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Personal documentation of Pinkus Windholz, born in Krakow, Poland, 1902, and roots research regarding the experiences of the family, including his son Yehuda Elon, written by the great-granddaughter of Pinkus Windholz Original documents: - Birth certificate of Pinkus Windholz, who was born in Krakow, 22 June 1902, issued in Krakow, 22 October 1919; - Birth certificate of Pinkus Windholz, issued in Berlin Neukoelln, 27 August 1929; - Ketubah (Jewish marriage certificate) of Pinkus and Rachel Windholz, signed, 30 June 1929; - Identity card (Fremdenpass) of foreign resident, Pinkus Windholz, issued...

File Number : 647

Type of Material : Documentary, Personal Documents

Language : Hebrew, Polish, French, German

Testimony of Prof. David Jakoby Jakobowitz, born in Antwerpen, Belgium, 1928, regarding his experiences in Antwerp, Lyon, Geneva, Adliswil and Celerina

Testimony

Testimony of Prof. David Jakoby Jakobowitz, born in Antwerpen, Belgium, 1928, regarding his experiences in Antwerp, Lyon, Geneva, Adliswil and Celerina Childhood in Antwerp; his father is a partner of a diamond company; studies at a Jewish elementary school for boys “Jashobeam”. German occupation, 10.05.1940; escape with his family on a train to France; German occupation; back home to the hometown; studies in a French public high school; yellow badges; restrictions; cancellation of food tickets for Jews; beginning of the deportation of the city's Jews to Poland, autumn of 1942; escape with his family by...

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Personal documents belonging to Hilel Gilel Penckes/Penchas Lustman, born in Lodz, Poland, 1904, and his wife, Ajdla/Ajala (Dyminska) Lustman, born in Lodz, Poland, 1907, from the time of their stay in Brussels, 1940-1943 The documentation includes: - Belgian identity card of Gilel Penckes Lustman, stamped with the word "Jew", issued 16 December 1941; - Work permit issued to Gilel Pencke Lustman, described as a "tailor", 10 April 1940; - Letter from the Saint-Pierre University Hospital in Brussels regarding medical treatment, 25 November 1942; - Belgian identity card belonging to Ajala Dyminska...

File Number : 84

Type of Material : Personal Documents

Language : French, Dutch, German

Memoirs of Irving Schifris Przednowek, born in Brussels, Belgium, 1929, regarding his experiences in Brussels, in hiding and in La Louviere

Memoirs of Irving Schifris Przednowek, born in Brussels, Belgium, 1929, regarding his experiences in Brussels, in hiding and in La Louviere Life in Brussels under the German occupation until late 1942; being hidden in a village by a Belgian family until January 1944; life in La Louviere until the liberation. Deportation of his father, Enoch Przednowek from Malines to Auschwitz, 24 October 1942; deportation of his mother, Golda (Chmielniska) Przednowek, from Malines to Auschwitz, 15 January 1944. Also in the file: Letter from the American Red Cross regarding the fate of his parents during the war, 13...

File Number : 8278

Type of Material : Memoirs, Red Cross Letter

Language : English

Testimony of Yishayahu Charles Klein, born in Kalisz, Poland, 1922, regarding his experiences in Belgium, France, Auschwitz-Birkenau, on a death march and in Mauthausen

Testimony

Testimony of Yishayahu Charles Klein, born in Kalisz, Poland, 1922, regarding his experiences in Belgium, France, Auschwitz-Birkenau, on a death march and in Mauthausen Childhood; move to Belgium due to economic difficulties. Persecution of the Belgian Jews; deportation to France; return to Belgium; deportation to Auschwitz-Birkenau; forced labor; death march to Mauthausen; liberation by the US Army. Aliya to Israel, 1949.

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Documentation including summaries regarding the economic persecution of Jews, in the context of the preparations by the Prosecutor at the Nuremberg Trials, 1945-1946

Documentation including summaries regarding the economic persecution of Jews, in the context of the preparations by the Prosecutor at the Nuremberg Trials, 1945-1946 - Summary (in English) regarding the responsibility of the various organizations of the occupation authorities, for the economic persecution of the Jews in Luxemburg and Belgium; it was determined that Gustav Simon, the head of the civil administration in Luxemburg, was responsible for most of the steps of the anti-Jewish persecutions, including adoption of the Nuremberg Laws and declaring the registration of Jewish property; imposition of most...

File Number : 283

Type of Material : Survey Report, Legal Documentation

Language : English

Article by Ron Zeller and Pim Griffioen regarding the persecution of the Jews of the Netherlands and Belgium, published 1995-1996

Article by Ron Zeller and Pim Griffioen regarding the persecution of the Jews of the Netherlands and Belgium, published 1995-1996 - "Persecution of the Jews in the Netherlands and Belgium During World War II: Comparative Analysis", survey published in German in the "Zeitschrift fuer Sozialgeschichte des 20. und 21. Jahrhunderts" periodical, Year 11, Pamphlet 3 (Part I) and Year 12, Pamphlet 1 (Part II) in Hamburg; - Copy of the original Dutch version intended for publication in "Oorlogsdocumentatie 40-45", Yearbook 7 (1996) or 8 (1997), published by the Royal Institute for War Documentation (RIOD) in...

File Number : 15.5

Type of Material : Survey

Language : Dutch, German

Bulletin: Information from various sources distributed by the Jewish Agency for Eretz Israel Rescue Committee regarding the situation of the Jews who had been or were still under Nazi rule in Europe, January 1945 Information regarding the situation of the Jews in Theresienstadt, Austria, Slovakia, Bulgaria and Belgium during the war years; Romania's position regarding aliya of Jews to Eretz Israel; early Jewish self-defense in Poland; excerpt from a letter from the Warsaw Ghetto, 01 March 1944; information from a letter regarding cultural life in the ghettos of Poland; excerpt from a letter from a refugee from...

File Number : 51

Type of Material : Report

Language : Hebrew, English

Leni Yahil Personal Archive: Drafts of lectures regarding Jews in various countries in Europe and North Africa

Leni Yahil Personal Archive: Drafts of lectures regarding Jews in various countries in Europe and North Africa The file is divided into three volumes: Volume I The Jews of Western and Central Europe: the Netherlands; France; Belgium; Luxembourg; Austria and Czechoslovakia Volume II The Jews of Northern Europe: Denmark, Sweden and Norway; the Jews of Eastern Europe: Poland, the Soviet Union and the Baltic States. Volume III The Jews of North Africa: Libya, Morocco, Tunisia and Algeria; the Jews of Southeastern Europe: Hungary, Yugoslavia, Greece, Italy, Bulgaria and Romania.

File Number : 18

Type of Material : Article

Language : Hebrew

Correspondence by Nazi officials concerning the deportation of Jews from Belgium, 1942-1943

Correspondence by Nazi officials concerning the deportation of Jews from Belgium, 1942-1943 Telegraphic message by Adolf Eichmann adressed to SS-Sturmbannfuehrer Dr. Ernst Ehlers, authorised agent of the Chef d. SIPO u.d. SD for Belgium and northern France, from 03/08/1942. It contains orders about the deportation of Jews from Belgium, France and the Netherlands to Auschwitz. (pp.2-3) Letter by Luther and Rademacher to the office of the German Foreign Ministry in Brussels from the 25/01/1943 with an enclosed decree from 05/01/1943 by the office previuously mentioned concerning the deportation of Belgian...

File Number : 192

Type of Material : Telegram, Correspondence, Legal Documentation

Language : German

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