Memoirs of David Kipnis, born in Kiev, Ukraine, 1894, regarding his experiences during pogroms in Kiev before the war, in detention in the vicinity of Paris, in Lion, in hiding in Les Houches, and in other places
His family's life in Kiev, 1894-1923; wave of pogroms, 1903; pogroms in Kiev, September-December 1919; emigration to Germany, 1923; his son makes aliya to Eretz Israel; witness' emigration to France, 1937.
Registration of Jews, 01 October 1940; attempts to emigrate to the United States; detention and imprisonment in the prison in Fresnes, near Paris; decree regarding the Jews' wearing a yellow...
Documentation demonstrating the functioning of the postal services in Europe during the war period
1) Red Cross letter sent by Margot Seiferth from Altenburg camp to Edith Portje in Zichron Yaakov on 06/12/1942, including the addressees' reply, without indication of the date, in German;
2) Postcards and envelopes documenting the functioning of the postal services in camps in France:
- Postcard sent to Jose Neves in Vernet camp by Mme. de Sousa in Paris on 10/06/1941, and [postcard sent to Jose Neves in Vernet camp] by Mme. Chambert in Paris on 29/09/1941;
- Postcard sent to Mme. Wagner in Bale (Basle)...
File Number : 3443
Type of Material : Red Cross Letter, Identity Card, Postcard, Letter, Poster, Order, Propaganda, Caricatures, Legal Documentation, Investigation Report
Language : Bulgarian, Polish, Czech, French, Romanian, German, Hungarian