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Two letters sent by Hermann Stern in Moissac to the Jewish Committee in London and to his uncle and brother in England, June 1945, including information regarding the deaths of his parents and sister who had been with him in the Stutthof camp after their expulsion from Germany - Letter written by Hermann Stern, born 14 February 1927, during his stay in Moissac, France, to the Jewish Committee in London, 22 June 1945, with a request to search for his brother Heinz Stern, born 17 August 1924, who had emigrated to England before the outbreak of the war; Hermann writes that for four years he was in a...

File Number : 2219

Type of Material : Letter

Language : English

Survey prepared by Dr. Naomi Cassuto regarding the Jewish Scouts in France including a character study of Leo Cohn, the educator, a native in Luebeck, Germany, during the Holocaust

Survey prepared by Dr. Naomi Cassuto regarding the Jewish Scouts in France including a character study of Leo Cohn, the educator, a native in Luebeck, Germany, during the Holocaust [Leo Cohn, born in Luebeck, Germany, the grandson of Rabbi Dr. Shlomo Carlebach (1845-1919)] Family life including his period of office as a member of the Luebeck City Council; emigration of the family from Germany to Strasbourg France, 1932; activities in a Brit Hanoar camp in La Houve in the Moselle region at the invitation of Paul Roitman; the family makes aliya to Eretz Israel, 1932; remaining in France in order to bring...

File Number : 171

Type of Material : Survey Report

Language : Hebrew

Documentation belonging to Robert Gamzon in France, 1944-1945

Documentation belonging to Robert Gamzon in France, 1944-1945 In the file: - Documentation regarding Eclaireurs Israélites de France (EIF – Jewish Scouts in France) from the time of the Maquis in France; - Letters from Robert Gamzon regarding the establishment of the "Orsay" School; - Questionnaires related to enlisting an administration for the "Orsay" School.

File Number : 515

Type of Material : Personal Documents, Article, Original

Language : French

List of Eclaireurs Israélites de France (EIF – Jewish Scouts in France) leaders who perished during the Holocaust

List of Eclaireurs Israélites de France (EIF – Jewish Scouts in France) leaders who perished during the Holocaust The undated alphabetical list includes the duties of the leaders and the circumstances of their deaths.

File Number : 134

Type of Material : List of Murdered Persons

Language : French

Memoirs of Yitzchak [Gerd] Zakai, written in a letter to his parents during travel from Spain to Eretz Israel including while on board a ship, 26 October-19 November 1944, regarding his experiences as a refugee in France Life in France as a refugee; [activities] in the French Foreign Legion; [activities] in the Jewish Scouts underground; move to the border of Spain with a group of Scouts.

File Number : 7145

Type of Material : Memoirs

Language : German

Fanny Gutwirth, born in La Haye, the Netherlands, 1923; details regarding her activities in the French Jewish underground during World War II

Fanny Gutwirth, born in La Haye, the Netherlands, 1923; details regarding her activities in the French Jewish underground during World War II Membership in the EIF (French Jewish Scouts) in the Grenoble area and afterwards in Nice; La Sixieme (the Sixth) activities including participation in activities to rescue children; arrest following being informed on, 1943; deportation to Auschwitz on Transport 64, 07 December 1943; her death in Auschwitz. In the file: - Photograph of Fanny Gutwirth; - Testimony.

File Number : 211

Type of Material : Photograph, Letter of Testimony, Personal Documents

Language : French

Rabbi Samuel Stourdze, born in 1918, known as Samy; details regarding his activities in the French Jewish underground during World War II

Rabbi Samuel Stourdze, born in 1918, known as Samy; details regarding his activities in the French Jewish underground during World War II Drafted into the French Army, 1939; completes an officers' training course in Saint Cyr, April 1940; distribution of Gaullist flyers and arrest, May 1941; completes his rabbinical studies at the Chamalieres Rabbinical Seminary; ordination as a Rabbi, 1941; joins the Aumonerie Generale Israelite (General Jewish Chaplaincy); appointment as Assistant Rabbi in Clermont Ferrand; participates in underground activities; escape to Moissac, 1942; joins La Sixieme (the Sixth) of the...

File Number : 205

Type of Material : Letter of Testimony, Photograph, Personal Documents

Language : French

Edouard Rakowski; details regarding his activities in the French Jewish underground during World War II

Edouard Rakowski; details regarding his activities in the French Jewish underground during World War II Joins La Sixieme (the Sixth) of the EIF (French Jewish Scouts) in Moissac, April 1942; activities as treasurer for La Sixieme in the Auvillar area and St. Michel; maintains contact with Buckmaster and with the Quakers in Montauban and Marseilles; arrest with other people at St. Michel, 1943; detention in Toulouse; deportation to Auschwitz-Birkenau, 23 November 1943; nominated for the Medaille de la Resistance. In the file: - Photograph of Edouard Rakowski; -Testimony.

File Number : 198

Type of Material : Letter of Testimony, Photograph, Personal Documents

Language : French

Therese Tedesco, born in 1920; details regarding her activities in the French Jewish underground during World War II

Therese Tedesco, born in 1920; details regarding her activities in the French Jewish underground during World War II Activities with Maurice Loebenberg (Cachoud) in La Sixieme (the Sixth) of the EIF (French Jewish Scouts); detention of Maurice Cachoud and his execution in the Bois de Boulogne in Paris, 1944; her murder in Barberaz, 19 April 1944. In the file: - Photograph of Therese Tedesco; - Testimony; - Page of Testimony in her name.

File Number : 196

Type of Material : Photograph, Page of Testimony, Personal Documents

Language : French

Paulette Meyer, born in Paris, France, 1921, known as Cathos; details regarding her activities in the French Jewish underground during World War II

Paulette Meyer, born in Paris, France, 1921, known as Cathos; details regarding her activities in the French Jewish underground during World War II Joins La Sixieme (the Sixth), December 1942; secretly transfers documents and newspapers between the Lot et Garonne and Haute Garonne districts; arranges hiding places for groups of children and adults; membership in the network directed by the British officer, Buckmaster; activities of network members in collecting parachuted parcels and weapons and distributing them; detention during an operation, 12 April 1943; deportation to Auschwitz on Transport 55, 23 June...

File Number : 195

Type of Material : Photograph, Letter of Testimony, Personal Documents

Language : French

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