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Testimony of Greta Stanton Wertheimer, born in Wien, Austria, 1919, regarding the persecution of Austrian Jews and immigration to the United States in 1939

Testimony

Testimony of Greta Stanton Wertheimer, born in Wien, Austria, 1919, regarding the persecution of Austrian Jews and immigration to the United States in 1939 Family background; her father is an advocate, her mother is a housewife; studies in a Jewish school. Anti-Semitism before the war; graduation from high school; difficulty finding work due to anti-Semitism; Anschluss, 1938; prohibition of possession of weapons by Jews; arrest of her father for possession of a weapon; release of her father by her uncle; attempt to locate relatives in U.S. to obtain U.S. immigration clearance; contacting a distant aunt who...

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : English

Testimony of Hedwig Rosenthal regarding her experiences in Berlin and Theresienstadt, 1933-1945

Testimony of Hedwig Rosenthal regarding her experiences in Berlin and Theresienstadt, 1933-1945 In her testimony Hedwig Rosenthal, whose husband had owned a textile business in Berlin until his retirement in 1930, reports on her and her husband’s experiences during the Nazi era: - Life in Berlin from 1933 onward: Work for the clothing depot of the Jewish community in Berlin until January 1939, when she was banned from her profession . - In August 1940, Hedwig Rosenthal and her husband were expelled from their apartment and moved into a so-called "Judenhaus". - Evacuation to an old age home in...

File Number : 65

Type of Material : Memoirs

Language : German

Testimony of Erich Schlesinger regarding his experiences and the fate of the Jews in Gleiwitz (Gliwice), Upper Silesia, Germany, 1933 - 1945

Testimony of Erich Schlesinger regarding his experiences and the fate of the Jews in Gleiwitz (Gliwice), Upper Silesia, Germany, 1933 - 1945 Description of the situation of the Jewish community in Gleiwitz in 1932: well-functioning community life, good economic position (pp. 4-6) After the seizure of the power by Hitler and the Nazis, 30/01/1933 (pp. 6-8): - First violent attacks against Jews - Anti-Jewish boycotts, dismissals of Jewish employees, anti-Jewish incitement - Initiative against the anti-Jewish measures: involvement of the Council of the League of Nations in Geneva and the...

File Number : 8

Type of Material : Memoirs

Language : German

Two letters sent by Otto Eisner from Gross-Rosen camp to his mother Olga Eisner in Bohutice in 1942; story of the life of Otto Eisner, born in Bohutice in 1910, written by his daughter Karin (Eisner) Richter; additional documentation regarding the fate of Otto Eisner - Two letters sent by Otto Eisner from Gross-Rosen camp to his mother Olga Eisner in Bochtitz (Bohutice) on 15/02/1942 and 15/03/1942, in German (pp. 17-20); - Article, "Můj otec Otto Eisner", by Karin Richter-Eisnerova, published in the "Kachol" journal in Brno in June 2011, in Czech, including the story of the fate of her family members...

File Number : 3897

Type of Material : Newspaper Clippings, הודעה, Personal Documents, Letter, Article, Certification, Financial Records

Language : Czech, English, German

Documentation pertaining to Eugen Klein from Timisoara, 1941-1942

Documentation pertaining to Eugen Klein from Timisoara, 1941-1942 - List of items that Jews are required to donate in accordance with the demands of the authorities, compiled for Eugen Klein by the Jewish community of Timisoara, 01 December 1941; - Confirmation issued for Eugene Klein during the census of residents who are "Carriers of Jewish Blood" in Timisoara, 28 May 1942; - Document regarding taxes for the army that Jews are obligated to pay; the document was drawn up for Eugen Klein, 12 November 1942. Notes from Anna Pollack who submitted the material: Anna Pollack submitted to Yad Vashem...

File Number : 466

Type of Material : Certification, Personal Documents

Language : Romanian

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File Number : 11691

Type of Material : Correspondence, Memoirs

Language : English, German

Antisemitic legislation pertaining to marriage and births, work laws, and laws pertaining to limitations on Jewish ownership of real estate, 1938-1944

Antisemitic legislation pertaining to marriage and births, work laws, and laws pertaining to limitations on Jewish ownership of real estate, 1938-1944 - Pamphlet of antisemitic legislation for defense of the Italian race; the legislation is dated 15-17 November 1938; - Correspondence between the Ministry of the Interior and other government offices regarding enforcement of the race laws, dated 22 December 1938; - Information pamphlet issued by the city of Naples regarding the implementation of the race laws issued 17 November 1938; - Declaration form of membership in a race to be completed by...

File Number : 1

Type of Material : Laws and Decrees

Language : Italian