Bertl Podhorcer and her parents, Arthur and Helene Podhorcer, from Vienna, and their emigration to England, 1939 The documentation includes birth certificates of members of the Podhorcer and Langer families; a psychiatric evaluation testifying to the fact that Arthur Podhorcer was held by the Gestapo and as a result of his detention suffers from emotional disturbances, 1958; transit certificate belonging to Liane Podhorcer, 1946; nationalization document belonging to Liane Podhorcer and Oath of Allegiance to the British monarchy. All the documents w...

  7. Report-summary of the period written by Dr. Josef Loewenherz, 1946

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

    Report-summary of the period written by Dr. Josef Loewenherz, 1946 The report is a type of summary-reconstuction of the events and developments experienced by Austrian Jewry from 1938 until the end of the war. It is divided into three stages and is both a general and a personal summary in which Loewenherz confronts his critics. This is a general survey of the activities of the Vienna Jewish community; the days of the Anschluss (annexation of Austria to Nazi Germany); violent harassment, confiscation of property, mass arrests including of the leaders, deportations and anti-Jewish legislation...

  8. Official documentation of the Linz community regarding emigration, prayer times, registration of Jews who have converted and more, 1938-1945

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

    Official documentation of the Linz community regarding emigration, prayer times, registration of Jews who have converted and more, 1938-1945 - Information pages regarding emigration matters, September 1938; - Appeal from the local Zionist movement chapter to contribute to the JNF (Jewish National Fund); - Prayer times for the High Holydays, religious holidays, Shabbatot and weekdays, September-October; 1938 - Obligation of Nichtglaubensjuden (Jews who have converted) to register according to orders from the Gestapo; - Reminder with a request from the Chairman of the Community (with no name ...

  9. List of synagogues and houses of worship in Vienna, 10 November 1938, and an invitation to a ceremony in honor of the 120th anniversary of the Wiener Stadt Tempel, 1946

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

    List of synagogues and houses of worship in Vienna, 10 November 1938, and an invitation to a memorial ceremony in honor of the 120th anniversary of the Wiener Stadt Tempel, 1946 In the file: List of synagogues and houses of worship as prepared by the Gestapo attached to the Vienna STAPO headquarters, 30 November 1938. The list is arranged by urban districts (Bezirke) and the names of the streets have been erased; the list is signed by Johann Pelz [Filz?]; within the list, there is a note that according to orders of Gauleiter Josef Buerkel the place of worship (Tempel) on Seitenstettengasse ...

  10. Researched documentation of Anna Kupreyeva regarding the Minsk Ghetto and Michail Gebelev, one of the underground leaders in the Minsk Ghetto

    1. O.32 - Documentation regarding the Jews of the Soviet Union from the Holocaust period

    Researched documentation of Anna Kupreyeva regarding the Minsk Ghetto and Michail Gebelev, one of the underground leaders in the Minsk Ghetto Research study written by Anna Kupreyeva regarding Michail Gebelev, one of the leaders of the underground in the Minsk Ghetto, who began his underground activity, September 1941, was detained by the Gestapo, July 1942, and executed, 15 August [1942]; Included in the file: Article written by Anna Kupreyeva regarding the underground group active in the Minsk Ghetto, September 1941-early May 1942, including a list of the group members and their biographi...

  11. Reports and articles by the Ghetto Archives staff: "The Social Welfare Department - Its Establishment, Activity and Closure" by Jozef Zelkowicz "דער אפטייל פאר סאציאלער הילף - זיין אנטשטיין טעטיקייט און ליקווידאציע"

    1. O.34 - Zonabend Collection: Documentation From the Lodz Ghetto

    Reports and articles by the Ghetto Archives staff: "The Social Welfare Department - Its Establishment, Activity and Closure" by Jozef Zelkowicz Survey about the activities of the Social Welfare Department from its establishment, 15 October 1939 until its closure in its initial format, 27 September 1940; statistical data taken from Rumkowski's reports to the Gestapo and from departmental reports to Rumkowski regarding its activities; most of the data is related to the activity of the public kitchens which were opened first in the city and then in the ghetto; details about the number of lunch...

  12. Maurice Loebenberg, born in Zurich, Switzerland, 1916, known as Cachoud; details regarding his activities in the Jewish underground in France during World War II

    1. O.89 - Collection of Personal Files of Jewish Underground Fighters in France

    Maurice Loebenberg, born in Zurich, Switzerland, 1916, known as Cachoud; details regarding his activities in the Jewish underground in France during World War II Commander of the underground AJ (Jewish Army); responsible for forging documents for the MLN (National Liberation Movement); taken captive by the Gestapo at Auteuil, 17 July 1944; 26 hours of torture and death. Also in the file: - Article by Michel Anski; - Photographs from the Yad Vashem Photo Archive: Archival signature 7946/30 and 7646/31.

  13. David Donoff, born in Paris, France, 1920, known as Dodo: details regarding his activities in the French Jewish underground during World War II

    1. O.89 - Collection of Personal Files of Jewish Underground Fighters in France

    David Donoff, born in Paris, France, 1920, known as Dodo: details regarding his activities in the French Jewish underground during World War II EIF (French Jewish Scouts) membership; underground activities in La Sixieme (the Sixth); access to the Gurs camp; provides relief and smuggles out children; activities on behalf of British intelligence; taken captive in Lyons; shot to death by the Gestapo, 27 June 1944. Also in the file: - Letter of testimony from Juliette Levy, 1987.

  14. Marc Haguenau, born in Paris, France, 1904, known as Colombe; details regarding his activities in the French Jewish underground during World War II

    1. O.89 - Collection of Personal Files of Jewish Underground Fighters in France

    Marc Haguenau, born in Paris, France, 1904, known as Colombe; details regarding his activities in the French Jewish underground during World War II Activities as General Secretary of EIF (French Jewish Scouts), membership in the La Sixieme (the Sixth) underground; detention by the Gestapo in Grenoble, 18 February 1944; unsuccessful attempt to escape; murdered, 20 February 1944; awarded the Legion of Honor, the Croix de Guerre and the Medaille de la Resistance. In the file: - Testimonies regarding activities; - Document attesting to the fact that he was awarded the Legion of Honor decoration...

  15. Jacob Weintraub, born in Tarczyn, Poland, 1920, known as Jacques Wister; details regarding his activities in the French Jewish underground during World War II

    1. O.89 - Collection of Personal Files of Jewish Underground Fighters in France

    Jacob Weintraub, born in Tarczyn, Poland, 1920, known as Jacques Wister; details regarding his activities in the French Jewish underground during World War II Life in Nice; activities as commander of an MJS (Zionist Youth Movement) regiment; participation in preparation of forged documents; organizes the smuggling of children into Switzerland; arrest with Jacques Marburger, 23 September 1943; release from detention; forgets to take a folder with documents after the Gestapo interrogation and goes back to get it; arrested again; deportation to Drancy; transfer to Auschwitz, 28 October 1943. A...

  16. Rabbi Aron Wolf, born in Strasbourg, France, 1918; details regarding his activities in the French Jewish underground during World War II

    1. O.89 - Collection of Personal Files of Jewish Underground Fighters in France

    Rabbi Aron Wolf, born in Strasbourg, France, 1918; details regarding his activities in the French Jewish underground during World War II Life in Chamalieres including studies at a rabbinical seminary; life in Lyons including continuation of his studies; JJF (Young French Jewry) activities; life in Saint Germain; work as a rabbi at an EFI (Jewish French Mutual Aid) farm; capture by the Gestapo; execution with other members, 19 May 1944; awarded the Medaille de la Resistance. In the file: - Portraits of Rabbi Aron Wolf; - Letters; - Excerpts from testimonies; - Page of Testimony in his name.

  17. Henri Rosencweig, born in Bedzin, Poland, 1917; details regarding his activities in the French Jewish underground during World War II

    1. O.89 - Collection of Personal Files of Jewish Underground Fighters in France

    Henri Rosencweig, born in Bedzin, Poland, 1917; details regarding his activities in the French Jewish underground during World War II Move to France with his family, 1920; membership in the EIF (French Jewish Scouts) and joins the FSJF (Federation of Jewish Societies in France). Activities in Colonie Scolaire (The Summer School Camp) on Amelot Street during the German occupation; escape to Lyons, 1942; continuation of his FSJF activities; arrest by the Gestapo during a raid on the UGIF (Union Generale des Israelites de France) building, 09 February 1943; deportation to Drancy; transfer to A...

  18. Eve Cahen, born in Orleans, France, 1880; details regarding her activities in the French Jewish underground during World War II

    1. O.89 - Collection of Personal Files of Jewish Underground Fighters in France

    Eve Cahen, born in Orleans, France, 1880; details regarding her activities in the French Jewish underground during World War II Life in Toulouse from 1942; work as assistant to Dr. Jules Hofstein, the physician, in the CAR (Refugees Aid Committee) and OSE (Children's Aid Society) offices; raises money and prepares parcels for Gurs inmates; occupation of southern France by the Germans; search for solutions for children at risk; distribution of food on the deportation trains with help from the Quakers; arrest by the Gestapo; deportation to Auschwitz on Transport 76, 30 June 1944. In the file:...

  19. Regine Gattegno, born in Lyons, France, 1923; details regarding her activities in the French Jewish underground during World War II

    1. O.89 - Collection of Personal Files of Jewish Underground Fighters in France

    Regine Gattegno, born in Lyons, France, 1923; details regarding her activities in the French Jewish underground during World War II From a family with Turkish origins; EIF (French Jewish Scouts) activities in Lyons, from 1940; La Sixieme (the Sixth) and OSE (Children's Aid Society) activities; detention with a group of activists by the Gestapo in the UGIF (Union Generale des Israelites de France) building, 09 February 1943; detention in the presence of Klaus Barbie; deportation to camps with the group of activists; perishes in a camp. In the file: - Photograph of Regine Gattegno; - Excerpts...

  20. Monique Hayem, born in Saint Mande, France, 1920: details regarding her activities in the French Jewish underground during World War II

    1. O.89 - Collection of Personal Files of Jewish Underground Fighters in France

    Monique Hayem, born in Saint Mande, France, 1920: details regarding her activities in the French Jewish underground during World War II Joins the La Sixieme (the Sixth) underground; recruited into the resistance movement in the Brive area by Henri Wahl along with her brother, Jean, June 1943; smuggling activities and distribution of forged documents and other printed materials; transfer to the Maritime Alps area after she is informed on and wanted by the Gestapo; arrested after being informed on in Saint Jean la Riviere, 11 February 1944; deportation to Bergen-Belsen; her death in Bergen-Be...