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Interrogation of David Cohen at the trial against him, 1947-1948

Interrogation of David Cohen at the trial against him, 1947-1948 Testimony of David Cohen, one of the leaders of the Jewish Council (Joodsche Raad) in the Netherlands at the trial against him. - Report regarding the activities of the council; David Cohen's activities and Abraham Asscher's activities; - Accusations levelled by Kisch against David Cohen regarding the policy concerning exemptions from decrees, various announcements published by the Jewish Council and personal criticism of Cohen and Asscher (pp. 1-8); - Cohen's testimony regarding the work of the Council officials in the theater, the...

File Number : 63

Type of Material : Investigation Report

Language : Dutch

Direct examination of David Cohen at the trial held against him, 1947

Direct examination of David Cohen at the trial held against him, 1947 - Testimony of David Cohen, one of the leaders of the Joodse Raad (Jewish Council) in the Netherlands, 02 May 1947: establishment of the Joodse Raad; German use of Council-generated lists for deportation of the Jews from the Netherlands; German use of the card file prepared for them by the Council in order to indicate the Jews who had already been deported; only one incident of the Council turning in the name of a Jew designated for deportation; blow to the Council's plans to rescue a large number of Jews through temporary dismissal from...

File Number : 62

Type of Material : Testimony, Investigation Report

Language : Dutch

Documentation regarding the events in Nazi Germany and refugees from Germany, including two publications of the League of Nations in Geneva concerning refugees, and a report submitted by the British Foreign Minister regarding the extermination of the Jews, and other matters, 1938-1942 Two publications of the League of Nations organization in Geneva, concerning refugees: A - Publication, "Convention Concerning the Status of Refugees Coming From Germany", 10 February 1938; B - Publication, "International Assistance to Refugees", February 1942; Included in the file: - Newspaper clipping from "The...

File Number : 72

Type of Material : Official Documentation, Testimony

Benjamin Sagalowitz Archive: Copies of reports and memoranda transmitted by Zionist leaders, such as Chaim Weizmann; Moshe Shertok and David Ben-Gurion to the British Foreign Office regarding the rescue of the Hungarian Jews; also correspondence regarding Joel Brand's mission, bombing the railroad tracks to Auschwitz and other subjects, 1944-1945.

File Number : 146

Type of Material : Survey Report, Official Documentation

Language : English