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Testimony of Channah (Pinchover) Uhrbach, born in Breslau, Germany, 1918, regarding her experiences in Cologne, Berlin, Breslau, her aliya to Eretz Israel, 1939 and more

Testimony

Testimony of Channah (Pinchover) Uhrbach, born in Breslau, Germany, 1918, regarding her experiences in Cologne, Berlin, Breslau, her aliya to Eretz Israel, 1939 and more Life before the war; education; Nazi rise to power; economic boycott; "Nuremberg" laws, 1935; opening of the liberal Jewish school; studying Hebrew; life in Moravska-Ostrava including agricultural labor; deportation of Jews to Sachsenhausen; murder of Jews in the camp and sending their ashes to their families; escape to Cologne; life in Cologne including training by Bachad (Brit Chalutzim Datiim); choosing of children in Blakenese for legal...

File Number : 13043

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Elisheva Elsbeth (Kahn) Lernau, born in Zweibruecken, Germany, 1913, regarding her experiences in Zweibruecken and Wilhelminenhuette until 1935

Testimony

Testimony of Elisheva Elsbeth (Kahn) Lernau, born in Zweibruecken, Germany, 1913, regarding her experiences in Zweibruecken and Wilhelminenhuette until 1935 Life before the Nazi rise to power in Germany; displays of antisemitism in the local school; medical studies in Geneva; acquaintance with a Zionist family; Nazi rise to power in Germany; economic boycott, 01 April 1933; aliya training in Wilhelminenhuette; life in aliya training; move to Berlin; obtains a certificate with help from Captain Francis Foley, who was later recognized as a Righteous Among the Nations by Yad Vashem. Aliya to Eretz Israel,...

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Dr. Hans Pomeranz, born in Elberfeld, Germany, 1899, regarding Zionist activities in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, 1932-1939

Testimony of Dr. Hans Pomeranz, born in Elberfeld, Germany, 1899, regarding Zionist activities in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, 1932-1939 The Jewish community of Frankfurt, 1932: - The Orthodox community and the Orthodox Austrittsgemeinde (separatist Orthodox group ); - Community institutions, such as the hospital, retirement home, social welfare institutions, school system, library, museum, yeshiva; - The anti-Zionist attitude of the community's leadership; - After the Nazi rise to power, demands by the Zionists for more influence in the community rejected by the community; establishment of...

File Number : 275

Type of Material : Testimony, Official Documentation

Language : Hebrew, German

Documents collected by Dr. Hans Friedenthal, former Chairman of the Zionistische Vereinigung fuer Deutschland (ZVfD -Zionist Federation of Germany), 1933-1943

Documents collected by Dr. Hans Friedenthal, former Chairman of the Zionistische Vereinigung fuer Deutschland (ZVfD -Zionist Federation of Germany), 1933-1943 In the file: - Remarks prepared by Dr. Kurt Ball-Kaduri regarding the material from the years 1933-1943 provided by Dr. Hans Friedenthal (pp. 2-3), August 1958; - Confirmation from the Reichsausschuss Juedischer Jugendverbaende (Reich Committee for Jewish Youth Organizations) permitting Dr. Hans Friedenthal to assume his position as leader of the sports department (p. 4), 06 December 1933; - Confirmation by the Auswaertiges Amt (German...

File Number : 225

Type of Material : Official Documentation, Correspondence, Testimony, Letter(s)

Language : English, German

Report prepared by Dr. Kurt Ball-Kaduri, February 1957, regarding a meeting with Dr. Hans Friedenthal, Executive Chairman of the Zionistische Vereinigung fuer Deutschland (ZVfD -Zionist Federation of Germany), 1936-1938 Dr. Friedenthal was the full-time Executive Chairman of the ZVfD from early 1936, together with Benno Cohn; he was responsible for negotiations, especially with the Gestapo; in the beginning he dealt with Eichmann, later only with Kuchmann; consistant Gestapo support for emigration by the Jews until 1938; Reich Foreign Office (Mr. von Hentig) support for Dr. Friedenthal's foreign travels in...

File Number : 130

Type of Material : Official Documentation, Testimony

Language : German

Testimony of Dr. Max Plaut, born in Sorau, Germany, 1901, regarding the Jewish community of Hamburg, 1933-1943

Testimony of Dr. Max Plaut, born in Sorau, Germany, 1901, regarding the Jewish community of Hamburg, 1933-1943 - Founding of the Gesellschaft fuer juedische Kunst und Wissenschaft (Society for Jewish Art and Science), 1933; absorption by the Juedischer Kulturbund (Jewish Cultural Federation), 1939; support of illegal emigration by the consulates and the Hamburg Gestapo; forgery of documents regarding religion and profession in order to receive visas from various countries; - First "Akctions" against Jewish lodges: detention of board members by the Gestapo for one day, confiscation of the lodges' assets,...

File Number : 54

Type of Material : Official Documentation, Testimony

Language : German

Testimony of Dr. Hubert Jizchak Pollack, born in Berlin, Germany, 1903, regarding his experiences as an emigration consultant in Berlin, especially his dealings with Captain Francis Foley, the British Passport Control Officer at the British Embassy in Berlin, 1933-1939; testimony of Zeev Glicksohn, born in Warsaw, Poland, 1894 Pages 2-21, 78-79: - Correspondence between Dr. Pollack and Dr. Kurt Ball-Kaduri, April 1961-January 1963 regarding material and information concerning Dr. Pollack's experiences in Berlin, 1933-1939; - Curriculum Vitae and Jewish Identity card of Dr. Pollack, March 1939; -...

File Number : 17

Type of Material : Official Documentation, Identity Card, Curriculum Vitae (cv), Envelope, Correspondence, Testimony, Photograph, Copy

Language : German

Testimony of Natan Hans Warner, born in Gleiwtz, Germany 1933 regarding his experiences in Germany and his aliya to Israel 1939

Testimony of Natan Hans Warner, born in Gleiwtz, Germany 1933 regarding his experiences in Germany and his aliya to Israel 1939 Information regarding his secular and traditional relatives; his well-off family that had been living in Germany for a number of generations; the fighting of 4 of his uncles during world war 1 and the killing of one of them; aliya of 6 uncles and an aunt to Israel in the thirties; his father is a doctor; escape of the family after Kristallnacht to Israel 1938. Assisstance by the Intelligence officer and the head of the visa department in Berlin captain Frank Poli in the escape of the...

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew