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  1. List of Jewish refugees from Poland who escaped to Lithuania and Hungary in 1940

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

    List of Jewish refugees from Poland who escaped to Lithuania and Hungary in 1940 The list is organized alphabetically and includes name, place of birth, age, occupation and current place of residence; list compiled by the Committee for Relief of the War Stricken Jewish Population [under the sponsorship] of the World Jewish Congress in Geneva.

  5. Surveys and reports regarding the condition of the refugees from Lithuania, 1939-1941

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

    Surveys and reports regarding the condition of the refugees from Lithuania, 1939-1941

  6. Lists from the war period and afterwards, including lists of refugees

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

    Lists from the war period and afterwards, including lists of refugees

  7. Watercolor of sailboats of Jewish refugees painted by a Jewish woman artist

    1. Ava Kadishson Schieber collection

    Watercolor of sailboats on the Danube River painted by Ava Hegedish in 1941, just before or while living in hiding near Belgrade, Yugoslavia. The painting depicts the ships filled with Jewish refugees from Austria, Germany, and Czechoslovakia that she saw anchored in the middle of the river in the late 1930s-early 1940s. They were not permitted to enter port and were forced to continue their journey to the Black Sea where Ava believed they perished. She thought of them as ghost ships. The Jewish community sent food and clothing to the ships, and sometimes the students who delivered the supp...

  8. Large black wardrobe trunk used by German Jewish refugees on the MS St. Louis

    1. Egon J. Salmon collection
    • United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
    • irn12834
    • English
    • a: Height: 40.625 inches (103.188 cm) | Width: 22.500 inches (57.15 cm) | Depth: 21.500 inches (54.61 cm) b: Height: 5.250 inches (13.335 cm) | Width: 20.625 inches (52.388 cm) | Depth: 10.250 inches (26.035 cm) c: Height: 8.000 inches (20.32 cm) | Width: 20.625 inches (52.388 cm) | Depth: 10.250 inches (26.035 cm) d: Height: 8.000 inches (20.32 cm) | Width: 20.625 inches (52.388 cm) | Depth: 10.250 inches (26.035 cm) e: Height: 8.000 inches (20.32 cm) | Width: 20.625 inches (52.388 cm) | Depth: 10.250 inches (26.035 cm) f: Height: 7.875 inches (20.003 cm) | Width: 20.625 inches (52.388 cm) | Depth: 10.250 inches (26.035 cm)

    Large wardrobe trunk with drawers used by Egon Salmon, 15, and his family when they left Nazi Germany on the MS St. Louis in May 1939. The zinc lined trunk was specially made in Germany to protect clothing in tropical climates. Following Kristallnacht on November 9-10, 1938, Egon’s father Paul was arrested in Rheydt and held in Dachau. He was released after he received a visa for Cuba. Paul left in January 1939 for Havana. On May 13, 1939, Egon, mother Erna, and sister Edith left on the MS St. Louis for Cuba. When the ship reached Havana, the Cuban government refused to allow most of the pa...

  9. Three hangers for a wardrobe trunk used by German Jewish refugees on the MS St. Louis

    1. Egon J. Salmon collection
    • United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
    • irn12835
    • English
    • g: Height: 6.875 inches (17.463 cm) | Width: 18.875 inches (47.943 cm) | Depth: 0.125 inches (0.318 cm) h: Height: 7.000 inches (17.78 cm) | Width: 10.000 inches (25.4 cm) | Depth: 0.125 inches (0.318 cm) i: Height: 7.000 inches (17.78 cm) | Width: 18.875 inches (47.943 cm) | Depth: 0.125 inches (0.318 cm)

    Three wooden hangers for an upright trunk, 1998.65.1 a-f, used by Egon Salmon, 15, and his family when they left Nazi Germany on the MS St. Louis in May 1939. Following Kristallnacht on November 9-10, 1938, Egon’s father Paul was arrested in Rheydt and held in Dachau. He was released after he received a visa for Cuba. Paul left in January 1939 for Havana. On May 13, 1939, Egon, mother Erna, and sister Edith left on the MS St. Louis for Cuba. When the ship reached Havana, the Cuban government refused to allow most of the passengers, nearly all Jewish refugees from Nazi persecution, to disemb...

  11. Exceptional measures. Various Orders of the Day to be issued. Orders regarding refugees.

    No Jews or Russians allowed to cross the Prut into Romania. Vigilance for foreign agents Report of operations. Hostile attitude of the local population. The attitude of the Jews and the reaction to it by the troops. Solution proposed to protect (by internment) the Jews from the troops. Requests for information regarding the hostile acts against the Army and the population, by the “jewish-communists”.

  12. Jews refugees from the Independent State of Croatia and German occupied Serbia.

    1. Државна комисија за утврђивање злочина окупатора и њихових помагача
    2. Documents on the Holocaust in Serbia and the Independent State of Croatia

    Documents produced in 1941-1942 by Italian authorities in Fiume (Rijeka) and Spalato (Split) about the Jews refugees from the Independent State of Croatia and German occupied Serbia. Details about the number, financial situation, personal data, place of temporary residence. The documents were produced by the Italian authorities in 1941 and 1942.

  13. March of Time -- outtakes -- Arrival of Romanian Jewish refugees in Palestine

    Arrival of 600 Romanian Jewish refugees (liberated by Russians) near Haifa [coming from concentration camp in Trans-Dniestrie]. LS ship docked. 05:21:27 MS refugees wave handkerchiefs. Authorities go aboard. LS ship with soldiers carryng arms; ambulances in FG. Unloading baggage with Commandant Morgan, Sea Transport Naval Officer, in FG. 05:22:35 Refugees exit ship down gangplank; elderly, mothers with children. 05:25:08 Filled baggage wagon passes in front of ship. Young refugees dance the "Hora" on the bridge of the ship. Refugees pass crowded train and board another. Arrival of train in ...

  14. Selected records of Jewish political refugees from the Schweizerisches Arbeiterhilfswerk Archives

    This collection contains materials on Jewish refugees in Switzerland who were helped by the Swiss Labor Assistance. It also contains a 1260-card registry of persons who were in contact with the Swiss Labor Office from 1933 to 1945.

  15. Silver, engraved kiddush cup used by German Jewish refugees in Shanghai

    1. Zalcgendler-Caspary family collection

    Kiddush cup saved by the Caspary family when they fled from Bublitz, Germany, (Bobolice, Poland) during the Holocaust and used by the family in the Hongkew ghetto, Shanghai, China

  16. Silver, engraved kiddush cup used by German Jewish refugees in Shanghai

    1. Zalcgendler-Caspary family collection

    Kiddush cup saved by the Caspary family when they fled from Bublitz, Germany (Bobolice, Poland) during the Holocaust and used by the family in the Hongkew ghetto, Shanghai, China.

  17. Silver, engraved kiddush cup used by German Jewish refugees in Shanghai

    1. Zalcgendler-Caspary family collection

    Kiddush cup saved by the Caspary family when they fled from Bublitz, Germany Bobolice, Poland) during the Holocaust and used by the family in the Hongkew ghetto, Shanghai, China.

  18. March of Time -- outtakes -- Jewish refugees, Jewish Agency, Jewish Brigade in Palestine

    Young Jewish refugees, having escaped the Germans, arrived at the Athlit Camp near Haifa wanting to join the Jewish Brigade. Yellow stars pinned to coats and vests. General shot of the recruiting. Several young Jews stand before the table to sign up. MS, Jews signing up, Yellow Star of David is apparent. General shot of young Jews entering the Recruiting Department of the Jewish Agency of Tel Aviv. CU, sign of recruiting bureau in Hebrew and English. The Mobile Jewish Brigade of Tel Monte - a special armed Jewish brigade authorized by the English authorities to defend the settlement (create...

  19. Oil lamp used for Sabbath brought by German Jewish refugees to the US

    1. Herta Berman collection

  20. Print of the Zülz synagogue brought to the US by German Jewish refugees

    1. Donald H. Harter family collection

    Woodcut print of the Zülz synagogue made by artist Rudolf Kraft (formerly Kramarczyk, 1885-1945), and owned by the Hirschberg (later Harter) family, German Jewish refugees. The synagogue was located in the town of Zülz and built in 1774, after the previous one had burned down. At the time of construction, the new synagogue was one of the largest in Germany. However, the Jewish population began to decline, and by World War I (1914-1918) there were only a few Jews left in Zülz. The Hirschberg (later Harter) family included Harry, his wife Lenore, and children, Donald and Dorothy. They lived i...