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Jacob Kotlicki, born in Warsaw, Poland, 1901; details regarding his activities in the French Jewish underground during World War II

Jacob Kotlicki, born in Warsaw, Poland, 1901; details regarding his activities in the French Jewish underground during World War II Life in the Toulouse area including activities as a senior member of the OJC (Organization of Jewish Combat Fighters); membership in the underground AJ (Jewish Army); detention, August 1942; deportation to Auschwitz on Transport 28; perishes in the camp. In the file: - Page with personal information.

File Number : 105

Type of Material : Personal Documents

Language : French

Joachim Yahin Simon, born in Berlin, Germany, 1919, known as Schouchou; details regarding his activities in the French Jewish underground during World War II

Joachim Yahin Simon, born in Berlin, Germany, 1919, known as Schouchou; details regarding his activities in the French Jewish underground during World War II Dror-Habonim and Hashomer Hatzair membership; arrest on Kristallnacht; deportation to Buchenwald; release from the camp; escape to the Netherlands, 1939; life in an aliya training facility in the Netherlands; escape to the Hechalutz main offices in Amsterdam, May 1940; replaces a courier who was arrested; increase in restrictions on the Jews; searches with movement members for an escape route to Switzerland or other places; taken captive at the Belgian...

File Number : 104

Type of Material : Personal Documents, Letter, Photograph, Excerpt(s)

Language : French

Ernst Hirsch, born in Aachen, Germany, 1916, known as Willy; details regarding his activities in the French Jewish underground during World War II

Ernst Hirsch, born in Aachen, Germany, 1916, known as Willy; details regarding his activities in the French Jewish underground during World War II Disintegration of his family; move to the Netherlands, 1933 or 1934; life in the Netherlands including activities in the Zionist Youth Federation; maintains contact with the Hechalutz movement; joins the Zionist underground, late 1942 or 1943; transfer of members from the Netherlands to Belgium and France; activities as liaison with the French Jewish underground in Toulouse; arrest in Paris, April 1944; life in a German prison including being identified as a Jew;...

File Number : 102

Type of Material : Personal Documents, Letter, Excerpt(s), Photograph

Language : French

Monique Hayem, born in Saint Mande, France, 1920: details regarding her activities in the French Jewish underground during World War II

Monique Hayem, born in Saint Mande, France, 1920: details regarding her activities in the French Jewish underground during World War II Joins the La Sixieme (the Sixth) underground; recruited into the resistance movement in the Brive area by Henri Wahl along with her brother, Jean, June 1943; smuggling activities and distribution of forged documents and other printed materials; transfer to the Maritime Alps area after she is informed on and wanted by the Gestapo; arrested after being informed on in Saint Jean la Riviere, 11 February 1944; deportation to Bergen-Belsen; her death in Bergen-Belsen. In the...

File Number : 69

Type of Material : Personal Documents, Certification

Language : French

Jean Hayem, born in Saint Mande, France, 1925: details regarding his activities in the French Jewish underground during World War II

Jean Hayem, born in Saint Mande, France, 1925: details regarding his activities in the French Jewish underground during World War II Joins the La Sixieme (the Sixth) underground; recruitment into the OJC (Organization of Jewish Combat Fighters) resistance movement in the Brive La Gaillarde area by Henri Wahl along with his sister, Monique, June 1943; smuggling forged documents; helps young people escape from the Germans and the French militia; arrested by the Germans at Vendoeuvres, 01 July 1944; short interrogation and execution in a nearby forest. In the file: - Photograph of Jean Hayem; - Excerpt...

File Number : 68

Type of Material : Personal Documents, Certification

Language : French

Jules Bass, born in 1924, details regarding his activities in the French Jewish underground during World War II

Jules Bass, born in 1924, details regarding his activities in the French Jewish underground during World War II Life in Limoges; OJC (Organization of Jewish Combat Fighters) activities as part of FFI (Interior French Forces); arrest by the Gestapo while smuggling forged documents, 10 June 1944; torture and execution; finding of his body in a forest in St. Junien. In the file: - Certificate issued by the FFI.

File Number : 54

Type of Material : Personal Documents, Certification

Language : French

Kurt Reilinger, born in Stuttgart, Germany, 1917, known as Nano; details regarding his activities in the Jewish underground in France during World War II

Kurt Reilinger, born in Stuttgart, Germany, 1917, known as Nano; details regarding his activities in the Jewish underground in France during World War II Membership in EIF (French Jewish Scouts); accompanies groups to Eretz Israel; move to Germany, August 1939; move to the Netherlands as a youth leader for the Hechalutz movement, October 1939. Outbreak of the war; OJC (Organization of Jewish Combat Fighters) activities; organization life including transferring Jews from the Netherlands into France; arrest in Paris, spring 1944; deportation to Drancy; transfer to Buchenwald, liberation. His death after...

File Number : 43

Type of Material : Personal Records

Language : Hebrew, French, German

Finkel Norbert, born in Vienna, Austria, 1925; details regarding his activities in the Jewish underground in France during World War II

Finkel Norbert, born in Vienna, Austria, 1925; details regarding his activities in the Jewish underground in France during World War II Life in France. Activities as part of the AJ (Jewish Army); death while trying to illegally cross the border into Spain, April 1944.

File Number : 41

Type of Material : Personal Records

Language : French

O.89 - Collection of Personal Files of Jewish Underground Fighters in France

O.89 - Collection of Personal Files of Jewish Underground Fighters in France Documentation regarding Jewish underground heroes who died in France or were deported from France to extermination camps collected by the Association of Jewish Resistance Veterans (ARJF). Copies of the original material have been transferred to the Museum. The original documentation is located in the Yad Vashem Archives; the photographs have been transferred to the Yad vashem Photo Archives. The original numbering of the files has been preserved despite the fact that many files are empty.

Type of Material : Personal Records

Language : French

Andre Elbogen, born in Hajdunanas, Hungary, 1922; details regarding his activities in the French Jewish underground during World War II

Andre Elbogen, born in Hajdunanas, Hungary, 1922; details regarding his activities in the French Jewish underground during World War II AJ (Jewish Army) underground activities; detention in Bellevue at the Saint Etienne railroad station, June 1944; murder by shooting at Saint Genest Lerpt by the Germans, 07 July 1944.

File Number : 39

Type of Material : Obituary, Letter of Testimony, Photograph, Personal Documents

Language : French

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