Personal documents belonging to Edith Croitoriu, born, 1932, and her family members, relating to their experiences in Paris during the war and following
- Invitation to a ceremony to award a prize for the best essay, given to Edith Croitoriu by the Government Secretary for National Educational Affairs, Abel Bonnard, in Paris, 30 January 1943; the prize was given by Bonnard, who collaborated with the Germans, without his knowledge that the prize was being awarded to a Jew;
- Card issued in the name of Jean Claude Croitoriu (Edith's brother), born, 1940, entitling him to receive textile goods, 29 July...
Testimony of Ayalon (Windholtz) Yehuda, born in Berlin, Germany in 1930, regarding his experiences in Belgium in 1938 and in hiding from 1942 to 1944
Orthodox family; detention of his uncles in Sachsenhausen; Kristallnacht; move, with help from assistance organizations, to Antwerp; parents crossing the border to Belgium illegally in 1939; occupation of Belgium in May 1940 by the German army; assembly of Jews without Belgian citizenship who had lived in Antwerp and expulsion to forced labor in Limborg district; living with local farmers and labor in farming for half a year; return of witness, with his mother,...
Correspondence between Chlawna Kagan in Pithiviers and his wife Dora Tchor in Paris, including personal documents of the Tchor family and Chlawna Kagan, 1941-1942
- Letter sent by Chlawna Kagan to his wife Dora Tchor, 05 September 1932;
- Letters sent by Chlawna Kagan to his wife during his service in the French Army, 1940 (most of the letters are translated to Hebrew);
- Letters sent to Dora Tchor and Chlawna Kagan by family members and friends, including from Warsaw, 1930s-early 1940s;
- Greeting cards for Rosh Hashana [with inscriptions], sent by Tchor family members;
Personal documents of the...
File Number : 1883
Type of Material : Newspaper Clippings, Letter, Official Documentation, Personal Documents, Vouchers, Postcard
Announcements to the population issued by Rumkowski in the Lodz Ghetto: Announcement from the ghetto administration regarding the distribution of white cheese to those who have bread ration coupons, 26 July 1944
The announcement says that anyone with Bread Ration No. 51 will be eligible to receive 125 grams of white cheese for half a mark.
Personal documentation belonging to Izaak Schreiber, born in Poland, 1916, from Krakow, Drohobycz, Brzezany and Wieliczka, 1937-1942
- Student certificate from Jagiellonian University in Krakow, 1939;
- Confirmation of studies at the Jagiellonian University in Krakow for the academic years 1936-1937;
- Additional certificates from 1937 regarding studies at the University in Krakow;
- Studies certificate from the Technicum in Drohobycz, 06 July 1940;
- Confirmation of completion of studies at the Technicum in Drohobycz, 15 June 1940;
- Confirmation from David Fraer that Izaak Schreiber has been...
Personal documentation belonging to Izaak Schreiber, born in Poland, 1916, from the years 1937-1942
- Studies certificate of Izaak Schreiber containing the grade "very good" on a law examination, issued at the Jagiellonian University in Krakow, 20 January 1937;
- Confirmation of studies of Izaak Schreiber at the Jagiellonian University in Krakow, issued 19 July 1937;
- Student cards of Izaak Schreiber, 1937-1939;
- Confirmation of residence in Wieliczka of Izaak Schreiber, issued 10 October 1939;
- Identity card issued for Izaak Schreiber by the Judenrat in Berezany, 15 October 1941;
- Food...
File Number : 1142
Type of Material : Work Permit, Personal Documents, Identity Card
Letters and postcards sent by Siegbert Schueler from Monowitz to his wife Leonora Schueler in Berlin, 05 August 1943-11 January 1945
Included in the file:
- Postcard sent by Siegbert Schueler from Flossenburg, 09 March 1945;
- Personal documents of his daughter Sonja;
- Personal documents of his grandson Michael Daniel Kroener;
- Food ration coupons, January-March 1945.
File Number : 1684
Type of Material : Personal Documents, Official Documentation, Postcard, Letter
Testimony of Rita (Dicastro) Wissel, born in Rome, Italy in 1931, regarding her experiences in Rome and in hiding while using a false identity
Publication of the Racial Laws in 1938; termination of her studies; studies in a Jewish school; harm to her family's livelihood; her father receives a work permit; life in hiding outside the city in summer 1943; German occupation, September 1943; escape by her family members to the south of Italy; they hand over gold and jewelry to the Germans; "Aktion" on 16 October 1943; escape from home; help from friends in finding a hiding place; her father and brother find a...
Documentation regarding the Hirschberg family including correspondence between the couple Curt Israel and Charlotte Hirschberg in Berlin and their son Wolfgang Hirschberg in Eretz Israel, certificate of release for Curt from a Gestapo prison, police permit for use on the electric tram and more, 1940-1944
- Correspondence via the Red Cross between Curt Israel and Charlotte Hirschberg in Berlin and their son Wolfgang Hirschberg in Eretz Israel, 1940-1944;
- Certificate of release from a Gestapo prison in Berlin given to Curt Israel Hirschberg, March 1943;
- Police permit granting permission to use the...
File Number : 1575
Type of Material : Red Cross Letter, Certification, Vouchers