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Documentation of the regional branch of the Centralverein - CV (Central Association of German Citizens of the Jewish Faith) in East Prussia, regarding various subjects, 31/10/1932-16/05/1936

Documentation of the regional branch of the Centralverein - CV (Central Association of German Citizens of the Jewish Faith) in East Prussia, regarding various subjects, 31/10/1932-16/05/1936 Testimonies from small cities in East Prussia, including Treuburg, Goldap, Lötzen, Johannisburg, Gildenburg, Riesenburg, Marienwerder, Elbing, Osterode, Bischofsburg and Neidenburg: Ban on Weinachtsgeschäft (Christmas) sales; ban on the employment of Jewish clerks who are under the age of 25, unless given special permission by the employment office; economic boycott; social isolation of Jewish physicians; social...

File Number : JM/28889

Type of Material : Newspaper Clippings, Official Documentation

Language : German

Testimony of Charlotta Lotte (Aharon) Geiger, born in Berlin, Germany, 1914, regarding her experiences in Eretz Israel, 1933, and in detention in Berlin, 1935

Testimony

Testimony of Charlotta Lotte (Aharon) Geiger, born in Berlin, Germany, 1914, regarding her experiences in Eretz Israel, 1933, and in detention in Berlin, 1935 Family background; living in Germany for many generations; town of Rodenberg and its Jewish population; childhood in Berlin; attendance at a German school; the economic embargo [April 1933]; aliya to Eretz Israel, late 1933; adaptation to life in Eretz Israel; visit to Berlin after an illness, 1935; detention in the local jailhouse; different events; return to Eretz Israel. Receiving information regarding the fate of her mother who perished in the...

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Reports sent to the US State Department by US diplomatic delegations in Germany, regarding the Boycott of 01 April 1933 against Jewish businesses, and regarding the Kristallnacht riots, 1933-1938

Reports sent to the US State Department by US diplomatic delegations in Germany, regarding the Boycott of 01 April 1933 against Jewish businesses, and regarding the Kristallnacht riots, 1933-1938 Reports regarding the Boycott of 01 April 1933: - Report by the US Embassy in Berlin, 03/04/1933: Description of the background and aims of the boycott; Nazi Party propaganda; establishment of the "Central Committee for the Struggle against the Propaganda of Terror and for the Jewish Boycott" in Munich, and the local committee for the implementation of the boycott; regulations published regarding the...

File Number : 277

Type of Material : Record of Persecuted Persons, Survey Report, Lists of Businesses and Skilled Workers, Official Documentation

Language : English, German

Testimony of Elisheva Elsbeth (Kahn) Lernau, born in Zweibruecken, Germany, 1913, regarding her experiences in Zweibruecken and Wilhelminenhuette until 1935

Testimony

Testimony of Elisheva Elsbeth (Kahn) Lernau, born in Zweibruecken, Germany, 1913, regarding her experiences in Zweibruecken and Wilhelminenhuette until 1935 Life before the Nazi rise to power in Germany; displays of antisemitism in the local school; medical studies in Geneva; acquaintance with a Zionist family; Nazi rise to power in Germany; economic boycott, 01 April 1933; aliya training in Wilhelminenhuette; life in aliya training; move to Berlin; obtains a certificate with help from Captain Francis Foley, who was later recognized as a Righteous Among the Nations by Yad Vashem. Aliya to Eretz Israel,...

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Edna Wolf, born in Boffzen, Germany, 1908, regarding the persecution of German Jews and aliya to Eretz Israel in 1936

Testimony

Testimony of Edna Wolf, born in Boffzen, Germany, 1908, regarding the persecution of German Jews and aliya to Eretz Israel in 1936 Family background; studies in a German school; derogatory exclamations to Jews. Treaty of Versailles; during a geography lesson, children drew a swastika on the witness’ atlas with the caption "Jews out", Sukkot 1923; leaving school due to child harassment; economic boycott of Jewish shops, April 1, 1933. Receipt of a certificate and aliya to Eretz Israel in 1936; absorption and acclimatization.

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Chana Engel Levi, born in Germany, 1926, regarding the rise to power of the Nazis, 1933, the persecution of German Jews, deportation to the Auschwitz-Birkenau camp and the death march

Testimony

Testimony of Chana Engel Levi, born in Germany, 1926 *, regarding the rise to power of the Nazis, 1933, the persecution of German Jews, deportation to the Auschwitz-Birkenau camp and the death march Family background, the only daughter; relocation to Neuwied, 1927; studies at a state-run Jewish school; the activities of her father in the Social Democratic Party. The rise of the Nazis to power, 1933; dismissal of the father from his job and inability to get a job elsewhere due to being a Jew; difficult financial situation; confiscation of Jewish property; derogatory exclamations on the part of Christian...

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Memoirs of Edith (Rothschild) Leonard regarding her experiences in Konstanz, Germany, and in Switzerland, 1933-1939

Memoirs of Edith (Rothschild) Leonard regarding her experiences in Konstanz, Germany, and in Switzerland, 1933-1939 Move to Switzerland from Konstanz following the example of her father, with the help of Eddie Dafinger, 31 March 1933; continued visits to Konstanz until completion of her matriculation examinations; cancellation of her solo piano performance at the final concert of the music school she attended due to an unfounded objection by her principal; emigration to the United States with help from her husband, 1939; refusal of her husband's brother and his wife to emigrate; her husband's brother and...

File Number : 3702

Type of Material : Memoirs

Language : German

Memoirs of Siegmund Hadda regarding his experiences as a physician at the Jewish Hospital in Breslau and Theresienstadt, and his emigration to Switzerland, February 1945

Memoirs of Siegmund Hadda regarding his experiences as a physician at the Jewish Hospital in Breslau and Theresienstadt, and his emigration to Switzerland, February 1945 Work at the Jewish Hospital in Breslau and in his own private practice before and after World War I; his work in two departments during World War I; increase of antisemitism after World War I; murder of a friend of his son by an SA man, 1933; Nazi rise to power and deterioration in the treatment of the Jews; dismissal of Jewish lawyers and officials from their positions; boycott of Jewish shops, 01 April 1933; work as a senior surgeon at the...

File Number : 2439

Type of Material : Article

Language : German

Testimony of Joseph Ankori, born in Sfax, Tunisia, 1912, regarding his experiences in Sfax, Tunis and his aliya to Eretz Israel, 1934

Testimony

Testimony of Joseph Ankori, born in Sfax, Tunisia, 1912, regarding his experiences in Sfax, Tunis and his aliya to Eretz Israel, 1934 Life before the war; details about Felix Alush; activities in the Scouts movement; activities in the UJJ, Union of Jewish Youth; establishment of the Hebrew Scouts movement by people in the Hashomer Hatzair movement, 1929; witness joins the Hebrew Scouts movement; leaves the movement due to differences of opinion regarding ideology; life in Tunis including the move of the "La Revue Juive" newspaper to Tunis; receives permission from Zeev Jabotinsky to establish the Beitar...

File Number : 5829

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Dr. Rosa Dukas, born in Sulzberg Allgaeu, Germany, 1889, regarding her experiences and observations in Berlin, early 1933

Testimony of Dr. Rosa Dukas, born in Sulzberg Allgaeu, Germany, 1889, regarding her experiences and observations in Berlin, early 1933 In the file: - Report by Dr. Ball-Kaduri accompanying the testimony of Dr. Rosa Dukas regarding her experiences and observations in Berlin, early 1933, November 1960 (p. 2); - Testimony of Dr. Rosa Dukas regarding her experiences and observations during the first weeks and months of the Nazi regime in Berlin, in particular the beginning of the persecution of the Jews, submitted 18 November 1960; - The attitude of the population (including religious Christian...

File Number : 299

Type of Material : Testimony, Official Documentation

Language : Hebrew, German

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