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Holding Institution: ארכיון יד ושם / Yad Vashem Archives

  1. Documentation regarding claims submitted by various bodies regarding money that was used for relief to Jews in Hungary and Slovakia; documents dated, 1943-1948

    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 claims submitted by various bodies regarding money that was used for relief to Jews in Hungary and Slovakia; documents dated, 1943-1948 - Documentation regarding the claim submitted by L. Kertesz [apparently to the JDC], including a letter sent to Saly Mayer by the JDC regarding the claim by L. Kertesz, 24 September 1946; - Documentation regarding the claim submitted by the "Shomrey Hachomot" Kollel [apparently to the JDC], including correspondence between Saly Mayer and Richard Lichtheim, a member of the Zionist Organization administration and a Jewish Agency repres...

  2. Documentation regarding relief activities by the JDC organization with the OSE organization, TOZ organization and Red Cross organization, including newspaper clippings about TOZ activities in Poland, correspondence between Dr. Boris Tschlenoff - head of t

    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 relief activities by the JDC organization with the OSE organization, TOZ organization and Red Cross organization, including newspaper clippings about TOZ activities in Poland, correspondence between Dr. Boris Tschlenoff - head of the OSE in Geneva and Saly Mayer, and other matters, 1942-1945 - Issue of the "American OSE Review" publication, March-April 1942, including an excerpt regarding the cooperation between the Oeuvre de Secours aux Enfants - OSE organization and the JDC, in the obtaining of medical help for Jewish refugees in Russia; - Newspaper clippings regar...

  3. Documentation regarding the Jewish community in Athens, Greece

    Documentation regarding the Jewish community in Athens, Greece Included in the collection are community registration documents; regulations of the Jewish community of Athens; regulations of the community's Rabbinical Court, minutes of Rabbinical Court sessions, Rabbinical Court decisions, marriage contracts and divorces filed at the Rabbinical Court, and related documents; financial documentation of the Jewish community of Athens, as well as documentation regarding religious education at Jewish community schools and the teaching of Judaism at Jewish secular schools; Also included in the col...

  4. P.4 - Dr. Eliezer Yerushalmi Collection: Documentation from the Siauliai Ghetto

    P.4 - Dr. Eliezer Yerushalmi Collection: Documentation from the Siauliai Ghetto Dr. Eliezer Yerushalmi was born in Gorodishche (Horodyszcze), Belorussia, in 1900. He studied Science and Hebrew Literature at Kaunas University, and worked as a teacher, always conducting his educational activities in Hebrew. An active member of the Zeirei Zion movement and Hechalutz, he served as a teacher and principal at the school in the Siauliai Ghetto from 1941. He described his work in the ghetto in his book, "Children of the Holocaust". Dr. Yerushalmi served as a technical advisor to the Judenrat, colle...

  5. Documentation regarding the Eclaireurs Israelites de France - EIR (Jewish Scouts) organization in France and the OSE organization, and support by the JDC organization in Comite Teitel [?], 1941-1945

    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)

    Documentation regarding the Eclaireurs Israelites de France - EIR (Jewish Scouts) organization in France and the OSE organization, and support by the JDC organization in Comite Teitel [?], 1941-1945 1) Documentation regarding the Eclaireurs Israelites de France - EIR (Jewish Scouts) organization in France, 1939-1944: - Reports regarding the activities of the EIR (Jewish Scouts) organization in France, on behalf of Jewish children during the war, 1939-1944; - Documentation regarding the Jewish partisans and non-Jewish partisans in France; 2) Documentation regarding the activities of the OSE ...

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

    M.4 - Bulletins of the Vaad Hahatzalah (Rescue Council) of the Jewish Agency for Eretz Israel, 1937-1959 There are 220 files in the record group, which includes various publications, such as bulletins, reports, letters and surveys, containing information regarding the condition of the Jews in occupied Europe during World War II. The information was gathered, collated and distributed by Jewish organizations in Eretz Israel, Turkey (Istanbul) and Switzerland during the war and the early postwar years. Some of the communications were intended for distribution solely among the members of the or...

  7. 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...

  8. M.19 - The Friesland District Joodse Raad (Jewish Council) Collection, the Netherlands, 1940-1943

    M.19 - The Friesland District Joodse Raad (Jewish Council) Collection, the Netherlands, 1940-1943 The Collection contains correspondence between the Friesland district Joodse Raad and the Amsterdam Joodse Raad on various issues, and correspondence of the Joodse Raad with various organizations regarding help to Dutch Jews in camps and help to Jewish refugees from Germany. There are also reports received from the Amsterdam Joodse Raad regarding the Jews, documentation of decrees and restrictions on Dutch Jews, Jewish education, Jewish owned property, mixed marriages, persecution and deportati...

  9. Dr. Abraham Silberschein Archive: Correspondence with members of the Poalei Zion party and with representatives of the pioneer youth movements regarding the condition of the Jews of Romania, help to the refugees from Poland and transfer of money to fund t

    1. M.20 - Archive of Dr. Abraham Silberschein, Geneva: Documentation regarding relief to persecuted Jews, 1939-1951

    Dr. Abraham Silberschein Archive: Correspondence with members of the Poalei Zion party and with representatives of the pioneer youth movements regarding the condition of the Jews of Romania, help to the refugees from Poland and transfer of money to fund their activities Correspondence with members of the Poalei Zion party and with representatives of the pioneer youth movements (Schunja, Egozi-Nussbaum, David Tennenboim and others) regarding the condition of the Jews in Romania, help to the refugees from Poland and transfer of money to fund their activities. Also in the file: - Three letters...

  10. M.27 - Public Record Office, London: Documentation pertaining to Jewish matters

    M.27 - Public Record Office, London: Documentation pertaining to Jewish matters Established under the terms of the Public Record Office Act of 1838, the Public Record Office (PRO) was the official archive of the government of Great Britain. Court documents were originally stored at the archive, however, from the middle of the 19th century, government documents were transferred there, and the law was adapted accordingly. The archive was located in the Rolls Building in the center of London from 1854. In 2003, the PRO was combined with a number of other bodies, and today it is known as The Na...

  11. M.16 - Collection of the Joodsche Coordinatie Commissie (Jewish Coordination Committee-JCC) of Dutch Jewry in Geneva, 1943-1960

    M.16 - Collection of the Joodsche Coordinatie Commissie (JCC-Jewish Coordination Committee) of Dutch Jewry in Geneva, 1943-1945 The Coordination Committee for the Jews of the Netherlands in Switzerland was established in 1943 at the initiative of several of the Dutch refugees in Switzerland, including Mr. M. Gans. The owner of a jewelry and antiquities business in Amsterdam, Gans had escaped from the Netherlands to Switzerland with his wife in the summer of 1942. The Committee mainly dealt with offering assistance (by sending parcels of food and medicine) to deportees from the Netherlands i...

  12. Testimony of Gustav Maier, born in Hodonin, Czechoslovakia, 1909, regarding his experiences in Nisko, Lwow, Uzbekistan, in a Soviet camp in Ural, as a soldier in the Czechoslovakian Army in Buzuluk and Novokhopersk and in combat in Kiev and Dukla

    1. O.59- Erich Kulka Collection: Documentation and testimonies regarding the struggle of the Jews of Czechoslovakia against the Nazis

    Testimony of Gustav Maier, born in Hodonin, Czechoslovakia, 1909, regarding his experiences in Nisko, Lwow, Uzbekistan, in a Soviet camp in Ural, as a soldier in the Czechoslovakian Army in Buzuluk and Novokhopersk and in combat in Kiev and Dukla Born in Czechoslovakia. Deportation to Nisko, 1939; escape to Lwow; life in Lwow; labor in Soviet coal mines, 1940; Jewish refugees living in a Korean colony in Uzbekistan, 1941;deportation to a labor camp in the Urals, 1941; role of Jews in a Czechoslovakian reserve battalion in Buzuluk, 1942; role of Jews in a Czechoslovakian brigade in Novokhope...

  13. Testimony of Karel Hahn, born in Moravska Ostrava, Czechoslovakia, 1912, regarding his experiences in Nisko, Lwow, Soviet forced labor camps, as a Czechoslovakian Army soldier in Buzuluk and in combat in Sokolovo, Kiev, Dukla, Ostrava and Prague

    1. O.59- Erich Kulka Collection: Documentation and testimonies regarding the struggle of the Jews of Czechoslovakia against the Nazis

    Testimony of Karel Hahn, born in Moravska Ostrava, Czechoslovakia, 1912, regarding his experiences in Nisko, Lwow, Soviet forced labor camps, as a Czechoslovakian Army soldier in Buzuluk and in combat in Sokolovo, Kiev, Dukla, Ostrava and Prague Deportation to Nisko, escape to Soviet occupied territory, 1939; situation of Jewish refugees in Lwow, 1940; deportations to Soviet labor camps; life in Soviet labor camps, 1940-1941; Soviet amnesty, 1941; enlistment in the Czechoslovakian Army by released Jewish inmates; Jewish soldiers comprise 75% of the Czechoslovakian battalion in Buzuluk, 1942...

  14. Documentation regarding the negotiations held by Saly Mayer with SS representatives in the context of the "Goods for Blood" deal, the negotiations held by the Vaad Ha-Hatsala of the Union of Orthodox Rabbis of the United States and Canada with SS represen

    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 negotiations held by Saly Mayer with SS representatives in the context of the "Goods for Blood" deal, the negotiations held by the Vaad Ha-Hatsala of the Union of Orthodox Rabbis of the United States and Canada with SS representatives, the discussions between Saly Mayer and the head of the Red Cross organization, and other matters, 1945-1949 - Documentation regarding the "ARBA" [?] negotiations held by Saly Mayer with SS representatives in the context of the "Goods for Blood" deal, whose aim was the rescue of Jews in Europe; - Documentation regarding additional m...

  15. Testimony of Bozena Elisheva (Hermann) Cohen from Czechoslovakia regarding her experiences in Hungary, the Soviet Union and as a soldier in the Czechoslovakian Army in Buzuluk

    1. O.59- Erich Kulka Collection: Documentation and testimonies regarding the struggle of the Jews of Czechoslovakia against the Nazis

    Testimony of Bozena Elisheva (Hermann) Cohen from Czechoslovakia regarding her experiences in Hungary, the Soviet Union and as a soldier in the Czechoslovakian Army in Buzuluk Dismissal of Jewish intellectuals from their employment in Prague, 1939; escape to Hungary; refugees in Soviet occupied territories, 1940; protection of political refugees and deportation of others; Czechoslovakian battalion in Buzuluk, 1942; activities of Jewish Communists; Communist indoctrination; influence of Czechoslovakian ambassador and Czechoslovakian Communists in Moscow; names of Jews tried in military field...

  16. Dr. Eliezer Yerushalmi Collection: Documentation from the Siauliai Ghetto

    This Record Group contains documentation from Dr. Eliezer Yerushalmi's archives including a diary, memoirs and Dr. Eliezer Yerushalmi's published writings on the Siauliai Ghetto as well as the testimony of his widow, Sara Yerushalmi.

  17. Testimony of Malvina (Friedmannova) Fantova, born in Cejkov, Czechoslovakia, regarding her experiences in Poland, the Soviet Union and as soldier in the Czechoslovakian Army

    1. O.59- Erich Kulka Collection: Documentation and testimonies regarding the struggle of the Jews of Czechoslovakia against the Nazis

    Testimony of Malvina (Friedmannova) Fantova, born in Cejkov, Czechoslovakia, regarding her experiences in Poland, the Soviet Union and as soldier in the Czechoslovakian Army Born in Czechoslovakia. Hungarian occupation of Carpathian Ruthenia; dramatic evacuation from Carpathian Ruthenia, 1939; unsuccessful attempt to escape to Great Britain; handed over to the Germans at the Dutch border; interrogation by the Gestapo; expulsion to Poland; life in a refugee center in Katowice, 1939; air flights to Rowne during the war between Germany and Poland; role of the Communists in classifying and deci...

  18. Documentation regarding the Jews in France including correspondence between Saly Mayer, Albert Levy and Marc Jarblum, a letter sent by the Comite General de Defense - CGD (General Committee for Defense) in France regarding the situation of the Jews, repor

    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 Jews in France including correspondence between Saly Mayer, Albert Levy and Marc Jarblum, a letter sent by the Comite General de Defense - CGD (General Committee for Defense) in France regarding the situation of the Jews, reports regarding the Committee's activities in France, and other matters, 1944-1945 - Correspondence between Saly Mayer, Albert Levy (chairman of the UGIF, General Union of the Jews in France) and Marc Jarblum (chairman of the Federation des Societes Juives de France - FSJF, Federation of Jewish Associations in France) (see file no. 32); - Docu...

  19. Documentation of the municipal administration of Bobruysk, 1941-1944

    Documentation of the municipal administration of Bobruysk, 1941-1944 Included in the documentation: Directives from the municipal administration of Bobruysk; a census; obtaining winter clothes from the population; appointment of municipal workers; an inspection of the movements among the population in the city; organization of the work in the kolkhozes; municipal sanitation; directives from the Generalkommissar of Belorussia and the Kommandatur; directives from the Generalkommissar of Belorussia and the Kommandatur of Bobruysk including: draft of workers for labor in Germany; establishment ...

  20. Testimony of Rudolf Kohn, born in the Sudetenland, Czechoslovakia, 1915, regarding his aliya to Eretz Israel, 1939, his experiences in Atlit and Sarafand, combat in Tobruk, in England, and Dunkirk

    1. O.59- Erich Kulka Collection: Documentation and testimonies regarding the struggle of the Jews of Czechoslovakia against the Nazis

    Testimony of Rudolf Kohn, born in the Sudetenland, Czechoslovakia, 1915, regarding his aliya to Eretz Israel, 1939, his experiences in Atlit and Sarafand, combat in Tobruk, in England, and Dunkirk Born in the Sudetenland. Jewish refugees from the Sudetenland, 1938; transports to Eretz Israel from Prague and Bratislava organized by Zionist and Beitar movements, 1939; detention in the Sarafand camp and the Atlit camp, 1940; mobilization of Czechoslovakian Jews in Palestine, 1942; training for anti-aircraft defense; fighting at Tobruk, 1943; activities of Jewish army chaplain, Dr. Rezek; Czech...