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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, Red Cross Letter, Poem/song, Letter, Drawing

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

Language : Hebrew, English, German

Excerpt from the book, "They Were Our Comrades, A Memorial Book for the Members of the Pioneer Training Facilities in the Netherlands Who Were Murdered during the Holocaust", which includes the name of Ernst Mannes, born in Lakkenbach, Austria, 1920, who perished in Sobibor, 09 July 1943 The file includes an excerpt from a monograph written by Yigal Binyamin. Note: Ernst Mannes was the brother-in law of Sylvi Mannes (her husband's brother), the submitter of the material; Sylvi Mannes was born in Germany, emigrated to Belgium as part of the Kindertransport and made aliya to Eretz Israel in 1946.

File Number : 341

Type of Material : Excerpt(s)

Language : Hebrew

Diaries kept by Rosy (van Geldere) de Vries while in hiding in Velp, 09 December 1943-11 December 1944

Diaries kept by Rosy (van Geldere) de Vries while in hiding in Velp, 09 December 1943-11 December 1944 Also in the file: - A complete transcript of the diaries; - Edition of the "De Vliegende Hollander" newspaper announcing the surrender of Germany, issued 10 May 1945. Note: Rosy (van Geldere) de Vries was born in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, 03 August 1917; her husband, Sigfrid de Vries was born in Rotterdam, 1915; Rosy, Sigrid and their children were in hiding in Velp; at a certain point of the war, their children were entrusted to other people; when the people hiding the children were captured, the...

File Number : 8590

Type of Material : Diary

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 and postcards written by Hugo Cahn and other family members in Amsterdam to his son, Shimon Sigmund Cahn, in Eretz Israel, and his niece, Gretel, 1939-1941

Letters and postcards written by Hugo Cahn and other family members in Amsterdam to his son, Shimon Sigmund Cahn, in Eretz Israel, and his niece, Gretel, 1939-1941 Note: Shimon Sigmund Cahn was born in Amsterdam in 1917, and raised in Mainz; in 1935 he made aliya to Eretz Israel; his parents were Naftali Hugo and Livia (Birnbaum) Cahn; his whole family remained in the Netherlands; during the war, the family was deported to the ghetto; his parents and two younger sisters, Hinda and Hannah, were murdered under unknown circumstances.

File Number : 2070

Type of Material : Letter, 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), Letter, Poem/song, Notebook, Drawing, 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 : Diploma, Letter, Red Cross Letter, Personal Records, Official Documentation

Language : English, Dutch, German

Postcards sent to Nuta Stein in Finland by members of her family and her friends in the Kowno Ghetto, France and the Netherlands, 1942-1943

Postcards sent to Nuta Stein in Finland by members of her family and her friends in the Kowno Ghetto, France and the Netherlands, 1942-1943 - Telegram sent by Luba Grodsenski from Tonneins [France] to her sister, Nuta, in Finland with the information that her husband, Julius Grodsenski, has been taken to an unknown destination, 26 August 1942; - Postcards sent to Nuta Stein in Finland by her sister, Luba Grodsenski from Tonneins (France), 1942; - Postcard sent to Nuta Stein in Finland by her sister, Luba Grodsenski from Casseneuil, 01 September 1942; - Postcard sent from Finland to Luba Grodsenski...

File Number : 2026

Type of Material : Postcard, Telegram, Letter

Language : 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 : Work Permit, Personal Documents, Postcard, Death Certificate, Certification, Newspaper Clippings

Language : Russian, Dutch, German

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