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Memoirs of Gaston Lévy, born in 1902 in Mutzig, about his work for the OSE in France and his exfiltration to Switzerland in 1944, and the experiences of Renée Lévy née Klein

Memoirs of Gaston Lévy, born in 1902 in Mutzig, about his work for the OSE in France and his exfiltration to Switzerland in 1944, and the experiences of Renée Lévy née Klein About the town of Mutzig; history of the family; World War I; moves from Mutzig to Strasbourg in 1923 in order to go to medical school; military service; marries Renée Klein in 1930; moves to Paris; Annette born in 1934; Jewish social circles, including that of Paul Recht; induction into the French Army in 1939 (discharged in July 1940); the Exode: moves with the family to Paul, Luz-Saint-Sauveur, and Bézieres; visits the Agde camp to...

File Number : 680

Type of Material : Memoirs, Curriculum Vitae (cv), Biography

Language : French

Documentation regarding the Righteous among the Nations from France, Robert Bengel, Edmond Dauphin and Germaine Ribière; documentation regarding Paul Recht, who perished in the Holocaust

Included in the file: - correspondence of Dr. Gaston Lévy, his wife Renée and their daughter Annette Chouraqui regarding the Righteous Among the Nations; - documentation related to the case of the "Finaly" children; - documentation related to Paul Recht, born in Buenos Aires, a friend of Dr. Gaston Lévy and his wife, who was deported from Drancy camp to Auschwitz camp on 27 March 1944 in Transport no. 70 and perished; - play and poems by Paul Recht.

File Number : 678

Type of Material : Declaration, Poems/songs, Newspaper Clippings, Biography, Play, Letter, Internet Material, Invitation, Article, Speech

Language : French

Letters to Dr. Gaston Lévy and his wife Renée in France, in Switzerland and after their return to Paris, from 1941 to 1945; letters after the war; letters related to medals awarded to Dr. Gaston Lévy

Letters sent to Dr. Gaston Lévy and his wife Renée in France, in Switzerland and after their return to Paris, from 1941 to 1945 from: -- acquaintances in Marseille, in Château de Chabannes in Fargeas, in Switzerland and in Rome; -- Germaine Ribière in Aix-en-Provence and Lyon; -- Antoinette Ribeireix in Saint-Saud-Lacoussière; -- students in the nursing course taught by Dr. Gaston Lévy in La Rosiaz in Switzerland; -- Dr. Roger Walther in Lausanne, Switzerland, and more; Letters from Dr. Gaston Lévy from Marseille, Moudon, Strasbourg and Paris, from 1943 to 1945: -- to his wife Renée; -- to Andrée...

File Number : 677

Type of Material : Letter, Postcard, Article, Personal Documents, Newspaper Clippings, Envelope

Language : Hebrew, French, German

Documentation from France from the war period related to the work of Dr. Gaston Lévy in the OSE

- employment records and letters of recommendation from doctors, hospital managers, the 3ème Direction Santé de l'UGIF alias OSE and more - in France; - work permit (medical care for children) in Agde camp and Douadic camp; Correspondence of Dr. Gaston Lévy in Luz-Saint-Sauveur, Béziers and Limoges regarding the following issues: -- obtaining a temporary work permit in Béziers; -- request for exemption from the law restricting the practice of medicine which was imposed on French Jews (attached are Philippe Pétain's orders from 11 August, 1941 and 22 November 1941 in Vichy); -- applications to the Conseil...

File Number : 675

Type of Material : Telegram, Declaration, Reports, Certification, Letter, Order, List of Jewish Children, List of Jewish Physicians

Language : French, German