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Discussions regarding ways of effecting the release of David Frankfurter from detention and [submitting] the request for a pardon for him, 1945

Discussions regarding ways of effecting the release of David Frankfurter from detention and [submitting] the request for a pardon for him, 1945 In the file there is material regarding the possibility of releasing David Frankfurter following his December 1936 Graubuenden Canton Court conviction for the murder of the Swiss Nazi leader Wilhelm Gustloff and his being sentenced to 18 years in prison and expulsion from Switzerland on completion of his term. Frankfurter appointed Attorney Dr. Georges Brunschvig from Berne to his defense; he was also represented by his Vormund (guardian), Attorney P....

results.listIds.fileNumber : 6

results.listIds.typeOfMaterial : Letter, Official Documentation, Legal Documentation

results.listIds.lang : German

Documents and excerpts from books regarding the David Frankfurter Trial, mainly regarding German-Swiss relations throughout the Nazi period in Germany, 1933-1991

Documents and excerpts from books regarding the David Frankfurter Trial, mainly regarding German-Swiss relations throughout the Nazi period in Germany, 1933-1991 Most of the documents are regarding German-Swiss relations during the Nazi period, and mainly regarding the German undermining of the Swiss rule; documentation of the Jewish resistance (pp. 1-33, 258-275); the origins of the Frankfurter family and their fate (pp. 211-216, 219-229); the fate of David Frankfurter after his conviction (pp. 255, 257). Pages 1-2: Title page and short summary regarding the "Stand Und Problematik Der Erforschung Des...

results.listIds.fileNumber : 5

results.listIds.typeOfMaterial : Research Literature, Official Documentation, Article, Letter, Book, Film, Research Article

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

Documents regarding the David Frankfurter Trial including two speeches by the civil prosecution at the trial, the verdict and a psychological evaluation regarding Frankfurter, 1936-1944

Documents regarding the David Frankfurter Trial including two speeches by the civil prosecution at the trial, the verdict and a psychological evaluation regarding Frankfurter, 1936-1944 Pages 2-64: Speech made by Dr. Ursprung, the attorney who represented Wilhelm Gustloff's widow in the civil prosecution of David Frankfurter, 10 December 1936; Pages 65-86: Schlusswort Der Deutschen Prozessvertretung (Summation of the German Legal Representation) made by Prof. Grimm on behalf of Wilhelm Gustloff's widow, the plaintiff in the civil prosecution, 12 December 1936; Pages 87-136: Verdict handed down at...

results.listIds.fileNumber : 4

results.listIds.typeOfMaterial : Newspaper, Sentence, Legal Documentation, Official Documentation, Medical Documentation, Speech

results.listIds.lang : German

Protocol of the David Frankfurter Trial held in the Graubunden Canton Courthouse in Chur, 9-10 December 1936

Protocol of the David Frankfurter Trial held in the Graubunden Canton Courthouse in Chur, 9-10 December 1936 Pages 2-3: Table of Contents including details of the protocols for the four days of court sessions; on the third and fourth days, which are missing from the file, the defense speech was heard, and at the end of the last day, the plea of another lawyer for the civil suit was heard, as well as final arguments of the prosecution, the defense and the defendant; the numbers of the pages that appear in the Table of Contents are not the same as the numbers of the pages in the file; Pages 4-26: Speech...

results.listIds.fileNumber : 3

results.listIds.typeOfMaterial : Protocol, Medical Documentation, Legal Documentation

results.listIds.lang : German

Official documentation from the Graubunden Canton Court regarding David Frankfurter, including his interrogation and the preparations for his trial, 1936

Official documentation from the Graubunden Canton Court regarding David Frankfurter, including his interrogation and the preparations for his trial, 1936 Documents from the Graubunden Canton Court regarding the assassination of Wilhelm Gustloff, NSDAP Landesgruppenleiter Schweiz (head of the Nazi party in Switzerland) in his home in Davos by David Frankfurter, a Jewish Yugoslavian medical student in Berne, 04 February 1936; family background of David Frankfurter; planning the assassination including the desire to commit suicide which was not implemented after the assassination; carrying out the...

results.listIds.fileNumber : 2

results.listIds.typeOfMaterial : Journal, Investigation Report, Article, Indictment, Curriculum Vitae (cv), Caricatures, Official Documentation, Medical Documentation, Legal Documentation, Letter, Testimony, Survey Report

results.listIds.lang : German

Benjamin Sagalowitz Archive: Articles in Swiss newspapers regarding Nazi activity and agents serving the Third Reich in Switzerland, 1933-1945

Benjamin Sagalowitz Archive: Articles in Swiss newspapers regarding Nazi activity and agents serving the Third Reich in Switzerland, 1933-1945 In the file: - "Whom The Gods Would Destroy, They Smite With Blindness", an article that appeared in the Erfurt "Welt-Dienst", as published in "Der Arbeitslose", November 1934, accusing the Jews of responsibility for the League of Nations decision to allow the Soviet Union to join the League of Nations (pp. 3-5); – Bulletin and articles regarding the Evian Conference that appeared in "Correspondance Juive", the WJC (World Jewish Congress) magazine published in...

results.listIds.fileNumber : 204

results.listIds.typeOfMaterial : Survey Report, Article, Newspaper Clippings

results.listIds.lang : French, German

Benjamin Sagalowitz Archive: Documentation regarding the Nazi movements and antisemitism in Switzerland in the 1930s and the 1940s, and the struggle of the Swiss government against them, 1942-1959

Benjamin Sagalowitz Archive: Documentation regarding the Nazi movements and antisemitism in Switzerland in the 1930s and the 1940s, and the struggle of the Swiss government against them, 1942-1959 In the file: - List of laws and directives issued by the Swiss government regarding the struggle against the Nazis, including a list of rightist extreme parties and movements (Fronten) in Switzerland, 1930s and 1940s; - Copy of 1942 correspondence among senior SS officials, such as R. Brandt, W. Schellenberg, F. Riedweg, E. Bohle, G. Berger, as well as F. Sauckel, regarding Nazi activities in Switzerland; -...

results.listIds.fileNumber : 100

results.listIds.typeOfMaterial : Official Documentation, Survey Report

results.listIds.lang : French, German

Benjamin Sagalowitz Archive: JUNA (Juedische Nachrichten, press agency of SIG [Union of Jewish Communities in Switzerland]) correspondence with the editorial board of the "Die Nation" newspaper regarding activities of the Nazis in Switzerland, 1939-1943 In the file: - Correspondence with the editorial board of the democratic Swiss newspaper, "Die Nation", regarding the spread of Nazism in Switzerland; the correspondence includes, among other things, a copy of a memo from the "Die Nation" editorial board to the federal Attorney General's office regarding Nazi attempts to interfere in internal Swiss matters,...

results.listIds.fileNumber : 84

results.listIds.typeOfMaterial : Official Documentation, Legal Documentation, Survey Report

results.listIds.lang : German

Benjamin Sagalowitz Archive: Correspondence of Saly Mayer on behalf of SIG (Union of Jewish Communities in Switzerland), 1933-1939

Benjamin Sagalowitz Archive: Correspondence of Saly Mayer on behalf of SIG (Union of Jewish Communities in Switzerland), 1933-1939 In the file: - Correspondence of Saly Meyer, first as Executive Secretary of SIG, and later, from 1936, as Chairman of the Organization; correspondence contains data about the social status of the Swiss Jews, and demographic information about them; - Extensive documentation regarding antisemitism and the struggle against antisemitism; - Documentation regarding the problem of Jewish refugees in Europe; - Correspondence with the BSJ (Union of Jewish Citizens of...

results.listIds.fileNumber : 74.2

results.listIds.typeOfMaterial : Newspaper, Survey Report, Official Documentation

results.listIds.lang : French, English, German

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