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  1. Jewish rest home Lehnitz: an account

  2. Isabella Roth: personal papers

    Collection of papers of Isabella Roth, an Austrian Jewish refugee.

  3. Lewis Goodman: copy letter re Kristallnacht

    The letter describes conditions on Kristallnacht in the author's home town. Unfortunately the name of the town is not made apparent.

  4. Notes re the ownership and control of banking and industry in post-war Germany

    Notes on the ownership and control of banking and industry in post-war Germany. The notes provide details on the fate of German banking and industry in the zones of the 4 occupying powers. Issues such as nationalisation (socialisation), decartellisation are discussed and reference is made to the fate of some of Nazi Germany's leading banks and companies. The sources for these notes are newspaper reports; notes taken at press conferences; and extracts from the constitutions of various Länder

  5. Benario family: copy genealogical papers and copy papers re Olga Benario-Prestes

    This collection consists of two distinct though related groups of copy papers. The first documents, in part, the relatively short but eventful life of the German Jewess, Olga Benario, a short biographical sketch of whom follows. Also contained are copy papers which document the Benario family history. The order in which the latter arrived remains unchanged. Also included are some copy papers, which document the fate of Rudolph Benario, a family member, who was imprisoned on account of his activities as a member of the Communist Party.

  6. Interviews with German generals - not dated

    This undated copy typescript account was apparently written by a German female stenographer working in Paris for the US Historical section. Her narrative describes visits to 'Le Petit Chesnay' and later Hennemont Castle where German generals (eg von Lüttwitz, Schramm, Bayerlein) were held captive. She describes the atmosphere and gives an account of Schramm's report.

  7. German Jewish refugees: miscellaneous material

    This collection consists of a variety of material which documents the experiences of German and Austrian Jewish refugees during the 1940s.

  8. German Jews in Austria: miscellaneous papers

    This material documents the plight of German Jewish refugees in Austria, 1933-1934.

  9. Correspondence re Der Stürmer

  10. Archiv für die Gesamte Psychologie: extract

    Typescript extract from a psychology journal which asserts a difference between aryans and non-aryans with respect to the appreciation of music.

  12. Report on the extermination of the Jews in Europe - not dated

    Copy report on the Nazi extermination camps. The facts within the report are allegedly based upon the testimonies of both Jews who witnessed mass killings and SS personnel who were guards at the camp.

  13. Marianne Segal: personal papers

    The collection consists of original and copy personal papers.

  14. Moritz Mugdan: personal papers

    Little is known about the subject of this collection, Moritz Mugdan, beyond the minimal informational content contained within the documents.

  15. Die Nation: copy extract

    The extract contains questions which occur in an examination for Scharführer der SS. The questions cover subjects such as racial ideology, religion and the history of Germany.

  16. Max Sanders: personal papers

    This collection consists of mostly original personal papers of Max Sander, a German Jew, who apparently came to Great Britain in 1939 and, according to an unidentified note died, in London in 1979. Little more is known about the subject beyond the following few details gleaned from the papers themselves.

  17. Kobylinski family: correspondence during internment

    This collection consists of correspondence between Else and Sigismund Kobylinski, German Jewish refugees, during their internment on the Isle of Man in Summer and Autumn 1940. The correspondents came to Great Britain in 1939, their children having emigrated some years earlier.

  18. The Tythrop Institute: copy papers re appeal for funds

    This collection of copy papers deals with the project of a group called the Langham Committee, whose object was to put to work several hundred German, Austrian and Czech Jewish refugees on the renovation of a delapidated manor House and grounds, Tythrop House. For a system of block guarantees a small band of young people came together calling themselves 'the Langham Committee' which has been able to ensure that some 200 working class men and girls are able to enter Great Britain.This copy appeal and account documents the committee's activities. 929/3 is a narrative account of its activities...