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Diary written by Saly Mayer and separate pieces of paper with notes written by Mayer regarding his activities in the JDC organization, 1945

Diary written by Saly Mayer and separate pieces of paper with notes written by Mayer regarding his activities in the JDC organization, 1945 Diary [apparently titled], "Agenda 1945", written by Saly Mayer in 1945, including: - Documentation regarding the "ARBA" [?] negotiations with SS representatives and, in main, with Herbert Kettlitz; - Documentation regarding the transfer of 1,210 Jews from Theresienstadt to Switzerland as a result of the negotiations held with SS representatives and Swiss statesman Jean-Marie Musy, 07 February 1945; - Documentation regarding the care of the refugees (the "Kasztner Train" group) who were transferred from Bergen-Belsen camp to Caux sur Montreux; - Documentation regarding the care of the refugees and Jewish survivors in Europe, mainly in Hungary, after the war and regarding Carl Lutz, the deputy Swiss Consul in Budapest; Separate pieces of paper with notes written by Mayer regarding his activities in the JDC organization, including: - Documentation regarding the fate of the refugees from Bergen-Belsen camp (B II) who remained in Switzerland, including the plan to move the refugees from Caux sur Montreux to Philippeville (Algeria) and the difficulty in obtaining certificates for them; - Documentation regarding the continuation of the "ARBA" [?] negotiations by Swiss statesman Jean-Marie Musy; - Documentation regarding the situation of the Jewish survivors in the countries liberated from German-occupation.
item Id
3684560
Type of material
Diary
File Number
להזמנת התיק ראו קוד מיקרופילם
Language
German
Record Group
P.36 - Saly Mayer Archive from the Joint Archives in New York
Date of Creation - earliest
01/01/1945
Date of Creation - latest
31/12/1945
Original
NO
No. of pages/frames
863
Archival Signature
12e
Location of Originals
AMERICAN JEWISH JOINT DISTRIBUTION COMMITTEE: NEW-YORK
Connected to Item
P.36 - Saly Mayer Archive: Documentation regarding the activities of Saly Mayer, President of the SIG (Union of Jewish Communities in Switzerland), on behalf of the Joint Distribution Committee (JDC)