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Holding Institution: ארכיון יד ושם / Yad Vashem Archives

  1. Correspondence regarding the activities of the War Refugee Board, 1943-1944

    1. O.91 - Mordechai Friedman Collection

    Correspondence regarding the activities of the War Refugee Board, 1943-1944 Correspondence, memos and reports regarding the activities of the War Refugee Board, 1944; Friedman's correspondence with John Pehle, the President of the War Refugees Committee.

  2. Various World Jewish Congress memoranda regarding the situation of the Jews throughout the world and the struggle to preserve human rights and the rights of the refugees

    1. P.7- Archive of Marc Jarblum, Zionist Leader and one of the leaders of the Jewish underground in France, 1941-1967

    Various World Jewish Congress memoranda regarding the situation of the Jews throughout the world and the struggle to preserve human rights and the rights of the refugees

  3. Reports regarding Jewish refugees in Switzerland, ORT (Organization Rehabilitation Trade) activities and several letters sent from refugee camps in Switzerland, 1945

    1. P.7- Archive of Marc Jarblum, Zionist Leader and one of the leaders of the Jewish underground in France, 1941-1967

    Reports regarding Jewish refugees in Switzerland, ORT (Organization Rehabilitation Trade) activities and several letters sent from refugee camps in Switzerland, 1945

  4. Personal files of Jewish refugees in Switzerland, 1930-1950

    Personal files of Jewish refugees in Switzerland, 1930-1950 The files are located in the N-Serie section in the Police department of the Swiss Ministry of Justice and the Police; the section contains approximately 45,000 personal files of civilian refugees who were absorbed by Switzerland from 1936 and until after World War II; approximately half of the refugees were Jews.

  5. Memoirs of Aharon Glazer, regarding his experiences in the Netherlands as a Jewish refugee from Germany and his deportation to Westerbork

    1. O.39 - Collection of memoirs written by survivors as part of a competition held by Yad Vashem, 1957

    Memoirs of Aharon Glazer, regarding his experiences in the Netherlands as a Jewish refugee from Germany and his deportation to Westerbork

  6. Police documentation from the Graubünden, Switzerland canton (region) regarding Jewish refugees, 1937-1944

    Police documentation from the Graubünden, Switzerland canton (region) regarding Jewish refugees, 1937-1944 - Files of Jewish refugees; - Police documentation.

  7. American Emergency Committee for Zionist Affairs reports, 1940-1944

    1. O.91 - Mordechai Friedman Collection

    American Emergency Committee for Zionist Affairs reports, 1940-1944 The fate of European Jewry; the "Struma" Affair; granting of visas to refugees; rescue in exchange for merchandise; statements in anticipation of the American Jewish Conference held in 1943.

  8. Documentation regarding the fate of Jewish refugees in the Canton of Vaud, Switzerland, 1933-1945

    Documentation regarding the fate of Jewish refugees in the Canton of Vaud, Switzerland, 1933-1945 - Files of Jewish refugees; - Police documentation.

  9. Police documentation from the Bern, Switzerland canton (region) regarding Jewish refugees, 1941-1944

    Police documentation from the Bern, Switzerland canton (region) regarding Jewish refugees, 1941-1944 - Files of Jewish refugees; - Police documentation.

  10. Documentation from the Bundesarchiv Bern, Switzerland, regarding the policies of the Swiss government toward refugees, 1933-1955, and a report by Dr. Carl Ludwig, 1957

    Documentation from the Bundesarchiv Bern, Switzerland, regarding the policies of the Swiss government toward refugees, 1933-1955, and a report by Dr. Carl Ludwig, 1957

  12. Correspondence of the President's Advisory Council on Political Refugees, 1939-1944

    1. O.91 - Mordechai Friedman Collection

    Correspondence of the President's Advisory Council on Political Refugees, 1939-1944 - The American Committee for Care of European Children; - World Jewish Congress and American Jewish Congress reports and memos, 1939-1944.

  14. Police files from the St. Gallen, Switzerland canton (region) pertaining to refugees and immigrants

    Police files from the St. Gallen, Switzerland canton (region) pertaining to refugees and immigrants - Files of Jewish refugees; - Police documentation.

  19. 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

  20. Personal files of the Zelikowski family, Jewish refugees from France who arrived in Switzerland, June 1944

    Personal files of the Zelikowski family, Jewish refugees from France who arrived in Switzerland, June 1944