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Postcards sent by Regina Baumgart in Lublin, to her siblings Lea and Leon Baumgart in the Soviet Union, 1941 and postcards from the Jewish communities of Krakow and Lublin, sent to Chaja Baumgart in the Soviet Union, 1940, in reply to her request to locate her relatives - Postcard sent by the population registration office of the Jewish community of Krakow, to Chaja Baumgart in Berezovka, the Arkhangelsk region, 28 October 1940; reply to the request by Chaja Baumgart to locate her relatives; announcement that Abram Baumgart, from Kalisz, and his family members are not to be found in Krakow and that they...

File Number : 2092

Type of Material : Postcard

Language : Polish

Documentation regarding Henia Szolsohn and her family, 1940-1955

Documentation regarding Henia Szolsohn and her family, 1940-1955 The documentation includes: - Letters from the Jewish Self-Help Committee (Zydowska Samopomoc Spoleczna - ZSS) in Krasnystaw to the Judenrat in Krakow, apparently written by Michael Szolsohn, the father of Henia Szolsohn, 28 May 1941 and 08 August 1941; - Letters sent by Rachela Szolsohn to her sister Henia Szolsohn in Taganrog, October 1940 and 08 August 1941; - Postcard sent to Henia Szolsohn in Taganrog by her family in Krasnystaw, 30 April 1941; - Postcards sent from Lublin by Fejga Edelsztein to her sister Henia Szolsohn in...

File Number : 1900

Type of Material : Death Certificate, Postcard, Letter of Testimony, Letter, Telegram

Language : Polish, Russian

Postcards written by Liza Lola Schönberg in the Krakow Ghetto and sent to Carola Prisel and Joseph Prisel in Paris, 1942

The postcards were sent by means of the Judenrat of the Kraków Ghetto. Comment: Liza Lola (Prisel) Schönberg, who perished during the Holocaust, was the mother of the submitter of the material, Henryka Henriette Klugman.

File Number : 5496

Type of Material : Postcard

Language : Polish

Testimony of Jan Najder, a Polish concierge of the Jewish Community building in Krakow, regarding an "Aktion" and robbery of Jewish-owned property in Krakow, early December 1939

Testimony of Jan Najder, a Polish concierge of the Jewish Community building in Krakow, regarding an "Aktion" and robbery of Jewish-owned property in Krakow, early December 1939 Command of the Germans to close all Jewish homes until the end of the search, 05-06 December 1939; confiscation of all valuables owned by the Jews and found in synagogues; demand for a ransom for the rabbi, detained as a hostage; his release by Siebert; list of public soup kitchens and shelters organized for the Jewish refugees by the Krakow Jewish Community.

File Number : 76

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Polish

Article by Jozef Hofstaetter regarding the ghettos and camps in Krakow, Wieliczka, Stalowa Wola, Bierzanow, Prokocim, Plaszow, Zablocie and Mauthausen

Article by Jozef Hofstaetter regarding the ghettos and camps in Krakow, Wieliczka, Stalowa Wola, Bierzanow, Prokocim, Plaszow, Zablocie and Mauthausen The article is divided into chapters by location: - Krakow: New wave of immigration to the place; transfer to forced labor; abuse of the Jews; imposition of restrictions by the German authorities; Aryanization of Jewish organizations and institutions; appointment of Hans Frank as head of the Generalgouvernement; Judenrat established; activities against the Jews, including a curfew, wearing the yellow star, plunder of property and bank accounts; activities...

File Number : 3937

Type of Material : Article, Letter, Memoirs

Language : Polish

Memoirs of Shmuel Milek Zuckerbrod Tzuk, born in Krakow, regarding his experiences in the Krakow Ghetto and in camps in Poland and Germany, 1941-1945

Memoirs of Shmuel Milek Zuckerbrod Tzuk, born in Krakow, regarding his experiences in the Krakow Ghetto and in camps in Poland and Germany, 1941-1945 Zuckerbrod family life in Krakow after the German occupation of Poland, 1939; anti-Jewish legislation; establishment of the Judenrat; escape of the Zuckerbrod family before deportation to the Krakow Ghetto, March 1941; obtaining work papers and residing in the village of Czyzyny; the witness' work in a German air-field; deportation of the Czyzyny Jews to the Krakow Ghetto; the family's escape to village of Krzeszowice; deportation of the family to the Krakow...

File Number : 3333

Type of Material : Memoirs

Language : Hebrew

Various documents pertaining to the time spent by Abraham Cyna Gehorsam in Krakow, 1939-1941

Various documents pertaining to the time spent by Abraham Cyna Gehorsam in Krakow, 1939-1941 - Confirmation of participation in the census issued in the name of Abraham Gehorsam by the Jewish community in Krakow, 13 November 1939; - Confirmation of the participation of Abraham Gehorsam in the collection of bed linens held by the Jewish community in Krakow, 16 January 1940; - Work permit for Abraham Gehorsam issued by the Krakow Jewish community, 08 April 1940; - Confirmation that Abraham Gehorsam submitted a request to the Jewish community to receive permission to host two people; the permission was...

File Number : 311

Type of Material : Documentation, Official Documentation

Language : Polish, German