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Testimony of Moshe Gillis, born in Beuthen, 1923, regarding his experiences in Germany before the war, and his aliya to Israel in 1938

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Testimony of Moshe Gillis, born in Beuthen, 1923, regarding his experiences in Germany before the war, and his aliya to Israel in 1938 From a well-to-do Orthodox family; studies in a Jewish elementary school; studies in a non-Jewish school in Beuthen; move to a yeshiva in Frankfurt, 1937; agricultural training in Steckelsdorf, 1938; crossing the border on 23 October 1938 in order to go on aliya to Israel; aliya; absorption in the Mikveh Israel school.

results.listIds.fileNumber : 11750

results.listIds.typeOfMaterial : Testimony

results.listIds.lang : Hebrew

Documentation regarding the activities of the War Refugee Board (WRB), June-September 1944

Documentation regarding the activities of the War Refugee Board (WRB), June-September 1944 Page 3: Telegram from the US Consulate, Jerusalem, to the Secretary of State, Washington, regarding the already implemented deportation of 400,000 Hungarian Jews to Poland; the imminent deportation of the 350,000 remaining Jews and the required measures for intervention, 29 June 1944; Page 4: Telegram from Cordell Hull, State Department, Washington, to the US Consulate General, Istanbul, regarding efforts by the Jewish Agency to rescue 2,600 refugees, 04 July 1944; Pages 5-8: Letters from the US Embassy,...

results.listIds.fileNumber : 135

results.listIds.typeOfMaterial : Letter(s), Note, Telegram, Memorandum, Official Documentation, Correspondence

results.listIds.lang : English

Documentation regarding relief and rescue activities during the Holocaust, including reports in the press, journals and books, and correspondence, 1933-1974

Documentation regarding relief and rescue activities during the Holocaust, including reports in the press, journals and books, and correspondence, 1933-1974 Newspaper and Journal Reports regarding the Relief and Rescue Activities of Dr. Pazner, pp. 3-47: Pages 4-5: Newspaper clipping from the "Koenigsberger Zeitung", containing a critique of Prof. Dr. Bruno Rogowsky, longstanding headmaster of the Commercial College in Koenigsberg, his influence on this institution and his liberal and pro-Jewish (judeophile) attitude, mentioning Chaim Pazner, who would even be sent to Russia for studies at the expense of...

results.listIds.fileNumber : 133

results.listIds.typeOfMaterial : Telegram, Letter(s), Article(s), List(s), Excerpt(s), Official Documentation, Testimony, Correspondence, Newspaper Clippings

results.listIds.lang : Hebrew, English, German, Yiddish

Reports that arrived in Switzerland regarding persecution of the Jews of Hungary and Poland, 1944-1945

Reports that arrived in Switzerland regarding persecution of the Jews of Hungary and Poland, 1944-1945 - "Apercu Sur la Situation des Juifs Hongrois" ('A Look at the Situation of the Jews of Hungary"), a six-part essay which appeared in German in Geneva, 30 April-17 May 1944; five parts of the essay appeared with a translation into French, and the sixth part with a German translation; the essay contains various publications from the Budapest newspaper, "Pester Lloyd", including publications of lists of famous Hungarian authors and others whose works appear in the Index; in "Appendix 6" there is a directive...

results.listIds.fileNumber : 52

results.listIds.typeOfMaterial : Official Documentation

results.listIds.lang : French, German

Documentation regarding the "Bernheim Petition" including letters of complaint sent to the League of Nations organization in Geneva, regarding the rights of the Jewish minority in Upper Silesia, and the opposition of the Verband nationaldeutscher Juden (League of National German Jews) to the complaints, and other matters, 1933 - Letters of complaint sent to the League of Nations organization in Geneva, regarding the rights of the Jewish minority in Upper Silesia; - Protest telegram sent by the Verband nationaldeutscher Juden (League of National German Jews) to the League of Nations organization in Geneva...

results.listIds.fileNumber : 86

results.listIds.typeOfMaterial : Testimony, Letter

Benjamin Sagalowitz Archive: Various materials regarding: the 3rd World Jewish Conference, 1934; the World Jewish Congress, 1936; Jewish Agency reports; periodicals dealing with the 1934 economic boycott against Nazi Germany Pp. 1-50: The 3rd World Jewish Conference (IIIeme Conference Juive Mondiale), held in Geneva, August 1934: text of Conference resolutions on various matters, including on the establishment of a World Jewish Congress and an economic boycott of Nazi Germany; texts of various speeches; Pp. 51-62: A secret report of the Jewish Agency regarding activity of the political department in...

results.listIds.fileNumber : 152

results.listIds.typeOfMaterial : Booklet(s), Official Documentation, Newspaper, Survey Report

results.listIds.lang : French, English, German

Reports of the Committee for Special Jewish Interests (Comite voor Bijzondere Joodse Belangen) and the Committee for Jewish Refugees in the Netherlands (Comite voor Joodse Vluchtelingen) sent to the League of Nations Committee for Refugee Affairs in Geneva, 1935-1936 - Two appendices to a memo; one appendix gives statistical numbers itemizing eight categories of refugees being helped by the Committee; the second appendix itemizes the difficulties faced by the Committee in its efforts to obtain work permits for the Jewish refugees interested in settling in the Netherlands (pp. 1-5), October 1935; - Report...

results.listIds.fileNumber : 59

results.listIds.typeOfMaterial : Official Documentation, Survey Report

results.listIds.lang : French, English, German

Reports and letters from the Comite voor Joodse Vluchtelingen (Committee for Jewish Refugees) regarding Jewish refugees from Germany, 1934

Reports and letters from the Comite voor Joodse Vluchtelingen (Committee for Jewish Refugees) regarding Jewish refugees from Germany, 1934 Reports by an unnamed member of the Committee regarding discussions he held with various people: - Discussion with Dr. Feinberg (Motzkin): Consideration of the question of how to make the League of Nations take a stand regarding the events in Germany; Dr. Feinberg's opinion that the official way is too difficult; the League of Nations should be approached through the General Assembly or through the Sixth Committee dealing with minorities (pp. 1-3); - Discussion with...

results.listIds.fileNumber : 54

results.listIds.typeOfMaterial : Official Documentation, Letter

results.listIds.lang : French, English, Dutch, German

Documentation regarding the events in Nazi Germany and refugees from Germany, including two publications of the League of Nations in Geneva concerning refugees, and a report submitted by the British Foreign Minister regarding the extermination of the Jews, and other matters, 1938-1942 Two publications of the League of Nations organization in Geneva, concerning refugees: A - Publication, "Convention Concerning the Status of Refugees Coming From Germany", 10 February 1938; B - Publication, "International Assistance to Refugees", February 1942; Included in the file: - Newspaper clipping from "The...

results.listIds.fileNumber : 72

results.listIds.typeOfMaterial : Official Documentation, Testimony

A collection of news items from the Jewish Central Information Office Service, Amsterdam regarding the situation of the Jews in Nazi Germany, the attitude of the Vatican towards the persecution of the Jews, the suicide of the Jewish press photographer, Stefan Lux and more, 1936-1939 A collection of news items from the Jewish Central Information Office Service, Amsterdam regarding the situation of the Jews in Nazi Germany, Uruguay and Brazil, antisemitism in Denmark, the second world conference of Jews from Poland in Antwerp, August 1937, and the attitude of the Vatican towards the persecution of the...

results.listIds.fileNumber : 71

results.listIds.typeOfMaterial : Testimony

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