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  1. M.7 - Relico Collection - Documentation of the World Jewish Congress Relief Committee for the War-Stricken Jewish Population, Geneva

    M.7 - Relico Collection - Documentation of the World Jewish Congress Relief Committee for the War-Stricken Jewish Population, Geneva The Relico Organization, the World Jewish Congress Relief Committee for the War-Stricken Jewish Population, Geneva, was founded in Geneva in 1939 by Dr. Abraham Silberschein, and funded by the World Jewish Congress. The Committee was active until 1947. Its main purpose was to assist the persecuted Jews in the areas occupied by the Nazis. The organization also assisted in locating family members and provided relief to Jewish refugees who had lost their homes an...

  2. Documentation of the Magistrates Court of Law in Völklingen (Amtsgericht Völklingen) in the Saar region, 1933-1943

    Documentation of the Magistrates Court of Law in Völklingen (Amtsgericht Völklingen) in the Saar region, 1933-1943 Included in the material that was photocopied for Yad Vashem are, in most part, orders and instructions given by the law authorities, including the German Ministry of Justice and the Courts of Law and authorities in the Saar region. The orders relate to Jews and to inmates and to their handling, among other matters. Included in the collection are two files that deal with trials that were held during 1933-1934, in which a Jewish lawyer participated.

  3. Documentation of authorities of the city of Kiev, 1941-1942

    Documentation of authorities of the city of Kiev, 1941-1942 Documentation regarding the handing over of property whose owners are unknown (in most part, Jewish property), the registration of the property, and the selling of the property; excerpts from a file of the statistical department of the city of Kiev, including data regarding the national origin of the residents of Kiev, 1942; announcement by the Stadtkommissar (governor of the city) of Kiev regarding the start of the payment of health insurance for citizens, except for Jews and Gypsies, 30/10/1942; announcement regarding the organiz...

  4. Documentation of the Ivan Franko National University of Lwow, 1939-1941 and 1944

    Documentation of the Ivan Franko National University of Lwow, 1939-1941 and 1944 Included in the collection, among other material, are personal files of Jewish students and university employees, and a list of employees from Lwow at institutions for higher education who were murdered during 1941-1944.

  5. Files from the Foreigners Police in the Nidwalden, Switzerland canton (region) regarding five families of Jewish refugees, 1935-1946

    Files from the Foreigners Police in the Nidwalden, Switzerland canton (region) regarding five families of Jewish refugees, 1935-1946

  6. Collection of Dr. K. J. Frederiks, secretary general of the Ministry of the Interior and head of the Commissarissen van de Provincie for the appointment of clerks and policemen during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands, 1940-1945

    Collection of Dr. K. J. Frederiks, secretary general of the Ministry of the Interior and head of the Commissarissen van de Provincie for the appointment of clerks and policemen during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands, 1940-1945 Dr. K. J. Frederiks was the secretary general of the Ministry of the Interior in the Netherlands in 1931; opposition by Frederiks to appointments among the NSB - the Netherlands Organization of Collaborators, to various positions during the occupation period; non-success of Frederiks' opposition to the Nazi regime.

  7. Documentation from the Oberfinanzdirektion Karlsruhe, the Rueckerstattung (Restitution of property) department

    Documentation from the Oberfinanzdirektion Karlsruhe, the Rueckerstattung (Restitution of property) department

  8. Documentation of the Regional Committee of the Communist Party in Gomel, 1938-1941 and 1944-1957

    • ארכיון יד ושם / Yad Vashem Archives
    • 13249695
    • English, Hebrew
    • 1938-1941
    • Letter List of candidates List of Communists List of factory managers List of residents List of workers Official documentation Personal documents Questionnaire Survey report

    Documentation of the Regional Committee of the Communist Party in Gomel, 1938-1941 and 1944-1957 The Collection includes reports of the Communist Party committees on the various levels; letters containing opinion reports regarding Jewish Party members; lists of Communists, directors of factories and organizations, residents who received medals of Honor and lists of workers who were evacuated; questionnaires of delegates who were sent to Communist Party conferences; personal documentation of Jewish Communists; documentation of the State Extraordinary Commission for Investigation of Nazi War ...

  9. Documentation of the Romanian authorities in the Cernauti district, 1941-1942

    Documentation of the Romanian authorities in the Cernauti district, 1941-1942 Included in the collection: - Documentation regarding the transfer of Jewish craftsmen and skilled professionals to forced labor; - Reports prepared by the local authorities, regarding the location of Jews on their territory; - Reports prepared by the Romanian authorities, regarding the mood among the local population following the liberation from the Soviet occupation.

  11. Documentation from the Zivilkammer (Civilian Chamber) of the Landgericht (Regional Court of Law) in Ulm

    Documentation from the Zivilkammer (Civilian Chamber) of the Landgericht (Regional Court of Law) in Ulm

  12. Documentation regarding Jews, from local archives in the State of Brandenburg

    Documentation regarding Jews, from local archives in the State of Brandenburg

  13. Documentation of the finance department of the municipal Executive committee in Mogilev, 1939-1941

    Documentation of the finance department of the municipal Executive committee in Mogilev, 1939-1941 Included in the collection is documentation regarding the calculation of the income tax rates for Jewish skilled professionals in Mogilev, and personal documents of Jewish skilled professionals in Mogilev; list of workers in the finance department; list of Jewish mothers who have many children; a budget plan; and, a list of workers at the Economics and Accounting College in Gomel.

  14. Documentation from the State Extraordinary Commission for Investigation of Nazi War Crimes in the Soviet Union (ChGK) which was active in Crimea, 1944

    Documentation from the State Extraordinary Commission for Investigation of Nazi War Crimes in the Soviet Union (ChGK) which was active in Crimea, 1944 The State Extraordinary Commission for Investigation of Nazi War Crimes in the Soviet Union (ChGK), 1942-1951, was established by order of the Supreme Council of the Soviet Union, 02 November 1942. The ChGK was responsible for the collection of documentary data and the preparation of material regarding the atrocities committed by Nazi criminals and the damage caused to Soviet citizens, kolkhozes and the State as a result of the occupation of ...

  15. M.1.L - Questionnaires completed by Landraete (Districts) in Germany regarding the Jewish communities throughout Germany, 1946-1947

    M.1.L - Questionnaires completed by Landraete (Districts) in Germany regarding the Jewish communities throughout Germany, 1946-1947 The Central Historical Commission (CHC) of the Central Committee of Liberated Jews in Munich distributed questionnaires among the regional and municipal authorities, mainly in the American Occupied Zone in Germany. The purpose of these questionnaires was to gather information regarding the number of Jews living in various places in 1933 and during the Nazi period, as well as the number of Jews who perished. The questionnaires also contain questions regarding Na...

  16. Documentation from estates in the State Archives in Saarbruecken, 1932-1951

    Documentation from estates in the State Archives in Saarbruecken, 1932-1951 Included in the collection is documentation from the estates of the following persons: Becker family - file with certificates of honor received by Miss Becker for her assistance in volunteering for the "Winter Help" campaign (the German campaign, not the Jewish one) during 1936-1938; Bock family - two files regarding the acting career of Albert Bock in various theaters; Johannes Hoffmann - who served as the head of the government in the Saar region following the war [World War I]. Nine files that deal with his conta...

  17. Testimonies and memoirs of Jews who resided in Belorussia, regarding the war period

    Testimonies and memoirs of Jews who resided in Belorussia, regarding the war period Included in the collection are testimonies and memoirs of Jews regarding the underground activities, and regarding their experiences in the ranks of the partisans, and testimonies regarding the Minsk Ghetto.

  18. Collection of the Omnia-Treuhandgesellschaft Archive, regarding the administration of Jewish property in the Netherlands, 1940-1951

    Collection of the Omnia-Treuhandgesellschaft Archive, regarding the administration of Jewish property in the Netherlands, 1940-1951 The source of the collection are the archives of the Dutch branch of Omnia and the Deutsche Revisions-und Treuhandgesellschaft, and the Wirtschaftsprüfstelle archive; the collection was rearranged into files by the NIOD during the postwar period, and with the help of the Schade Enquête Commissie - SEC; SEC was responsible for the evaluation of the damage caused to the Jews due to the confiscation of their businesses; the files are numbered from 1 to 6,798; info...

  19. Collection of testimonies and memoirs of Jews, regarding their experiences in Belorussia during the war

    Collection of testimonies and memoirs of Jews, regarding their experiences in Belorussia during the war In the collection are testimonies and memoirs of Jews regarding their activities in the Red Army and in the ranks of the partisans; testimonies and memoirs regarding the Minsk Ghetto and Drozdy camp; testimonies and memoirs regarding hiding in the forests; list of ghettos and concentration camps in Belorussia; announcement regarding a professional documentation film, titled "Pominalnaya molitva", that deals with the liquidation of the Borisov Ghetto.

  20. Documentation from the O. O. Bogomoltza Medical University in Kiev, 1937-1941

    Documentation from the O. O. Bogomoltza Medical University in Kiev, 1937-1941 Included in the collection: - Lists of public workers and students at the University of Kiev; - Liss of workers, teachers and students at the O. O. Bogomoltza Medical University.