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Holding Institution: Wiener Holocaust Library

  1. Karl Loewenstein collection

    This collection consists of some personal papers of Karl Loewenstein, controversial former head of the security apparatus at Theresienstadt. The papers include an unpublished account of his time in Theresienstadt; sundry related documents and correspondence from and about his time in Theresienstadt. There are apparently two copies of the report entitled Aus der Hölle Minsk in das Paradies Theresienstadt. One deposited here at the Wiener Library in 1956 via HG Adler, also former inmate of Theresienstadt, and author of the still definitive history of the ghetto. The other is deposited with th...

  2. Fred Kormis, sculptor: Personal papers and photographs

    The papers in this collection consist mostly of photographs of the work of the sculptor and medallion maker, Fred Kormis. In addition there is some correspondence mostly relating to his work, including letters of thanks from Lord Mountbatten, Menachem Begin and members of the British War Cabinet during the Second World War, for whom Kormis sculpted medallions.

  3. Boris Tödtli: Papers and correspondence

    This microfilm collection of correspondence and papers documents the activities of Boris Tödtli, a Russian Nazi sympathiser and Anti-semite, who, as a leading light in the Swiss branch of Weltdienst organised the defence of the veracity of that infamous forgery The Protocols of the Elders of Zion. A large part of this collection consists of correspondence described as the 'Russian Letters', containing copies of the originals and French and German translations. These letters were confiscated by the Swiss police in Bern in relation to his prosecution for espionage. The letters are thought to ...

  5. Fred Dunston: papers re Youth Aliyah

    These papers document the experiences of the children, young people and youth leaders who were involved with the Youth Aliyah movement first in Austria then Great Britain, 1939-1941. They represent a unique insight into the problems faced by the youth leaders and the children in camps in Kent and Devon. Much of the material includes English translations from the original German by Fred Dunston along with explanatory notes.Document Collection 1301 comprises transcriptions and copies of the Braunton material.

  6. Herbert Elliott: personal papers and memorabilia

    This collection comprises the personal papers of Herbert Elliott (formerly Eisenthal), a former Kindertransportee from Vienna who escaped Nazi persecutions in 1938. His sister emigrated to Palestine. His father was unable to leave Vienna but survived his imprisonment at Terezin concentration camp, where he was held for almost three years.Personal papers including Herbert Elliott's school reports and qualifications; birth certificate; certificate of origin (Heimatschein); declaration of property taken to England for the Foreign Exchange Office (Devisenstelle); steamship ticket from Hook to H...

  7. Elise Steiner: personal papers and correspondence

    This collection contains the personal papers of Elise Steiner, a former Jewish refugee from Vienna who arrived in England on a Kindertransport in 1938. Her parents and younger brother were murdered at Kowno concentration camp in 1941. Includes family correspondence (together with typescripts) documenting the day to day activities and aspirations of a Jewish family in Vienna. Reoccurring themes include their gratitude that at least one child was able to escape and continue with her education, efforts to find a place on the Kindertransport for Elise's brother Leo Steiner, news of the fate of ...

  8. Peter Kien papers

    The papers in this collection are evidence of the literary and artistic talents of Peter Kien, a young Czech Jewish artist and writer and inmate of Theresienstadt who was later murdered at Auschwitz.The collection was begun in the mid 1980s on the initiative of Käthe Fischel, a cousin of Peter Kien, and consists of a number of separate deposits from different sources all of which apparently came via Käthe Fischel. The papers include original and copy manuscripts and transcriptions of Peter Kien's writings, publicity material relating to the performance of theDer Kaiser von Atlantis oder der...

  9. Zappert family: papers

    This collection contains the papers of the Zappert family, a Jewish family whose roots can be traced back to 18th century Prague. The papers mainly relate to Wolf Zappert, a wealthy jeweller who worked in the second half of the 18th century in Prague, and Julius Zappert (1867-1941), a highly regarded paediatrician and university professor from Vienna. Julius Zappert fled Austria shortly after his imprisonment under the Nazi regime in 1938. His son Karl and his family also escaped further persecution by going to England via Denmark and Brazil. Wolf Zappert's papers include title deeds and ot...

  10. Papers of Weltdienst and the Bern trial re the Protocols of the Elders of Zion

    This microfilm collection of documents of the anti-Semitic organisation Weltdienst comprises 2 groups of papers: material relating to the infamous Bern trial of the 'Protocols of the Elders of Zion', c1937; and correspondence and papers relating to the activities of Weltdienst, the periodical and the 'institute', 1942-1943.Weltdienst IPapers relating to the Bern trial of the Protocols of the Elders of Zion, including:Frames 5-11: Alphabetical list of Weltdienst subscribersFrames 13-18: Letter dated 28 Jan 1937 from the Jewish Central Information Office, containing a list of propagandists of...

  11. Henny Levin family papers

    Kurt Steiner papers (1867/1) including Jewish passport, birth, marriage, death, school and naturalisation certificates, 1927-1966; Ilse Steiner papers (1867/2) including birth and marriage certificates, war time correspondence with mother, restitution claim material, passport and will 1938-1963; Richard Steiner papers (1867/3) including birth certificate, Familien Stammbuch, residency permit, WWI Iron Cross citation, 1884-1939; Else Steiner papers (1867/4) including birth certificate, residency permit, marriage certificate, naturalisation certificate, death certificate,1911-1983; Beatrice L...

  12. Fokschaner family: personal papers

    Readers need to book a reading room terminal to access this materialThis collection consists of the personal papers of the Fokschaner family, Rumanian Jews from Czernowitz (Chernivtsi, now Ukraine).Family papers including the papers and authenticated copies of papers of Max and Sarina Fokschaner (1728/1-2), Otto and Erika Fokschaner (1728/3-5), Erich Lupul and Else Fokschaner (1728/7), Wolfgang Fokschaner (1728/6), Karoline Fokschaner, Johanna Fokschaner (1728/8) and Klara Löwner (1728/5). Documents include certificate of Palestinian naturalisation; affidavit in lieu of passport; nationalit...

  13. Material relating to Ernst Chain and Anne Beloff-Chain

    This collection contains material relating to German-born biochemist and Nobel Prize winner Ernst Chain and his wife Anne Beloff-Chain.Personal papers including press cuttings, announcements and an invitation to a family event, programmes for the scientific colloquium at Hoechst AG and anniversary of the births of Paul Ehrlich and Emil von Behring in 1954, and 'Formeln und Tafeln zum Preisvortrag von Prof. E. B. Chain - Zur Entwicklung der Chemotherapie bakterieller Erkrankungen'. Also includes a guide to the Alexander Fleming Laboratory Museum, and 'Sudhoffs Archiv für Geschichte der Mediz...

  14. Papers re Berthold Goldschmidt

    Copy mostly printed material re the composer Berthold Goldschmidt

  15. Stefanie and Walter Simon and Max Auerbach: family papers

    This collection contains the personal papers of Walter and Stefanie Simon and Stefanie's father Max Auerbach, Jewish refugees who were forced to flee Germany in the mid 1930s because of the increasing difficulties in earning a living.Personal papers including Max Auerbach's school reports, qualifications, death certificate, two Iron Cross medals (1914-1918) and internment badges; Stefanie Simon's identify cards and passport, CV, school reports and qualifications,  birth, marriage and naturalisation certificates as well as photographs, internment badge and family history report; and Wal...

  16. Andries Sternheim: journal of a Jewish family in hiding in occupied Holland

    This collection contains a diary entitled 'Exiled in one's own country - The journal of a Jewish family in hiding in occupied Holland' written by Andries Sternheim, writer and proponent of the Dutch Social-Democratic movement. The family were victims of the Holocaust. Included is an English translation and photocopy of the Dutch manuscript. Andries Sternheim wrote his journal between 26 May 1943 and 24 November 1943, whilst in hiding with his wife Gholina.Readers need to reserve a reading room terminal to access a digital copy of the English version of this diary

  17. Jewish Cultural Reconstruction Inc.: Records

    Readers need to reserve a reading room terminal to access a digital version of this archive.This microfilm collection of records of Jewish Cultural Reconstruction Inc., contains minutes of meetings and reports documenting the activities of the organisation. The custodial history of the collection prior to deposit is unknown.Conference on Restoration of Continental Jewish Museums, Libraries and Archives, London 11 Apr 1943, opening address by Dr Cecil Roth, frames 2-6Various papersJCR special meeting: minutes, 11 Jan 1949, frames 7-10Summary of 3 reports, Apr, May and Jun 1949, frames 11-14R...

  18. Frank Steiner: Family papers

    This collection comprises the following folders: (1869/1) Correspondence from parents to Willi and Franz, 1938-1939; (1869/2) Correspondence between parents, Willi and Franz and Max Steiner (1874-1942), father's eldest brother, 1938-1942; (1869/3) Correspondence from parents to Franz and Willi, 1938-1943; (1869/4) Correspondence from Julian Halberstam to Willi and Franz, 1939-1951, also biographical material on the family; (1869/5) Correspondence from Julian Halberstam in Saanen, Switzerland, to Willi and Franz, 1951-1956; (1869/6) Correspondence from parents in Budapest to Willi and Franz,...

  19. Committee for the investigation of Nazi war crimes in Baltic countries

    This collection of microfilmed documentation deals mainly with the activities of the Committee for the Investigation of Nazi War Crimes in Baltic Countries, in particular with the gathering of evidence for the prosecution of war crimes in the Riga Ghetto region during 1941-1944.The bulk of the material comprises authenticated statements and affidavits from eyewitnesses with covering letters. There is also correspondence which offers an insight into the politics and processes of war crime trials in the immediate post war years.

  20. Ilse Murray Collection

    The collection consists of personal papers of Holocaust survivors Ilse Murray neé Perl and her son Claus Nicholas Perl as well as of Red Cross worker Enid Fordham.Biographical materials of Ilse and Claus comprise official documents and eyewitness accounts, and allow insights into their persecution and imprisonment in Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. Included is an audio recording of Ilse Murray on her experiences during the Nazi era.A large bulk of post-war correspondence documents the respective compensation cases of Ilse and Claus against West Germany. A smaller part consists of personal...