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Holding Institution: ארכיון יד ושם / Yad Vashem Archives

  2. Documentation regarding the JDC organization's support of a group of Jewish refugees in Kladovo, aside the frozen Danube River; documentation dated, 1939-1950

    1. P.36 - Saly Mayer Archive: Documentation regarding the activities of Saly Mayer, President of the SIG (Union of Jewish Communities in Switzerland), on behalf of the Joint Distribution Committee (JDC)

    Documentation regarding the JDC organization's support of a group of Jewish refugees in Kladovo, aside the frozen Danube River; documentation dated, 1939-1950 - Correspondence between Saly Mayer and Moshe Averbuch Agami, an Aliya Bet activist in Geneva, regarding relief to Jewish refugees who stayed in Kladovo due to the frozen Danube River, winter 1939-1940; - Correspondence between Saly Mayer and Richard Lichtheim, the head of the Jewish Agency in Geneva [regarding the Jewish refugees in Kladovo]; - [Documentation titled] "Ein Brief Von der Donau-Auswanderer - Palaestina", including a des...

  3. Receipts for monthly payments by Saly Mayer and the JDC organization that were transferred by Marc Jarblum and Chaim Posner to Jewish refugees in Switzerland, 1943-1944

    1. P.36 - Saly Mayer Archive: Documentation regarding the activities of Saly Mayer, President of the SIG (Union of Jewish Communities in Switzerland), on behalf of the Joint Distribution Committee (JDC)

    Receipts for monthly payments by Saly Mayer and the JDC organization that were transferred by Marc Jarblum and Chaim Posner to Jewish refugees in Switzerland, 1943-1944 - Receipts for monthly payments by Saly Mayer and the JDC organization that were transferred by Marc Jarblum, the former head of the Federation of Swiss Jewish Associations (FSJF), to Jewish refugees in Switzerland; - [Receipts for] payments [apparently by Saly Mayer and the JDC organization] that were transferred by Chaim Posner, head of the Eretz Israel office (Palestina-Amt) in Geneva [for Jewish refugees in Switzerland],...

  4. Memoirs of S. Gros, regarding the aliya to Eretz Israel of 1,586 refugees from Central Europe and the disaster on the "Patria" ship

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

    Memoirs of S. Gros, regarding the aliya to Eretz Israel of 1,586 refugees from Central Europe and the disaster on the "Patria" ship

  5. Documentation regarding the transfer of relief to Jewish refugees in Italy and to Italian Jews in Switzerland by the JDC and the DELASEM organization, 1944-1946

    1. P.36 - Saly Mayer Archive: Documentation regarding the activities of Saly Mayer, President of the SIG (Union of Jewish Communities in Switzerland), on behalf of the Joint Distribution Committee (JDC)

    Documentation regarding the transfer of relief to Jewish refugees in Italy and to Italian Jews in Switzerland by the JDC and the DELASEM organization, 1944-1946 - Correspondence between Saly Mayer and Lelio Vittorio Valobra, head of the DELASEM organization in Switzerland, regarding the transfer of relief to persecuted Jews in Italy and to Jewish refugees in Switzerland; - Documentation regarding the return of Jewish refugees to Italy, September-October 1944; - Certificate of honor granted to Saly Mayer by members of the Italian section of the VSJF (Association of Jewish Welfare Organizatio...

  7. Correspondence between Saly Mayer and Robert Guggenheim regarding support by the JDC for religious Jewish refugees in Shanghai, and correspondence between Guggenheim and Isaac Sternbuch, 1942-1945

    1. P.36 - Saly Mayer Archive: Documentation regarding the activities of Saly Mayer, President of the SIG (Union of Jewish Communities in Switzerland), on behalf of the Joint Distribution Committee (JDC)

    Correspondence between Saly Mayer and Robert Guggenheim regarding support by the JDC for religious Jewish refugees in Shanghai, and correspondence between Guggenheim and Isaac Sternbuch, 1942-1945 - Correspondence between Saly Mayer and Robert Guggenheim, head of the Agudat Israel [?] political committee for Switzerland, regarding support by the JDC for religious Jewish refugees in Shanghai; - Correspondence between Robert Guggenheim and Isaac Sternbuch, head of the Schweizerischer Hilfsverein fuer Juedische Fluechtlinge im Ausland (HIJEFS).

  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: Clippings from Swiss newspapers regarding treatment of the Jews, especially the Jewish refugees who sought asylum in Switzerland from the Nazis, 1933-1955

    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: Clippings from Swiss newspapers regarding treatment of the Jews, especially the Jewish refugees who sought asylum in Switzerland from the Nazis, 1933-1955 In the file: - Photocopies of pro-Nazi Swiss newspaper clippings, 1933-1943 (pp. 2-47); - Photocopies of postwar Swiss newspaper clippings, 1947-1955 (pp. 48-57); - Clippings from anti-Nazi Swiss newspapers, 1933-1945 (pp. 58-195), including a photocopy of the front page of "Goniec Obozowya", the Polish language paper, 10 September 1944 (p. 189); - Clippings from various Swiss newspapers published 1941-1948, d...

  11. List of Jewish refugees from Poland who are in Vilna, Lithuania, including name, place of birth, age, occupation and current place of residence

    1. M.17 - Documentation of the Polish Jewish Refugee Fund in Geneva, 1933-1940

    List of Jewish refugees from Poland who are in Vilna, Lithuania, including name, place of birth, age, occupation and current place of residence The list is organized alphabetically; compilation of the list by the Committee for Relief of the War Stricken Jewish Population [sponsored by] the World Jewish Congress in Geneva; Included in the file: List of Jewish refugees in Vilna who are not originally from Poland.

  12. List of Jewish refugees from Poland who are in Vilna, Lithuania, including name, place of birth, age, occupation and current place of residence

    1. M.17 - Documentation of the Polish Jewish Refugee Fund in Geneva, 1933-1940

    List of Jewish refugees from Poland who are in Vilna, Lithuania, including name, place of birth, age, occupation and current place of residence The list is organized alphabetically; list compiled by the Committee for Relief of the War Stricken Jewish Population [sponsored by] the World Jewish Congress in Geneva.

  13. List of Jewish refugees from Poland who are in Hungary and Romania, including name, place of birth, age, occupation and current place of residence

    1. M.17 - Documentation of the Polish Jewish Refugee Fund in Geneva, 1933-1940

    List of Jewish refugees from Poland who are in Hungary and Romania, including name, place of birth, age, occupation and current place of residence The list is organized alphabetically; list compiled by the Committee for Relief of the War Stricken Jewish Population [under the sponsorship] of the World Jewish Congress in Geneva.

  17. 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

  18. Collection of the Protestantsch Hulp Comité voor Uitgewekenen om Ras en Geloof (Protestant Help Committee to Refugees of Race or Religion) in the Netherlands, 1939-1940

    Collection of the Protestantsch Hulp Comité voor Uitgewekenen om Ras en Geloof (Protestant Help Committee to Refugees of Race or Religion) in the Netherlands, 1939-1940 The aim of the Protestant Committee was to give help to Jewish or "partially" Jewish refugees who had been baptized to Christianity, or "Aryans" who were married to Jews; Included in the collection: Circulars, notes and correspondence related to the Protestant Help Committee in Amsterdam, 1940; Correspondence between the committee's chairman Professor V. H. Rutgers and various organizations and persons, including the Central...

  19. Collection of lists of members of various movements, refugees in the DP camp in Vienna, prepared before aliya to Eretz Israel

    Collection of lists of members of various movements, refugees in the DP camp in Vienna, prepared before aliya to Eretz Israel

  20. Documentation from the archives of the Jewish community in Geneva, Switzerland, regarding the activities of the Jewish Community Welfare Office on behalf of the Jewish refugees in Geneva

    Documentation from the archives of the Jewish community in Geneva, Switzerland, regarding the activities of the Jewish Community Welfare Office on behalf of the Jewish refugees in Geneva - Correspondence regarding the Jewish refugees, 1944-1950; - Accounting from the years, 1930-1971.