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  1. Jewish refugees in Holland: Papers of the Comite voor Joodsche Vluchtlingen, Amsterdam

    This microfilm collection consists of an archive of correspondence and reports of a German Jewish refugee organisation in the Netherlands during the 1930s and a hard copy file of similar material.

  2. Evian Conference: records

    Readers need to reserve a terminal in the reading room to access a digital version of this archive.This collection contains minutes, reports, speeches and correspondence of the Evian conference and its various sub-committees.

  3. Far Eastern Jewish Central Information Bureau: Correspondence

    This microfilm collection of correspondence between the Far Eastern Jewish Central Information Bureau (DALJEWCIB) and individuals and other Jewish organisations offers a valuable insight into the experiences of German and Austrian Jewish émigrés in the Far East. The personal accounts contain descriptions of the outward-bound voyage and of the climate and conditions in the host country, along with details on obtaining work and accommodation. Note that many of the letters are copies or extracts from originals. Some newsletters and newspapers are also included.

  4. International Tracing Service- Child search Branch: Papers re Lebensborn children etc

    This microfilm collection of documentation apparently emanating from the offices of the International Tracing Service deals in large part with children adopted by the Lebensborn programme.

  5. Wilfrid Israel Papers

    Readers need to reserve a reading room terminal to access a digital version of this archive.This microfilm collection of Wilfrid Israel's papers consists of copies of original essays, memoranda, private papers etc covering such subjects as the Weimar Republic, the rise of national Socialism, German Communist and Socialist parties and trade unions, the Jewish refugee problem. Also a fairly comprehensive collection of the 'Political Group Papers' (1941-1943) from the Royal Institute of International Affairs, Committee on Reconstruction. The papers in this collection relate to his activities a...

  6. Switzerland and Jewish refugees: Reports by JUNA and other material

    Readers need to reserve a reading room terminal to access a digital version of this archive.This collection of material on the fate of Jews and Switzerland during the Nazi era, comprises several deposits, the first three of which share the same provenance, the other two being unrelated. Parts of this archive were used to create the three dossiers in this collection.The three dossiers, all produced in 1955, and apparently emanating from the same source, have been produced in the same format. Namely, an introductory essay on a topic punctuated by references to related transcript documents (Be...

  7. Jewish Refugees Committee, Leeds: Correspondence and papers

    Readers need to reserve a reading room terminal to access a digital version of this archive.This microfilm archive of correspondence and papers was created by the Leeds office of the Jewish Refugee Committee. Most of the correspondence is either addressed to David Makovski or written by him. The overwhelming majority of letters in this collection relate to the fate of individual refugees.

  8. Charles Singer: Correspondence re victimisation of academics in Nazi Germany

    This microfilm collection of correspondence documents the concerns of the distinguished academic, Charles Singer and colleagues, in relation to the restrictions on academic freedom in Nazi Germany and in particular the discrimination against non-aryan professors during the Heidelberg University Jubilee celebrations, 1935.

  9. Council for German Jewry: Correspondence

    Readers need to reserve a reading room terminal to access a digital version of this archive.This collection consists of correspondence of the Council for German Jewry on the following subjects: dismissals of Jewish staff at Göttingen University (608/1); Austrian Jewish refugees from the Burgenland; various synagogue congregations in Germany (608/2); emergency relief organisation for German scientists abroad (608/3). Also a report by the Jewish Agency for Palestine re emigration, 1933-1934 (608/4)

  11. Kitchener Camp, Richborough, Kent: Records

    The documents in this collection offer an insight into the day to day lives of the inmates of the Kitchener Camp for refugees near Sandwich at Richborough, Kent in 1939. This collection comprises 4 separate deposits. The core material was deposited by Phineas May in October 1987 (Accession numbers 54096-54102) when he was Honorary Custodian of the Jewish Museum at Bloomsbury House. He also deposited the entertainments licence at 644/5 in May 1988. In addition Peter Mansbacher, a former inmate of the camp, deposited some material which includes a brief autobiographical sketch at 644/7 and me...

  12. Charlotte Lewin: Personal and family papers and correspondence

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  13. Thomas Cook and Son Ltd: Storage record book

    This storage record book of Thomas Cook's Lisbon depot, is thought to be significant because it apparently contains the names of many Jews who left possessions during the years 1942-1943, much of which remained unclaimed, and was presumably disposed of by Thomas Cook staff in due course. The following notes were supplied by the depositor, who was (in 1977-1978) the Thomas Cook General Manager for Europe and who retrieved the volume from the Lisbon office of Thomas Cook

  14. Brand family: correspondence

    This collection of original correspondence from members of the Brand family in Vienna to Max Brand in England dates mostly from the period of Max's arrival in England shortly before the outbreak of war until the deportation of the Brand family to the death camps.

  16. Regent's Park School: copy documentation

    Copy documentation regarding Regent's Park School, London NW3.

  17. Siegfried Kessler: Correspondence

    This collection of mostly original correspondence between Siegfried Kessler, a Czech Jewish exile in London, and various organisations and individuals, sheds light on the conditions of Czech Jews in Czechoslovakia in the early years of the war and the processes involved in getting them out.According to an incomplete curriculum vitae at -/20

  18. Reports and correspondence re Gurs and other French concentration camps

    These papers offer some insight into conditions in French internment camps during the 1940s, in particular in Gurs. Most of the reports and correspondence are contemporary copies or transcriptions.

  19. A. M. Priestley: copy transcript correspondence

    This collection of copy correspondence documents the experiences of a German Jewish refugee, Frederick Sittner, whilst held in Dixon's Interment Camp, Paignton, Devon. These surviving transcripts are a fraction of a much larger collection. In addition a subsequent deposit from the same source (Accession No. NB 281 ) comprises a letter with further background material on Friedrich Sittner and his relationship with Mrs Priestley [The letter also mentions that the original correspondence was deposited at the Imperial War Museum in 1994]; a copy extract from Sittner's 'instructions' re the disp...