Documentation of the Consistoire Israélite de Luxembourg (Jewish Consistory of Luxembourg) regarding the emigration of Luxembourg Jews to the United States, 1941

Documentation of the Consistoire Israélite de Luxembourg (Jewish Consistory of Luxembourg) regarding the emigration of Luxembourg Jews to the United States, 1941 In the file: Documentation regarding - Acceleration of Jewish emigration from Luxembourg, preferably via Lisbon, Portugal, or Spain; - Funding the emigration of Luxembourg Jews; - Confiscation of Jewish assets and management of these assets as national wealth; - Difficulties relating to attempts at emigration; - Emigration matters (visas, booking tickets, travel routes, travel expenses and more); - Approval for the purchase and export of foreign currency; - Means of support and requests for financial assistance; - Payment of salaries by the Jewish Consistory of Luxembourg; - Authorization for the employment of staff; - Requests to conduct religious and cultural events without any hindrances; - Reports and statistics regarding the Jewish community in Luxembourg (including the composition of the age groups, candidates for emigration to the United States, the elderly and the sick). Names of Jews mentioned in the documentation: - Siegfried Israel, Dr. Robert Serebrenik, pp. 484ff; - Siegmund Leib, Louis Sternberg, pp. 487ff; - David Hirschberger, Karl Eisemann, p. 487; - The widow of Samuel Hertz, Richard Hertz, pp. 493-494; - Max Kahn, pp. 495-496, 543; - Metzger, Loew, Dr. Ising, pp. 497-498; - Dr. Paul Eppstein, p. 556.