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Two letters written by Babette Goldner containing testimony regarding the experiences of her family, 1933-1940, and an excerpt from a list appearing on a tombstone in Gerstfeld, Germany

Two letters written by Babette Goldner containing testimony regarding the experiences of her family, 1933-1940, and an excerpt from a list appearing on a tombstone in Gerstfeld, Germany Beginning of the writing of the [letters ?] in Germany, 1934; finishing writing [the letters?] in Eretz Israel, 1940; [marriage to] Abraham Goldner; birth of five children; Betty, Lehman, Erma, Eli and Emil; [life of the Jews] in Gerstfeld [during the years 1934-1940] including the destruction of the cemeteries and the synagogue; establishment of a monument by the Gerstfeld municipality in memory of the Jewish families who...

File Number : 8522

Language : English, German

Research paper written by the student, Tatyana Nikitina, regarding the diary of Roman Kravchenko from Kremenets, written 1941-1944

Research paper written by the student, Tatyana Nikitina, regarding the diary of Roman Kravchenko from Kremenets, written 1941-1944 Outbreak of the war; life under the German occupation including the wearing of the yellow badge and anti-Jewish legislation; deportation of Jews to the Kremenets Ghetto; closure of the ghetto, 01 March 1942; appointment of a Judenrat; establishment of the Jewish police; ghetto life including forced labor; burning of the synagogue; receiving information regarding the mass murder of Jews in Kiev and Rovno; murder of Jews outside the city near the [?], 10-21 August 1942; robbery [of...

File Number : 8266

Type of Material : Study, Diary

Language : Russian

Memoirs of Shmuel Haler, born in Bedzin, Poland, 1925, regarding his experiences in the Bedzin Ghetto, Koenigshuette, Gross-Rosen, Mauthausen and other places

Memoirs of Shmuel Haler, born in Bedzin, Poland, 1925, regarding his experiences in the Bedzin Ghetto, Koenigshuette, Gross-Rosen, Mauthausen and other places Life in the Bedzin Ghetto until 1942; life in Koenigshuette; life in Gross Sarne; life in Gross Masselwitz; life in Dyhernfurth; life in Gross-Rosen; death march to Mauthausen; life in Mauthausen, January-May 1945; liberation by the US Army, May 1945. Unsuccessful aliya attempt via Italy; detention in Cyprus; aliya to Israel, 1949.

File Number : 8201

Type of Material : Memoirs

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Reuven Meir Fersztenburg, born in Rajgrod, Poland, 1925, regarding his experiences in the Lodz Ghetto, Auschwitz-Birkenau and as a forced laborer in the Kaufering camp

Testimony

Testimony of Reuven Meir Fersztenburg, born in Rajgrod, Poland, 1925, regarding his experiences in the Lodz Ghetto, Auschwitz-Birkenau and as a forced laborer in the Kaufering camp Family background; move to Lodz; way of life in his home; Shabbat and religious holidays; attends a Yavneh school; the Jewish community; his father's Bund activities; his mother's Zionist movement activities; membership in Gordonia. Occupation of Lodz by the Germans, September 1939; kidnapping of people for forced labor; destruction of the synagogue; yellow badge; disappearance of his father; deportation to the Lodz Ghetto;...

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony

Testimony of Renia Rivka (Viser) Tikotzki, born in Lodz, Poland, 1928, regarding her experiences as a child in the Lodz Ghetto, Auschwitz, Bergen-Belsen, Aschersleben, a death march and Theresienstadt Life in Lodz before the war; education; her father's activities in the Poalei Zion Left; displays of antisemitism in the school. German occupation, September 1939; kidnapping of people to forced labor, including her mother; her father's service in the Polish Army; destruction of synagogues; yellow badge; deportation to the Lodz Ghetto; Lodz Ghetto life; labor in a tailoring workshop; eats horse meat;...

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Documentation of the International Military Tribune - IMT in Nuremberg, 1945-1946, regarding the destruction of synagogues in Germany before Kristallnacht

Documentation of the International Military Tribune - IMT in Nuremberg, 1945-1946, regarding the destruction of synagogues in Germany before Kristallnacht List of people accused of the destruction of 20 synagogues and historical buildings in Nuremberg, Munich and Dortmund during 06-09/1938, including: Willy Liebel, the Kreisleiter (District head) and Mayor of Nuremberg; Julius Streicher, the Gauleiter of Franken; Koglmeier, the Secretary of the Office of the Interior of Bavaria; Hesseldieck, the Kreisleiter of Dortmund; Rudolf Hess, to whom the general order for the implementation of the destruction...

File Number : 258

Type of Material : Legal Documentation

Language : English

Reports of the Sicherheitspolizei (SIPO-Security Police) and the Sicherheitsdiens (SD-Security Service) headquarters regarding military and political activity during the occupation of the Soviet Union: Report No. 15, 07 July 1941 Part 1 - Political events; Part 2 - Military events (no information given); Part 3 - Reports from the Einsatzgruppen: Among other information there was a report regarding the Ehrenhaft (honorary detention) of Stepan Bandera in Berlin; detention of Communists in Berlin; honorary detention of leaders of Ukrainian organizations in Poland; request directed to Hitler by...

File Number : 163.15

Type of Material : Survey Report

Language : German

Letter of testimony of Vera Gekhtman Leyn regarding the experiences of the Jews in the Polesye Region, 1941-1945

Letter of testimony of Vera Gekhtman Leyn regarding the experiences of the Jews in the Polesye Region, 1941-1945 Burning of Jews from Khatyn in a warehouse near the village, autumn, 1941; attempt to evacuate the Kalinkovichi Jews, 25 June 1941; the German occupation of Kalinkovichi; yellow badge order in Kalinkovichi; looting of Jewish houses; deportation of the Kalinkovichi Jews to the Mozyr Ghetto, August-September 1941; burning of the Mozyr synagogue; transfer for forced labor; murder of local residents, including Jews in the local prison, 1941; murder of Jews from the ghetto; rescue of Jews with help...

File Number : 3076

Type of Material : Letter of Testimony

Language : Russian

Reports by SA units in the south of Germany, regarding their activities during the Kristallnacht riots in 1938

Reports by SA units in the south of Germany, regarding their activities during the Kristallnacht riots in 1938 - Report by Brigade 50 (Starkenburg), including details regarding the places where synagogues were attacked and details regarding the damage caused to the structures, 11/11/1938; - Two announcements regarding attacks that occurred to synagogues in the Starkenberg area in Hessen, 10/11/1938; - Announcement by Standarte 250 in Bruchsal, regarding attacks on synagogues and the arrest of Jews in the area; - Announcement by Brigade 151 in Saarbruecken, regarding the destruction of synagogues and...

File Number : 129

Type of Material : Survey Report, Official Documentation

Language : German

Summary of a discussion regarding journalists at the Nazi Party convention held in Nuremberg on 04 August 1938

Summary of a discussion regarding journalists at the Nazi Party convention held in Nuremberg on 04 August 1938 Timetable for the receipt of the journalists during the convention; points that were brought up at the discussion, including the holding of a ceremony for the destruction of the local synagogue to be held on 10 August [1938], which must be kept secret; during the ceremony [the destruction of the synagogue], Gautleiter Julius Streicher will activate a construction crane which will remove the symbol of the Jewish Star (Star of David) from the synagogue; The document is part of the Evidence material...

File Number : 116

Type of Material : Official Documentation

Language : German

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