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  1. ‘The St. Louis Affair': list of passengers who found refuge in Great Britain

    This copy list of passengers on the infamous ship, the St. Louis, was probably generated from a database at the Holocaust Memorial Museum, Washington.

  2. B'nai Brith Leo Baeck London Lodge: Members life histories

    Personal, mostly autobiographical accounts of former German and Austrian Jewish refugees, who subsequently became members of the Leo Baeck London Lodge. Also list of authors at 1288/56.This collection of memoirs provides a rich and varied account of the experiences of German and Austrian Jewish refugees to Great Britain. They range in length from 1 page to almost book length.

  3. Certificate that Franz Wrobel was interned in Gurs Camp

    Certificate issued by the Sous Prefecture of Oloron that Franz Wrobel was interned in Gurs Camp from October 25 1940 to 4 Aug 1941

  4. Janina Fischler-Martinho: Memoir re the Jewish ghetto at Cracow

    This personal account entitled The Story of a Spoon was written by a survivor of the Jewish ghetto at Cracow, Poland, and describes the experiences of Jews being helped by non-Jews in the ghetto

  6. Richard Meyer: Copy papers re the Jewish community in Sinzig, North Rhine Westphalia

    These copy papers document the fate of the Jewish community in the town of Sinzig, North Rhine Westphalia.

  7. Why Auschwitz was not bombed: copy documents

    Copy documentation relating to the reasons why Auschwitz was not bombed by the allies, even when news of the atrocities had become widely known

  9. Notes re design of the Holocaust memorial, Vienna

    Notes on an interview with Rachel Whiteread about her proposed design of a concrete bunker to commemorate the Holocaust at the Judenplatz, Vienna by Ernst Eisenmayer 5 Oct 1996

  11. Copy documents re Jews in Vienna

    This material, part of which relates to an exhibition on the Viennese Jewish community during the Third Reich

  12. Youth Aliyah: Copy documents re the Hascharah Training Centre, Braunton, Devon

    Account of the Hascharah training centre at Braunton, Devon, consisting of typescript notes, transcripts of letters and copies of letters and other documents with Fred Dunston's annotations22 pages English 

  14. Gertrude Wellisch: Correspondence re emigration

    Correspondence relating to the establishment of a guarantor for Gertrude Wellisch, an Austrian Jewish refugee, including letters between various agencies and the prospective guarantor.

  15. Karl Neumann: Family papers

    This collection of family papers documents the lives of a Czech Jewish couple both before and after their arrival in Great Britain.

  17. Reichsbund der Deutschen Beamten: Circular re membership of Jewish Mischlinge

    Copy circular issued by the Reichsbund der Deutschen Beamten to all members regarding Jewish mixed race membership of the RDB, stating that whereas full Jews can no longer be members, Jews of mixed race can still be members under certain conditionsGerman 

  18. List of Theresienstadt survivors in Switzerland

    This list of survivors of Theresienstadt who were taken to Switzerland was originally published in a Swiss newspaper towards the end of the war. The depositor's grandmother's name is included.

  19. Chaja Cohn: Memoirs of German Jewish Exile, nd

    This collection of stories and reminiscences was collated by Chaja Cohn, a former refugee residing in Israel, who had spent several years in China.