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Holding Institution: ארכיון יד ושם / Yad Vashem Archives

  1. P.20 - Zorach Warhaftig Archive: Documentation of rescue and aid extended to refugees who escaped from Poland and Lithuania to Japan, 1939-1990

    P.20 - Zorach Warhaftig Archive: Documentation of rescue and aid extended to refugees who escaped from Poland and Lithuania to Japan, 1939-1990 Zorach Warhaftig was born in Wolkowisk, White Russia. While still a youth, he was an active member of the Hamizrachi movement. He acquired a traditional Jewish education and a general education, earning his Law degree at Warsaw University. From 1936-1939 he served as Chairman of the Eretz Israel office in Warsaw and a representative at the 17th through the 21st Zionist Congresses. When World War II broke out, he escaped to Lithuania, and there he ai...

  2. Documentation regarding the Jewish refugees in Switzerland and Italy and Jewish activist Israel Kalk, including correspondence with Saly Mayer concerning relief to Jewish students from Italy who are studying in Switzerland, speeches given by Israel Kalk 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 the Jewish refugees in Switzerland and Italy and Jewish activist Israel Kalk, including correspondence with Saly Mayer concerning relief to Jewish students from Italy who are studying in Switzerland, speeches given by Israel Kalk to detainees in Ferramonti di Tarsia camp, a report by Kalk regarding his activities on behalf of the Jewish refugees in Milan, and other matters, 1942-1946 - Correspondence between Saly Mayer and the VSJF - Verband Schweizerischer Juedischer Fuersorgen (Association of Jewish Welfare Organizations in Switzerland), regarding relief to Jewish ...

  3. Testimony of Kurt Lanzer, born in Petrkovice, Czechoslovakia, 1928, regarding his experiences in the Soviet Union, the Panino camp, as a Czechoslovakian Army soldier in Buzuluk, in combat in Sokolovo, in Sadagura and in combat in Dukla

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

    Testimony of Kurt Lanzer, born in Petrkovice, Czechoslovakia, 1928, regarding his experiences in the Soviet Union, the Panino camp, as a Czechoslovakian Army soldier in Buzuluk, in combat in Sokolovo, in Sadagura and in combat in Dukla Transfer of Jewish families from Czechoslovakia to Poland, 1939; life of Jewish refugees in Lwow, 1940; deportation; life in Panino, the Soviet family labor camp, 1941; refugees in a kolkhoz, 1942; hardship during transfer to the Czechoslovakian battalion at Buzuluk, 1942; life in the reserve battalion; families of the soldiers; cultural and religious life of...

  4. Six diaries by Saly Mayer, regarding relief to persecuted Jews and Jewish refugees in Europe, his speech concerning his appointment to the Pro Juventute (Swiss fund for help to youth) council, and regarding Israel Kasztner and the ARBA [?] negotiations an

    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)

    Six diaries by Saly Mayer, regarding relief to persecuted Jews and Jewish refugees in Europe, his speech concerning his appointment to the Pro Juventute (Swiss fund for help to youth) council, and regarding Israel Kasztner and the ARBA [?] negotiations and other matters, June-October 1944 Six diaries written by Saly Mayer, June-October 1944: Diary 1: Documentation regarding relief to the persecuted Jews and Jewish refugees in Europe, including notes concerning brief telephone discussions held by Saly Mayer and a newspaper clipping about a large fire in the Grand Hotel in Sankt Moritz, June ...

  5. Documentation regarding relief to the Jews in Romania, including correspondence between Saly Mayer and the Red Cross organization, a Red Cross report regarding its activities, an expression of gratitude by the Chief Rabbi of Romania for the help from the

    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 to the Jews in Romania, including correspondence between Saly Mayer and the Red Cross organization, a Red Cross report regarding its activities, an expression of gratitude by the Chief Rabbi of Romania for the help from the Red Cross organization, and other matters, 1944-1945 - Correspondence between Saly Mayer, the JDC organization's representative in Switzerland, and the Red Cross organization, regarding relief to the persecuted Jews and Jewish refugees in Romania and, in particular, in the Transnistria area; - Documentation regarding relief to the Jews in c...

  6. Documentation regarding relief to the Jews in Italy, including correspondence between Saly Mayer - JDC organization representative in Switzerland and Lelio Vittorio Valobra regarding the transfer of relief to the Jews, monetary claims after the war, a lis

    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 to the Jews in Italy, including correspondence between Saly Mayer - JDC organization representative in Switzerland and Lelio Vittorio Valobra regarding the transfer of relief to the Jews, monetary claims after the war, a list of the supporters of the DELASEM organization, and other matters, 1943-1946 Documentation regarding the financing of relief to the persecuted Jews in Italy: - Authorizations from the JDC organization for permission to Lelio Vittorio Valobra - head of the DELASEM organization in Switzerland, to borrow money in Italy on behalf of the Jews, ...

  7. Map of the wanderings of the siblings Emil and Ilana Landau from Warsaw to Eretz Israel, 1939-1943, a diagram of Asino camp where the siblings were interned, 1941, and memoirs of Alina Ilana Landau Karniel regarding the experiences of her family during the war

    1. O.32 - Documentation regarding the Jews of the Soviet Union from the Holocaust period

    Map of the wanderings of the siblings Emil and Ilana Landau from Warsaw to Eretz Israel, 1939-1943, a diagram of Asino camp where the siblings were interned, 1941, and memoirs of Alina Ilana Landau Karniel regarding the experiences of her family during the war - Diagram of Asino camp near Novosibirsk where the siblings Emil and Ilana Landau were interned, sketched by Emil Landau, 1941; - Map of the wanderings of the siblings, Emil and Ilana Landau from Warsaw to Eretz Israel, 1939-1943, drawn by Emil Landau, with a dedication to Ilana Landau, 07 September 1943; - Memoirs of Alina Ilana Land...

  8. Documentation regarding Jewish refugees from the Netherlands in Switzerland, and a lawsuit against the JDC organization by Israel Polak, a Jewish refugee from the Netherlands, 1943-1949

    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 Jewish refugees from the Netherlands in Switzerland, and a lawsuit against the JDC organization by Israel Polak, a Jewish refugee from the Netherlands, 1943-1949 Documentation regarding Jewish refugees from the Netherlands in Switzerland, 1943-1947: - Correspondence between Saly Mayer and the Dutch Legation in Bern, regarding the transfer of relief to Jewish refugees from the Netherlands who arrived to Switzerland as stateless citizens; - Letter sent by the Dutch Legation regarding relief expenses for the Jewish refugees in Switzerland, including a list of names of t...

  9. Overview compiled by Szymon Datner regarding the murder of the Jews of Slonim, the murder of the Jews of Ponary and the arrival of refugees from Slonim to the Bialystok Ghetto

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

    Overview compiled by Szymon Datner regarding the murder of the Jews of Slonim, the murder of Jews in Ponary and the arrival of refugees from Slonim to the Bialystok Ghetto Deportation of the Jews of Bialystok to Pruzana; fallaciousness of the hope of the Bialystok Jews that they would survive that became apparent on the arrival of information from the Vilna Ghetto regarding "Aktions", murder of Jews, Jews with yellow work certificates, the Lukiszki prison and the killing pits in Ponary; arrival of refugees from Slonim; the refugees' story regarding the murder of 10,000 Jews from Slonim by L...

  10. Testimony of Dwora (Jankelewicz) Lazarsky, born in Arcogala, Lithuania, 1909, and Frida Perec, born in Vaiguva, Lithuania, 1924, regarding their experiences in Raseiniai, the Kaunas Ghetto and in hiding in Pabaltonis

    1. O.71- Koniuchowsky Collection: Testimonies Regarding the Holocaust of Lithuanian Jewry, 1945-1981

    Testimony of Dwora (Jankelewicz) Lazarsky, born in Arcogala, Lithuania, 1909, and Frida Perec, born in Vaiguva, Lithuania, 1924, regarding their experiences in Raseiniai, the Kaunas Ghetto and in hiding in Pabaltonis Frida Perec: Life before the war in Vaiguva; move to Uzventis; learns in a high school; move to Kraziai; move to Taurage. Outbreak of the war between Germany and the Soviet Union; escape to her mother-in-law Dwora Lazarsky in Raseiniai. Dwora Lazarsky: Life before the war; move to Raseiniai, 1920. Soviet occupation; escape of refugees Raseiniai, 22 June 1941; air-raids; German ...

  11. Diary written by Saly Mayer including documentation regarding his visits in Geneva and meetings with various people, including Israel Kasztner and Isaac Sternbuch, and a meeting in the context of the "ARBA" [?] negotiations and other matters, 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)

    Diary written by Saly Mayer including documentation regarding his visits in Geneva and meetings with various people, including Israel Kasztner and Isaac Sternbuch, and a meeting in the context of the "ARBA" [?] negotiations and other matters, 1944 Diary [apparently titled], "Agenda 1944", written by Saly Mayer, 1944, including: - Documentation regarding Saly Mayer's visits in Geneva and his meetings with various people regarding Jewish refugees and the persecuted Jews in Europe; - Notes regarding Israel Kasztner and Isaac Sternbuch (the representative in Switzerland of the Rescue Committee ...

  12. Memoirs of Irena Libman, born in Lodz, Poland, 1925, regarding her experiences in the Lodz Ghetto and of her friend, Zina Halpern

    1. O.39 - Collection of memoirs written by survivors as part of a competition held by Yad Vashem, 1957
    • To co minelo, a jednak wciaz w tobie zyje

    Memoirs of Irena Libman, born in Lodz, Poland, 1925, regarding her experiences in the Lodz Ghetto and of her friend, Zina Halpern Life in Lodz during the outbreak of the war; German occupation; sewing of yellow badges for marking the Jews; restrictions on the Jews; eviction from the family home by the German Army; establishment of the Lodz Ghetto; ghetto life in a room with seven people; sealing of the ghetto; deterioration in the supply of food distributed by ration coupons only; mass mortality due to dysentery, 1940; deportation of Jews receiving welfare to an unknown destination, 1941; d...

  13. The Collection of Nathan Schwalb, the representative of the World Center of the Hechalutz movement in Geneva, Switzerland during World War II

    Schwalb spent World War II in Geneva as the representative of the World Hechalutz movement, serving as contact person and a financial welfare source for the Jews. He corresponded with hundreds of people in the occupied countries and was active in many areas including the sending of parcels via the Red Cross, mainly to Poland, and transferring funds via messengers whom he drafted for this purpose. The Collection contains correspondence, reports, newspaper clippings and more.

  14. Documentation regarding the fate of Jews in the Canton of Vaud, 1933-1945: Schweizerisches Arbeiter-Hilfswerk, Abteilung Fluechtlingshilfe (Swiss workers' social-welfare organization, Department for refugees relief), regarding emigrants from Germany, letters "A - C", 1937-1946

    Documentation regarding the fate of Jews in the Canton of Vaud, 1933-1945: Schweizerisches Arbeiter-Hilfswerk, Abteilung Fluechtlingshilfe (Swiss workers' social-welfare organization, Department for refugees relief), regarding emigrants from Germany, letters "A - C", 1937-1946 Correspondence between the refugees and the Schweizerisches Arbeiter-Hilfswerk, Abteilung Fluechtlingshilfe (Swiss workers' social-welfare organization, Department for refugees relief) and other organizations, including the Verband Schweizerischer Jüdischer Fürsorge - VSJF (Swiss Jewish organization for refugees relie...

  15. Documentation regarding the establishment of the War Refugee Board, the negotiations with SS representatives regarding the rescue of the Jews in Hungary and the Baltic States, financing of the JDC's relief activities, and other matters, 1943-1945

    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 establishment of the War Refugee Board, the negotiations with SS representatives regarding the rescue of the Jews in Hungary and the Baltic States, financing of the JDC's relief activities, and other matters, 1943-1945 - Discussions between Saly Mayer and Daniel J. Reagan in the United States Legation in Bern, regarding the transfer of monies from the United States to Switzerland, with the aim of giving help to the Jewish refugees (see files 1-4); - Documentation regarding the financing of relief activities in France; - Announcement by the US State Department reg...

  16. Testimony of Vojtech Dov Glaz, born in Berehovo, Czechoslovakia, 1912, regarding his experiences in the Soviet Union, as a Czechoslovakian Army soldier in Buzuluk and in combat in Kiev, Bila Cerkev, Sokolovo and Dukla

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

    Testimony of Vojtech Dov Glaz, born in Berehovo, Czechoslovakia, 1912, regarding his experiences in the Soviet Union, as a Czechoslovakian Army soldier in Buzuluk and in combat in Kiev, Bila Cerkev, Sokolovo and Dukla Life of a privileged Jewish political group in the Soviet Union, 1939-1941; life of Austrian political refugees in the Soviet Union; situation of refugees after outbreak of war, 1941; role of Jewish volunteers in the foundation of the Czechoslovakian battalion in Buzuluk, 1942; Sokolovo battle, 1943; role of Jewish nurses and doctors; retreat and regrouping in Veseloye; Jews i...

  17. Documentation from the Betreuungsstelle für politisch, rassisch und religiös Verfolgte (Support Office for politically, religiously and racially persecuted people) in Friedberg in Hessen, Germany

    • ארכיון יד ושם / Yad Vashem Archives
    • 11972368
    • English, Hebrew
    • 1933-1962
    • Names of perpetrators Official documentation Record of deportees Record of murdered persons Record of persecuted persons Record of survivors

    Documentation from the Betreuungsstelle für politisch, rassisch und religiös Verfolgte (Support Office for politically, religiously and racially persecuted people) in Friedberg in Hessen, Germany The office was established in July 1945 by former political prisoners, most of them members of the Communist Party. The office was intended to serve as a self-help organization dealing in all areas of life. As of April 1946, the office became subordinate to the local government of the region (the department for rehabilitation, the social services branch). An Order given by the Minister für politisc...

  18. Documentation regarding relief to the Jews in Romania, including the activities by Abraham Silberschein and Hans Welti on behalf of the Jews, the fraud by "Rabbi" Avram Sabsa, and other matters, 1941-1946

    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 relief to the Jews in Romania, including the activities by Abraham Silberschein and Hans Welti on behalf of the Jews, the fraud by "Rabbi" Avram Sabsa, and other matters, 1941-1946 Documentation regarding Abraham Silberschein, head of the RELICO - Relief Committee for War Stricken Jewish Population in Geneva during the war: - Correspondence between Saly Mayer and Abraham Silberschein, regarding the financing of relief to the persecuted Jews in Romania, 1942-1945; - Letters sent to Saly Mayer by the Swiss Federal Police for Foreigners, regarding a permit for Abraham S...

  19. Benjamin Sagalowitz Archive: Articles that appeared in the Swiss press regarding the policy towards Jewish refugees, 1939-1963

    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: Articles that appeared in the Swiss press regarding the policy towards Jewish refugees, 1939-1963 In the file: Articles written during the war years and afterwards dealing with the question whether, and if so, under what conditions, Switzerland should take in Jewish refugees seeking asylum from the Nazis; the articles appeared in the following newspapers and journals: - "Grenzbote", published in Schaffhausen, of 15 April 1939 (p. 4); - "Der Beobachter", September 1957 (pp. 8-85); - "Der Aufbau", 08 May 1942 (pp. 86-93); 05 November 1943 (pp. 144-151); 12 March 1...

  20. "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...