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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

  6. 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 ...

  7. Diels, Rudolf, 1900-1957

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

    "Rudolf Diels (16 December 1900 - 18 November 1957) was a German politician and head of the Gestapo in 1933-34.He is also referred to as SS Oberfurer. He was a protégé of Hermann Göring." -- Wikipedia Newspaper clippings, Biographical information, articles, pamphlet, extracts from book, extracts from Newspapers and extract from a letter.

  8. Buchenwald I. Prisoners List & Statistics

    1. The Alfred Wiener documents collection

    A general view of the file content: list of surviving prisoners ; statistics that include the number of exterminations ; unnatural deaths ; extermination transport to Auschwitz, Bergen Belsen and Lublin ; incomplete list of Kommando 99 (Buchenwald) ; list of belongings of Dutch prisoners and correspondence with the Gestapo in Holland.

  9. [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...

  10. Theresienstadt Diary (in 4 parts)

    1. The Alfred Wiener documents collection

    A detailed personal account of life under the Nazis since 1934 (12 pages) and in the ghetto during the final months of World War II and of liberation by Eva Noack-Mosse, a member of the well-known Berlin Mosse family. Before her deportation to Theresienstadt concentration camp in February of 1945, she moved together with her non-Jewish husband from Berlin to a small Bavarian village in 1941. In Theresienstadt camp she worked since end of February 1945 in the Central Office and therefore had easy access to all documents. From her relatives also sent to Theresienstadt before, only Martha Moss...

  11. [Carl Schmitt documents - Internal correspondence of the SD]

    1. Carl Schmitt – The Confidential File

    The file consists of several parts: 1.) Internal note concerning Schmitt from SD-Hauptamt (Main Security Office),department II/222 to department II/2, dated November 27,1936. Investigations regarding the whereabouts of letters need to be made. Schmitt claims having received letters from Jews and having forwarded them to the Gestapo (Geheimes Staatspolizeiamt – Secret State Police Agency). According to information from both the Gestapo and the Stapostelle Berlin (Staatspolizeistelle Berlin - Berlin State Police Office), their department of observation of Jews does not know of such a writing....

  12. [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...

  13. [Testimonies given in Vilnius by Jewish refugees from German occupied Poland: Record No. 30]

    1. The Alfred Wiener documents collection

    Izaak Danciger, a 25 years old shoemaker from Sierpc testifies about the breakout of the war and how it affected the Jewish Community. He depicts how the Nazis invaded and at the beginning were very kind. With the arriving of the Gestapo the situation for the Jews declined rapidly. Jews, especially pious Jews, were humiliated and severely tortured. He, among with other unmarried Jewish men, was forced to sign a declaration that he will leave the German territory and never come back or he shall be shot. Afterwards, the group was imprisoned and tortured and mistreated until there were eventua...

  14. [Carl Schmitt documents: letters, and dossier on political views]

    1. Carl Schmitt – The Confidential File

    Various letters and reports on Schmitt,different authors and addressees:1.) Letter by Security Service Central Office to "Das Schwarze Korps", dated 15.01.1937 about Günther Müller from Danzig; 2.) Report by [Heinz] Lämmel, dated 15.01.1937 to SD Central Office, Department I 3; 3.) Letter by Security Service-Oberabschnitt Ost (Superior District East) [no direct author given, hand signature not readable] to Security Service Main Office, Werner Braune , dated 12.01.1937, announcing an attached shorthand report from 19.12.1936 by Hans-Dieter Schmidt on Schmitt's reply concerning the allegation...

  15. Franz von Galen

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

    "The Blessed Clemens August Graf von Galen (16 March 1878 – 22 March 1946) was a German count, Bishop of Münster, and cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. During World War II, von Galen led Catholic protest against Nazi euthanasia and denounced Gestapo lawlessness and the persecution of the church. He was appointed a Cardinal by Pope Pius XII in 1946. He was beatified by Pope Benedict XVI in 2005."--wikipedia (English)(viewed 12.9.2016). Newspaper clippings

  16. [Emigration form, Brno]

    1. The Alfred Wiener documents collection

    The file contains an information paper about emigration from Brno. It is explained which papers are needed and how much they cost. Jews need besides a confirmation of the Gestapo - Einsatzkommando (Secret State Police) if they want to leave the country.

  17. [Wir rufen die Gemeinde auf]

    1. The Alfred Wiener documents collection

    On the 5th of September 1938 the "Altfreundeverband" and the "Deutsche christliche Studentenvereinigung" was unraveled by the Gestapo. In this file publications of the DCSB in the years of 1938 and 1939 are seen. Dr. Reinold von Thabben discribes how the DCSV was foundet in 1890, how the association was working and how the faith and the guidance of God helped their members and inspired their work. It is pointed out that they should not lose their faith, eventhough the DCSB is forbidden now. Furthermore he is calling the Christian community for denomination.

  18. Bund deutsch-jüdischer Jugend, Ortsgruppe Erfuhrt 1934

    1. The Alfred Wiener documents collection

    The files contain information regarding the 'Bund deutsch-jüdischer Jugend, Ortsgruppe Erfuhrt 1934' (German-Jewish youth group). The idea, which was presented by the National Socialist German Workers' Party, of this youth group was to help the Jewish youth to integrate in the German society, with collective mental and physical activity. The Nazi Party build youth camps especially for that purpose. Every Jewish youth organization was obliged to join the 'Bund deutsch-jüdischer Jugend'. All informations about members and activities of the 'Bund deutsch-jüdischer Jugend' were passed directly ...

  19. 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.

  20. Hell and Rebirth

    1. The Alfred Wiener documents collection

    The experiences of Dr. Edith Kramer during the time of persecution. Deportation from Berlin in 1942. Description of the Jewish work camp Fort Radziwilland, camp Antonienhof, Poznan Gestapo Prison and Theresienstadt and the transport from Theresienstadt to Switzerland.