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Two pages of reviews of books published recently in Germany, 01 January 1943 and 20 January 1943

Two pages of reviews of books published recently in Germany, 01 January 1943 and 20 January 1943 In the file there are two large pages from the "Geistige Arbeit" periodical published twice a month by the Walter de Gruyter book publishing house in Berlin. Page 1, which appeared as pp. 3 and 4 of the periodical, includes handwritten markings next to the review of the book, "Schwäbische Lebensbilder" (biographies of prominent figures from the State of Wirtemberg) from 1941-1942; a review of a bibliography of translations of German literature into Norwegian, 1814-1941, expresses regret over the large number...

File Number : 373

Type of Material : Newspaper Clippings

Language : German

Publications, correspondence and articles regarding the character of Righteous Among the Nations, Anton Schmid; documentation of the German-Jewish writer Hermann Adler who survived due to Anton Schmid and wrote about him; documentation regarding Righteous Among the Nations Carl Lutz, 1944-1990 - Audio cassette containing a broadcast by Hermann Adler devoted to Anton Schmid (pp. 2-4); - Correspondence between Hermann Adler, a German-Jewish writer who was rescued by Anton Schmid, and Bronia Klibanski on the subject of Schmid, dated 1987-1990, including much information regarding Schmid and pertaining to his...

File Number : 51

Type of Material : List, Article, Research Article

Language : French, German, Yiddish, Hungarian

Testimony by Martha Mosse regarding the fate of Berlin Jews during the war, 1959

Testimony by Martha Mosse regarding the fate of Berlin Jews during the war, 1959 Primary use of the old age home at Grosse Hamburgerstrasse as the transit camp for deportees to Theresienstadt; change of its function by Obersturmbannfuehrer Brunner into camp for deportees to other places in the East instead of the Levetzowstrasse synagogue; transfer of the transit camp for deportees to Theresienstadt to the Gerlachstrasse old age home; moving the elderly people from Gerlachstrasse to the old age home at Elsaesserstrasse; section for prisoners in the Grosse Hamburgerstrasse as the transit camp; many old people...

File Number : 974

Type of Material : Memoirs

Language : German

Testimony of an anonymous Jewish woman, most probably Beate Jakoby, regarding her experiences in Berlin, Theresienstadt and the Deggendorf DP-camp, 1937-1947

Testimony of an anonymous Jewish woman, most probably Beate Jakoby, regarding her experiences in Berlin, Theresienstadt and the Deggendorf DP-camp, 1937-1947 The author, born 1878, a well-known writer of children's books, lived in Berlin, together with her husband. In her testimony she reports on her experiences between the years 1937 and 1947: - The liquidation of her husband's company in 1937/38 and following problems with the wife of his former associate - Ban on the publication of her books - Changing accommodations due to the anti-Jewish legislation; the sale of assets due to constantly...

File Number : 49

Type of Material : Memoirs

Language : German

Documentation related to the activities of Ernst Loewenberg and his family members, 1921-1941; calendars of the Oettinger family, from 1901-1928; comments regarding the fate of members of the Loewenberg and Oettinger families during the Holocaust, written by Ernst and Margarete Lowenberg - Documentation related to the activities of Ernst Loewenberg, from 1921-1937: --- Summary of the doctoral dissertation of Ernst Loewenberg, submitted at the University of Hamburg on 16/07/1921; --- Diploma of the Ph.D. degree awarded in Hamburg to Ernst Loewenberg by the University of Hamburg on 06/08/1921; ---...

File Number : 799

Type of Material : Newspaper Clippings, Personal Documents, Diploma, Birth Certificate, Booklet(s), Article, Calendar

Language : Hebrew, English, German

Documentation from the Amt Nohfelden / Türkismühle in the Saar region, 1920-1944

Documentation from the Amt Nohfelden / Türkismühle in the Saar region, 1920-1944 The area belonged to the Principality of Birkenfeld, which was part of the Grand Duchy (Grossherzogtum) of Oldenburg in northern Germany, although it was geographically included in the territories of the Rhine Province (Rheinprovinz) of the Kingdom of Prussia from 1834 onwards. After World War I, the duke abdicated his throne, and the territories of the Principality of Birkenfeld, including the Nohfelden / Türkismühle area, were made part of the St. Wendel district in the Saar region. The documentation includes, among other...

Type of Material : Official Documentation, Orders, Record of Persecuted Persons

Language : German

Intelligence reports regarding members of the Association of Proletarian-Revolutionary Authors, 1935

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Type of Material : Reports, Official Documentation

Language : German