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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

Testimony of Dr Fritz Loewe, a well known meteorologist in the Weimar Republic and a participant in several Greenland expeditions, including expeditions with Alfred Wegener, regarding his persistent but unsuccessful attempts to be reemployed by the Reich Ministry of the Interior after dismissal because he was a Jew Short report regarding the expedition to Greenland in 1930 taking account the circumstances that led to the death of Wegener; unsuccessful attempt to sue the Nazi government following his dismissal (Labor Court trial); arrest and imprisonment of Loewe by the Gestapo due to denunciation by the...

File Number : 257

Type of Material : Testimony, Official Documentation

Language : Hebrew, German

Reichsbund Juedischer Frontsoldaten (RJF-Reich Federation of Jewish Front Soldiers) documentation regarding its former vice chairman, Walter Callmann, born in Briesen, Germany, 1885

Reichsbund Juedischer Frontsoldaten (RJF-Reich Federation of Jewish Front Soldiers) documentation regarding its former vice chairman, Walter Callmann, born in Briesen, Germany, 1885 In the file: [File-4] - Postwar report by Walter Callmann regarding RJF activities, mainly concerning efforts to improve the legal status and living conditions of Jews in Nazi Germany, 1933-1939, (pp. 2-4); - Letter from Walter Callmann to Dr. Ball-Kaduri, containing a detailed autobiography, including among other items mentioned the fact that Callman fought in World War I, was awarded the Iron Cross First Class in 1916,...

File Number : 142

Type of Material : Official Documentation, Survey Report, Correspondence, Diploma, Curriculum Vitae (cv), Certification, Personal Records, Genealogy, Photograph, Newspaper

Language : Hebrew, German

Testimony of Dr. Kurt Ball-Kaduri, born in Berlin, Germany, 1891, regarding his experiences in Germany, 1933-1938

Testimony of Dr. Kurt Ball-Kaduri, born in Berlin, Germany, 1891, regarding his experiences in Germany, 1933-1938 - Thoughts regarding Hindenburg's image and underestimation of Hitler by the German population; - The Nazi boycott of Jewish businesses, 01 April 1933; the subsequent law regarding admission to the legal profession, 07 April 1933; - Dr. Ball-Kaduri's journey to England for clarification of emigration possibilities for his sister, Erna Ball, and himself, 1933; - Account of a trial before the labor court: Case brought by a Jewish scientist against his dismissal; rejection of a settlement...

File Number : 22

Type of Material : Testimony, Official Documentation

Language : Hebrew, English, German