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Postcard sent by Simon Dasberg from Bergen-Belsen to Switzerland, 1944; letter sent by members of the Franck family from Eretz Israel to Simon and Isabella Dasberg in Groningen, 1942, greetings and drawings prepared by their children during the family's stay in Bergen-Belsen - Chanukah song written by their daughter, Fani Dasberg in Bergen-Belsen, 1944; - "A Taste of Mother", sketches by Fani Dasberg drawn in Bergen-Belsen, reflecting her dreams about the family home (meals prepared by her mother and a bathtub in the garden); - Poem written in Dutch and Hebrew by Simon Dasberg in honor of the Bat...

File Number : 2203

Type of Material : Postcard, Letter, Drawing, Poem/song, Red Cross Letter

Language : Hebrew, Dutch, German

Personal documentation of Avraham and Mirl Heller, 1938-1946

Personal documentation of Avraham and Mirl Heller, 1938-1946 - Diary written by Avraham Heller, born in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, 12 February 1919, written 24 January 1938-30 July 1944; letter written by Avraham to his daughter, Yael, 21 January 1944; description of the war and the disaster that struck the Jews of Europe; copying over of letters in German that were written in 1938; list of members of Kibbutz Sde Eliahu, prepared, June 1944; the final entry, on the 10th anniversary of his aliya to Eretz Israel, written on 30 July 1944; - Letter and telegram sent by Josef Herbstmann from Manchester to...

File Number : 8530

Type of Material : Official Documentation, Diary, Article(s), List(s), Text(s), Letter, Personal Documents, Telegram

Language : Hebrew, English, German

Personal documents of James Ellenbogen, 1938-1944

Personal documents of James Ellenbogen, 1938-1944 Personal letters: - Red Cross letter sent by Eva Ellenbogen in England to her father, James Ellenbogen, in Amsterdam, 17 June 1940; - Correspondence, by means of Red Cross letters, between Margarete Haym in Berlin and her sister Herta Ellenbogen in England, 1941-1942; last Red Cross letter sent by Margarete, 15 October 1942; - Red Cross letter sent by Eva Herzog in England to her aunt Margarete Haym in Berlin, 04 July 1942; reply received on the back of the letter, 10 October 1942; - Red Cross letter sent by Margarete Haym in Berlin to Elise...

File Number : 2140

Type of Material : Letter, Red Cross Letter, Personal Documents

Language : French, Dutch, German

Medical Clearance Certificate of Nathan Prins, from Amsterdam, issued by the American authorities in Germany, 09 June 1945, for his move to the Netherlands, and a postcard sent from Eindhoven to his family in Amsterdam, by means of his former neighbors - Medical Clearance Certificate in the name of Nathan Prins, born in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, 22 September 1913, issued by the US Occupation authorities in Germany, 09 June 1945, for his move to the Netherlands; his move to Bergen-Belsen DP camp via Hallen and then to Amsterdam; - Postcard sent by Nathan Prins from Eindhoven, to his former neighbors in...

File Number : 722

Type of Material : Personal Documents, Postcard

Language : Dutch

Postcard sent from Bergen-Belsen by Barend Polak to his family in the Netherlands, 07 May 1944

Postcard sent from Bergen-Belsen by Barend Polak to his family in the Netherlands, 07 May 1944 Polak writes that he is in an old age home (meaning the barracks in which all the elderly inmates of the camp were concentrated); he asks that he be sent parcels rather than letters; and he received a letter from Lex (his son, Alex, who perished afterwards). The section of the postcard on which the address and details of the addressee has been cut off the postcard; A translation of the postcard into Hebrew has been attached. Note from Alex Prins who submitted the material: Barend Polak (the maternal...

File Number : 2080

Type of Material : Postcard

Language : German

Letters written by members of the Jourgrau family, and personal documentation regarding members of the family, 1927-2009

Letters written by members of the Jourgrau family, and personal documentation regarding members of the family, 1927-2009 Letters and postcards: - Letter from Dov Jourgrau in Amsterdam to his brother Mendel Jourgrau in Eretz Israel, 23 December 1938; - Letters and a postcard written by Dov Jourgrau to his daughter, Ruth, while she was in hiding using the false identity of Lieske or Liesje; members of the underground showed these letters to Ruth and then took them back as a precaution; at the end of the war, the letters were returned to her; - Two letters from Lea Jourgrau (apparently from Westerbork)...

File Number : 2063

Type of Material : Personal Documents, Article(s), List(s), Text(s), Poem/song, Drawing, Letter, Notebook, Postcard

Language : Hebrew, English, Dutch, German, Yiddish

Personal documents of Lina Van Straten and an affidavit by the Dutch Red Cross regarding the fate of Daniel Hes and his family members, 1939-1946

Personal documents of Lina Van Straten and an affidavit by the Dutch Red Cross regarding the fate of Daniel Hes and his family members, 1939-1946 - Red Cross letter sent by the Jewish Agency in Jerusalem to the Jewish Council in Amsterdam, with a request to inform Lina Van Straten and her family members that their names appear on the 6th Veteran Zionists list, 25 January 1944, and they are therefore included on the list of people intended for aliya to Eretz Israel in the context of the exchange agreements; - Certification regarding the deportation of Lina Van Straten on the transport departing, 15 March...

File Number : 143

Type of Material : Official Documentation, Diploma, Letter, Red Cross Letter, Personal Records

Language : English, Dutch, German

Postcards sent to Juda Goudsmit in Westerbork by his friends in The Hague, 1943; slips of paper containing details regarding his fate and that of his family; personal documentation belonging to Juda Goudsmit from the war period and confirmations from the Dutch Red Cross issued after the war - Postcards sent from The Hague to Juda Goudsmit in Westerbork by Dutch friends who owned a pharmacy, 1943; - Slips of paper from the time of the war and afterwards, including details regarding the fate of the Goudsmit family (details regarding those who wrote the notes and the exact date are missing); written in...

File Number : 2025

Type of Material : Death Certificate, Newspaper Clippings, Postcard, Certification, Personal Documents, Work Permit

Language : Russian, Dutch, German

Notice sent by the Mauthausen camp commandant to Barend Monnikendam in Amsterdam regarding the death of his son, Jacob Monnikendam, who had been an inmate of the camp, 06 September 1941

Notice sent by the Mauthausen camp commandant to Barend Monnikendam in Amsterdam regarding the death of his son, Jacob Monnikendam, who had been an inmate of the camp, 06 September 1941 Note: Jacob Monnikendam was arrested by the Green Police (German Nazi police) in the Dam Square in Amsterdam while on his way home after a day's work, 22 June 1941. He was sent to Gestapo headquarters and from there to Mauthausen.

File Number : 141

Type of Material : Death Certificate

Language : German

Postcards from Michel and Dina Reens and their daughter Anna from Westerbork to their family in Amsterdam, 1943; letters from Jacob Reens to his wife and son, 1942-1943, and personal documentation from the war period Postcards: - Postcards from Michel and Dina Reens and their daughter Anna from Westerbork to their family in Amsterdam, 1943, - Postcard from Michel and Dina Reens and their daughter Anna to Amsterdam prior to their deportation to Auschwitz in which it is written: "Regards from the border. Feeling okay. Hoping for a peaceful journey. Persevere. Kisses to Edo. Father, Mother and...

File Number : 1936

Type of Material : Personal Documents, Newspaper Clippings, Diary, Official Documentation, Letter, Postcard, Drawing

Language : Dutch

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