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Survey of the situation in various countries as reported in the Nazi and local press with emphasis on the situation of the Jews in Poland, the Protectorate, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, France, Eretz Israel, Turkey and Egypt, January 1943 Poland: Regarding Czerniakow's suicide and the situation in the Warsaw Ghetto; Nazi occupation activities in the Generalgouvernement; the Nazi propaganda movie, “Order Brings Forth Bread"; improvement of the scene in Wartheland; inducements to laborers working in the Reich; transports of food and workers from Ukraine to the Reich; Reaction of the Jewish population...

File Number : 4

Type of Material : Survey Report

Language : Hebrew

Official and community documentation regarding internal matters from the Stuttgart POW camp and regarding testifying against war criminals from the Blizyn camp and others

Official and community documentation regarding internal matters from the Stuttgart POW camp and regarding testifying against war criminals from the Blizyn camp and others Placards, circulars, notices and letters from the community to the displaced persons in the Stuttgart POW camp, January 1946- November 1947, including an invitation to cultural events, a complaint about the fact that certain Jewish children go to German schools, a letter confirming that such and such a person is a member of the DP Center; a notice that the DP camp committee is looking for witnesses regarding the following functionaries in...

File Number : 120

Type of Material : Placards

Language : Yiddish / Latin Characters, Polish

Testimony of Iaacov Litani Litman, born in Bucharest, Romania, 1903, regarding his experiences in Bucharest

Testimony

Testimony of Iaacov Litani Litman, born in Bucharest, Romania, 1903, regarding his experiences in Bucharest Life before the war. German occupation; activities on behalf of refugees; liberation.

File Number : 1225

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew, Romanian

Testimony of Szaja Szichatow, born in Rowne, Poland, 1896, regarding his experiences in the Soviet Union

Testimony

Testimony of Szaja Szichatow, born in Rowne, Poland, 1896, regarding his experiences in the Soviet Union Life before the war. Outbreak of the war, 1939; escape to the Soviet Union; end of the war, 1945. Activities on behalf of the repatriation of Jewish refugees to Poland within the framework of the Jewish Committee in Moscow, November 1945; Jewish Committee activities in Warsaw.

File Number : 2051

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Yiddish

Alfred Cassierer, born 1882 in Kattowitz, regarding his experiences in hiding and his escape to Switzerland

Testimony of Alfred Cassierer, born in Kattowitz, Poland, 1882, regarding his experiences in hiding and his escape to Switzerland Born in Kattowitz, Poland; move to Germany; life on Dreysen Street in Berlin-Charlottenburg and work as a lawyer in Berlin; considered to be an Altanwalt (a senior lawyer who had received his license before 1914), so he is given a work permit until 1938; serves as a member of the Board of Directors of the Palästinaamt, until it closes in July [?] 1940; chooses to remain in Berlin; receives information from the Gestapo and Jewish Community officials that he is about to be deported...

File Number : 198

Type of Material : Official Documentation, Testimony

Language : Hebrew, German

Written testimony of Georg Wiener regarding the history of the Jewish community of Oppeln from its inception to its destruction, undated

Written testimony of Georg Wiener regarding the history of the Jewish community of Oppeln from its inception to its destruction, undated The testimony includes a variety of documental sources until 1937 when Jews were forbidden to uses public archives and banned from research that required the work with official documents; personal account regarding the last 40 years of the community; death of Rabbi Dr Wiener 1895; Dr Hermann Vogelstein becomes successor of Dr Wiener but moves to Koenigsberg after two years of service; new synagogue in the borough of Wilhelmstal; next Rabbi is Dr Baeck from Lissa, Prussia...

File Number : 612

Type of Material : Memoirs

Language : Hebrew, German

Documentation of the Jewish National Society in Tartu, 1861 - 1940

Type of Material : Administrative Documentation, Documents, Financial Records, Correspondence, Photograph, Protocol, Charter, Lists, Reports

Language : Estonian, Hebrew, French, English, Russian, German, Yiddish

Documentation of the Jewish Cultural Council in Tallinn, 1906 - 1940

Type of Material : Thesis, Reports, Brochure, Circular, Telegram, Journals, Documents, Administrative Documentation, Note, Instruction, Personal Records, Financial Records, Charter, Newspaper, Protocol, Correspondence, Lists

Language : Estonian, English, Russian, German, Yiddish

Documentation of the Consistoire Israélite de Luxembourg (Jewish Consistory of Luxembourg) regarding the allocation of food ration cards and the obligation to wear the yellow badge, including exemptions from this obligation, 1941-1943 In the file: - Correspondence between the Israelitische Kultusgemeinde (Jewish community), Luxembourg, later known as the Aeltestenrat der Juden (Council of Elders of the Jews) and the Chef der Zivilverwaltung (Chief of the Civilian Administration), Luxembourg; - Lists of Luxembourg Jewish residents who are the recipients of food ration cards; - Letters to and from...

File Number : JM/31310-2

Type of Material : Correspondence, Letter(s), Lists, Official Documentation, Newspaper Clippings, Announcement

Language : German

Documentation of the Consistoire Israélite de Luxembourg (Jewish Consistory of Luxembourg): Personal folders (T-Z) of Luxembourg Jews, primarily regarding means of support, the management of Jewish assets, requests for financial help, deportation of Luxembourg Jews and emigration attempts, 1941-1943 In the file: Documentation regarding - Permits and permission to use public transportation; - Means of support and requests for financial assistance; - The transfer of funds, frozen accounts and the management of Jewish assets; - Liquidation of Jewish businesses and confiscation of Jewish...

File Number : JM/31295-2

Type of Material : Certification, Names, Correspondence, Official Documentation, Letter(s)

Language : German

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