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Testimony of Haim Schneider, born in Vienna, Austria, 1921, regarding his experiences in Austria, aliya to Eretz Israel, 1939 and in the British Army

Testimony

Testimony of Haim Schneider, born in Vienna, Austria, 1921, regarding his experiences in Austria, aliya to Eretz Israel, 1939 and in the British Army Life before the war; activities in the Blau-Weiss movement; assassination of Engelbert Dollfuss, the Chancellor of Austria, by Nazis, 1934; establishment of soup kitchens; confiscation of his father's workshops by Sturmabteilung, SA members and the police. Annexation of Austria to Germany, March 1938; cleaning of walls and streets by Jews; deportation of the Jewish intellectuals to Dachau; Kristallnacht; burning of synagogues; detention of his father and a...

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Two essays written by Isaak Naimovich and Matey Yulzari regarding the rescue of Bulgarian Jewry

Two essays written by Isaak Naimovich and Matey Yulzari regarding the rescue of Bulgarian Jewry - "Who Rescued the Jews of Bulgaria From the Death Camps?", an essay written in Bulgarian by Isaak Naimovich regarding the importance of the Communist Party in the struggle against the anti-Jewish legislation and its implementation; - "Participation of the Jews of Bulgaria in the Underground and Their Rescue from Extermination", an essay written in Bulgarian by Matey Yulzari from a Communist point of view. Also in the file: An English translation of Naimovich's essay.

File Number : 60

Type of Material : Article

Language : Bulgarian

Speeches made by Bulgarian Communist Party leaders on Hristo Botev Radio broadcasts, 1941-1944

Speeches made by Bulgarian Communist Party leaders on Hristo Botev Radio broadcasts, 1941-1944 Speeches made by Bulgarian Communist Party leaders Valko Chervenkov, Vasil Kolarov, S. V. Kolev, V. L. Poptomov and Ferdinand Kozovskion and broadcast on the radio regarding the political and economic situation of Bulgaria and the situation of the Bulgarian Jews, opposition to the anti-Jewish legislation of the king and the Bulgarian government, dependency on Nazi Germany and the struggle against persecution of the Jews. Also in the file: Proclamation against the deportation of the Jews of Thrace and the danger...

File Number : 48

Type of Material : Radio Broadcasts, Telegram

Language : Bulgarian

Anti-Fascist articles by Valko Chervenkov, the Communist leader, Communist Party proclamations and clippings from the "Rabotnichesko Delo" newspaper, 1941-1944

Anti-Fascist articles by Valko Chervenkov, the Communist leader, Communist Party proclamations and clippings from the "Rabotnichesko Delo" newspaper, 1941-1944 - Articles by Valko Chervenkov broadcast on the Hristo Botev Communist radio station opposing the anti-Jewish legislation and policy in Germany and Bulgaria, opposing antisemitic sentiments published in the Bulgarian newspapers and opposing the robbery of Jewish property; - Proclamations in support of the Jews and in opposition to the antisemitic policy, the war against the Soviet Union, the deportation of the Jews of Thrace and Macedonia, and the...

File Number : 47

Type of Material : Radio Broadcasts, Newspaper, Manifesto

Language : Bulgarian

Protest appeals of organizations and social groups in Bulgaria opposed to the proposal of the Law for Protection of the Nation

Protest appeals of organizations and social groups in Bulgaria opposed to the proposal of the Law for Protection of the Nation - Appeals to the Bulgarian Parliament from the Bulgarian Church and various organizations including the Writers' Association, the Bar Association in Vidin and in Sofia, the Physicians' Association, and the Association of Disabled Veterans, late 1940; - Protest telegrams sent from Plovdiv by students, craftsmen and tobacco workers, November 1940; - Proclamations and clippings from the "Rabotnichesko Delo" newspaper published by the Communist Party.

File Number : 32

Type of Material : Manifesto, Telegram

Language : Bulgarian

Bulgarian Zionist organization announcements, 1945-1949

Bulgarian Zionist organization announcements, 1945-1949 Hechalutz Hatzair, Poalei Zion and Kochot Hatzionim Hameuchadim announcements regarding the following topics: - Support for the Bulgarian National Front government; - The 22nd Zionist Congress; - Opposition to the British policy in Eretz Israel. Also in the file: - Bulgarian Social-Democratic party proclation in favor of the establishment of a Jewish state; - Placard with a eulogy regarding the death of Simcho Isakov, the poet, and Executive Secretary of the Jewish Workers' party (Mapam), 23 January 1945.

Type of Material : Poster

Language : Bulgarian

Documentation on the history of Bulgaria and Bulgarian Jewry, 1944-1971

Documentation on the history of Bulgaria and Bulgarian Jewry, 1944-1971 Eulogy on the death of 14 Jews from Dupnitsa, 06 January 1944; Broadsheets and sections of documents on the attitude of the Ostechestven Front government, the Red Army, the Peasants Party and the Zionist movement in Bulgaria and the world, 1944-1945; Report of the Jewish community on the help of the community to a group of 278 pioneers, members of the Gordonia movement, Hashomer Hatzair and Hanoar Hatzioni from Hungary in Kazanlak, 22 November 1944; Newspaper articles with historic data. The file also includes: Thank you letter...

File Number : 229

Type of Material : Letter, Manifesto, Survey Report, Newspaper Clippings

Language : Bulgarian, Hebrew

Documentation of the Bulgarian Immigrant's Association in the United States and Eretz Israel, 1943-1946

Documentation of the Bulgarian Immigrant's Association in the United States and Eretz Israel, 1943-1946 Correspondence of the World Jewish Congress with the Rescue Committee of The Association of the Bulgarian Jews in the United States - New York, the Bulgarian Immigrant's Association in Tel Aviv and individuals; documents on the activities of the Association and their efforts to rescue Bulgarian Jewry including protection of the economic interests of Bulgarian Jewry in Israel and Bulgaria after 09 September 1944.

File Number : 218

Type of Material : Letter

Language : Bulgarian, Spanish, English

Documentation of the history of Bulgarian Jewry after 09 September 1944

Documentation of the history of Bulgarian Jewry after 09 September 1944 Appeal to the World Jewish Congress on behalf of Bulgarian Jewry in preparation of the International Peace conference in Paris; Letter of the activities of Dimo Kazasov on behalf of the Jews; Broadsheets on the political life in Bulgaria; Appeal of the Bulgarian Olim Association in Israel to the Bulgarian government to protect the legal and economic interests of the Jews in Bulgaria.

File Number : 193

Type of Material : Manifesto

Language : Bulgarian, French, English

Documentation from the Central Consistory in Bulgaria, 1920-1946

Documentation from the Central Consistory in Bulgaria, 1920-1946 - Reports regarding Consistory activities, 1920-1939; - Announcements, 1932, 1945; - Report regarding the Consistory budget, 1944; - Survey in preparation for the Paris Peace Conference regarding the situation of the Jews in Bulgaria under fascist rule and after 1944; - Booklet of observations of Benjamin Arditti regarding the Consistory journals, 1930s.

File Number : 138

Type of Material : Manifesto, Survey Report

Language : Bulgarian, Ladino

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