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Documentation regarding relief to the Jews in Romania, including the activities by Abraham Silberschein and Hans Welti on behalf of the Jews, the fraud by "Rabbi" Avram Sabsa, and other matters, 1941-1946

Documentation regarding relief to the Jews in Romania, including the activities by Abraham Silberschein and Hans Welti on behalf of the Jews, the fraud by "Rabbi" Avram Sabsa, and other matters, 1941-1946 Documentation regarding Abraham Silberschein, head of the RELICO - Relief Committee for War Stricken Jewish Population in Geneva during the war: - Correspondence between Saly Mayer and Abraham Silberschein, regarding the financing of relief to the persecuted Jews in Romania, 1942-1945; - Letters sent to Saly Mayer by the Swiss Federal Police for Foreigners, regarding a permit for Abraham Silberschein to stay in Switzerland, 08 October 1941-06 March 1942; - Documentation regarding the efforts for the release of 36 young Jews detained in Romania, including correspondence [unclear by whom] with Nathan Schwalb, the Hechalutz movement's representative in Geneva, March-August 1944; Documentation regarding Hans Welti, a Swiss journalist and JDC organization contact person: - Letters transferred to Saly Mayer from Budapest, regarding the activities of the Relief and Rescue Committee in Budapest on behalf of the Jewish refugees in Hungary, 22-23 November 1943; - Report regarding the discussions held between Saly Mayer and Hans Welti, regarding relief to the Jews in Romania and Hungary, 07-08 December 1943; - Report regarding the meeting held between Saly Mayer and Hans Welti, regarding the same subject, 13 December 1943; - Documentation regarding the "Welti Trial", following Welti's accusation for fraud to the JDC organization, October 1945-January 1946; - Documentation regarding the fraud by "Rabbi" Avram Sabsa, from Iasi, related to the relief activities in Romania, 1943.
item Id
3684685
Type of material
Correspondence
Official documentation
Reports
File Number
להזמנת התיק ראו קוד מיקרופילם
Language
French
English
German
Record Group
P.36 - Saly Mayer Archive from the Joint Archives in New York
Date of Creation - earliest
08/10/1941
Date of Creation - latest
01/1946
Original
NO
No. of pages/frames
598
Archival Signature
56
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)