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Documentation regarding the Jellinek family, 1916-1977

Documentation regarding the Jellinek family, 1916-1977 - Letters written by Jellinek family members in Vienna, Hollabrunn, Brno, Eretz Israel and the United States, 1938-1941; - Translation of the letters into English by Laura Lockusch and Anne Fox; - Letter sent from the front during WWI, 1916; - Letters written after the war [?]; - Documentation regarding the Jellinek family; - Explanatory page written by Paulette Jellinek regarding the material being submitted. Notes: Jellinek family members who perished during the war: - Siegmund Jellinek was transferred to the Theresienstadt...

File Number : 1584

Type of Material : Genealogy, Passport, Letter, Death Certificate, Personal Records

Language : English, German

Documentation regarding Theodor Stein/Sztjen including correspondence with his parents in Vienna, exit permit from Austria, immigration documents to the United States and more, 1938-1948

Documentation regarding Theodor Stein/Sztjen including correspondence with his parents in Vienna, exit permit from Austria, immigration documents to the United States and more, 1938-1948 - Letters written by Jacob and Regina Stein in Vienna to their son Theodor Stein in England and Canada, 09 August 1939-21 February 1941; - Documentation regarding the experiences of the Stein/Sztjen family; - Certificate of release from a prison in Vienna, issued to Theodor Stein, 1939; - Documents relating to the immigration to the United States, 1938; - Exit permits from Austria for Theodor Stein; - Work...

File Number : 1578

Type of Material : Letter, Official Documentation

Language : English, German

Postcards and letters written by Helene and Leopold Kardos in Vienna, Lwow and Theresienstadt and sent to Swiitzerland, Vienna and Eretz israel, 1940-1943

Postcards and letters written by Helene and Leopold Kardos in Vienna, Lwow and Theresienstadt and sent to Swiitzerland, Vienna and Eretz israel, 1940-1943 - Postcards from Helene Kardos in Theresienstadt to Switzerland and Vienna, August and October 1943; - Red Cross letters sent by Helene Kardos in Vienna to Eretz Israel, late 1941; - Postcards from Leopold Kardos in Lwow to relatives in Eretz Israel, 04 February-11 June 1940; Note: Some of the letters were meant for Gila Irma (Kardos) Hofi, daughter of Helene and Leopold Kardos.

File Number : 1574

Type of Material : Red Cross Letter, Postcard

Language : German

Letter and certifications regarding the fate of Hofmann and Samet family members from Vienna who perished during the Holocaust

Letter and certifications regarding the fate of Hofmann and Samet family members from Vienna who perished during the Holocaust The file includes: - confirmations regarding the death of Nathan Hofmann, Marie Hoffmann, Antschel Hersch Samet and Elsa Samet; - Vienna residence permit of Marie Hoffmann, 16/01/1939; - certifications of receipt of a visa to the United States, 1938.

File Number : 1236

Type of Material : Death Certificate, Certification

Language : Hebrew, German

Postcard written by Marianne Wottitz in the Theresienstadt Ghetto to Grete Breuer in Vienna, 18 May 1944, thanking her for sending a mail item, which arrived on 10 May 1944

Postcard written by Marianne Wottitz in the Theresienstadt Ghetto to Grete Breuer in Vienna, 18 May 1944, thanking her for sending a mail item, which arrived on 10 May 1944 Note: Marianne Wottitz was deported to the Theresienstadt Ghetto, 1942, and was transferred to Auschwitz, 1944, where she perished.

File Number : 1540

Type of Material : Postcard

Language : German

Letter sent by the Jewish community in Vienna to Richard Glueckselig informing him of the fate of his parents, 19 December 1945

Letter sent by the Jewish community in Vienna to Richard Glueckselig informing him of the fate of his parents, 19 December 1945 The notification states that Richard Glueckselig's father, Samuel Glueckselig, was deported to Izbica, 09 April 1942, and it is most likely that he perished in the camp; Glueckselig's mother was deported to a concentration camp [no name given] and she perished, February 1942. Samuel Glueckselig was a well-known collector of art objects and Judaica with an international reputation in Vienna before the war.

File Number : 232

Type of Material : Letter

Language : English

Testimony of Johann Konecny, from Vienna, Austria, regarding the experiences of Jews in Vienna

Testimony of Johann Konecny, from Vienna, Austria, regarding the experiences of Jews in Vienna Attack in France on the Secretary of the German Embassy in Paris, Ernst vom Rath, by a Jew, Herszel Grynszpan, 07 November 1938, as the excuse for the riots against the Jews in Vienna which started, 10 November 1938; deportation of the Jews from their homes, and confiscation of their property; concentration of Jews at assembly points while humiliating them, giving beatings, and preventing them from food for several days; deportation of Jews without Austrian citizenship to Zbaszyn, Poland; total isolation of streets...

File Number : 392

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Polish

Personal documentation of Rita Ginsberger and her family members from their stay in Berlin before the war, and Heinrich Klughaupt’s German passport issued in Luxembourg in 1939

Personal documentation of Rita Ginsberger and her family members from their stay in Berlin before the war, and Heinrich Klughaupt’s German passport issued in Luxembourg in 1939 Included in the file: - swimming lessons certificate issued for Rita Ginsberger in Berlin on 20 September 1928; - swimmer's certificate issued for Rita Ginsberger, born in 1919, by the "Hadas Israel" school in Berlin on 21 August 1930; - Rita Ginsberger's apprenticeship contract (Lehrvertrag) in the tailoring profession signed by her father Jakob Ginsberger in Berlin on 11 May 1936; - German identity card (Kennkarte) marked with a...

File Number : 865

Type of Material : Personal Documents, Newspaper Clippings, Passport, Article

Language : English, German

Letters sent by Dr. David Steinmetz from Vienna, Riga and the United States to Bridget Kenny in England, 1938-1940

Letters sent by Dr. David Steinmetz from Vienna, Riga and the United States to Bridget Kenny in England, 1938-1940 - Letters sent by Dr. David Steinmetz from Vienna to Bridget Kenny in England, April-August 1938; - Undated letter sent to the Jewish Refugees Committee in London requesting help for Dr. David Steinmetz to leave Austria; - Letter sent by Dr. David Steinmetz from Riga to Bridget Kenny in England, 12 March 1939, describing his experiences since his arrest in Vienna, 10 November 1938: his deportation to Dachau and his detention there until 01 March 1939; his release and return to Vienna; his...

File Number : 3795

Type of Material : Letter, Envelope

Language : English

Red Cross letter sent to Moritz and Antonia (Krauss) Grünhut in Vienna by their son Hans in Eretz Israel, 02 December 1940; other documentation pertaining to the fate of the members of the Grünhut family during the Holocaust - Red Cross letter sent by Hans Grünhut in Eretz Israel to his father Moritz Grünhut in Vienna, 02 December 1940, with his parents' reply from 26 January 1941 (scan); - Passport issued for Hans Grünhut in Vienna, 23 February 1939 (scan); - Booklet containing a story regarding the experiences of Moritz Grünhut, born in Velke Ripnany, and his wife Antonia (Krauss) Grünhut, born in...

File Number : 3621

Type of Material : Curriculum Vitae (cv), Booklet(s), Letter, Passport

Language : English, German

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