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Official documentation regarding Jewish emigration from Czechoslovakia to Eretz Israel, 1939-1942

Official documentation regarding Jewish emigration from Czechoslovakia to Eretz Israel, 1939-1942 - Letter from the Czechoslovakian Ministry of the Treasury to Attorney F. Friedman in Prague regarding the transfer of ₤500,000 to the Jewish Agency in order to the support the aliya of Czech Jews to Eretz Israel, 13 January 1939; - Letters sent by the Treasury Chambers to Leo Hermann from the Jewish Agency regarding financial aid from a British government fund and money from the National Bank of Czechoslovakia intended for the aliya of Czech Jews to Eretz Israel and the Jewish Agency for their absorption, 20...

File Number : 423

Type of Material : Official Documentation

Language : Czech, English

M.27 - Public Record Office, London: Documentation pertaining to Jewish matters

M.27 - Public Record Office, London: Documentation pertaining to Jewish matters Established under the terms of the Public Record Office Act of 1838, the Public Record Office (PRO) was the official archive of the government of Great Britain. Court documents were originally stored at the archive, however, from the middle of the 19th century, government documents were transferred there, and the law was adapted accordingly. The archive was located in the Rolls Building in the center of London from 1854. In 2003, the PRO was combined with a number of other bodies, and today it is known as The National Archives...

Type of Material : Official Documentation, Survey Report

Language : English

Correspondence and reports from the War Refugee Board (WRB) in Washington regarding the situation of the Hungarian Jews and the efforts to rescue them, May-December 1944

Correspondence and reports from the War Refugee Board (WRB) in Washington regarding the situation of the Hungarian Jews and the efforts to rescue them, May-December 1944 Page 1: - Report from Harrison in Bern to the WRB regarding a proposal by the Hungarian authorities to exchange Jews for Hungarians captured by the Soviet Union, 27 May 1944; Pages 2-4: - Report by Pinkerton, the US Consul in Jerusalem, regarding deterioration of the situation of the Jews in Hungary and Romania, and the detention of Zionist leaders in these countries, 26 May 1944; Pages 5-6: - Telegram from Steinhardt in Ankara...

File Number : 95

Type of Material : Official Documentation, Survey Report, Telegram

Language : English, German

Correspondence and reports from the War Refugee Board (WRB) in Washington, primarily regarding contacts with the British Foreign Office regarding relief and rescue activities, particularly of Hungarian Jews, March-November 1944 Pages 1-6: Memorandum describing the cooperation of the War Refugee Board (WRB) with the British Government and the Intergovernmental Committee [of Refugees], all the while focusing on the rescue of Jews, the attitude toward the transfer of Jews to Eretz Israel or to North Africa, their placement in temporary camps until the end of the war, smuggling children from the Balkans to...

File Number : 92

Type of Material : Official Documentation, Survey Report, Telegram

Language : English

Correspondence and reports of the War Refugee Board (WRB) in Washington, the US State Department and diplomatic missions of the United States in Europe regarding the Nazi occupation of Hungary, deportation of Jews and rescue attempts, August-December 1944 Pages 1-15: Telegrams from the US legation in Bern to the US State Department in Washington and from McClelland in Switzerland to the War Refugee Board (WRB) regarding the situation of the Jews in Budapest, rescue possibilities and rescue attempts, August 1944; Pages 16-17: Report from London regarding a debate in Parliament regarding the provision of...

File Number : 84

Type of Material : Survey Report, Telegram, Official Documentation

Language : English, German

Correspondence and reports of the War Refugee Board (WRB) in Washington, the US State Department and US diplomatic legations in Europe regarding relief for Jews, also following liberation, primarily in Hungary, and rescue attempts, 1944 Included in the file: Volume 1 (pages 1-105): Pages 1-2: Letter from the US consul in Istanbul to the US State Department in Washington, notifying of the illegal entry into Hungary of thousands of Jews from the neighboring countries, 23 December 1943; Pages 3-7: Letter from the US consul in Istanbul to the US State Department including the testimony of a Polish...

File Number : 112

Type of Material : Official Documentation, Telegram, Survey Report, Statistical Data

Language : English

British reports regarding the attitude of Germany towards its citizens, 1938-1939, presented to the British Parliament by the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, 1940

File Number : 40

Type of Material : Reports, Official Documentation

Language : English

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

Documentation regarding the deportation and murder of the Jews of northern Transylvania, antisemitic activities of the Romanian parties and "rehabilitation" of the Legionnaires

Documentation regarding the deportation and murder of the Jews of northern Transylvania, antisemitic activities of the Romanian parties and "rehabilitation" of the Legionnaires Testimonies of survivors and statistical data regarding the deportation and murder of the Jews of northern Transylvania, "rehabilitation" of the Legionnaires (Iron Guardsmen) and activities of the Romanian parties. Also in the file: - Report regarding the arrest of Dr. Filderman (pp. 79-83), 20 August 1945; - Letters from the British Foreign Office to Dr. Filderman's son regarding the arrest of his father (pp. 84-85, 90),...

File Number : 72

Type of Material : Official Documentation, Correspondence, Placards

Language : French, English, Romanian

Documentation regarding various proposals received by Saly Mayer for the rescue of Jews and, in particular, the Jews of Hungary; documentation regarding discussions held by Israel Kasztner and Joel Brand with SS man Dieter Wisliceny, and a meeting between Moshe (Shertok) Sharett with Joel Brand and others; documentation dated, 1944-1958 - Documentation regarding various proposals received by Saly Mayer for the rescue of Jews and, in particular, the Jews of Hungary, including the proposal by Isaac Sternbuch (see file 21); - Letter written to Saly Mayer by Israel Kasztner and Joel Brand, members of the...

File Number : להזמנת התיק ראו קוד מיקרופילם

Type of Material : Official Documentation, Newspaper Clippings

Language : English, German

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