Leon Eugene Wolpert, born in Russia, 1910; details regarding his activities in the French Jewish underground during World War II
Works for OSE (Children's Aid Society) along with his wife, Elisabeth, from 1941; life working for OSE including providing food to Jews in hiding in the Lyons area; escape to Switzerland due to health problems of his wife; couple is denied entrance into Switzerland; detention by the Gestapo; deportation to Auschwitz with his wife on Transport 60, 07 October 1943.
In the file:
- Summary of his activities.
Lists of mainly Jewish refugees who crossed the Swiss border illegally into the Canton of Geneva, some of whom were returned to the other side of the border, 13-29 August 1942
The documentation is accompanied by a report and statistical data compiled by A. Guillermet, 30 August 1942.
Form issued by the Canton of Geneva Border Patrol regarding refugees caught in Chancy, on the border with France, and returned to the other side of the border, 1944
Form completed for Zaja and Fanny Szmir and their son Hory, Jews from Poland residing in Bruxelles.
Administrative correspondence between the Canton of Geneva Department of Justice and Police and the Federal Department of Justice and Police in Bern regarding Jewish refugees crossing the Swiss borders, 1941-1945
- Correspondence between the Canton of Geneva Department of Justice and Police and the Federal Department of Justice and Police in Bern regarding the police policy toward the Jewish refugees; questions regarding deportation of undesirable Jewish refugees.
Also in the file:
- Names of refugees dealt with by the Canton of Geneva Department of Justice and Police.
Form issued by the Canton of Geneva Border Patrol regarding refugees caught near Soral, on the border with France, and returned to the other side of the border, 06 July 1943
Form completed for Samuel Erera, born in Constantinople, residing in France, and for his wife, Esther Erera.
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