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  1. Jakob Zelnik collection

  2. Edgar Dreyfus: Family papers

    The papers in this collection document in part the lives of a French Jewish family and their experiences during the German occupation.

  3. Copy papers re the Holocaust in Poland

    1295/1 Sheet of copy photographs containing the following 3 images: nd1) undated photograph of children in a classroom at Uzhgorod, Czechoslovakia. The children perished at Auschwitz in May 1944. The teacher was the depositor's mother. 2) undated photograph of a woman, Sarah Krischer, who was selected by Mengele in May 1944. She was 27 years old. Her 2 sisters, brother and nephews as well as parents were selected by Mengele and gassed on the day of arrival. 3) undated photograph taken in Volhynia province, Poland. The 2 men with beards were murdered. The one on the left is Rabbi I...

  4. Kurt Sabatsky: reports on leading Nazis and incidents of Jewish persecution

    This collection consists of typescript reports about individual Nazis and accounts of incidents of Jewish persecution. Many of the reports are written in the first person. In the last report (-/23), an account of the author's dealings with Erich Koch, formerly Gauleiter of Ostpreussen, the author reveals his identity - Kurt Sabatsky, formerly District Syndicus of the Centralverein Deutscher Staatsbürger Jüdischen Glaubens, who later worked for the Wiener Library. At -/13 is a report of a meeting between Hermann Göring, then head of the Gestapo, and Brodnitz and Alfred Wiener, representative...

  5. Documentation of the office of the Geheime Staatspolizei Staatspolizeistelle Litzmannstadt (German Secret Police) in Lodz during 1939-1943

    Documentation of the office of the Geheime Staatspolizei Staatspolizeistelle Litzmannstadt (German Secret Police) in Lodz during 1939-1943 Included in the collection is a list of Jewish inmates from the main prison in Sieradz; reports of the SIPO supervisor and the SD, regarding the mood among the Polish population, Gestapo activities and deported Jewish inmates; reports of the SIPO supervisor and the SD in Poznan, regarding the mood among the Polish population and the fight against the Polish underground; periodical reports of the SIPO supervisor to the Reichsgau Wartheland governor, regar...

  7. Das unbekannte Deutschland

    1. Anti-Nazi resistance and opposition

    The pamphlet provides facts and conclusions about the situation in Germany with a special focus on its finances. Since 1933 the rules and laws for an open budget are suspended. Germany has become a police state where the stronger (Gestapo and the Party) rule. A sermon by Pastor Niemöller from June 27th, 1937 is included. The emigrants are defended against the vile accusations of Goebbels and his propaganda machine. The secret speech of Himmler to officers in 1938 about the 4th front is analyzed and the question is asked if Germany will be able to morally withstand war against a liberal West.

  8. Svejk in the Protectorate

    1. Anti-Nazi resistance and opposition

    The publication which is based on the novel “The good soldier Svejk” by Jaroslav Hasek ironically criticizes the German occupation of the protectorate Bohemia and Moravia. Svejk is arrested in a pub while discussing the botched attempt on Hitler’s life in Munich with the innkeeper. He is transferred to Petschek castle and interrogated by the Gestapo. He behaves in typical "Svejk" manner to expose the lunacy of his surroundings.

  9. Documentation of the regional and municipal auxiliary committee to the Soviet Extraordinary State Commission, regarding Nazi war crimes in the Kiev region, 1944-1945

    Documentation of the regional and municipal auxiliary committee to the Soviet Extraordinary State Commission, regarding Nazi war crimes in the Kiev region, 1944-1945 Included in the collection: - List of the committee's documentation regarding the murder of Jews and non-Jews in Kiev, in Syrets camp and in the Zhaskov district; - Confirmations regarding the number of residents in neighborhoods in the city of Kiev in December 1943; - Lists of residents from Kiev who were deported to Germany and arrested by the Gestapo; - List of POWs who perished in a POW camp in Darnitsa, 1941-1943.

  10. The voice of the people

    1. Anti-Nazi resistance and opposition

    The booklet is a compilation in English of notes, articles and pieces of information which had appeared in the French resistance press since the allied landings in North Africa on March 30th, 1943. They include the papers Combat, Liberation, le Populaire and Resistance. Information about the papers, their circulation and number of editions is provided. Editorial comments are provided in italics or as footnotes. The work of the Gestapo is reported, the dangers of resistance documented, and a hope is expressed that Nazi Germany and Vichy will soon be defeated. The amount of “Voluntary Labor” ...

  11. Documentation from official organizations and institutions in the Saar region

    Documentation from official organizations and institutions in the Saar region Documentation from the following organizations: - Polizeibehörden der NS-Zeit (including the SIPO. A separate sub-record group was opened regarding the Gestapo Saarbruecken, in Sapir item 11638053) - Bodenwirtschaftsamt Saarbrücken - Kulturamt Metz - Landeshauptkasse des Saarlandes - Landesrat des Saargebietes - Lehrerseminar Ottweiler - Mädchenrealgymnasium St.Wendel.

  12. Documentation of the Reichskanzlei (Reich Chancellery) from the Osoby Archive in Moscow, 1934-1944

    Documentation of the Reichskanzlei (Reich Chancellery) from the Osoby Archive in Moscow, 1934-1944 The material includes, among other items, a file dealing with the activities of Goering who was responsible for the Four-year Plan; proposals for promoting police and SD personnel (the proposals were sent from Himmler's headquarters to Lammers, the Reichskanzlei Executive Secretary. In the early years, there were personally signed by Himmler); file from 1934 containing official announcements of fealty oaths of the police chiefs to Hitler; Gestapo reports regarding opposition bodies to the Nazi...

  13. Österreichs Freiheitskampf

    1. Anti-Nazi resistance and opposition

    The booklet published by the information service of the Austrian government provides an overview of the Austrian resistance movement during the Nazi era. It describes chronologically the situation in Austria from 1933 to 1938, the reprisals against any opposition during the Anschluss and the reorganization of resistance by imprisoned decision makers in various concentration camps. This newly formed cooperation enabled the creation of resistance cells which were under constant threat by Gestapo and SD. Their difficult work is explained in detail. The organization of the resistance in the las...

  14. Das Los der christlichen Presse im Dritten Reich

    1. Anti-Nazi resistance and opposition

    The booklet uses the Christian publication “Zukunft” (Better future) to illustrate the problems the Christian press faced during the Third Reich. It contains a sometimes supportive critique of National Socialism, harassment and interrogations by the Gestapo, arrest and protective custody. From these traumatic events the author finds explanations for the purpose of suffering and spiritual rebirth from catastrophes like war. The eternal wisdom and strength of the bible are used for guidance and comfort. Theological discussions with representatives of all social classes are included. While the...

  15. An die deutschen Arbeiter und Angestellten in freien Ländern

    1. Anti-Nazi resistance and opposition

    The pamphlet issued by the Internationale Transportarbeiter Föderation (International Federation of transport workers) gives an overview of illegal union activities in Germany. New methods of work and organization had to be developed (no membership registers or contribution receipts) and the establishment of underground networks was crucial. A testimony of a train employee reports of Gestapo supervision by the “Dezernat 36”. The situation in maritime transport is described by a sailor who talks of numerous deserters to Australia and America. Almost everyone refuses to raise their hand and g...

  17. [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...

  18. 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...

  19. [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,...

  20. Kulka-Jaeckel Collection: Nazi reports regarding public opinion in Germany

    The Collection includes reports regarding the Stimmungsberichte (atmosphere; mood) among the members of SD units, the Gestapo, the Nazi Party and local authorities throughout Germany. The reports in which there is information regarding the Jews served as the basis for the book,"Die Juden in den geheimen NS-Stimmungsberichten 1933-1945"(The Jews in the Secret Nazi Atmosphere Reports, 1933-1945), Kulka, Otto Dov and Jäckel, Eberhard, eds., Droste Verlag, Düsseldorf, 2004.