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Holding Institution: ארכיון יד ושם / Yad Vashem Archives

  1. Testimony of Josef Brunner, born in Munich, Germany, 1923, regarding his experience on a transport of Jewish children from Prague to Britain, as a soldier in the British Army and in the fighting at Dunkirk

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

    Testimony of Josef Brunner, born in Munich, Germany, 1923, regarding his experience on a transport of Jewish children from Prague to Britain, as a soldier in the British Army and in the fighting at Dunkirk Born in Munich. Expulsion of the Jews of the Sudetenland; persecution by the Gestapo, 1939; transport of Jewish children from Prague to England; work on English farms,1940; training of Jewish volunteers in the Czechoslovakian military camp, 1942; increase of Jewish participation due to the arrival of Czechoslovakian troops from the Middle East, 1943; fighting at Dunkirk; Jewish losses. Di...

  2. "Jewish Street Song": Poem written by Jakow Opaczynski, born in Piotrkow Trybunalski, Poland, 1920

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

    "Jewish Street Song": Poem written by Jakow Opaczynski, born in Piotrkow Trybunalski, Poland, 1920 Return of a Jewish soldier who fought bravely against the Nazis to an empty city which has been destroyed; life in the Jewish street before the war including preparations for the Sabbath, debates between Revisionists and Zionists and relations between Jews and non-Jews; outbreak of the war; life in the ghetto including hunger, cold, mortality, abuse, beatings, arrest and murder of Jews; transporting of Jews by the Gestapo; destruction of the Jewish street; atmosphere of silence in the cemetery...

  3. Eve Cahen, born in Orleans, France, 1880; details regarding her activities in the French Jewish underground during World War II

    1. O.89 - Collection of Personal Files of Jewish Underground Fighters in France

    Eve Cahen, born in Orleans, France, 1880; details regarding her activities in the French Jewish underground during World War II Life in Toulouse from 1942; work as assistant to Dr. Jules Hofstein, the physician, in the CAR (Refugees Aid Committee) and OSE (Children's Aid Society) offices; raises money and prepares parcels for Gurs inmates; occupation of southern France by the Germans; search for solutions for children at risk; distribution of food on the deportation trains with help from the Quakers; arrest by the Gestapo; deportation to Auschwitz on Transport 76, 30 June 1944. In the file:...

  4. Monique Hayem, born in Saint Mande, France, 1920: details regarding her activities in the French Jewish underground during World War II

    1. O.89 - Collection of Personal Files of Jewish Underground Fighters in France

    Monique Hayem, born in Saint Mande, France, 1920: details regarding her activities in the French Jewish underground during World War II Joins the La Sixieme (the Sixth) underground; recruited into the resistance movement in the Brive area by Henri Wahl along with her brother, Jean, June 1943; smuggling activities and distribution of forged documents and other printed materials; transfer to the Maritime Alps area after she is informed on and wanted by the Gestapo; arrested after being informed on in Saint Jean la Riviere, 11 February 1944; deportation to Bergen-Belsen; her death in Bergen-Be...

  5. Joint testimony of A. Rozenberg, born in Bialystok, Poland, and Abrasza Gerszuni, born in Bialystok, Poland, regarding Zelig Iglewicz, born in Szczuczyn, Poland, a member of the Revolt and Resistance movement in the Bialystok Ghetto

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

    Joint testimony of A. Rozenberg, born in Bialystok, Poland, and Abrasza Gerszuni, born in Bialystok, Poland, regarding Zelig Iglewicz, born in Szczuczyn, Poland, a member of the Revolt and Resistance movement in the Bialystok Ghetto Assistance activities for Soviet POWs found in the area of the Polish Army 10th regiment near Bialystok; rescue activities and assistance to POWs carried out as part of the activities of an underground cell comprised of four underground members (Judyta, the Comsomol organization); arrest of Iglewicz by the Germans, torture; release; Iglewicz was wanted by the Ge...

  6. Researched documentation of Anna Kupreyeva regarding the Minsk Ghetto and Michail Gebelev, one of the underground leaders in the Minsk Ghetto

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

    Researched documentation of Anna Kupreyeva regarding the Minsk Ghetto and Michail Gebelev, one of the underground leaders in the Minsk Ghetto Research study written by Anna Kupreyeva regarding Michail Gebelev, one of the leaders of the underground in the Minsk Ghetto, who began his underground activity, September 1941, was detained by the Gestapo, July 1942, and executed, 15 August [1942]; Included in the file: Article written by Anna Kupreyeva regarding the underground group active in the Minsk Ghetto, September 1941-early May 1942, including a list of the group members and their biographi...

  7. Testimony of Feigel (Rosenstein) Golombek, born in Stawiski, Poland, 1915, regarding her experiences in Kolno

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

    Testimony of Feigel (Rosenstein) Golombek, born in Stawiski, Poland, 1915, regarding her experiences in Kolno Abuse and murder of approximately 30 Jews in Kolno by Polish farmers; names of those murdered; rape of young Jewish women; destruction of Lenin's statue in the Kolno square, 05 July 1941; burial of the statue in the Jewish cemetery; beating of Jews by Poles during the burial of the statue; deportation of Jewish youth to labor [camps], 15 July 1941; the fate of the youth is unknown; deportation of the parents of the youth to Bogusze by Gestapo men; murder of the parents by shooting; ...

  8. Testimony of Meir Markewitz, born in Lomza, Poland, 1934, regarding his experiences in Trzcianne, Bogusze and in hiding

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

    Testimony of Meir Markewitz, born in Lomza, Poland, 1934, regarding his experiences in Trzcianne, Bogusze and in hiding Occupation of Trzcianne by the German Army, 26 June 1941; "Aktion"; murder of Jews by the Gestapo; burial of those murdered in a mass grave; forced labor; deportation of the Jews to the Bogusze camp; life in Bogusze for three months; transfer to Treblinka; murder of Jews in gas chambers in Treblinka; escape with his family; life being hidden by a farmer, including morbidity; liberation by the Red Army, 12 August 1944.

  9. Official documentation of the Linz community regarding emigration, prayer times, registration of Jews who have converted and more, 1938-1945

    1. O.30 - Documentation regarding the Jews of Austria, mainly during the Holocaust period

    Official documentation of the Linz community regarding emigration, prayer times, registration of Jews who have converted and more, 1938-1945 - Information pages regarding emigration matters, September 1938; - Appeal from the local Zionist movement chapter to contribute to the JNF (Jewish National Fund); - Prayer times for the High Holydays, religious holidays, Shabbatot and weekdays, September-October; 1938 - Obligation of Nichtglaubensjuden (Jews who have converted) to register according to orders from the Gestapo; - Reminder with a request from the Chairman of the Community (with no name ...

  10. List of synagogues and houses of worship in Vienna, 10 November 1938, and an invitation to a ceremony in honor of the 120th anniversary of the Wiener Stadt Tempel, 1946

    1. O.30 - Documentation regarding the Jews of Austria, mainly during the Holocaust period

    List of synagogues and houses of worship in Vienna, 10 November 1938, and an invitation to a memorial ceremony in honor of the 120th anniversary of the Wiener Stadt Tempel, 1946 In the file: List of synagogues and houses of worship as prepared by the Gestapo attached to the Vienna STAPO headquarters, 30 November 1938. The list is arranged by urban districts (Bezirke) and the names of the streets have been erased; the list is signed by Johann Pelz [Filz?]; within the list, there is a note that according to orders of Gauleiter Josef Buerkel the place of worship (Tempel) on Seitenstettengasse ...

  11. Benjamin Sagalowitz Archive: Documentation from Nuremberg Trials regarding the deportation of the Jews of Germany to eastern Europe

    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: Documentation from Nuremberg Trials regarding the deportation of the Jews of Germany to Eastern Europe In the file: - Documentation taken from evidence gathered for the Nuremberg Trials regarding deportation of the Jews, mainly from Bavaria (southern Germany), to Eastern Europe, 1941-1943; - Among other things, a letter from Alfred Rosenberg, the Minister for the Occupied Areas in the East, regarding the deportation of the Jews of Germany to Minsk, 16 January 1942; - Orders from the Wuerzburg Gestapo office, 1942.

  12. Maurice Loebenberg, born in Zurich, Switzerland, 1916, known as Cachoud; details regarding his activities in the Jewish underground in France during World War II

    1. O.89 - Collection of Personal Files of Jewish Underground Fighters in France

    Maurice Loebenberg, born in Zurich, Switzerland, 1916, known as Cachoud; details regarding his activities in the Jewish underground in France during World War II Commander of the underground AJ (Jewish Army); responsible for forging documents for the MLN (National Liberation Movement); taken captive by the Gestapo at Auteuil, 17 July 1944; 26 hours of torture and death. Also in the file: - Article by Michel Anski; - Photographs from the Yad Vashem Photo Archive: Archival signature 7946/30 and 7646/31.

  13. Testimony of Binyamin Ratzlow regarding the fate of the Jews of Suprasl

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

    Testimony of Binyamin Ratzlow regarding the fate of the Jews of Suprasl Life in Suprasl before the outbreak of the war. Occupation of Suprasl by the German Army, 27 June 1941; deportation of 90 men to Bialystok; murder of Jews during the deportation; life in Suprasl including anti-Jewish legislation, yellow badge, robbery of Jewish property, forced labor and abuse; murder of Jews by Gestapo and Schupo men, May 1942; deportation of the Jews of Suprasl to the Bialystok Ghetto, 02 November 1942; deportation of the Jews from the Bialystok Ghetto to Treblinka, 19 November 1942.

  14. Testimony of Liza Bursztyn, born in Lomza, Poland, 1912, regarding her experiences in Lomza

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

    Testimony of Liza Bursztyn, born in Lomza, Poland, 1912, regarding her experiences in Lomza Establishment of the Lomza Ghetto, July 1941; abuse of the witness by a Gestapo man; capture of 50 Jewish youth; murder of the youth in the Lomza area; work at housecleaning outside the ghetto; her husband's work at construction; arrest of Communists; murder of approximately 2,000 Jews without work permits, September 1941; names of those murdered; robbery of Jewish property by Manko, the Gestapo man, 31 October 1942; liquidation of the Lomza Ghetto, 01 November 1942; suicide of Hefner, the Jewish phy...

  15. Testimony of Alter Trus, Chairman of the Organization of Former Residents of the Briansk Community in Bialystok regarding collaborators with the Germans in Briansk

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

    Testimony of Alter Trus, Chairman of the Organization of Former Residents of the Briansk Community in Bialystok regarding collaborators with the Germans in Briansk Names of Polish residents of Briansk who collaborated with the Germans, including Maniek Zawadzki; capture of nine Jews in hiding by Zawadzki; handing over of the Jews in hiding to the gendarmerie; murder of those who had been in hiding by the gendarmerie; murder of Jews by the Gestapo man, Michal Panaszuk from Briansk; handing over of Jews to the gendarmerie by Kotlinski and Poplawski, Polish residents of Briansk; murder of Jews...

  16. Simone (Levy) Hirschler, born in Mulhouse, France, 1911; details regarding her activities in the French Jewish underground during World War II

    1. O.89 - Collection of Personal Files of Jewish Underground Fighters in France

    Simone (Levy) Hirschler, born in Mulhouse, France, 1911; details regarding her activities in the French Jewish underground during World War II Life in Marseilles with her husband, Rabbi Rene Hirschler; her husband's activities as Chief Rabbi of the camps in France; rescue activities with her husband; arrested by the Gestapo with her husband, 23 December 1943; deportation to Drancy; transfer to Auschwitz; perishes in Auschwitz with her husband; awarded the Croix de Guerre. In the file: - Photograph of Simone Hirschler; - Documents; - Personal documents; - Testimonies.

  17. Reports written about the Vilna Ghetto and the Bialystok Ghetto, 1943

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

    Reports written about the Vilna Ghetto and the Bialystok Ghetto, 1943 1. Excerpt from a report written by the Bialystok Judenrat for the Gestapo regarding the employment of Jews in the ghetto, 02 April 1943, and evacuation, February 1943; Note: One page; the excerpt is a copy of the original material dug up from deep in the ground and taken out of the ghetto. 2. Report written, apparently by Hermann Adler in Budapest, Hungary (after he escaped from Warsaw, Poland), regarding Mordechaj Tenenbaum, the Hechalutz movement, and activities of Anton Schmidt in the Vilna Ghetto, November 1943. Note...

  18. Documentation regarding the activities of Kurt Lischka in France, including translations from French to German of excerpts from the book "Le Memorial De La Deportation Des Juifs De France" ("Memorial to the Jews Deported from France") written by Serge Kla

    1. P.26 - Heiner Lichtenstein Collection - Documentation collected by a Journalist who wrote about the Holocaust and about Trials of Nazi War Criminals, 1952-1987

    Documentation regarding the activities of Kurt Lischka in France, including translations from French to German of excerpts from the book "Le Memorial De La Deportation Des Juifs De France" ("Memorial to the Jews Deported from France") written by Serge Klarsfeld and published, 1978; documentation dated, 1942-1978 - Documentation regarding Ernst Heinrichsohn, a Gestapo man in Paris; letters from the Gestapo in Paris; testimonies of Jews regarding the deportation of children, July 1942; - Photocopies of books published in France regarding the deportation of the Jews; some of the documentary ma...

  19. Armand Gelmann, 1921; details regarding his activities in the French Jewish underground during World War II

    1. O.89 - Collection of Personal Files of Jewish Underground Fighters in France

    Armand Gelmann, 1921; details regarding his activities in the French Jewish underground during World War II Life in the Gers region including EIF (French Jewish Scouts) membership; life in the Lot et Garonne region including EIF membership; life in the Tarn et Garonne district including EIF membership; La Sixieme (the Sixth) membership; activities as contact person for Dr. Sigismond Hirsch; activities initiating contacts and finding hiding places for Jews; arrest by the Gestapo after he is informed on; deportation to Auschwitz on Transport 58, 31 July 1943; nominated for the Medaille de la ...

  20. Marc Haguenau, born in Paris, France, 1904, known as Colombe; details regarding his activities in the French Jewish underground during World War II

    1. O.89 - Collection of Personal Files of Jewish Underground Fighters in France

    Marc Haguenau, born in Paris, France, 1904, known as Colombe; details regarding his activities in the French Jewish underground during World War II Activities as General Secretary of EIF (French Jewish Scouts), membership in the La Sixieme (the Sixth) underground; detention by the Gestapo in Grenoble, 18 February 1944; unsuccessful attempt to escape; murdered, 20 February 1944; awarded the Legion of Honor, the Croix de Guerre and the Medaille de la Resistance. In the file: - Testimonies regarding activities; - Document attesting to the fact that he was awarded the Legion of Honor decoration...