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German passport issued in Hamburg, Germany, 24 May 1935 to Vera Rosenberg, born in Hamburg, Germany, 1919, before her escape to Switzerland

German passport issued in Hamburg, Germany, 24 May 1935 to Vera Rosenberg, born in Hamburg, Germany, 1919, before her escape to Switzerland The letter "J" on the first page of the passport was added to Rosenberg's passport on 18 March 1939. Note: Rosenberg's request to the German Embassy in Geneva, to add the letter "J" to her passport to indicate that she is Jewish, was caused by her fear that she would be deported to back Germany as a German refugee (her request was based on the hope that she would be rescued from deportation due to being Jewish).

File Number : 610

Type of Material : Passport

Language : German

Reports written by Ernst Woermann, regarding Germany's relations with the government in Iraq, including the supply of weapons to Iraq, 1941

Reports written by Ernst Woermann, regarding Germany's relations with the government in Iraq, including the supply of weapons to Iraq, 1941 Creation of a new situation in Iraq following the changes in the government: Departure of Al Rashid Gailani [it should say: Rashid Ali Al-Kilani], ministers who supported Germany and the pro-British Foreign Minister Nuri Saidi; uncertainty regarding the attitude of the new government toward the request by Rashid Ali Al-Kilani to supply weapons from Germany and the Axis countries; presentation of diplomatic means for clarification of the subject, and possible ways for the...

File Number : 214

Type of Material : Survey Report

Language : German

Letter sent by the Staatssekretär des Auswärtigen Amts (General Secretary of the Foreign Ministry) Ernst Von Weizsäcker, regarding the establishment of an Arab Division and an Indian Division, 1941 Information received by the Abwehr, German Army Intelligence department of the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht - OKW (Supreme Command of the Wehrmacht), that the German Foreign Ministry is dealing not only with the establishment of an Indian Division but also with the establishment of an Arab Division; request by Ambassador Grobba, who is responsible for the establishment of the two divisions, to make contact with...

File Number : 215

Type of Material : Official Documentation

Language : German

German documentation regarding the transfer of Jews to Eretz Israel via Bulgaria, 1943-1944

German documentation regarding the transfer of Jews to Eretz Israel via Bulgaria, 1943-1944 Correspondence among the German legations in Sofia, Budapest and Bucharest regarding prevention of the transfer of groups of children and adults from Romania, Hungary and other countries to Eretz Israel via Bulgaria.

File Number : 64

Type of Material : Documentary

Language : German

Documentation of the anti-Jewish legislation in Bulgaria, 1941-1944

Documentation of the anti-Jewish legislation in Bulgaria, 1941-1944 - Instructions from the National Bank to the Vidin branch regarding the documents needed for emigration, confirmation of name change and documents regarding property belonging to the forbidden Zionist organizations; - Eviction order for a house and for a search for an apartment in the area intended for Jews in Sofia; - Circular issued by the Commissariat for the Jewish Affairs (KEV) regarding the preparation of a deportation list of prominent Jews from Yambol, 22 February 1943; - The KEV decision to increase the allocation for the...

File Number : 42

Type of Material : Official Documentation, Telegram, Document, List of Persecuted Persons, Certification

Language : Bulgarian, German

Reports regarding the deportation of the Jews of Thrace and Macedonia and the situation of Bulgarian Jews, 1943

Reports regarding the deportation of the Jews of Thrace and Macedonia and the situation of Bulgarian Jews, 1943 - Letter written by the German Embassy in Sofia regarding the deportation of the Jews of Thrace and Macedonia with a summary of the contents of the reports: satisfaction of the Macedonian population regarding the deportation of the Jews, completion of the deportation of the Jews of Thrace and the planned dates for the deportation of the Jews of Skopje; reports from the consulates in Skopje and Kavalla attached to the letters (they are not in the file), 26 March 1943; - Report of the German...

File Number : 396

Type of Material : Official Documentation, Survey Report

Language : German

Diplomatic correspondence between the German embassies in Bulgaria and France, 1933-1943

File Number : 188

Type of Material : Telegram

Language : German

M.59- documentation from the US National Archives

M.59- Alexandria Collection: Nazi documentation from the US National Archives The Record Group contains Nazi documentation confiscated by the US Army and transferred to the US National Archives in Alexandria, Virginia, USA. The documentation includes documents from German government offices, Nazi organizations (including the Nazi party), SS Headquarters and the German Police, as well as German Army units on various levels, from Army Groups to Divisions. Additionally, copies of documentation regarding the persecution of the Jews of Germany, some of them from Nuremberg Trial files, have been transferred to...

Type of Material : Official Documentation

Language : German

Affidavit submitted by Franz Von Papen, regarding his activities as the German Ambassador in Austria, May 1945

Affidavit submitted by Franz Von Papen, regarding his activities as the German Ambassador in Austria, May 1945 Preparation for the Anschluss, including efforts to reach a unification of the two countries in a gradual and "natural" manner, 1934-1938; murder of Dollfuss; receipt of an invitation to Berlin; receipt of a proposal for a diplomatic mission in Vienna; reservations presented by him for the terms of acceptance to the position; attempt by Goebbels and Roehm to initiate a "second revolution"; resignation from the position of Vice Chancellor; Hindenburg's political Will; diplomatic life in Austria;...

File Number : 75

Type of Material : Legal Documentation

Language : German

Correspondence regarding the deportation of the Jews of Hungary, Auschwitz and rescue efforts, particularly in Hungary, 1943-1945

Correspondence regarding the deportation of the Jews of Hungary, Auschwitz and rescue efforts, particularly in Hungary, 1943-1945 The file has two volumes. Volume 1: Pages 1-6: Letter from Moshe Krausz to Chaim Pazner regarding the deportation of Hungarian Jews and a description of Auschwitz extermination camp, 19 June 1944; Pages 7-11: Telegrams and summaries of correspondence between Chaim Pazner, Moshe Krausz, Chaim Barlas and Itzhak Gruenbaum (who also wrote letters to additional people) regarding the letter from Moshe Krausz, June-July 1944; Page 12: Warning from the US Government to the...

File Number : 30

Type of Material : Protocol, Letter, Telegram, Official Documentation, Survey Report, Memoirs, List of Persecuted Persons

Language : Hebrew, Polish, French, English, German

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