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Holding Institution: ארכיון יד ושם / Yad Vashem Archives

  1. 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...

  2. Documentation regarding the activities of the OSE and the JDC organizations in various countries in Europe, 1939-1945

    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 activities of the OSE and the JDC organizations in various countries in Europe, 1939-1945 - Documentation regarding the activities of the OSE organization in the Netherlands, Poland, Germany and Yugoslavia; - Correspondence between Saly Mayer and Boris Tschlenoff regarding the financing of a shipment of medicine and the care of children in those countries (the Netherlands, Poland, Germany and Yugoslavia), by the JDC organization; - Issue of the "News Bulletin", June 1941, regarding the aims of the OSE organization in the United States; - Documentation regarding a...

  3. Documentation regarding the transfer of relief to Jews in Austria, including correspondence between Saly Mayer and the Red Cross organization regarding the financing of the Red Cross organization's activities in Vienna, a report by Israel Kasztner regardi

    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 Jews in Austria, including correspondence between Saly Mayer and the Red Cross organization regarding the financing of the Red Cross organization's activities in Vienna, a report by Israel Kasztner regarding [the transfer of] food goods to Jews in Austria, a report by the Jewish Agency regarding the fate of the Jews in Austria, and other matters, 1944-1945 - Correspondence between Saly Mayer and the Red Cross organization in Vienna, regarding the financing of the Red Cross organization's relief activities on behalf of the Jewish survivors in...

  4. Correspondence between Saly Mayer and Maurice Marcus, Julius Orlov and the Red Cross organization, between Maurice Marcus and Charles Passman - the JDC Southeast Europe director, and between Julius Orlov and Maurice Marcus and others, 1943-1946

    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)

    Correspondence between Saly Mayer and Maurice Marcus, Julius Orlov and the Red Cross organization, between Maurice Marcus and Charles Passman - the JDC Southeast Europe director, and between Julius Orlov and Maurice Marcus and others, 1943-1946 - Correspondence between Saly Mayer and Maurice Marcus, a merchant who was deported from Sofia to Lom, regarding the situation of the Jews who were deported from Sofia by the Bulgarian authorities; - Correspondence between Saly Mayer and Julius Orlov, an industrialist in Zurich who was Maurice Marcus' person of trust in Switzerland; - Correspondence ...

  5. 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...

  6. Documentation regarding the Jews in France during the war, including a report concerning the situation of the young people in Gurs, Rivesaltes and Argeles camps, a protocol of a meeting in Drancy between the directors of the Union Generale des Israelites

    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 during the war, including a report concerning the situation of the young people in Gurs, Rivesaltes and Argeles camps, a protocol of a meeting in Drancy between the directors of the Union Generale des Israelites de France - UGIF and SS person Alois Brunner, the detention of Jews by the French police, and other matters, 1941-1943 - Report by Dr. J. Doubossarsky, an ORT representative, regarding his visit in Gurs camp, 01 February 1941; - Report regarding the situation of the young people in Gurs, Rivesaltes and Argeles sur Mer camps in the south of ...

  7. 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...

  8. Documentation regarding monetary claims related to monies borrowed by the JDC organization in France in exchange for payment of the debt in dollars after the war, and regarding the transfer of monies by the JDC on behalf of the Jews in France, 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 monetary claims related to monies borrowed by the JDC organization in France in exchange for payment of the debt in dollars after the war, and regarding the transfer of monies by the JDC on behalf of the Jews in France, 1941-1945 - Monetary claims related to monies borrowed by the JDC organization in France, in exchange for payment of the debt in dollars after the war; - Lists of lenders; - Correspondence between Saly Mayer and the US Legation in Bern, regarding the transfer of monies from the United States to France; - Listing of telephone discussions between Saly M...

  9. 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],...

  10. Documentation regarding the activities of the Red Cross organization on behalf of persecuted Jews and Jewish refugees in France, 1942-1944

    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)

    Documentation regarding the activities of the Red Cross organization on behalf of persecuted Jews and Jewish refugees in France, 1942-1944 - Report by the Red Cross organization regarding a visit in the French Free Zone, including information about the Red Cross organization [apparently in the Free Zone] and about the situation in the camps, 10-26 March 1942; - [Letter] written by Dr. Joseph Weill, the medical advisor of the OSE organization, including a note to the Commission Mixte (Mixed Committee) of the Red Cross organization, regarding the situation in the detention camps in France, Fe...

  11. 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 ...

  12. Documentation regarding relief to Jews in the Netherlands, including correspondence between Saly Mayer and Gertrude Van Tijn, head of the Comite Voor Joodsche Vluchtelingen - CJV (Committee for Jewish Refugees) in Amsterdam, an entrance visa to Switzerlan

    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 Jews in the Netherlands, including correspondence between Saly Mayer and Gertrude Van Tijn, head of the Comite Voor Joodsche Vluchtelingen - CJV (Committee for Jewish Refugees) in Amsterdam, an entrance visa to Switzerland for G. Van Tijn, reports regarding the deportation of the Jews from Amsterdam to Westerbork camp, and other matters, 1939-1949 - Correspondence between Saly Mayer and Gertrude Van Tijn, head of the Comite Voor Joodsche Vluchtelingen - CJV (Committee for Jewish Refugees) in Amsterdam, regarding relief to the persecuted Jews in the Netherla...

  13. 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...

  14. Documentation, including correspondence between Saly Mayer and Josef Blum regarding the transfer of relief to persecuted Jews, a report by the Hechalutz movement regarding the situation of the Jews in Hungary, sections of reports by Gisi Fleischmann regar

    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, including correspondence between Saly Mayer and Josef Blum regarding the transfer of relief to persecuted Jews, a report by the Hechalutz movement regarding the situation of the Jews in Hungary, sections of reports by Gisi Fleischmann regarding the deportation of Hungarian Jewry, and other matters, 1940-1944 - Confirmation by Morris C. Troper, chairman of the JDC organization's governing council for Europe, that Josef Blum is an official JDC organization representative, 08 June 1940; - List of Hungarian Jewish students studying in Zurich, 21 November 1941; - Correspondence be...

  15. Documentation, including a list of Jewish refugees from Poland who are in Hungary that was sent to Saly Mayer by Nathan Schwalb, a letter written by Israel Kasztner to Saly Mayer regarding the negotiations with the SS, a report by Philip von Freudiger reg

    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, including a list of Jewish refugees from Poland who are in Hungary that was sent to Saly Mayer by Nathan Schwalb, a letter written by Israel Kasztner to Saly Mayer regarding the negotiations with the SS, a report by Philip von Freudiger regarding the events in Hungary, and other matters; documents dated, 1944-1978 - List of names of Jewish refugees from Poland who are still in Hungary, sent to Saly Mayer by Nathan Schwalb, 03 October 1944; - Letter written by Israel Kasztner to Saly Mayer, regarding the "ARBA" [?] negotiations with the SS, 10 October 1944; - Report sent by Ph...

  16. Documentation regarding Jewish refugees in Switzerland, including correspondence by Saly Mayer regarding the administration of the Belmont refugee camp, letters by refugees in Les Avants camp, bills and receipts for the JDC organization's expenses, and ot

    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 in Switzerland, including correspondence by Saly Mayer regarding the administration of the Belmont refugee camp, letters by refugees in Les Avants camp, bills and receipts for the JDC organization's expenses, and other matters, 1942-1947 - Documentation regarding the Jewish refugees who arrived to Switzerland from Bergen-Belsen camp in the context of the "ARBA" [?] negotiations with SS representatives, August 1944; - Lists of names of refugees and the JDC organization's expenses on behalf of the refugees; - Bills and receipts for the JDC organization'...

  17. Documentation regarding monetary claims of people from the Kasztner train group, who were transferred from Bergen-Belsen camp to Switzerland; documentation dated, 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 monetary claims of people from the Kasztner train group, who were transferred from Bergen-Belsen camp to Switzerland; documentation dated, 1944-1946 - Declaration submitted by Israel Kasztner to Saly Mayer in his office in Sankt Gallen, regarding monetary claims of people from the Kasztner train group, 31 October 1944; the declaration includes a list of people who handed over various sums of money to the leaders of the Relief and Rescue Committee in Budapest, in exchange for the promise that their money would be reimbursed to them after their liberation; - Appeal by ...

  18. 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...

  19. Documentation regarding the DELASEM organization's activities on behalf of the Jews in Italy and the Italian Jews 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)

    Documentation regarding the DELASEM organization's activities on behalf of the Jews in Italy and the Italian Jews in Switzerland, 1943-1944 - Correspondence between Saly Mayer and Lelio Vittorio Valobra, the head of the DELASEM organization, regarding the organization's relief to persecuted Jews in Italy and to the Italian Jewish refugees in Switzerland after the German occupation of Italy, September 1943, and following the escape of Valobra to Switzerland, late 1943; - Documentation regarding the situation of the Jews in Italy; - List of refugees from Italy and Yugoslavia in Switzerland, 0...

  20. 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...