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Postcards sent by Eva Reichmann from Arad, Romania, to her mother, Reichmann Nandorne, in Budapest, Hungary, 1943, and correspondence between the sisters Eva and Ruth Reichmann in Eretz Israel and their family in Budapest via the Red Cross and the Hebrew Sheltering and Immigrants Aid Society (HICEM), 1943-1944 - Postcards sent by Eva Reichmann from Arad, Romania, to her mother, Reichmann Nandorne, in Budapest, Hungary, on her way to Eretz Israel, January 1943; - Letter sent via the Red Cross by Eva and Ruth in Eretz Israel to their mother, Reichmann Nandorne in Budapest, 10 October 1943; reply on the back...

File Number : 2110

Type of Material : Postcard, Red Cross Letter, Newspaper Clippings

Language : Hebrew, German

Letters transferred to Relico via Hicem in Shanghai, China in an attempt to establish contact with family members, 1943-1944

File Number : 6

Type of Material : Letter, Correspondence

Language : English, German

Memoirs of Leah (Szklasz) Goltzman, born in Chelm, Poland, 1936, regarding her experiences during wanderings in the Ukraine and Stalinsk

Memoirs of Leah (Szklasz) Goltzman, born in Chelm, Poland, 1936, regarding her experiences during wanderings in the Ukraine and Stalinsk Family life in Chelm. German occupation; escape of her family from Chelm, 1939; death of her grandfather, David Szklasz, apparently from starvation, in Ukraine; arrival in Stalinsk; arrest of her father by the NKVD and his deportation to a camp; life in Stalinsk with her mother until 1945. Return to Poland with her mother after the war; arrival in Szczecin; move to a DP camp in Austria under the protection of the US military government; DP camp life in the Linz area...

File Number : 8405

Type of Material : Memoirs

Language : English

Memoirs of Rita (Feuerstein) Cooper, born in Altona, Germany, 1921, regarding her experiences in the Netherlands, France, Barcelona and Shanghai

Memoirs of Rita (Feuerstein) Cooper, born in Altona, Germany, 1921, regarding her experiences in the Netherlands, France, Barcelona and Shanghai Escape to the Netherlands with her family, 1933; move to France; move to Spain; life in Barcelona, September 1933-April 1938. Life in Shanghai during the war.

File Number : 8240

Type of Material : Memoirs

Language : English

Documentation regarding David Romanovski including correspondence of David and Roza Romanovski in Mexico with family members in Poland, certificates of membership in the Betar movement and the Zionist Organization for David Romanovski, matriculation certificate and more, 1913-1942 Correspondence of David and Roza Romanovski in Mexico with relatives in Poland, 1938-1943; - Letter sent from Lipno, 1913; - Membership card for David Romanovski in the Betar movement; - Membership card for David Romanovski in the Zionist Organization; - Matriculation certificate for David Romanovski; -...

File Number : 1577

Type of Material : Personal Records, Red Cross Letter, Letter, Official Documentation

Language : Spanish, Hebrew, Polish, French, English, Russian, German, Yiddish

Letters written by children to Marguerite Goldschmidt, the wife of the president of the Red Cross in Belgium, who transferred the children from an orphanage in Belgium to a children's home in the "La Hille" villa in France Comment: The illegal immigration of children to the United States or Switzerland was done by the Swiss Red Cross department for the rescue of children (Secours Suisse aux enfants) with the help of HICEM and Rabbi Ansbacher.

File Number : 1228

Language : French, German

Documentation of Malka Reise

Documentation of Malka Reise Arrival of Malka Reise in Eretz Israel, 1936; visit with her sick mother who lived in Bychawa, near Lublin; - Confirmation of money received for the purpose of the return trip to Eretz Israel; - Guarantee in the name of Reise Malka for the return of the money to HICEM (Hebrew Sheltering and Immigrants Aid Society), 03-19 January 1940.

File Number : 446

Type of Material : Certification

Language : Hebrew, French, German

Survey regarding the possibilities of emigration by the Jews of Hungary and Czechoslovakia and activities of the various relief and help organizations, prepared by M.S. Chernyiak, Hizem (Hebrew Sheltering and Immigrants Aid Society) representative in Hungary and Czechoslovakia, February 1939

File Number : 189

Type of Material : Report

Language : French

Photograph caption describing the reunion of a brother and sister in the United States

Photograph caption describing the reunion of a brother and sister in the United States The brother is a Holocaust survivor brought to the United States with the help of the HIAS organization. The caption is not included.

File Number : 13.40

Language : Yiddish

Testimony of Erika (Kesten) Shlezinger, born in Vienna, 1932, regarding her experiences in Vienna and Shanghai

Testimony

Testimony of Erika (Kesten) Shlezinger, born in Vienna, 1932, regarding her experiences in Vienna and Shanghai Life before the Nazi rise to power. Anschluss, annexation of Austria to Nazi Germany; anti-Jewish decrees; deportation of her father to Dachau; draft of her mother to forced menial labor; release of her father; confiscation of the family's property; preparations to leave Austria; move to Shanghai, 1940; life in Shanghai; transfer to a ghetto, the restricted area; ghetto life; help from the JDC and HIAS; witness attends a kindergarten and a Kadoorie school; activities in Beit Yaakov. Aliya...

File Number : 12462

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

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