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Letters from Moritz Meyer from Gurs camp to his son Helmut Meyer in Eretz Israel, 1940-1942

Letters from Moritz Meyer from Gurs camp to his son Helmut Meyer in Eretz Israel, 1940-1942 Also in the file: - Notification regarding return of a telegram sent 30 August 1942, due to lack of forwarding address. Comments by the submitter of the material regarding the experiences of Moritz Meyer: Life with his wife Zelma Faber and their two sons Hillel (Helmut) born 1907, and Erich born 1912 in Mannheim, Germany; aliya of Hillel to Eretz Israel, 1934; marriage of Hillel to his cousin Malka Faber, 1935; deportation of Moritz to Gurs camp; transfer of Moritz to Auschwitz; death of Zelma from disease in...

File Number : 1942

Type of Material : Letter

Language : English, German

Memoirs of Erich Jacobs, born in Nuttlar, Germany, 1906, regarding his experiences during Kristallnacht in Recklinghausen and his emigration to Cuba, 1941

Memoirs of Erich Jacobs, born in Nuttlar, Germany, 1906, regarding his experiences during Kristallnacht in Recklinghausen and his emigration to Cuba, 1941 - The memoirs were originally written in English, and translated into Hebrew by Jethro Jacobs. - The title of the book in Hebrew is: "Indeed, Miracles Still Happen" - English: "And This is My Life Story" - German: "Wunder geschehen noch (Miracles Still Happen)" Childhood in Nuttlar, teacher training in Berlin; educational work in an orphanage in Frankfurt, in Unna and Recklinghausen; Kristallnacht in Recklinghausen, 1938; move to Cuba via...

File Number : 8325

Type of Material : List of Jews, List of Murdered Jews, List of Jewish Survivors, Memoirs

Language : Hebrew

Documentation regarding Adolf Muenzer, his deportation to Theresienstadt and his death, 1942 - 1944

Documentation regarding Adolf Muenzer, his deportation to Theresienstadt and his death, 1942 - 1944 Deportation of Adolf Muenzer, born in Beuthen, Germany, 1874, from Berlin to Theresienstadt, 29 July 1942; death of Adolf in Theresienstadt on 09 November 1944; deportation of his sister Eva Muenzer from Theresienstadt to Auschwitz, May 1944; murder of Eva in Auschwitz This file includes: Personal documentation: Letter sent to Dora Jung, daughter of Adolf Muenzer, by a Theresienstadt survivor, Bianca Farchy in Zurich, 11 July 1946, regarding the experiences of her father and aunt, Eva Muenzer, who...

File Number : 1787

Type of Material : Postcard, Official Documentation, Personal Documents, Letter

Language : German

List of 161 Jews from Regensburg deported to Piaski, Auschwitz or Theresienstadt

File Number : 1305

Type of Material : List of Deportees

Language : German

Testimony of Eric Wasserman, born in Wuerzburg, Germany, 22 July 1921, regarding his experiences in the Jungfernhof camp and concerning mass murders which took place there

Testimony of Eric Wasserman, born in Wuerzburg, Germany, 22 July 1921, regarding his experiences in the Jungfernhof camp and concerning mass murders which took place there In the file: - Legal report regarding Rudolf Seck, the commandant of the camp; - Personal documentation of Eric Wasserman from the period after his liberation from Buchenwald; - Two letters from June-July 1946 telling of the fate of Wasserman's sister, Ilsa Wasserman, who perished in the Holocaust; - Death certificate for Wasserman's father, Karl Wasserman, who was in the Riga camp and perished. Personal documentation...

File Number : 8080

Type of Material : Personal Documents, Death Certificate, Investigation Report, Letter, Reports

Language : English, German

Letters and postcards sent by Gerson Hermann to his wife Julia in Nuremberg, from the prison in Suhl, 09 May 1943 and 20 May 1943, from Leipzig, 26 May 1943, and from Auschwitz-Birkenau, 25 June 1943

Letters and postcards sent by Gerson Hermann to his wife Julia in Nuremberg, from the prison in Suhl, 09 May 1943 and 20 May 1943, from Leipzig, 26 May 1943, and from Auschwitz-Birkenau, 25 June 1943 Included in the file: - Experiences of Gerson Hermann, written by his wife and with a translation to Hebrew, 1961; - Death certificate of Gerson Hermann, 28 August 1943; - Notification regarding the death of Gerson Hermann, the cremation of his corpse, and the sending of his ashes to his wife by an officer in the headquarters of Auschwitz camp.

File Number : 1614

Type of Material : Documentary, Death Certificate, Letter

Language : German

חוברת המכילה תרגומי מכתבים שכתבו ברטה ויוסף אשווגה (Bertha ו-Joseph Eschwege) ב-Frankfurt לילדיהם בשווייץ מ-6 בינואר 1939 עד 18 בנובמבר 1941 ותיעוד בנוגע למצבם של יהודי Frankfurt בשנים 1941-1939

Letters written by Bertha and Joseph Eschwege in Frankfurt to their children in Switzerland, 06 January 1939-18 November 1941, and a booklet with documentation regarding the situation of the Jews of Frankfurt, 1939-1941 Comments by Chana (Eschwege) Gutman, submitter of the material: Bertha and Joseph Eschwege were deported from Frankfurt in the direction of Riga, 19 November 1941, and were murdered en route to Kovno, 23 November 1941; The letters were translated into Hebrew by Chana Gutman.

File Number : 1605

Type of Material : Letter, Documentary

Language : Hebrew

Documentation regarding the activities of Israel Subeiri, who until 1938 contracted arms deals with Nazi Germany on behalf of the Yemenite Government, 1936-1837

Documentation regarding the activities of Israel Subeiri, who until 1938 contracted arms deals with Nazi Germany on behalf of the Yemenite Government, 1936-1837 In the early 1930’s, Israel Subeiri was sent by the King of Yemen to Europe to trade in arms; until 1938 he resided in Hamburg and was responsible for arms deals with Nazi Germany on behalf of the Yemenite Government. In the file: - Two letters sent by Israel Subeiri from Hamburg to Sanaa, 1936 and 1937; - Power of Attorney granted to Moritz Magnus and Otto Hammerschlag, approving both men to act in the name of Israel Subeiri and to dispose...

File Number : 587

Type of Material : Official Documentation

Language : Arabic, Czech, French, English, German

Letters (translated into Hebrew) written by the grandparents of Uzit Dagan, Gretel and Ernst Waller from Frankfurt am Main to their daughter Drora in Eretz Israel, 1935-1941, correspondence of Drora with her future husband Itzhak Zvi Gafni and with relatives in the United States and in other places Notes: The letters written by the grandparents and Drora's correspondence are excerpted from a book written by Uzit Dagan, "When the Earth Shook"; according to the letter that was sent from the offices of the Jewish community in Frankfurt am Main, Gretel and Ernst Waller were deported to the Lodz Ghetto, 19...

File Number : 1581

Type of Material : Letter

Language : Hebrew

Letters sent by Alexander Neumann from Bomst to his family members, 1938-1939, and Red Cross letters sent between Alexander Neumann and his son-in-law Erich Gruen in Brazil, 1942

Letters sent by Alexander Neumann from Bomst to his family members, 1938-1939, and Red Cross letters sent between Alexander Neumann and his son-in-law Erich Gruen in Brazil, 1942 Included in the file: - Death certificate of Alexander Neumann's wife Martha, 28 March 1942; - Confirmation regarding the death of Alexander Neumann, issued in Theresienstadt, 24 March 1943; - Letters from the Tax Authority, regarding a special tax imposed on the Jews of Berlin, 1939; - Diary written by Alexander Neumann in Theresienstadt, 19 October 1942-22 February 1943; - Two letters written by his friend in camp...

File Number : 1744

Type of Material : Official Documentation, Death Certificate, Letter, Red Cross Letter, Certification

Language : German

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