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Testimony of Chana (Orenstein) Leser, born in Vinkovci, Yugoslavia, 1919, regarding her experiences in Vinkovci and her aliya to Eretz Israel, 1940

Testimony

Testimony of Chana (Orenstein) Leser, born in Vinkovci, Yugoslavia, 1919, regarding her experiences in Vinkovci and her aliya to Eretz Israel, 1940 From a Zionist family; witness' father is an aliya-to-Eretz-Israel activist; Jewish National Fund, JNF, and United Israel Appeal, UIA, activities in Vinkovci; activities of emissaries from Eretz Israel; Hashomer Hatzair activities; training for growing fish in ponds in Bijeljina; visit to Eretz Israel as a tourist, 1940. Remains in Eretz Israel; aliya of her mother and sister; information about her father's death.

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Articles that appeared in the Swiss press regarding the murder of Wilhelm Gustloff and the pardoning of David Frankfurter, 1935-1948

Articles that appeared in the Swiss press regarding the murder of Wilhelm Gustloff and the pardoning of David Frankfurter, 1935-1948 - Articles regarding German propaganda in Switzerland [run by] Wilhelm Gustloff and other emissaries from Germany after Gustloff's death including the sympathetic attitude of the Swiss authorities to the propaganda and to Germany (pp. 1-11), 1935; - Articles rediscussing these subjects (pp. 19, 21-25, 30-33, 90), 1944-1945; - Favoritism towards Germany shown by the Swiss authorities as expressed by non-transmission of information regarding Germans who were made to stand...

File Number : 14

Type of Material : Newspaper Clippings, Article

Language : Italian, French, German

Newspaper articles regarding the murder of Wilhelm Gustloff and the David Frankfurter Trial, 1945-1977

Newspaper articles regarding the murder of Wilhelm Gustloff and the David Frankfurter Trial, 1945-1977 In the file there are five newspaper articles regarding the David Frankfurter Trial; the original foreign language (not Hebrew) title is appropriate for the first document only; Pages 1-4: "Politische Justiz (Political Trial)", article by Prof. Friedrich Grimm, published in the nationalist German newspaper, "Deutsche National- und Soldatenzeitung"; representation of Wilhelm Gustloff's widow in the civil law suit at the Frankfurter Trial by Grimm, 22 December 1967; Pages 5-6: "Der Fall Wilhelm...

File Number : 12

Type of Material : Article, Newspaper Clippings, Photograph, Film

Language : German

Newspaper articles regarding the murder of Wilhelm Gustloff and the David Frankfurter Trial, 1936-1990

Newspaper articles regarding the murder of Wilhelm Gustloff and the David Frankfurter Trial, 1936-1990 Four units including newspaper clippings in German regarding the Frankfurter Trial; the pages of the units have been numbered separately. Unit 1: - "Frankfurter Zeitung" reports regarding the murder, February 1936; - "Frankfurter Zeitung" reports regarding the trial, December 1936; Unit 2: - Pages 1-2- Untitled, undated article regarding the trial based on the memories of Prof. Friedrich Grimm from Germany, the expert on political criminal law, who helped the prosecution during the trial (in the...

File Number : 7

Type of Material : Survey Report, Article, Newspaper

Language : German

Documents and excerpts from books regarding the David Frankfurter Trial, mainly regarding German-Swiss relations throughout the Nazi period in Germany, 1933-1991

Documents and excerpts from books regarding the David Frankfurter Trial, mainly regarding German-Swiss relations throughout the Nazi period in Germany, 1933-1991 Most of the documents are regarding German-Swiss relations during the Nazi period, and mainly regarding the German undermining of the Swiss rule; documentation of the Jewish resistance (pp. 1-33, 258-275); the origins of the Frankfurter family and their fate (pp. 211-216, 219-229); the fate of David Frankfurter after his conviction (pp. 255, 257). Pages 1-2: Title page and short summary regarding the "Stand Und Problematik Der Erforschung Des...

File Number : 5

Type of Material : Official Documentation, Letter, Book, Article, Research Literature, Film, Research Article

Language : Italian, French, English, German

Documents regarding the David Frankfurter Trial including two speeches by the civil prosecution at the trial, the verdict and a psychological evaluation regarding Frankfurter, 1936-1944

Documents regarding the David Frankfurter Trial including two speeches by the civil prosecution at the trial, the verdict and a psychological evaluation regarding Frankfurter, 1936-1944 Pages 2-64: Speech made by Dr. Ursprung, the attorney who represented Wilhelm Gustloff's widow in the civil prosecution of David Frankfurter, 10 December 1936; Pages 65-86: Schlusswort Der Deutschen Prozessvertretung (Summation of the German Legal Representation) made by Prof. Grimm on behalf of Wilhelm Gustloff's widow, the plaintiff in the civil prosecution, 12 December 1936; Pages 87-136: Verdict handed down at...

File Number : 4

Type of Material : Speech, Sentence, Medical Documentation, Newspaper, Legal Documentation, Official Documentation

Language : German

Official documentation from the Graubunden Canton Court regarding David Frankfurter, including his interrogation and the preparations for his trial, 1936

Official documentation from the Graubunden Canton Court regarding David Frankfurter, including his interrogation and the preparations for his trial, 1936 Documents from the Graubunden Canton Court regarding the assassination of Wilhelm Gustloff, NSDAP Landesgruppenleiter Schweiz (head of the Nazi party in Switzerland) in his home in Davos by David Frankfurter, a Jewish Yugoslavian medical student in Berne, 04 February 1936; family background of David Frankfurter; planning the assassination including the desire to commit suicide which was not implemented after the assassination; carrying out the...

File Number : 2

Type of Material : Testimony, Medical Documentation, Curriculum Vitae (cv), Legal Documentation, Letter, Journal, Indictment, Article, Investigation Report, Survey Report, Caricatures, Official Documentation

Language : German

Benjamin Sagalowitz Archive: Articles in Swiss newspapers regarding Nazi activity and agents serving the Third Reich in Switzerland, 1933-1945

Benjamin Sagalowitz Archive: Articles in Swiss newspapers regarding Nazi activity and agents serving the Third Reich in Switzerland, 1933-1945 In the file: - "Whom The Gods Would Destroy, They Smite With Blindness", an article that appeared in the Erfurt "Welt-Dienst", as published in "Der Arbeitslose", November 1934, accusing the Jews of responsibility for the League of Nations decision to allow the Soviet Union to join the League of Nations (pp. 3-5); – Bulletin and articles regarding the Evian Conference that appeared in "Correspondance Juive", the WJC (World Jewish Congress) magazine published in...

File Number : 204

Type of Material : Newspaper Clippings, Article, Survey Report

Language : French, German

Pamphlet written by Prof. Grimm regarding the affair surrounding the trial of David Frankfurter who assassinated Wilhelm Gustloff, the leader of the National Socialists in Switzerland, December 1936, and the pamphlet written by Jean de la Herse regarding Judaism and Bolshevism, December 1942 Also in the file: - Postcards sent to Fritz Foerder from Berlin, 22 June 1920 (the name of the sender is missing); - "Was Wollen die Vielverschmaehten und Verlaesterten Hakenkreuzler", an article which appeared in the "Voelkische Rundschau" newspaper, regarding anti-Jewish propaganda, undated.

File Number : 87

Type of Material : Testimony, Postcard, Research Article

Nazi documentation from Duesseldorf containing anti-Jewish directives, documentation belonging to Martin Bormann regarding the killing of Wilhelm Gustloff and a circular issued by Adolf Eichmann regarding deportation of Jews, 1936-1942 - Anti-Jewish directives; confiscation of property; Jewish education and more; - Correspondence of the Nazi party in Duesseldorf regarding the Jews. Also in the file: - Directives and circulars issued by Martin Bormann regarding the killing of Wilhelm Gustloff in Switzerland, forced labor of the Jews; annulment of rental contracts, Mischlinge (persons of mixed Jewish...

File Number : 51

Type of Material : Testimony, Letter

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