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Holding Institution: ארכיון יד ושם / Yad Vashem Archives

  1. Benjamin Sagalowitz Archive: Documentation regarding the refugees in Switzerland; personal documents belonging to the Weissenberg family from Berlin, 1927-1949

    1. P.13 - Archive of Benjamin Sagalowitz , head of the press agency of the Union of Jewish Communities in Switzerland, 1929-1969

    Benjamin Sagalowitz Archive: Documentation regarding the refugees in Switzerland; personal documents belonging to the Weissenberg family from Berlin, 1927-1949 In the file: - Various documents collected by Armand Brunschvig, head of the Geneva Jewish community, regarding the return of Jewish refugees from Switzerland including names and testimonies, and regarding treatment of the refugees in the absorption camps in Geneva, as well as in other cantons; the documents mention many instances of antisemitism on the part of those responsible for the absorption of the refugees; - Various documents...

  2. Benjamin Sagalowitz Archive: Drafts of various articles, 1943-1958

    1. P.13 - Archive of Benjamin Sagalowitz , head of the press agency of the Union of Jewish Communities in Switzerland, 1929-1969

    Benjamin Sagalowitz Archive: Drafts of various articles, 1943-1958 In the file: - Articles by B. Sagalowitz regarding, among other things, the book "The Final Solution" by Gerald Reitlinger, and the participation of the Krupp plant in the confiscation of Jewish property. Also in the file: - Articles and notes written by Saly Braunschweig, Nelly Sutro, Georges Bloch and Otto Heim regarding the fate of the refugees in Switzerland during the war, especially the children of the refugees cared for by SHEK (the Association for Help to Children of Refugees in Switzerland); - Versions of the articl...

  3. Benjamin Sagalowitz Archive: Issues of the JUNA (“Juedische Nachrichten”, press agency of SIG [Union of Jewish Communities in Switzerland]) information sheet, 1940-1944

    1. P.13 - Archive of Benjamin Sagalowitz , head of the press agency of the Union of Jewish Communities in Switzerland, 1929-1969

    Benjamin Sagalowitz Archive: Issues of the JUNA (“Juedische Nachrichten”, press agency of SIG [Union of Jewish Communities in Switzerland]) information sheet, 1940-1944 In the file: - Issues of the JUNA information sheet including data regarding the persecution of the Jews of Europe during World War II, the situation of the Jewish refugees in Switzerland, antisemitic incidents and the situation of the Jewish population in Eretz Israel. Also in the file: -Documentation regarding the interference of the military censor in the publication of information regarding the persecution of the Jews of...

  4. Benjamin Sagalowitz Archive: Issues of the JUNA (Juedische Nachrichten, press agency of SIG [Union of Jewish Communities in Switzerland]) information sheet, 1945-1946

    1. P.13 - Archive of Benjamin Sagalowitz , head of the press agency of the Union of Jewish Communities in Switzerland, 1929-1969

    Benjamin Sagalowitz Archive: Issues of the JUNA (Juedische Nachrichten, press agency of SIG [Union of Jewish Communities in Switzerland]) information sheet, 1945-1946 In the file: - Issues of the JUNA information sheet including information regarding Holocaust survivors after the war (DPs); Jewish refugees who remained in Switzerland; Zionism and the Jewish population in Eretz Israel prior to the establishment of the State of Israel; postwar displays of antisemitism in Europe and other subjects.

  5. Benjamin Sagalowitz Archive: JUNA (Juedische Nachrichten, press agency of SIG [Union of Jewish Communities in Switzerland]) announcements in Jewish newspapers in Switzerland regarding the activities of the central SIG institutions, 1946-1963

    1. P.13 - Archive of Benjamin Sagalowitz , head of the press agency of the Union of Jewish Communities in Switzerland, 1929-1969

    Benjamin Sagalowitz Archive: JUNA (Juedische Nachrichten, press agency of SIG [Union of Jewish Communities in Switzerland]) announcements in Jewish newspapers in Switzerland regarding the activities of the central SIG institutions, 1946-1963 In the file: - JUNA announcements in Jewish newspapers in Switzerland regarding activities of the SIG Central Committee and Geschaeftsleitung (admistration), as well as drafts of the notices; clippings from newspapers in which the notices were published, such as "Israelitisches Wochenblatt" from Zurich and "Juedische Rundschau-Maccabi" from Basel. Also ...

  6. Benjamin Sagalowitz Archive: JUNA (Juedische Nachrichten, press agency of SIG [Union of Jewish Communities in Switzerland]) correspondence regarding postwar antisemitism; Holocaust research and help to refugees during the war, 1942-1969

    1. P.13 - Archive of Benjamin Sagalowitz , head of the press agency of the Union of Jewish Communities in Switzerland, 1929-1969

    Benjamin Sagalowitz Archive: JUNA (Juedische Nachrichten, press agency of SIG [Union of Jewish Communities in Switzerland]) correspondence regarding postwar antisemitism; Holocaust research and help to refugees during the war, 1942-1969 In the file: - JUNA correspondence (B. Sagalowitz) with various personalities regarding the struggle against Neo-Nazism and postwar displays of antisemitism - Correspondence with Karl Ferdinand Finus, the German farmer, 1951-1959, regarding protection of living creatures and the ban on kosher ritual slaughtering in Germany; the ban on kosher ritual slaughter...

  7. Benjamin Sagalowitz Archive: JUNA (Juedische Nachrichten, press agency of SIG [Union of Jewish Communities in Switzerland]) correspondence with Jewish communities in Switzerland, 1935-1964

    1. P.13 - Archive of Benjamin Sagalowitz , head of the press agency of the Union of Jewish Communities in Switzerland, 1929-1969

    Benjamin Sagalowitz Archive: JUNA (Juedische Nachrichten, press agency of SIG [Union of Jewish Communities in Switzerland]) correspondence with Jewish communities in Switzerland, 1935-1964 In the file: - JUNA (Juedische Nachrichten, press agency of SIG [Union of Jewish Communities in Switzerland]) correspondence with Jewish communities in Switzerland, such as Zurich, Lucerne, Lausanne, Kreuzlingen, Geneva, Bern and Basel, including correspondence with Swiss Jewish personalities such as Alfred Goetschel, Pierre Bigar, Armand Brunschvig, Paul Guggenheim, Robert Wieler, and Simon Erlanger; cor...

  8. Benjamin Sagalowitz Archive: JUNA (Juedische Nachrichten, press agency of SIG [Union of Jewish Communities in Switzerland]) survey regarding Swiss policy towards the Jewish refugees, 1933-1945, 1955

    1. P.13 - Archive of Benjamin Sagalowitz , head of the press agency of the Union of Jewish Communities in Switzerland, 1929-1969

    Benjamin Sagalowitz Archive: JUNA (Juedische Nachrichten, press agency of SIG [Union of Jewish Communities in Switzerland]) survey regarding Swiss policy towards the Jewish refugees, 1933-1945, 1955 In the file: JUNA survey regarding Swiss policy towards the Jewish refugees during the Holocaust, along with many copies of newspaper clippings and various documents on the subject.

  9. Benjamin Sagalowitz Archive: Memo from JUNA (Juedische Nachrichten, press agency of SIG [Union of Jewish Communities in Switzerland]) regarding the treatment of Jewish refugees in Switzerland, 1933-1945

    1. P.13 - Archive of Benjamin Sagalowitz , head of the press agency of the Union of Jewish Communities in Switzerland, 1929-1969

    Benjamin Sagalowitz Archive: Memo from JUNA (Juedische Nachrichten, press agency of SIG [Union of Jewish Communities in Switzerland]) regarding the treatment of Jewish refugees in Switzerland, 1933-1945 In the file: Memo from JUNA regarding the treatment of Jewish refugees in Switzerland during the Holocaust; in addition to the memo, there are many copies of documents related to the subject, mainly dealing with conditions in the work camps.

  10. Benjamin Sagalowitz Archive: Newspaper clippings regarding postwar trials of various Nazi war criminals, 1948-1968

    1. P.13 - Archive of Benjamin Sagalowitz , head of the press agency of the Union of Jewish Communities in Switzerland, 1929-1969

    Benjamin Sagalowitz Archive: Newspaper clippings regarding postwar trials of various Nazi war criminals, 1948-1968 In the file: - Clippings regarding Adolf Bekkerle and his role in the annihilation of the Jews of Macedonia and Thracia (pp. 3-8); - Clippings regarding Leopold Windisch and Rudolf Werner and their role in the mass murder of the 128,000 Jews murdered in Lida (p. 10); - Clippings regarding Oskar Christ relating to the attempted murder of Vera Margaschewa, the Russian dancer (p. 13); - Clippings regarding the Belgian Nazi criminal, Jan Verbelen, including also the names of the fo...

  11. Benjamin Sagalowitz Archive: Newspaper clippings regarding the deprivation of Swiss citizenship, 1941-1949

    1. P.13 - Archive of Benjamin Sagalowitz , head of the press agency of the Union of Jewish Communities in Switzerland, 1929-1969

    Benjamin Sagalowitz Archive: Newspaper clippings regarding the deprivation of Swiss citizenship, 1941-1949 In the file: - Articles regarding the deprivation of Swiss citizenship of women married to foreigners, especially Jews, who had lost their citizenship as a result of Nazi legislation; among other clippings: article in the "Berner Tageblatt", 15 January 1945, p. 188 in the file; - Articles regarding the deprivation of Swiss citizenship for commission of crimes against the country; among other clippings: article in the "National Zeitung", 17 May 1945, regarding Ruebins, the Nazi professo...

  12. Benjamin Sagalowitz Archive: Protocols for SIG (Union of Jewish Communities in Switzerland) of ICZ (Israelitische Cultusgemeinde Zuerich; the Federation of Jewish organizations in Zurich) meetings, 1942-1944

    1. P.13 - Archive of Benjamin Sagalowitz , head of the press agency of the Union of Jewish Communities in Switzerland, 1929-1969

    Benjamin Sagalowitz Archive: Protocols for SIG (Union of Jewish Communities in Switzerland) of ICZ (Israelitische Cultusgemeinde Zuerich; the Federation of Jewish organizations in Zurich) meetings, 1942-1944 In the file: - Drafts of protocols of ICZ meetings recorded for SIG by B. Sagalowitz; among the representatives: Saly Braunschwieg, David Farbstein, Georg Guggenheim, and Silvain S. Guggenheim; main topics for discussion at the meetings included the problem of the Jewish refugees in Switzerland and harsh criticism of Saly Mayer's approach to the refugees; - Handwritten notes made by B. ...

  13. Benjamin Sagalowitz Archive: Protocols from meetings of the SIG (Union of Jewish Communities in Switzerland) Central Committee and general meetings of the community representatives, 1929-1964

    1. P.13 - Archive of Benjamin Sagalowitz , head of the press agency of the Union of Jewish Communities in Switzerland, 1929-1969

    Benjamin Sagalowitz Archive: Protocols from meetings of the SIG (Union of Jewish Communities in Switzerland) Central Committee and general meetings of the community representatives, 1929-1964 In the file: - Protocols from meetings of the SIG Central Committee, 1929-1956, excluding the years 1930, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1941, 1945, 1949, 1950, 1953 and 1954; the protocols contain important documentation regarding the subject of the Jewish refugees in Switzerland; - Protocols from meetings of the SIG Geschaeftsleitung (postwar administration), 1948-1961, and a report on the 17 December 1964 meetin...

  14. Benjamin Sagalowitz Archive: Protocols of meetings of ICZ (Israelitische Cultusgemeinde Zuerich; Federation of Jewish organizations in Zurich) representatives to SIG (Union of Jewish Communities in Switzerland), 1932-1945

    1. P.13 - Archive of Benjamin Sagalowitz , head of the press agency of the Union of Jewish Communities in Switzerland, 1929-1969

    Benjamin Sagalowitz Archive: Protocols of meetings of ICZ (Israelitische Cultusgemeinde Zuerich; Federation of Jewish organizations in Zurich) representatives to SIG (Union of Jewish Communities in Switzerland), 1932-1945 In the file: - Protocols from meetings of ICZ representatives to SIG, partially written by B. Sagalowitz, 1933-1945; attached to the protocols are invitations to meetings as well as 08 May 1932 decisions made by the representatives. Among the participants at the meetings: Otto Heim, Saly Braunschweig, David Farbstein, Georg Guggenheim, Silvain S. Guggenheim, Veith Wyler, M...

  15. Benjamin Sagalowitz Archive: Report sumitted by A. Studer Auer, director of Caritaszentrale in Luzerne, Switzerland, regarding a trip to UNRWA refugee camps in Lebanon, the Gaza Strip, Syria and Jordan, 1961

    1. P.13 - Archive of Benjamin Sagalowitz , head of the press agency of the Union of Jewish Communities in Switzerland, 1929-1969

    Benjamin Sagalowitz Archive: Report sumitted by A. Studer Auer, director of Caritaszentrale in Luzerne, Switzerland, regarding a trip to UNRWA refugee camps in Lebanon, the Gaza Strip, Syria and Jordan, 1961 The trip, made on behalf of the Swiss Foreign Ministry, 03-13 November 1961, included Dr. Hans Keller. - Report opens with a general review of the situation of the refugees, describes aid activities on their behalf, and points out that, to date, Switzerland has not participated in these activities; Studer-Auer then gives a detailed daily account of what he saw, and itemizes aid proposal...

  16. Benjamin Sagalowitz Archive: SIG (Union of Jewish Communities in Switzerland) circulars, 1931-1935

    1. P.13 - Archive of Benjamin Sagalowitz , head of the press agency of the Union of Jewish Communities in Switzerland, 1929-1969

    Benjamin Sagalowitz Archive: SIG (Union of Jewish Communities in Switzerland) circulars, 1931-1935 - Circulars issued by SIG to its members regarding the condition of the Jews of Switzerland; the struggle against antisemitism; relief for refugees from Germany and other subjects; some of the circulars are signed by Soly Mayer, SIG Executive Secretary; - Documentation regarding the "Protocols of the Elders of Zion" (See the memo, "Merkblatt" issued by the SIG local secretariat in Zurich, July 1933); Memo regarding the social and demographic situation of the Jews of Switzerland, 1931.

  17. The Benno Kaufmann Collection - Documentation of the Aid Council for Jewish Refugees from Germany, Basel, 1939-1947

    Correspondence of Benno Kaufmann from Basel, Switzerland, regarding aid to Jewish refugees from Germany, 1939-1947. The collection contains personal letters belonging to the persecuted detainees in the camps in France, such as the Gurs camp.

  18. Book, "Holocaust of the Jews of Greece", by Michael Molho, the rabbi of the Jewish community of Thessaloniki, written in memory of the community; published in Essen, Germany, 1981

    1. P.26 - Heiner Lichtenstein Collection - Documentation collected by a Journalist who wrote about the Holocaust and about Trials of Nazi War Criminals, 1952-1987

    Book, "Holocaust of the Jews of Greece", by Michael Molho, the rabbi of the Jewish community of Thessaloniki, written in memory of the community; published in Essen, Germany, 1981 Book One Chapter One: Forward and Introduction: Survey of the history of the Jewish community in Thessaloniki, from the 4th century C.E. until its destruction, 1943, pp. 1-11; The Jewish community before World War II, including demography, residence, language, administration, matters relating to kashrut and ritual slaughter, the rabbinical court, religious ceremonies, schools, and "Batei Midrash" (religious study ...

  19. Bulletin issued by the Committee for Polish Jewry in Jerusalem containing testimonies of Jewish refugees who escaped from Krinitz, Warsaw and Lodz to Eretz Israel regarding their experiences under German rule, July 1940

    1. M.4 - Bulletins of the Vaad Hahatzalah (Rescue Council) of the Jewish Agency for Eretz Israel, 1937-1959

    Bulletin issued by the Committee for Polish Jewry in Jerusalem containing testimonies of Jewish refugees who escaped from Krinitz, Warsaw and Lodz to Eretz Israel regarding their experiences under German rule, July 1940 The bulletin also contains an excerpt from a letter from a Jewish refugee who escaped from Mlawa to Vilna.

  20. Bulletin issued by the Committee for Polish Jewry in Jerusalem containing testimonies of Jewish refugees who escaped from Poland to Eretz Israel regarding their experiences under German rule, May 1942

    1. M.4 - Bulletins of the Vaad Hahatzalah (Rescue Council) of the Jewish Agency for Eretz Israel, 1937-1959

    Bulletin issued by the Committee for Polish Jewry in Jerusalem containing testimonies of Jewish refugees who escaped from Poland to Eretz Israel regarding their experiences under German rule, May 1942