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Memoirs of H. H. F. van Dantzig, regarding her experiences in The Hague and in Theresienstadt

Memoirs of H. H. F. van Dantzig, regarding her experiences in The Hague and in Theresienstadt Life in The Hague during the German occupation, May 1940; life with her daughters while disguised as Jewish women who converted to Christianity; deportation of her mother to Westerbork; her mother's life in camp; deportation to Theresienstadt; liberation. Move to Switzerland; return to the Netherlands, late July 1945.

File Number : 6213

Type of Material : Memoirs

Language : Dutch

Chapter from the 1982 book "Sollen wir 'K' weiter beobachten?" ("Should we keep watching 'K'?"), written by Werner Koch, dedicated to Friedrich Weissler, "the martyr" (of Jewish origins) who belonged to the "Confessing Church" and was murdered at the Sachsenhausen camp Information on the murder of Friedrich Weissler at the Sachsenhausen camp, 19 February 1937; The file also contains: - A poem of Christian content written by Werner Koch, February 1937.

File Number : 2033

Type of Material : Excerpt(s)

Language : German

Comment by Bishop Jan Szeruda, regarding persecution of the Evangelisch-Augsburgische Kirche (Polish Evangelical Church) during the Nazi occupation

Comment by Bishop Jan Szeruda, regarding persecution of the Evangelisch-Augsburgische Kirche (Polish Evangelical Church) during the Nazi occupation Activities by the German authorities in the destruction of the spiritual and material foundations of the Polish Evangelical Church; arrest of the church's heads and outstanding members, most of whom perished in camps and prisons; dismissals in the Evangelical communities in the Generalgouvernement and the gaining of control over their property by the German authorities; [Included in the file:] Three lists including the names of church activists who were...

File Number : 243

Type of Material : List of Persecuted Persons, Official Documentation, List of Murdered Persons

Language : English

History of the extended Strauss family in Germany, before, during, and after the Holocaust

History of the extended Strauss family in Germany, before, during, and after the Holocaust Research work by Wolfgang Strauss about the extended Strauss family and, in particular, the history of the "Jewish branch" of the family: David Straus, born in Berwangen in 1963, and his brothers, sisters, and offspring.

File Number : 797

Type of Material : List of Murdered Jews, עבודת מחקר

Language : German

Documentation from the Stadtarchiv München, Germany

- Files of Jewish businesses in the municipal office of businesses in Munich (Gewerbeamt); - Estate of Richard Jakob Seligmann, in the Archive of the City of Munich, 1881-1941 (11045648) Richard Seligmann was born in Munich in 1890. Following his service in the German Army during World War I, he became an industrialist in the production of glass and mirrors (Spiegelglass). During the period of the Nazi rule he did his utmost to emigrate - but in vain. Seligmann was forced in 1939 to rescind the rights to his business, and he was evicted from his apartment in the same year and had to rent a smaller...

Type of Material : Survey Report, Record of Persecuted Persons, Maps, Official Documentation

Language : German

Documents regarding the fate of the Jews of Miltenberg, Germany under the Nazi regime, 1933-1943, among them Mira Marx, born in Miltenberg, 1894

Documents regarding the fate of the Jews of Miltenberg, Germany under the Nazi regime, 1933-1943, among them Mira Marx, born in Miltenberg, 1894 - In the documents there is a reference to the rise to power of the Nazi Party and the first steps taken against the Jews, among them a confiscation order against Jewish businesses, dated 29 March 1933; - Experiences of Mira Marx as described by Attorney-at-Law Susanne Benoehr-Laqueur from Bremerhaven, including a reference to the events of Kristallnacht when Mira's parents' house was damaged; Mira's deportation with seven other Jews from Miltenberg to Wuerzberg,...

File Number : 125

Type of Material : Documentary, Article(s), List(s), Text(s)

Language : German

Estate of Ilse von Twardowski-Conrat, in the Archive of the City of Munich, 1898-1942

Estate of Ilse von Twardowski-Conrat, in the Archive of the City of Munich, 1898-1942 Painter Ilse Beate von Twardowski was born in Vienna on 20/01/1880. Her parents, who converted to Christianity in 1852, had her baptized to Christianity (Evangelist) when she was a baby. She received her art training in Brussels. She married Ernst von Twardowski in 1910 and moved in his footsteps from Rome to Munich in 1914. During the Nazi regime, she was forbidden to work in her profession due to her Jewish origin, and in 1936 she was expelled from the Reichskammer für bildende Künste. She committed suicide on 09 August...

Language : German

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