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Schmid, Anton

(1900--1942), German soldier who rescued Jews during World War II. While serving in Vilna as a sergeant in the Wehrmacht, Schmid came in contact with a group of Jews from the Vilna ghetto who were assigned to work for his unit.Schmid treated them kindly, and they grew to trust him. After hearing about the massacres at Ponary in late 1941, Schmid decided to do whatever he could to rescue Jews. He released Jews who were being detained in the Lakishki jail, secretly brought food and supplies to Jews in the ghetto, and hid Jews in the cellars of three houses under his supervision. He ...

Farewell letter sent by Righteous Among the Nations Anton Schmid to his wife, Stefanie, and accompanying documents, 13 April 1942

Farewell letter sent by Righteous Among the Nations Anton Schmid to his wife, Stefanie, and accompanying documents, 13 April 1942 There are three letters in the file: - Letter of response sent by an officer holding the rank of Captain to Stefanie Schmid, regarding the field trial conducted against her husband, Anton Schmid, 25 March 1942; - Farewell letter sent by Anton Schmid from Vilna to his wife and daughter telling of his imminent execution on the charge of rescuing Jews and others, 13 April 1942; - Letter sent by the military chaplain Fritz Kropp to Stefanie Schmidt containing an announcement of...

File Number : 49

Type of Material : Letter

Language : German

Veser Collection survey regarding the activities of the Righteous Among the Nations, Anton Schmid, in Vilna, 1941-1942

Veser Collection survey regarding the activities of the Righteous Among the Nations, Anton Schmid, in Vilna, 1941-1942 Occupation of Vilna by the Germans, June 1941; putting together Jewish forced laborers and German overseers who provided them with protection from "Aktions"; case of a German officer with the rank of Lieutenant who took care of 900 Jews who worked for him and received from them clothing and footwear as a gift, September 1941; Jewish forced laborers who gave presents to German overseers at the end of every month in order to earn the extension of their employment; spread of the knowledge...

File Number : 50

Type of Material : Survey Report, Survey

Language : Yiddish

Publications, correspondence and articles regarding the character of Righteous Among the Nations, Anton Schmid; documentation of the German-Jewish writer Hermann Adler who survived due to Anton Schmid and wrote about him; documentation regarding Righteous Among the Nations Carl Lutz, 1944-1990 - Audio cassette containing a broadcast by Hermann Adler devoted to Anton Schmid (pp. 2-4); - Correspondence between Hermann Adler, a German-Jewish writer who was rescued by Anton Schmid, and Bronia Klibanski on the subject of Schmid, dated 1987-1990, including much information regarding Schmid and pertaining to his...

File Number : 51

Type of Material : Article, List, Research Article

Language : French, German, Yiddish, Hungarian

Anita Adler nee Diestler

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The Information on Anita Adler nee Diestler is based on 1 records

List of Victims Recorded in Righteous Among the Nations Files

Hermann Adler

Person

The Information on Hermann Adler is based on 1 records

List of Victims Recorded in Righteous Among the Nations Files

”After All, I Have Only Saved Human Beings” – The Farewell

Letter of a German Wehrmacht Sergeant Sentenced to Death for Saving Jews Anton Schmid was a German Wehrmacht sergeant sentenced to death and executed by the Nazis for saving Jews. Yad Vashem recognized him posthumously as a "Righteous Among the Nations" and planted a tree in his name in the Avenue of the Righteous at Yad Vashem, the Holocaust Martyrs and Heroes Memorial, Jerusalem.Below are Anton's farewell letter to his wife and a letter from an army priest concerning his execution.The Letter From The Military Authorities Informing Mrs Schmid of Her Husband`s Trial Office, Field...

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

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: 24...

File Number : 14

Type of Material : Survey Report

Language : Hebrew, Yiddish

Edek Adek Elijahu Boraks

Person

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Poland

The Information on Edek Adek Elijahu Boraks is based on 1 records

List of Victims Recorded in Righteous Among the Nations Files

Toni Schmiedt

Person

The Information on Toni Schmiedt is based on 1 records

List of Camp Inmates

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