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Memoirs of Zvi Arad regarding his experiences in Dortmund, 1931-1938, in Zbaszyn, 1938-1939 and on a Zionist training facility, 1939

Memoirs of Zvi Arad regarding his experiences in Dortmund, 1931-1938, Zbaszyn, 1938-1939 and on a Zionist training facility, 1939 Attendance at a Jewish school in Dortmund, 1931-1938. Deportation to Poland, 28 October 1938; arrival at Zbaszyn with his mother, sister and younger brother; [life in] a Zionist training facility for Polish deportees, 1939. Aliya to Eretz Israel with youth and pioneers via the Soviet Union including an approximately three month delay in Turkey. [His parents:] Escape of his father to the United States; morbidity of his father (pneumonia); death of his father, 24 December...

File Number : 8613

Type of Material : Memoirs

Language : Hebrew

Personal documents of the Metzger family, from Kiel, Germany, 1931-1940

Personal documents of the Metzger family, from Kiel, Germany, 1931-1940 - Letters sent by Herman and Frida Metzger from Kiel and Leipzig to their daughters in Eretz Israel, 1939-1940; most of the letters were meant for Dina Metzger and her sister Dina; postcard sent by Herman Metzger from Berlin, 04 August 1939; - Letter sent by Irene from Antwerp to Rosa Metzger in Eretz Israel, 11 March 1940; - Letter sent by Dina Metzger to her sister Edith, undated; - Red Cross letter sent by Walter Neumann during his detention in Les Milles camp to his former pupil Dina Metzger, in Eretz Israel, 25 August...

File Number : 1985

Type of Material : Personal Documents, Red Cross Letter, Postcard, Letter

Language : German

Documentation regarding Sonja (Leiner) (Jonas) Shtark, May 1937-December 1947

Documentation regarding Sonja (Leiner) (Jonas) Shtark, May 1937-December 1947 The documentation includes: - Diary written by Sonja (Leiner) Jonas when she was 8 years old, Hamburg, July-August 1937; - Memoir book prepared for Sonja (Leiner) Jonas by her friends in Hamburg, before her transfer to England with the Kindertransport, 1938-1939; - Birth certificate for Sonja Hella Leiner, issued in Plauen (birth date: 20 May 1929), 23 May 1929; - Polish passport belonging to Sonja Hella Leiner, issued 14 February 1933; - Letter from the German Children's Aid Committee sent to Mr. and Mrs. Bowden, 23...

File Number : 8514

Type of Material : Personal Documents, Notebook, Memoir Book, Diary, Passport, Letter, Official Documentation

Language : Polish, English, German

Documentation from Stuttgart and from Radom including an identity card for Lejzor Herszek Konar, 1944, and flyers announcing festive events in "Beit Bialik", the Jewish school in Stuttgart

Documentation from Stuttgart and from Radom including an identity card for Lejzor Herszek Konar, 1944, and flyers announcing festive events in "Beit Bialik", the Jewish school in Stuttgart - Identity card for Lejzor Herszek Konar, born in Maciejowice, Poland, 1923, issued in Radom, 02 April 1944; - Commemorative ad issued by Itzhak Leib Richtman in memory of his parents and his sister; - Announcement sent by the German authorities to the Jews of Radom regarding the establishment of a ghetto; the original announcement can be found in the Ghetto Fighters' Museum Archive; - [Document cotaining...

File Number : 1170

Type of Material : Newspaper Clippings, Announcement, Map, Poster, Official Documentation, Personal Documents

Language : Hebrew, Polish, English, German, Yiddish

Testimony of Ovadia Walter Lapid Gebrandsdoffer, born in 1927 in Frankfurt Am Main, Germany, regarding his experiences in Frankfurt Am Main, in Strasbourg, in the Dordagne area, and in the ranks of the underground during the war, and more. Son of a traditional, non-Zionist family in Frankfurt Am Main; studies in a Jewish school; activity in the Habonim movement; deportation of his maternal grandparents to Krakow in 1934, because they were Polish citizens; confrontations with the Hitler Youth (Hitlerjugend -); escape to Strasbourg in 1937; studying in a non-Jewish school; antisemitism; government-initiated...

File Number : 13902

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

News clippings regarding the activities of David Kaelter and members of his family, destruction of Danzig, activities of German Jews after the war and more, 1939-1995

News clippings regarding the activities of David Kaelter and members of his family, destruction of Danzig, activities of German Jews after the war and more,1939-1995 In the file (page numbers correspond to those in the scanned material): Pages 2-3: - Item regarding the resignation of David Franz Kaelter, the school principal in Koenigsberg, in order to make aliya to Eretz Israel, "Juedisches Nachrichtenblatt" newspaper, 23 March 1939; Page 4: - Photograph of the pianist and composer Josef Gruenthal, "Palestine Post" newspaper, 27 April 1939; Page 5: - Article entitled "Destruction of Danzig",...

File Number : 12

Type of Material : Booklet(s), Newspaper Clippings, Photograph, Newspaper

Language : Hebrew, English, German

Personal documentation regarding the activities and life of David Kaelter, until 1970

Personal documentation regarding the activities and life of David Kaelter, until 1970 In the file (page numbers correspond to the those in the scanned material): Pages 2-3: - Excerpted pages from an interview with David Kaelter, includes his experiences and those of his familys in Danzig; Pages 4-10: - Summary of the activities of the "Association of Jewish Youth in Danzig" during its 19 year existance; Pages 11-13: - Summary of the activities of the "Association of Jewish Youth in Danzig" including its unique character, 1970; Pages 14-31: - "The Jewish School in Koenigsberg: Its Conception...

File Number : 6

Type of Material : Interview(s), Report, Memoirs

Language : Hebrew

Documentation regarding the professional activities of David Franz Kaelter, 1928-1939

Documentation regarding the professional activities of David Franz Kaelter, 1928-1939 In the file (page numbers correspond to those in the scanned material): Pages 2-8, 10-12, 40-45: - Forms and permits regarding his work as a teacher in the elementary school in the Hellerau quarter of Dresden, 1928-1930; Page 9: - Results of an examination which David Kaelter successfully passed in Dresden, 1929; Pages 13-16: - Substitute teacher in Arnswalde, 1931; Pages 17, 39: - Confirmation that David Kaelter taught a course to the unemployed in Wittgensdorf, 1932 (see also pages 67-69); Pages 18,...

File Number : 4

Type of Material : Administrative Documentation, Reports, Personal Records, Official Documentation, Certification

Language : Hebrew, German

Personal documentation of Edith Kaelter, 1914-1994

Personal documentation of Edith Kaelter, 1914-1994 In the file (page numbers correspond to those in the scanned material): Pages 2-9: - German passport; Page 10: - Birth certificate issued to Edith Ludwig, born 21 February 1914, Leipzig; Page 11: - Marriage certificate of David Kaelter and Edith (Ludwig) Kaelter, 24 December 1936; Pages 12-14: - Marriage registration documents issued by the Leipzig municipality Standesamt (Registry Office) (multiple copies), 24 December 1936; Pages 15-16: - "Ketubah" (Jewish marriage certificate) belonging to Edith Kaelter (German and Aramaic); Pages...

File Number : 3

Type of Material : Administrative Documentation, Passport, Document, Diary, Personal Records, Certification, Curriculum Vitae (cv), Biography, Letter, Record of Persecuted Persons, Newspaper, Official Documentation, Envelope

Language : Hebrew, English, German

Personal documentation belonging to David Kaelter, 1913- 1978

Personal documentation belonging to David Kaelter, 1913- 1978 In the file (page numbers corresponding to the frame numbers in the scanned material): Pages 2-9: - German passport; Page 10: - Death certificate issued in Haifa, 27 February 1978; Pages11-13: - Resume written by Kaelter, (German and English); Page 14: - Marriage certificate of Robert Kaelter and Theadora Cohen from Potsdam, July 1913; Page 15: - Marriage certificate of David Franz Kaelter and Edith Ludwig issued in Leipzig, December 1936; Page 16: - Aufgebotsbescheinigung (engagement) Certificate of David Franz...

File Number : 2

Type of Material : Death Certificate, Personal Records, Inventory List, Certification, Diploma, Document, Official Documentation, Record of Persecuted Persons, Telegram, Administrative Documentation, Passport, Financial Accounts, Envelope

Language : German

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