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Documentation regarding assistance to Jewish refugees before and after the war, 1933-1959

Documentation regarding assistance to Jewish refugees before and after the war, 1933-1959 - Articles on the topic of antisemitism; - Letter from the La Delivrance Organization to Saly Mayer regarding establishment of a training institute for Jewish refugees in Switzerland, 26 June 1941; - Correspondence between the Jüdische Nachrichten (JUNA - Jews News Service) and the Office of Justice of the Canton of Vaud regarding a ban on antisemitic propaganda in the press, 28 September-08 October 1959.

File Number : 53

Type of Material : Official Documentation, Names, Article

Language : French, German

Benjamin Sagalowitz Archive: Single issues of the JUNA (“Juedische Nachrichten”, press agency of SIG [Union of Jewish Communities in Switzerland]) information sheet, 1950-1960

Benjamin Sagalowitz Archive: Single issues of the JUNA (“Juedische Nachrichten”, press agency of SIG [Union of Jewish Communities in Switzerland]) information sheet, 1950-1960 In the file: - Single issues of the JUNA information sheet including documentation regarding: post-war displays of antisemitism and neo-Nazism; the condition of the Jews of Romania; establishment of the Swiss consulate in Israel; acceptance of former Waffen-SS soldiers in the new West German Army, the Veit Harlan affair and other subjects.

File Number : 93

Type of Material : Journal

Language : French, German

Benjamin Sagalowitz Archive: Literary criticism and notes about books, mainly from the 1950s and 1960s

Benjamin Sagalowitz Archive: Literary criticism and notes about books, mainly from the 1950s and 1960s In the file, among other things: Pp. 77-84: Advertising leaflet marking the publishing of Volume II of a book on the history of the Jews on Bukowina, edited by Hugo Gold; Pp. 88-89: Excerpt from testimony regarding the deaths and suicides of Lemberg Jews, May 1943; Pp. 90-92: Edmond Vermeil's criticism of Poliakov's book about antisemitism; Pp. 93-127: Newspaper clippings and book reviews; P. 128: Letter from Attorney Kempner to B. Sagalowitz regarding books; Pp. 129-138: Printout of...

File Number : 164

Type of Material : Survey Report, Newspaper Clippings

Language : French, English, German

Benjamin Sagalowitz Archive: Documentation regarding persecution of the Jews in Germany by the Nazis

Benjamin Sagalowitz Archive: Documentation regarding persecution of the Jews in Germany by the Nazis In the file: - Series of reports sent to B. Sagalowitz by the "Jewish Central Information Office" in Amsterdam regarding the deterioration of the situation of the German Jews during the 1930s, including a special and detailed report regarding Kristallnacht, entitled "The German Pogrom, November 1938"; - SA report regarding persecution of the Jews in the cities of Bavaria, 20 July 1933; - Copy of orders obligating the Jews of Germany to wear the yellow badge, 1941-1942; - Letter from Stefan Arnold...

File Number : 108

Type of Material : Official Documentation, Survey Report

Language : German

Benjamin Sagalowitz Archive: Documentation from the Third Reich regarding persecution of the Jews and their extermination by the Nazis, prepared for the Nuremberg trials

Benjamin Sagalowitz Archive: Documentation from the Third Reich regarding persecution of the Jews and their extermination by the Nazis, prepared for the Nuremberg Trials In the file: -Copies of RSHA documents regarding Nazi policy towards the Jews, prepared as part of the Nuremberg Trials (Nuremberg Documents: 2586, 1970, NG-1965, 3363, 1553, PS-709); the documents deal with establishment of ghettos, the "Madagascar Plan", the "Final Solution" and other topics; there is a copy of a report on the "Wannsee Conference", attached to a letter from Nathan Schwalb to Sagalowitz, 08 August 1969; -Copies of...

File Number : 107

Type of Material : Legal Documentation, Official Documentation, Protocol

Language : German

Benjamin Sagalowitz Archive: Report from the Swiss government regarding its policy on newspaper censorship during World War II, dated 1946, and an article regarding the subject

Benjamin Sagalowitz Archive: Report from the Swiss government regarding its policy on newspaper censorship during World War II, dated 1946, and an article regarding the subject In the file: - Long and detailed report from the Swiss government regarding its policy on censorship of newspapers during World War II, 27 December 1946; - Article by Ernst Otto Maetzke, regarding censorship, based on the above report, 1955. Also in the file: - Newspaper clippings related to the deaths of two senior Swiss journalists: Karl Sartorius and Hans Barth, 1965.

File Number : 106

Type of Material : Newspaper Clippings, Article, Survey Report

Language : German

Benjamin Sagalowitz Archive: Swiss government legislation regarding German owned property and abandoned property belonging to victims of Nazism in Switzerland, 1945-1963

Benjamin Sagalowitz Archive: Swiss government legislation regarding German owned property and abandoned property belonging to victims of Nazism in Switzerland, 1945-1963 In the file: - Court orders and ordinances relating to German owned property in Switzerland and abandoned property belonging to foreign citizens, victims of Nazism, issued by the Swiss government as a result of the Washington agreement between Switzerland and the Allies, 25 May 1946; - Documentation regarding other 1952 Bonn-Bern agreements, and the obligation to notify the Special Registration Office regarding abandoned property of...

File Number : 105

Type of Material : Laws and Decrees, Official Documentation

Language : French, German

Benjamin Sagalowitz Archive: Documentation regarding the refugees in Switzerland; personal documents belonging to the Weissenberg family from Berlin, 1927-1949

Benjamin Sagalowitz Archive: Documentation regarding the refugees in Switzerland; personal documents belonging to the Weissenberg family from Berlin, 1927-1949 In the file: - Various documents collected by Armand Brunschvig, head of the Geneva Jewish community, regarding the return of Jewish refugees from Switzerland including names and testimonies, and regarding treatment of the refugees in the absorption camps in Geneva, as well as in other cantons; the documents mention many instances of antisemitism on the part of those responsible for the absorption of the refugees; - Various documents regarding the...

File Number : 103

Type of Material : Record of Persecuted Persons, Official Documentation, List of Names, Survey Report, Personal Documents

Language : Polish, French, German

Benjamin Sagalowitz Archive: Documentation regarding the 1954 "Rothmund Affair" in Switzerland, and regarding special matters related to the treatment of foreign Jews in Zurich, 1936-1957

Benjamin Sagalowitz Archive: Documentation regarding the 1954 "Rothmund Affair" in Switzerland, and regarding special matters related to the treatment of foreign Jews in Zurich, 1936-1957 In the file: - Documentation regarding the "Rothmund Affair": deliberation regarding the parliamentary question submitted by Hans Oprecht, a member of the Nationalrat (Swiss Parliament), to the Swiss government, 08 June 1954, related to the responsibility of Heinrich Rothmund for the entering of the letter "J" in the passports of the German Jews (Parliament session, 16 June 1954); newspaper clippings regarding this...

File Number : 102

Type of Material : Official Documentation, Protocol, Legal Documentation, Newspaper Clippings

Language : German

Benjamin Sagalowitz Archive: Documentation regarding the Swiss Neo-Nazis G. Oltramare and G.A. Amaudruz and others, 1947-1958

Benjamin Sagalowitz Archive: Documentation regarding the Swiss Neo-Nazis G. Oltramare and G.A. Amaudruz and others, 1947-1958 In the file: - Indictment issued by the Attorney General's Office versus Georges Oltramare, the Swiss Nazi and others (Paul Bonny and Rene Fonjallaz), because of their collaboration with the Nazi regime in France during World War II (on the charge of infringement on the independence of Switzerland and its democratic constitution), 30 June 1947; - Summary of the 10-11 November 1947 trial held in Lausanne, and verdict against Oltramare, Bonny and Fonjallaz; - Issue of the...

File Number : 101

Type of Material : Legal Documentation, Journal, Indictment, Sentence, Official Documentation, Charter

Language : French, German

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