Henri Rosencweig, born in Bedzin, Poland, 1917; details regarding his activities in the French Jewish underground during World War II
Move to France with his family, 1920; membership in the EIF (French Jewish Scouts) and joins the FSJF (Federation of Jewish Societies in France).
Activities in Colonie Scolaire (The Summer School Camp) on Amelot Street during the German occupation; escape to Lyons, 1942; continuation of his FSJF activities; arrest by the Gestapo during a raid on the UGIF (Union Generale des Israelites de France) building, 09 February 1943; deportation to Drancy; transfer to Auschwitz;...
File Number : 106
Type of Material : Excerpt(s), Personal Documents, Photograph, Testimony
Marcelle Loeb, born in Strasbourg, France, 1923; details regarding her activities in the French Jewish underground during World War II
Membership in EIF (French Jewish Scouts); arrest by the Gestapo during a raid on the UGIF (Union Generale des Israelites de France) building in Lyon in the presence of Klaus Barbie, 09 February, 1943; deportation to Drancy; transfer to Sobibor; perishes in Sobibor.
In the file:
- Photograph of Marcelle Loeb;
- Excerpt from a testimony.
Maurice Schlisselman, born in Warsaw, Poland, 1880; details regarding his activities in the Jewish underground in France during World War II
Enlists in the French Army during World War I; establishment of Jewish organizations; membership in the Society des Amis de Varsovie (Association of Friends of Warsaw); founding of the FSJF (Federation of Jewish Societies in France) with other notable people; resistance activities in the Lyons area; arrest in Rillieux; execution in Rillieux by the French militia, 29 June 1944.
In the file:
- Portraits of Maurice Schlisselman;
- Excerpts from testimonies;
-...
Aurelie (Polturak) Gottlieb, born in Lwow, Poland, 1892, known as Rella; details regarding her activities in the French Jewish underground during World War II
FSJF (Federation of Jewish Societies in France) activities in Lyons; arrested in the UGIF (Union Generale des Israelites de France) office by the Gestapo, 09 March 1943; deportation to Drancy; transfer to Auschwitz; murdered in Auschwitz.
In the file:
- Photograph;
- Letter;
- Documents;
- Excerpts from testimonies.
Esther Grinberg, born in Paris, France, 1910; details regarding her activities in the Jewish underground in France during World War II
Life in Paris including work within the framework of the Comite Rue Amelot (Amelot Street Committee); arrest in Lyons by the Gestapo, 07 February 1943; deportation to Drancy; transfer to Sobibor on Transport 53; death in Sobibor.
Also in the file:
- Description of an "Aktion" in Lyon, 09 February 1943.
File Number : 38
Type of Material : Personal Documents, Photograph, Article(s), List(s), Text(s)
David Rappoport, born in Proskurov, Ukraine, 1883: details regarding his activities in the French Jewish underground during World War II
Work as a journalist; underground activities; leader of the Comite Rue Amelot (Amelot Street Committee) in Paris; arrest by Danneker, a Gestapo commander, 01 June 1943; deportation to Drancy; transfer to Auschwitz; death in Auschwitz, 02 July 1944.
Also in the file:
- Booklet entitled "L'un des Trente Six" (One of the Thirty-six), published by Kyoum, Paris, 1946.
File Number : 37
Type of Material : Brochure, Article(s), List(s), Text(s), Personal Documents, Reports, Letter of Testimony, Photograph
Leo Glaeser, born in Riga, Latvia, 1897, known as Louis Garnier; details regarding his activities in the Jewish underground in France during World War II
Founding of the Comite Rue Amelot (Amelot Street Committee); resignation from his work as a financial manager; joins FSJF (Federation of Jewish Societies in France) under the leadership of Marc Jarblum; arrested in Lyon, 20 June 1944; executed, 22 June 1944.
P.7- Archive of Marc Jarblum, Zionist Leader and one of the leaders of the Jewish underground in France, 1941-1967
Marc Jarblum was one of the leaders of the Poalei Zion movement in Poland, the Federation des Societes Juives de France (FSJF- Federation of Jewish Societies in France) and the Jewish underground in France during World War II.
This record group contains a bibliographical sketch, letters written by Jarblum, and information regarding Jewish organizations in France, persecution of the Jews, material about the French underground, information concerning post war events, correspondence and lists of...
Type of Material : Letter, Survey Report, Brochure, Newspaper Clippings, Personal Documents
Testimony of Aron Szwertak, born in Warsaw, Poland, 1888, regarding his experiences in Paris, Pau, Marseilles, Martigues and other places
German occupation; detention attempt by the Gestapo as a Jewish businessman; escape to southern France; life in Pau; help to inmates in Pau, 1940; escape to Marseille; life in Marseilles including help to inmates in the camp until 1942; deportation to Martigues by the French police; forced to live with four Jews in a Jewish home; release; escape to Marseilles; transfer to Grenoble; death of his son; life in Grenoble including activities of Federation of Jewish Societies...