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The testimony of Batia (Sher) Gat, born in 1936, in Vukovar, Yugoslavia, regarding being hidden in a Christian orphanage in Vukovar

The testimony of Batia (Sher) Gat, born in 1936, in Vukovar, Yugoslavia Family life before the war; father head of the Reform community in Vukovar; the German occupation in April 1941; yellow badges; the community head’s plan to hide her, with the help of a non-Jewish assistant and the local priest; the men, including the congregation, being gathered in the courtyard of the synagogue and deported to forced labor; the mother's deportation, and then her murder in Auschwitz camp in the summer of 1942; the transfer of the witness by the aide to an elderly Jewish couple who have not yet been deported; the arrest of...

File Number : 13358

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Documentation regarding the activities of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the War Refugee Board (WRB), 1944

Documentation regarding the activities of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the War Refugee Board (WRB), 1944 Pages 22, 24 (?): Incomplete dispatch (No. 7454) from the US Legation, Bern, to the Secretary of State, Washington, regarding the proposed program of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) for the relief of Jewish refugees and other persecuted groups in enemy territory, 02 March 1944; Page 2: Enclosure No. 1 to dispatch No. 7454 from the US Legation, Bern, to the President of the ICRC, Geneva, regarding the provision of food and medicines for Jews and other...

File Number : 93

Type of Material : Financial Accounts, Official Documentation, Telegram, Correspondence, Memorandum, Note, Letter(s)

Language : French, English

List of Jews who were deported from Ilok, Yugoslavia, and the settlements in the Ilok vicinity, 07/1942

File Number : 1284

Type of Material : List of Deportees

Language : Croatian

Testimony

Testimony of Gabriel Shinar, born in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia. 1932, regarding his experiences in Djakovo; with a Jewish family in Vinkovice; in hiding in Zagreb; with a false identity in Split and other places Childhood. Life after the German occupation, 1941; detention in the railroad station; deportation of the witness' father to Stara Gordwa and Jasenovac with the men; deportation of the children and women to the Loborgrad camp, and their return to detention in the railroad station in Sarajevo; deportation to the Djakovo camp, 1941; rescue of the children by the Jewish community in Osijek; separation from...

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Naomi (Neiman) Rubinenko, born in Slatina, Yugoslavia, 1932, regarding her experiences in Golenic, Zagreb, Susak, Kraljevica, Rab and other places

Testimony

Testimony of Naomi (Neiman) Rubinenko, born in Slatina, Yugoslavia, 1932, regarding her experiences in Golenic, Zagreb, Susak, Kraljevica, Rab and other places From a Zionist family; aliya training in Golenic; Hashomer Hatzair activities. German occupation, April 1941; detention of her father and his release; escape to Zagreb; escape to Susak; deportation to Kraljevica, 1942; transfer to Rab, summer 1943; move to Senj with the help of the partisans; move to Otocac; move to Lika; end of the war. Life under the Communist regime; aliya to Israel on the ship, "Kaplos", 1948; life in Israel including...

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Zelda (Shvartz) Iakobson, born in Vinkovci, Yugoslavia, 1929, regarding her experiences in Osijekm, in hiding and Scurcola Marsicana

Testimony

Testimony of Zelda (Shvartz) Iakobson, born in Vinkovci, Yugoslavia, 1929, regarding her experiences in Osijekm, in hiding and Scurcola Marsicana Life before the war; Hashomer Hatzair activities. German occupation, April 1941; deportation of her father to Jasenovac; deportation to Osijek; transfer to Scurcola Marsicana; life in Scurcola Marsicana including being hidden in a monastery; liberation. Jewish Brigade searches for Jewish children in monasteries; move to Bari; aliya training in Santa Croce; aliya to Eretz Israel, 1945; absorption on Kibbutz Merhavia.

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Report containing testimonies and excerpts from refugees' letters regarding the situation of the Jews in Zagreb, the Netherlands, Switzerland and France during the war, 1943-1944

File Number : 173

Type of Material : Survey Report, Testimony

Language : German

Announcement by Ernst von Weizsaecker, regarding the proposal by Sweden to permit the transfer of Norwegian Jews who stand to be deported, and reports by the German Embassy in Zagreb regarding preparations for the deportation of the Jews of Croatia - Announcement by Ernst von Weizsaecker, regarding a discussion held with Sweden's Ambassador Richert, 27/09/1942; willingness by the Swedish government to receive Jews with Norwegian citizenship who stand to be deported; refusal by Weizsaecker to discuss the matter, because he is of the opinion that if the ambassador will be authorized by his government to submit...

File Number : 220

Type of Material : Official Documentation

Language : German

Letter sent to Staatssekretaer (State Secretary) Luther by the Reichsaussenminister (German Foreign Minister's office), regarding anti-Jewish measures taken in Croatia, 27/09/1942

Letter sent to Staatssekretaer (State Secretary) Luther by the Reichsaussenminister (German Foreign Minister's office), regarding anti-Jewish measures taken in Croatia, 27/09/1942 Conflict between the governments of Croatia and Italy, regarding the implementation of the anti-Jewish policies in the area of Croatia that was annexed to Italy; mention of a visit held by the Provodnik (Croatian leader Ante Pavelic) in Berlin and his discussion with Hitler; during his visit, it became known that the Italian military authorities in Croatia were not updated regarding the latest decisions received by Mussolini;...

File Number : 219

Type of Material : Official Documentation

Language : German

Correspondence of the Prediger (preacher), Josef Messinger, from Berne regarding David Frankfurter, 1936-1942

Correspondence of the Prediger (preacher), Josef Messinger, from Berne regarding David Frankfurter, 1936-1942 The letters are arranged chronologically. Page 1: Letter from the preacher, Josef Messinger, from Berne to Rabbi Frankfurter, the Chief Rabbi of Vinkovci, Yugoslavia, the father of David Frankfurter; report regarding David Frankfurter's actions, 05 February 1936; Pages 2-3: Letter from Alfons Frankfurter, brother of David Frankfurter, in Subotica to Josef Messinger regarding the legal defense for David Frankfurter, 14 February 1936; Pages 4-12: Letters from David Frankfurter in Chur to...

File Number : 9

Type of Material : Letter

Language : Hebrew, German

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