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Administrative documentation of the Canton of Geneva Department of Justice and Police regarding refugees crossing the Swiss border, 1938-1944

Administrative documentation of the Canton of Geneva Department of Justice and Police regarding refugees crossing the Swiss border, 1938-1944 Correspondence, reports and articles regarding the Swiss policy concerning Jewish and non-Jewish refugees crossing the Swiss borders illegally, including statistical data and names of refugees. Also in the file: - Information regarding the events occurring in France, and the [anti-Jewish legislation] against the Jews of France, summer 1942.

File Number : 89

Type of Material : Reports, List of Names, Names, Official Documentation, Circular

Language : French, German

Benjamin Sagalowitz Archive: Documentation regarding the refugees in Switzerland; personal documents belonging to the Weissenberg family from Berlin, 1927-1949

Benjamin Sagalowitz Archive: Documentation regarding the refugees in Switzerland; personal documents belonging to the Weissenberg family from Berlin, 1927-1949 In the file: - Various documents collected by Armand Brunschvig, head of the Geneva Jewish community, regarding the return of Jewish refugees from Switzerland including names and testimonies, and regarding treatment of the refugees in the absorption camps in Geneva, as well as in other cantons; the documents mention many instances of antisemitism on the part of those responsible for the absorption of the refugees; - Various documents regarding the...

File Number : 103

Type of Material : Official Documentation, Record of Persecuted Persons, List of Names, Survey Report, Personal Documents

Language : Polish, French, German

Benjamin Sagalowitz Archive: Documentation regarding the 1954 "Rothmund Affair" in Switzerland, and regarding special matters related to the treatment of foreign Jews in Zurich, 1936-1957

Benjamin Sagalowitz Archive: Documentation regarding the 1954 "Rothmund Affair" in Switzerland, and regarding special matters related to the treatment of foreign Jews in Zurich, 1936-1957 In the file: - Documentation regarding the "Rothmund Affair": deliberation regarding the parliamentary question submitted by Hans Oprecht, a member of the Nationalrat (Swiss Parliament), to the Swiss government, 08 June 1954, related to the responsibility of Heinrich Rothmund for the entering of the letter "J" in the passports of the German Jews (Parliament session, 16 June 1954); newspaper clippings regarding this...

File Number : 102

Type of Material : Official Documentation, Newspaper Clippings, Legal Documentation, Protocol

Language : German

Benjamin Sagalowitz Archive: Memo from JUNA (Juedische Nachrichten, press agency of SIG [Union of Jewish Communities in Switzerland]) regarding the treatment of Jewish refugees in Switzerland, 1933-1945 In the file: Memo from JUNA regarding the treatment of Jewish refugees in Switzerland during the Holocaust; in addition to the memo, there are many copies of documents related to the subject, mainly dealing with conditions in the work camps.

File Number : 96

Type of Material : Survey Report, Official Documentation

Language : French, German

Benjamin Sagalowitz Archive: JUNA (Juedische Nachrichten, press agency of SIG [Union of Jewish Communities in Switzerland]) survey regarding Swiss policy towards the Jewish refugees, 1933-1945, 1955

Benjamin Sagalowitz Archive: JUNA (Juedische Nachrichten, press agency of SIG [Union of Jewish Communities in Switzerland]) survey regarding Swiss policy towards the Jewish refugees, 1933-1945, 1955 In the file: JUNA survey regarding Swiss policy towards the Jewish refugees during the Holocaust, along with many copies of newspaper clippings and various documents on the subject.

File Number : 95

Type of Material : Survey Report, Newspaper Clippings, Official Documentation

Language : French, German

Benjamin Sagalowitz Archive: JUNA (“Juedische Nachrichten”) correspondence regarding Neo-Nazism in Switzerland, 1946-1957

Benjamin Sagalowitz Archive: JUNA (“Juedische Nachrichten”) correspondence regarding Neo-Nazism in Switzerland, 1946-1957 In the file: -JUNA correspondence regarding activities of Neo-Nazis in Switzerland, particularly in relation to Georges Oltramare, editor of the "Gaston Armand Pilori", Armadruz, the editor of the "Courrier Du Continent", and the "Volkspartei Der Schweiz" (People's Party of Switzerland); among the correspondence is a letter from Attorney Jean Brunschvig from Geneva to Georges Brunschvig regarding his discussion with Mr. Helg, head of the Justice and Police Office in the canton of Geneva....

File Number : 85

Type of Material : Newspaper Clippings, Official Documentation, Research Article

Language : French, German

Benjamin Sagalowitz Archive: Documentation and articles regarding Swiss government policy towards refugees, 1950-1958

Benjamin Sagalowitz Archive: Documentation and articles regarding Swiss government policy towards refugees, 1950-1958 In the file: Documentation regarding Simon Zehngut, a Jewish refugee from Vienna; - Letter from Heinrich Rothmund regarding an article in the "Beobachter" newspaper regarding Rothmund's policy towards refugees when he was head of the police section at the Swiss Ministry of Justice during the war, 09 August 1954); - Letter from Otto Heim, director of VSJF (Association of Swiss Jewish Welfare and Refugee Relief Organizations), to the Ministry of Justice regarding Zehngut, 03 April...

File Number : 20

Type of Material : Official Documentation, Record of Persecuted Persons, Personal Documents, Newspaper Clippings, Research Article

Language : French, English, German

Documentation regarding the negotiations with the SS representatives (the "Goods for Blood" deal), including a telegram sent by David Ben-Gurion regarding the transfer of the German proposal to President F. D. Roosevelt, and regarding Saly Mayer's discussions with Heinrich Rothmund, his meetings with Kurt Becher, and other matters, July-September 1944 - Documentation regarding the negotiations held by Saly Mayer with the Germans in the context of the "Goods for Blood" deal ("ARBA") [?] with the aim of delaying the murder of the Jews in Hungary and in the remainder of Europe; - Telegram sent by David...

File Number : להזמנת התיק ראו קוד מיקרופילם

Type of Material : Official Documentation, List of Survivors, Documentation, Telegram, Protocol

Language : English, German

Notes written by Saly Mayer regarding the situation of the Jews in France including the transfer of relief to the refugee children in France, the coordination of Swiss relief to the refugee children, new instructions by Heinrich Rothmund, and other matters, 1944 Notes written by Saly Mayer, 1944, including: - Documentation regarding the situation of the Jews in France; - Documentation regarding Israel Kasztner and the "ARBA" [?] negotiations between SS representatives and Jewish organizations on behalf of the remainder of the Jews in Hungary; - Documentation regarding a report concerning the...

File Number : להזמנת התיק ראו קוד מיקרופילם

Type of Material : Note

Language : English, German