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Language of Description: German
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  1. Jüdischer Kulturbund Königsberg

    1. The Alfred Wiener documents collection

    The file contains informations about the Jüdischer Kulturbund Königsberg (Kaliningrad) in 1934 and 1935. Letters revealing the difficulties to promote Kulturbund activities, proposals for perfomances and cultural activities, as well as a letter concerning the prohibitation of the performance of Schiller's poem 'An die Freude', are attached. Also programs of the planed events, adressed to Hans Hinkel, Reich Ministry for the People's Enlightenment and Propaganda, can be seen. Forthermore a correspondence between Hinkel and the Gestapo concerning the check of the chairman of the Jüdischer Kult...

  2. The Position of the Jews in Germany (June)

    1. The Alfred Wiener documents collection

    The file contains a report of 1936 about the position of the Jews in Germany written in English and German. The Jewish Central information Office published every month a new report, regarding the situation of Jews in Germany. In 1928 Alfred Wiener was instrumental in creating the Büro Wilhelmstrasse of the CV, which documented Nazi activities and issued anti-Nazi materials until 1933 when Hitler came to power. Wiener and his family fled to Amsterdam where he, together with Dr. David Cohen of Amsterdam University, founded the Jewish Central Information Office (JCIO). This report is divided i...

  3. [Nazi Justice Trial Transcripts]

    1. The Alfred Wiener documents collection

    The file contains the verdict of Josef Hocke (born on 1 May 1894 in Prag). In 1938 Josef Hocke got to know Ulrich Hlavin, a former major of the Czech-Slovak military staff, through mutual friends. They met again in 1939 and 1941 – that's when Ulrich Hlavin told the defendant that he was being searched for. In early 1942 Josef Hocke allowed Ulrich Hlavin to hide in his warehouse twice. In January and December of 1943 he showed up again – however, Josef Hocke declined his request out of fear of the Gestapo. The defendant was found guilty of not notifying German authorities about a wanted pers...

  4. Jüdischer Kulturbund Hamburg

    1. The Alfred Wiener documents collection

    The file contains a correspondence between the Gestapo, Hans Hinkel and the Behörde für Volkstum, Kirche und Kust (Authority for folklore, church and art) in Hamburg. The exchange of letters between the Kulturbund and Hans Hinkel, Reich Ministry for the People's Enlightenment and Propaganda, is regarding the approval for activities and personalities. Furthermore letters revealing the delayed approval of the Kulturbund in Hamburg can be seen, as the Gestapo had to check and approve the chairmen of the Kulturbund Hamburg in order of Hinkel. Also programs of the Jüdische Gesellschaft für Kunst...

  5. Jüdischer Kulturbund Stettin

    1. The Alfred Wiener documents collection

    The file contains informations about the Jüdischer Kulturbund Stettin in the years of 1934 and 1935. Letters revealing the difficulties to promote Kulturbund activities and proposals for perfomances and cultural activities are attached. Also programs of the planed events, adressed to Hans Hinkel, Reich Ministry for the People's Enlightenment and Propaganda, can be seen. Forthermore a request to approve a list of chairmen of the Stettin branch, as well as a list of names of the chairmen of the Oberschlesien (Upper Selesia) branch can be seen. Nothing negative about the chairmen could be inve...

  6. Gestapo Records IV

    1. The Alfred Wiener documents collection

    The file is part of the collection of originals to the Gestapo Erfurt in Thüringen. It contains the obligatory monthly reports by the Jewish community Suhl/Muhlhausen to the Gestapo. The reports include number of people, assets and bookkeeping records. Further details list addresses, birth records and intentions/preparations for emigration.

  7. [Boycott of German Economy I]

    1. The Alfred Wiener documents collection

    The file contains diplomatic correspondence between the German Foreign Ministry, represented by Vicco von Bülow-Schwante, and various German diplomatic missions on international boycott activities directed against Nazi Germany. The first part contains letters and reports from German diplomats regarding the situation of boycott initiatives directed against the Nazi German economy in their respective countries. Diplomats replied to a survey on the structure, the extent, and the people organizing or promoting economic boycott strategies, and specifically on the participation of Jewish people i...

  8. [Gestapo Records Düsseldorf IV]

    1. The Alfred Wiener documents collection

    This file is the fourth part of a series of historical documents from the Gestapo Offices in Düsseldorf. The file contains circulars and administrative correspondence regarding the stay of Jewish people issued by the Gestapo and distributed to various districts and cities in the Lower Rhine Region (Kleve, Viersen, Neuss) between March 1938 and June 1938. The circulars and correspondence mainly deal with Jewish people searched by the Gestapo and the treatment of Émigrés returning to Germany. The circulars give information on the person in question, inquire his or her whereabouts, and demand ...

  9. [Eichmann-trial, Witness statements multiple IV]

    1. The Alfred Wiener documents collection

    The file is part of the witness statements acquired in Germany and Austria of former functionaries in Nazi Germany on behalf of the prosecutor of the Eichmann trial in 1961. The witnesses are Dr. Eberhard von Thadden, who gives insight into the Klessheim meeting between Hitler and Horthy and Alfred Slawik, who was a servant of Eichmann during his time in Budapest (April to November 1944). He describes the layout of the confiscated Villa Aschner in Budapest, where Eichmann and his subordinates stayed while in Budapest. He is also asked about a Jewish boy who was apparently hit by Eichmann at...

  10. [The air raids on the Gestapo Headquater in Aarhus 1944]

    1. The Alfred Wiener documents collection

    A pamphlet of the R.A.F. about the bombing of the Gestapo Headquaters in the university of Aarhus on 31.10.44. A illegal map of the University. A illegal paper coering the dead and wounded of the bombardement.

  11. [Nazi Justice Trial Transcripts]

    1. The Alfred Wiener documents collection

    The file contains the verdict of Wenzel Hendrich (born on 26 November 1907 in Franzendorf), Marie Hendrich (born on 12 December 1911 in Doerfel) and Wanda Moucka (born on 13 September 1911 in Prague). On 31 December 1943 two Jewish prisoners (Weisl and Liebl) were able to break out of the Gestapo prison in Prague. Marie Hendrich, the neighbour of Ottokar Weisl's mother, helped considerably in establishing contact between the two, whereas Wenzel Hendrich tried to stay out of this as far as possible. They were sentenced to spend five years in a penitentiary. The third defendant, Wanda Moucka,...

  12. ["Judenangelegenheiten"- Bayern II]

    1. The Alfred Wiener documents collection

    The file is the second part of a collection of correspondence between the Gestapo Würzburg and various government bodies. Its topics include the restrictions on social Jewish gatherings and the prevention of public unrest after the killing of Wilhelm Gustloff. It includes a letter by Rudolf Hess about the correct labeling of signs (Jews not welcome) in wake of foreign outcry. A search warrant by the Gestapo is included for a couple on a motorbike taking pictures of signs restricting access to Jews. Most correspondence deals with economic issues. For example, an interpretation of the Nurembe...

  13. Bund deutsch-jüdischer Jugend, Ortsgruppe Erfuhrt 1934

    1. The Alfred Wiener documents collection

    The files contain information regarding the 'Bund deutsch-jüdischer Jugend, Ortsgruppe Erfuhrt 1934' (German-Jewish youth group). The idea, which was presented by the National Socialist German Workers' Party, of this youth group was to help the Jewish youth to integrate in the German society, with collective mental and physical activity. The Nazi Party build youth camps especially for that purpose. Every Jewish youth organization was obliged to join the 'Bund deutsch-jüdischer Jugend'. All informations about members and activities of the 'Bund deutsch-jüdischer Jugend' were passed directly ...

  14. [Jews in Italy]

    1. The Alfred Wiener documents collection

    The file contains mostly diplomatic correspondence exchanged between 1940 and 1943 between the diplomatic representation of Nazi Germany in Italy and the German Foreign Office. The documents include letters, reports, and telegrams regarding the appointment of Herbert Kappler as member of the Gestapo at the German Embassy in Rome, but also on the collaboration with Italian representatives on the persecution of Jews from Italy and on the property of Jews emigrants from Germany in Italy. Furthermore, the file contains a typewritten report written in German in 1942 and discussing the Italian po...

  15. Jüdischer Kulturbund Scharzwald

    1. The Alfred Wiener documents collection

    The file contains informations about the Jüdischer Kulturbund Schwarzwald (Black Forest), in Germany. A correspondence between the Kulturbund Berlin, Gestapo and the Reichskulturkammer (Reich Chamber of Culture) regarding the establishment of the new branch in Schwarzwald can be seen. The Gestapo started investigation against the new chairmen of the Kulturbund Schwarzwald on the demand of Hans Hinkel.

  16. Theresienstadt Diary (in 4 parts)

    1. The Alfred Wiener documents collection

    A detailed personal account of life under the Nazis since 1934 (12 pages) and in the ghetto during the final months of World War II and of liberation by Eva Noack-Mosse, a member of the well-known Berlin Mosse family. Before her deportation to Theresienstadt concentration camp in February of 1945, she moved together with her non-Jewish husband from Berlin to a small Bavarian village in 1941. In Theresienstadt camp she worked since end of February 1945 in the Central Office and therefore had easy access to all documents. From her relatives also sent to Theresienstadt before, only Martha Moss...

  17. [Wir rufen die Gemeinde auf]

    1. The Alfred Wiener documents collection

    On the 5th of September 1938 the "Altfreundeverband" and the "Deutsche christliche Studentenvereinigung" was unraveled by the Gestapo. In this file publications of the DCSB in the years of 1938 and 1939 are seen. Dr. Reinold von Thabben discribes how the DCSV was foundet in 1890, how the association was working and how the faith and the guidance of God helped their members and inspired their work. It is pointed out that they should not lose their faith, eventhough the DCSB is forbidden now. Furthermore he is calling the Christian community for denomination.

  18. Gestapo Records II

    1. The Alfred Wiener documents collection

    The file is the second part of a collection of originals and copies of circulars and correspondence of the Gestapo Erfurt in Thüringen. Among these are expatriation requests for emigrated Jewish citizens and background checks

  19. ["Judenangelegenheiten"- Bayern III]

    1. The Alfred Wiener documents collection

    This file is the third part of a collection of correspondence between the Gestapo Würzburg and various government bodies. Among them a letter from the Interior Ministry on the exclusion of monetary and other contributions by Jews to institutions. Correspondence on the curfew for Jews on the day of national solidarity among others by R. Heydrich. A letter by the mayor of Würzburg on the “aryanization” of Jewish businesses with a list of businesses and the names of interested applicants. The Reichsführer SS and Chief of German Police on the elimination of Jews from German business activity. I...

  20. [Gestapo Instructions Düsseldorf II]

    1. The Alfred Wiener documents collection

    The file is the second part of a series of files containing various documents issued mainly by the Gestapo Offices in Düsseldorf between 1937 and 1943. The documents include circulars and instructions regarding the relations between Jewish and non-Jewish Germans, the treatment of Jews with foreign citizenship, anti-Jewish measures in everyday life (barber shops, broadcasting services, curfew, private relationships), the removal of citizenship and the entry to the Wehrmacht for children of Jewish and non-Jewish parents, and the confiscation of Jewish property. Furthermore, the file includes ...