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Country: Israel

  1. "Destruction of Radzilow": Overview written by Szymon Datner regarding the fate of the Jews of Radzilow

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

    "Destruction of Radzilow": Overview written by Szymon Datner regarding the fate of the Jews of Radzilow Occupation of Radzilow by the German Army, 23 June 1941; attitude of the Poles towards the German Army; handing over of Soviet Army soldiers who did not have time to escape [by the Poles] to the Germans; names of Polish collaborators; abuse and murder of Jews by Poles; robbery of property; desecration of religious objects including the burning of Torah scrolls; attitude of the Poles towards the Jews; incitement of the Poles against the Jews; establishment of a local Polish authority in Ra...

  2. [A letter connected to Evian Conference]

    1. The Alfred Wiener documents collection

    Bentwich sent Taylor documents regarding German Jewish refugees and explained shortly his past work and positions.

  3. [A letter from Bentwich to Lord Herbert Samuel regarding Evian Conference]

    1. The Alfred Wiener documents collection

    A letter regarding the Zionists' wish to bring before the Evian Conference the whole Jewish problem and their pressure for the opening of Palestine for larger Jewish emigration. The American government is calling the conference primarily to deal with the problem of refugees from Germany and Austria rather than with a purely Jewish problem. There is no point of turning conference into a Jewish problem and it is better to focus on non-Aryan victims in Austria. According to Bentwich, it seems to be a pity that they Zionist should at this moment stress the need for a much greater immigration in...

  4. [A letter regarding important points of Bentwich's talks with Myron C. Taylor]

    1. The Alfred Wiener documents collection

    A letter regarding important points of Bentwich's talks with Myron C. Taylor, such as dealing with the problem of refugees from Germany and Austria rather than with the large Jewish problem of Eastern Europe. The conference should be urged to adopt a definite practical program of enlarged emigration. A committee should be set up to deal with the German government. Topics that should be discussed at the Evian conference

  5. [A letter to Saly Meyer]

    1. Judge Hadassa Ben-Itto collection 1926-2018

    A letter from the Joint Foreign Committee to Saly Mayer informing him he will not be getting the funds he had asked for, since the funds were needed for German refugees and the burden on the committee was too great. Saly Mayer was involved in the Bern trial and anti-fascist publications in Switzerland. This letter is part of a collection of letters and documents in the Bern trial case files.

  6. [Actions of governmental and privat organizations in regard to refugees]

    1. The Alfred Wiener documents collection

    The file contains correspondences between privat and governmental organizations in regard to refugees. Memoranda, reports, letters and plans of action can be seen. The principle of these organization is to protect the human victims of great political upheavals and especially of the intolerance of arbitrary governments. The 'League of Nation Union', for example, published an aide-mémoire concerning the problem of the refugees. Topics mentioned in the aide-mémoire are the coordination and cooperation to assist the German and Austrian refugees, as well as refugees from Czechoslovakia. Weather ...

  7. [Address of Sir Neill Malcolm, to the Evian Conference]

    1. The Alfred Wiener documents collection

    A speech by Sir Neill Malcolm to the Committee about his responsibility as the High Commissioner for refugees. There is litttle room for a large-scale settlement of refugees in any of the countries overseas. There is no hostility towards migrants, but a settlement of a solid block might cause such feelings. Private organizations have until now taken care of refugees as well as conducted research about their numbers. The financing of refugees shall happen with loans from government and private funds.

  8. [Advice by the Far Eastern Central Information Bureau on the possibilities of emigration to Shanghai and Tientsin]

    1. The Alfred Wiener documents collection

    Advice by the Far Eastern Central Information Bureau on the possibilities of emigration to Shanghai in China and Tientsin in Mandchukuo, the difficulties of obtaining exit-permits and entry visa to Mandchukuo, as well as the overall situation of Jewish refugees in the Far East.

  9. [Arrival of destitute Jewish refugees in Dairen]

    1. The Alfred Wiener documents collection

    Report of DALJEWCIB regarding two groups of Jewish refugees arriving via the landroute from Siberia in Dairen and Shanghai and the warm welcome these refugees received from DALJEWCIB and rescue committee members.

  10. [British Committe for refugees from Czecho-Slovakia] ; [Inquiery for leaving Czecho-Slovakia]

    1. The Alfred Wiener documents collection

    The file contains copies of a form, an inquiry for leaving Czecho-Slovakia, which is offert by the British Committe for Refugees from Czecho-Slovakia.

  11. [British Committee for Refugees from Czecho-Slavakia]

    1. The Alfred Wiener documents collection

    Conditions for entering Great Britain are shown in the notification which the files contain. Where to apply and which kind of rights or duties the applicants have are mentioned. If the conditions have been fulfilled the permits can be obtained through the committe for refugees from Czecho-Slovakia.

  12. [Casualties World War II (1)]

    1. The Alfred Wiener documents collection

    The file is the first out of two files containing various documents on the number of casualties during World War II. The documents include handwritten notes and excerpts, copies from books and articles, and typewritten excerpts. The information regarding the number of casualties, victims, refugees, and the extent of destruction stems from various sources, such as encyclopedias, books, newspaper articles and research articles published between 1939 and 1969. The sources were published in various languages: English, French, German, and Italian.

  13. [Casualties World War II (2)]

    1. The Alfred Wiener documents collection

    The file is the second out of two files containing various documents on the number of casualties during World War II. The documents include typewritten and handwritten notes and excerpts, as well as copies from books and articles. The information regarding statistics of casualties, victims, refugees, and the extent of destruction stems from various sources, such as encyclopedias, books, newspaper articles and research articles published between 1941 and 1975. Some of the documents deal with authors and publications promoting Holocaust denial. The sources were published in various languages:...

  14. [Circular letters regarding the labor camps administrations]

    1. The Alfred Wiener documents collection

    The file contains scans of several circular letters, sent to the leaders of immigrants labor camps in Switzerland. Beside a compulsory english course for the inmates or holiday entitlements, the correspondence deals with the camps supply of food, toiletries or clothings as well as instructions for the handeling of several insurances and further bureaucracy. The instructions were given out by the Central Labor Camp Administration in Zurich and were mostly signed by the head of the Central Administration Otto Zaugg.

  15. [Clarification letter of DALJEWCIB Dairen [Dalian (Liaoning Sheng, China)]to the branch in Shanghai, concerning the misinformation among Jewish refugees regarding the visa formalities and travel arrangements]

    1. The Alfred Wiener documents collection

    [Clarification letter of DALJEWCIB Dairen[Dalian (Liaoning Sheng, China)]to the branch in Shanghai, concerning the misinformation among Jewish refugees regarding the visa formalities and travel arrangements to be upheld for legal entry and residence into Dairen and Harbin]

  16. [Clarification of DALJEWCIB Harbin to the Relief Society for German & Austrian Jews regarding entry into China and Manchuria]

    1. The Alfred Wiener documents collection

    Clarification of DALJEWCIB Harbin to the Relief Society for German & Austrian Jews concerning the non-availability of travel permits to Dairen[Dalian (Liaoning Sheng, China)],China and current visa guidelines for Jewish refugees

  17. [Condition of Jewish Communities in Wartime, a Survey Pt. 2]

    1. The Alfred Wiener documents collection

    Entries documenting the state of Jewish communities in the period of September 1939 – November 1939. This entry surveys Wegrow (held by the Germans, many Jews wounded as a result of shooting into the synagogue on Yom Kippur, evacuated into a refugee camp); Novy Jędrzejów, a village (held by the Germans, bombarded, some casualties among refugees from Warsaw); Żelechów (Held by the Germans, Jews threatened, shops looted and the synagogue burned, Jews displaced to a refugee camp); Sobienie Jeziory (Held by the Germans, Jews conscripted to forced labor); Piątek (Occupied by the Germans, destroy...

  18. [Condition of Jewish Communities in Wartime, a Survey Pt. 3]

    1. The Alfred Wiener documents collection

    Entries documenting the state of Jewish communities in the period of September 1939 – November 1939. This entry surveys Przemyśl (Occupied by the Germans for three days, then by the Russians, heavily damaged in bombardment with multiple casualties, Jewish shops and businesses looted, elderly Jews shot, the Jewish population displaced); Gabin (Occupied by the Germans, all Jewish houses synagogues and schools destroyed, several casualties); Stoczek Łukowski (Occupied by the Germans, destroyed in bombardments)' Kutno (damaged in bombardments especially the Jewish sections, multiple casualties ...

  19. [Condition of Jewish Communities in Wartime, a Survey]

    1. The Alfred Wiener documents collection

    Entries documenting the state of Jewish communities in the period of September 1939 – November 1939. This entry surveys Zambrow (occupied by the Germans, burned, Ryki (occupied by the Germans, bombing caused severe damage), Międzyrzec Podlaski (occupied by the Germans, then by the Soviets, then by Germans again, when the Red Army left all young people left with it, several streets burned entirely), Skierniewice (occupied by the Germans, totally burned by bombing), Belchatow (occupied by the Germans, about 8000 Jews fled on the first day, thousands more later, Jewish shops looted, books conf...

  20. [Conference for the relief of German Jewry]

    1. The Alfred Wiener documents collection

    The file contains the booklet version of the “Reports and Resolutions” of the “Conference for the Relief of German Jewry” held in London in October 1933. The contributions include the Report of the Sub-Committee on Migration, the Report of the Committee on Relief outside Germany, the Report of Academic Committee, the Report of Reconstruction Committee, the Report of Refugees’ Sub-Committee, the Resolutions adopted by the Conference, as well as the opening speech by Neville J. Laski and the closing speech by Chaim Weizmann.