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Five letters written by the mother of Sigmund Rosenzveig, a French underground activist, 1942

Five letters written by the mother of Sigmund Rosenzveig, a French underground activist, 1942 Also in the file: - Sigmund Rosenzveig's military identity card; - Sigmund Rosenzveig's civil identity card in Lyon used for a trip to Switzerland, 18 August 1946; - Membership card in the Association of Resistance Volunteers issued to Francis Sermet in Perigueux after the war; - Discharge letter from the FFI (French Interior Forces- National General Underground), 26 December 1945.

File Number : 1781

Type of Material : Photograph, Identity Card, Letter

Language : French, German

Photographs and articles concerning the MOI (Main D’œuvre Immigree) underground in France and its activists

Photographs and articles concerning the MOI (Main D’œuvre Immigree) underground in France and its activists Underground activists: Andre Kirchen, Simone Schoss, Samuel Tyzelman, the Engros family, the Lemberger family, Raymond Kojitsky ,l’affiche Rouge ,Jeannine Sontag, Rosine Bet, Marcel Langer,Leopold Tepermann, Boris Frenkel ,Jacques Insel, David Freiman.

File Number : 501

Type of Material : Photograph, Article

Language : French

Photographs and articles regarding the FTP-MOI (Francs Tireurs et Partisans de La Main D'Oeuvre Immigree- French Fighters and Partisans of the Immigrant Work Force) underground in France, and regarding Aline Korenbajzer, a 3-year old child sent to Auschwitz, 28 August 1942 In the file: - Two pages from the diary of Father Franz Stock who ministered to the Manouchian group members condemned in the "L'Affiche Rouge" affair before their executions in Mont Valerien; - Letter from Clemens Ruether, the German commander (from his archives) regarding three photographs taken in Mont Valerien, 21 February...

File Number : 503

Type of Material : Article, Photograph, Film

Language : French

Personal documentation regarding Joseph Kott

Personal documentation regarding Joseph Kott Personal documentation regarding Joseph Kott, head of the Roanne Jewish community and a member of the underground; arranging a hiding place for Jews from Savoie and Saint Gervais (Italian Occupation Zone) by Kott and the Union Generale des Israelites de France (UGIF-General Union of Jews in France); renting of villas for needy Jews with his own personal funds; his purpose - to transfer Jews to Switzerland, Italy and Spain; activities with Toni Gryn and Mila Racine; signing of the agreement between Italy and the Allies, September 1943; leaving of the area by the...

File Number : 500

Type of Material : Photograph, Article

Language : French, English

Memoirs of - Schiller, born in Vienna, Austria, regarding his experiences in the Maquis as a member of the underground while using a false name

File Number : 7227

Type of Material : Memoirs

Language : German

Reports of the Sicherheitspolizei (SIPO-Security Police) and the Sicherheitsdiens (SD-Security Service) headquarters regarding military and political activity during the occupation of the Soviet Union: Report No. 34, 26/07/1941 Section 1 - Political Events: Sabotage of railroad tracks in France; Section 2 - Reports of the Einsatzgruppen and their subunits including deployment, movements and activity; - The situation in Latvia: Issues regarding the ownership of abandoned farms; jurisdiction of the Ortskommandanten (local commander) in the economic sphere; strengthening the status of Lithuanian...

File Number : 163.34

Type of Material : Statistical Data, Survey Report

Language : German

Jules Gordon, born in Petersburg, Russia, 1917; details regarding his activities in the French Jewish underground during World War II

Jules Gordon, born in Petersburg, Russia, 1917; details regarding his activities in the French Jewish underground during World War II Life in Montpellier including joining OSE (Children's Aid Society), 1941; life as part of the organization including work as a traveling accountant; secret visit in the Var region and the Rhone region; joins the Maquis du Vercors underground; life in the underground; murder by the Germans. In the file: - Photograph of Jules Gordon; - Summaries of his activity.

File Number : 159

Type of Material : Personal Documents, Photograph

Language : French

Dr. Moise Blumenstock; details regarding his activities in the Jewish underground in France during World War II

Dr. Moise Blumenstock; details regarding his activities in the Jewish underground in France during World War II Life in the Creuse region; work as a physician in Le Masgelier, the OSE (Children's Aid Society) children's home; his wife, Gertrude, works as an educator in the children's home; disbanding of the home, 1943; joins the Maquis; capture and execution by shooting by the Germans, May 1944. In the file: - Testimony; - Summaries of his activities.

File Number : 140

Type of Material : Excerpt(s), Personal Documents

Language : French

Gertrude (Levy) Blumenstock; details regarding her activities in the Jewish underground in France during World War II

Gertrude (Levy) Blumenstock; details regarding her activities in the Jewish underground in France during World War II Life in the Creuse region; activities as an educator in Le Masgelier, the OSE (Children's Aid Society) children's home; her husband, Moise, works as a physician in the children's home; disbanding of the children's home, 1943; joins the Maquis; life in the village; burning of the village by the Germans, June 1944; burnt alive in the fire. In the file: - Testimony; - Summary of her activities.

File Number : 139

Type of Material : Personal Documents, Excerpt(s)

Language : French

Marcel Rayman, born in Warsaw, Poland, 1923; details regarding his activities in the French Jewish underground during World War II

Marcel Rayman, born in Warsaw, Poland, 1923; details regarding his activities in the French Jewish underground during World War II Move to France with his parents when he is 8 years old; life in Paris including joining MJCF (Young Communists Movement in France). Joins the FTP (French Fighters and Partisans) Communist underground, 1942; instruction in the Manouchian group, as part of the FTP underground in the Paris area; arrest with other underground members; transfer to the Fresnes prison; tried in the Majestic Hotel, 17 February 1944; execution by the Germans, 24 February 1944. In the file: -...

File Number : 121

Type of Material : Personal Documents, Newspaper Clippings, Photograph

Language : French

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