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Holding Institution: Wiener Library for the Study of the Nazi Era and the Holocaust, Tel Aviv University/ספריית וינר לחקר התקופה הנאצית והשואה, אוניברסיטת תל-אביב

  1. [Nazi Justice Trial Transcripts]

    1. The Alfred Wiener documents collection

    The file contains the verdicts of Beatrix Sláma (born on 18 February 1920 in Moladotitz) and Barbara Lang (born on 25 December 1912 in Kunowitz). In 1943 Wenzel Lang escaped Communist persecution by the Gestapo. Lang was given shelter by Beatrix Sláma's husband who was a friend of his. Beatrix Sláma disapproved of Lang's stay but did not report him to the police. Later Wenzel Lang took refuge in Barbara Lang's home who was his sister-in-law. She was aware of his political activities and let him stay in her home. The defendants Beatrix Sláma and Barbara Lang were found guilty of having suppo...

  2. Eingangsbuch ‫‪‎‫‏über Häftlinge

    1. The Alfred Wiener documents collection

    The file contains a list in alphabetical order of prisoners of the Gestapo Sonderkommando in Berlin in the Lehrterstrasse (Streetname) from August 1944 till March 1945. The list was copied and translated from the original 'Eingabebuch ‫‪‎‫‏über Häftlinge'. It shows the names of the prisoners, the dates of arrest and dates of dismissal. The 'Royal United Service Institution' got the original 'Eingabebuch ‫‪‎‫‏über Häftlinge' in 1958 as a present from an anonym donor.

  3. [Prisoners of War and forces laborers: treatment and punishment in Nazi Germany]

    1. The Alfred Wiener documents collection

    The file contains various documents regarding the treatment of forced laborers from Poland and the Soviet Union in Nazi Germany between 1940 and 1943. Most of the documents are circulars issued by the Gestapo and signed by Heinrich Müller and Reinhard Heydrich giving instructions and regulations on the punishment of Polish and Soviet forced laborers who are accused of sexual intercourse with German women. While some documents also discuss the possibility of “Germanization” of foreign laborers, most regulations turn around the use of the so-called “Sonderbehandlung” which meant execution. So...

  4. [Nazi Justice Trial Transcripts]

    1. The Nazi Justice collection

    The file contains the verdict of Wenzel Hendrich (born on 26 November 1907 in Franzendorf), Marie Hendrich (born on 12 December 1911 in Doerfel) and Wanda Moucka (born on 13 September 1911 in Prague). On 31 December 1943 two Jewish prisoners (Weisl and Liebl) were able to break out of the Gestapo prison in Prague. Marie Hendrich, the neighbour of Ottokar Weisl's mother, helped considerably in establishing contact between the two, whereas Wenzel Hendrich tried to stay out of this as far as possible. They were sentenced to spend five years in a penitentiary. The third defendant, Wanda Moucka,...

  5. [Nazi Justice Trial Transcripts]

    1. The Nazi Justice collection

    The file contains the verdict of Wenzel (born on 11 February 1897 in Prague) and Karoline Limbursky (born on 27 July 1907 in Prague). The couple's crime had been to give shelter to a member of the Czech army who was wanted by the "Gestapo". Furthermore, Karoline Limbursky supported the man by providing him with food. The couple was was found guilty and sentenced to death in 1944.

  6. [Nazi Justice Trial Transcripts]

    1. The Nazi Justice collection

    The file contains the verdict of Josef Hocke (born on 1 May 1894 in Prag). In 1938 Josef Hocke got to know Ulrich Hlavin, a former major of the Czech-Slovak military staff, through mutual friends. They met again in 1939 and 1941 – that's when Ulrich Hlavin told the defendant that he was being searched for. In early 1942 Josef Hocke allowed Ulrich Hlavin to hide in his warehouse twice. In January and December of 1943 he showed up again – however, Josef Hocke declined his request out of fear of the Gestapo. The defendant was found guilty of not notifying German authorities about a wanted pers...

  7. [Nazi Justice Trial Transcripts]

    1. The Nazi Justice collection

    The file contains the verdicts of Beatrix Sláma (born on 18 February 1920 in Moladotitz) and Barbara Lang (born on 25 December 1912 in Kunowitz). In 1943 Wenzel Lang escaped Communist persecution by the Gestapo. Lang was given shelter by Beatrix Sláma's husband who was a friend of his. Beatrix Sláma disapproved of Lang's stay but did not report him to the police. Later Wenzel Lang took refuge in Barbara Lang's home who was his sister-in-law. She was aware of his political activities and let him stay in her home. The defendants Beatrix Sláma and Barbara Lang were found guilty of having suppo...

  8. Der Antifaschist Edgar André vom Tode bedroht

    1. Anti-Nazi resistance and opposition

    Edgar André was arrested on the day of the last election in Germany, March 5th, 1933. He was put in solitary confinement after being severely beaten. A short summary of his life is given, describing his social and political work among the poor, first as a socialist and from 1922 onwards as a communist. With the rise of the Nazi movement, he became a serious opponent who was under constant threat. On March 15th, 1931 Ernst Henning, who had replaced André at a worker gathering, was attacked on his way home in a bus by three members of the SA. He and another passenger were killed, several we...

  9. Wohin?

    1. Anti-Nazi resistance and opposition

    The booklet asks the question “Wohin” (Where to?) by Max Sievers with observations on the progress of the war after seven months of fighting. The feeling that it has not yet fully started and therefore will last for a long time is prevalent. Sievers analyzes the failures of Western countries (Finland). The entry of the United States in an eventual alliance is hoped for and the role of the Soviet Union and Italy in the progress of the war will most likely become more active. The second essay “Deutschlands innerer Kriegsschauplatz” (Germany’s inner front) by Manfred discusses the terror withi...

  10. Kampf gegen den Mythus des 20. Jahrhunderts

    1. Anti-Nazi resistance and opposition

    The publication discusses a reprint of an answer addressed to the writing of "The Myth of the 20th century", which was anti-church and anti-Christian. How this publication was created, printed and distributed in 1934 is recounted. After a disturbing meeting with Hitler, the archbishop of Cologne initiated the creation of a defense office against national-socialist anti-Christian propaganda. Anti-Christian publications were collected, counterpropaganda produced which was often immediately confiscated by the Gestapo. Overall, about 17 Mio. were distributed. Also conferences, meetings, lecture...

  11. Dehmel, Richard Fedor Leopold, 1863-1920

    1. Biographical press cuttings collection (1945-1970s)

    "Richard Fedor Leopold Dehmel (18 November 1863 in Wendisch-Hermsdorf, Prussia – 8 February 1920 in Blankenese, Germany) was a German poet and writer." -- Wikipedia "Dehn, Günther Karl (Apr 18, 1882, Schwerin – Mar 17, 1970, Bonn). After studying in Berlin, Halle, and Bonn, Dehn was employed from 1907 on as a parish priest in Berlin and worked from 1911 to 1931 in the labor district of Moabit. During these years, he concerned himself with the relationship between the church and workers. In 1926, the University of Münster awarded him an honorary doctorate. In 1931 he was appointed professor ...

  12. ["Judenangelegenheiten"-Bayern I]

    1. The Alfred Wiener documents collection

    The file is the first part of a series of files containing correspondence by the Ministry of the interior, the Bavarian political police and the Gestapo Würzburg and press clippings. Included is a confiscated copy of the magazine “Der Stürmer” held back because of an article about the ritual slaughter of Christian children. Correspondence includes dealings between “aryan and non aryan ” businesses and an investigation of a boycott of „Arian“ shoe factories by Jewish businesses. Further documents about the confiscation of Jewish newspapers and magazines from news stands,the boycott of Jewish...

  13. [Correspondences regarding racial desirable children, 1941-1943]

    1. The Alfred Wiener documents collection

    All the correspondences in the file regard racial desirable children for the purpose of Germanization in special homes and institutions. Among them is an order to Germanize the names of the children before placing them in German families, a letter from Himmler to Sollmann, sending Sollmann to Prague to discuss the matter of the children spared from the Lidice massacre, that have been found racial desirable. Appendant, a notification from the Gestapo to the immigrations center of Litzmanstadt follows, stating the arrival of 90 unaccompanied children from Lidice between the ages of 1-16 years...

  14. [Eichmann-trial, Witness statements multiple IV]

    1. The Alfred Wiener documents collection

    The file is part of the witness statements acquired in Germany and Austria of former functionaries in Nazi Germany on behalf of the prosecutor of the Eichmann trial in 1961. The witnesses are Dr. Eberhard von Thadden, who gives insight into the Klessheim meeting between Hitler and Horthy and Alfred Slawik, who was a servant of Eichmann during his time in Budapest (April to November 1944). He describes the layout of the confiscated Villa Aschner in Budapest, where Eichmann and his subordinates stayed while in Budapest. He is also asked about a Jewish boy who was apparently hit by Eichmann at...

  15. [Nazi Justice Trial Transcripts]

    1. The Nazi Justice collection

    The file contains the verdicts of Johann Ručka (born on 2 April 1892 in Solanetz), Anna Ručka (born on 5 July 1894 in Solanetz), Ludmilla Ručka (born on 9 June 1923 in Solanetz) and Johann Ručka (the younger) (born on 20 June 1925 in Solanetz). The four defendants were a family living in the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia. The family was accused of having given shelter to wanted persons. Johann Ručka allowed Miroslaus Jašek, a relative of Anna Ručka, and his companions to stay in his home on several occasions. The men were wanted by the GESTAPO due to their involvement with the Communi...

  16. [Nazi Justice Trial Transcripts]

    1. The Alfred Wiener documents collection

    The file contains the verdicts of Johann Ručka (born on 2 April 1892 in Solanetz), Anna Ručka (born on 5 July 1894 in Solanetz), Ludmilla Ručka (born on 9 June 1923 in Solanetz) and Johann Ručka (the younger) (born on 20 June 1925 in Solanetz). The four defendants were a family living in the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia. The family was accused of having given shelter to wanted persons. Johann Ručka allowed Miroslaus Jašek, a relative of Anna Ručka, and his companions to stay in his home on several occasions. The men were wanted by the GESTAPO due to their involvement with the Communi...

  17. [Correspondence regarding the Bern trial records access]

    1. Bern Trial, Bern, Switzerland, 1934-1935

    The file contains a correspondence regarding the Bern trial records access in April 1935. Various letters from Fleischhauer regarding the inspection of russian files can be seen. Loosli used some russian files for the Bern trial, which he promised not to handle over or show unauthorized people. Fleischhauer however wanted to see them, as they were part of the trial and might have been important also for his expert opinion. The judicial office in Bern, spezifically judge Walter Meyer, refuses this wish, as he did not want to sent any files to Germany. The explanation was clear: 'as the Swiss...

  18. [Nazi Justice Trial Transcripts]

    1. The Alfred Wiener documents collection

    The file contains the verdict of Josef Doubek Sen. (born on 1 March 1894 in Nedwieditz), Johann Pecl (born on 30 September 1911 in Kobelnitz), Maria Doubek (born on 21 June 1889 in Zokolnitz), Julie Svoboda (born on 21 April 1899), Jaroslava Doubek (born on 26 April 1920 in Zokolnitz) and Beatrix Pecl (born on 18 May 1922 in Kobelnitz). The 20 year old Josef Doubek Jr. has been wanted by the Secret State Police (Gestapo) since 1940. He has been hiding at his family’s house. In March 1941 Josef Doubek learned that his son is wanted. In May 1941 the Secret State Police searched for Josef Doub...

  19. The Position of the Jews in Germany (June)

    1. The Alfred Wiener documents collection

    The file contains a report of 1936 about the position of the Jews in Germany written in English and German. The Jewish Central information Office published every month a new report, regarding the situation of Jews in Germany. In 1928 Alfred Wiener was instrumental in creating the Büro Wilhelmstrasse of the CV, which documented Nazi activities and issued anti-Nazi materials until 1933 when Hitler came to power. Wiener and his family fled to Amsterdam where he, together with Dr. David Cohen of Amsterdam University, founded the Jewish Central Information Office (JCIO). This report is divided i...

  20. [Carl Schmitt documents - Arguments that see Schmitt as an opponent of the SS ]

    1. Carl Schmitt – The Confidential File

    The first part of this file is a notification from SD-Hauptamt (Main Security Office), department II/2, dated 26./28.08.1936, to the "Stabsführer des SD-Hauptamtes" (Staff Leader of the Main Security Office) with the request to present it to C. Compilation of arguments based on what Schmitt supposedly said or did in order to prove that he clearly sees the SS as his opponent regarding ideologies and tries to work against it. The notification is signed by [Reinhard] Höhn, the leader of this department. The second part is a copy of a notification of the Gestapo (Geheimes Staatspolizeiamt - Sec...