Benjamin Sagalowitz Archive: Reports that appeared in the "Jewish Chronicle" journal published by the WJC (World Jewish Congress) regarding the situation of the Jews in various European countries, 1942
- The June-December 1942 reports are in French; an English translation is attached to the November-December report;
- One report, apparently that of September, is missing the first page.
Also in the file:
Summary of an article regarding persecution of the Jews in France (p. 2), which appeared in the Swiss newspaper, "L'Impartiel", 14 September 1942.
Testimony of Leo Eitinger, born in Lomnice, Czechoslovakia, 1912, regarding the rescue operation of Jewish children (Kindertransport) from Czechoslovakia to Norway, the fate of the Jews in Norway under the Nazi occupation and his own experiences in Norway, Auschwitz, Buchenwald and back in Norway after the liberation
- Biographical details, 1912-1939;
- Description of the Nansenhjelpen (Nansen Relief-Nansenhilfe), a Norwegian humanitarian organization founded by Odd Nansen in 1936 to provide safe haven and assistance in Norway for Jewish refugees from areas in Europe under Nazi control;
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Testimony of Dr. Hugo Adler, born in Budweis, Czechoslovakia, 1895: "As a Jew in Northern Norway during the War", 1940-1944
This file contains:
- Yad Vashem file card regarding the testimony of Dr. Hugo Adler (p. 2), August 1958;
- Covering report prepared by Dr. Ball-Kaduri regarding "As a Jew in Northern Norway during the War", the testimony of Dr. Hugo Adler, (p. 3), August 1958;
- "As a Jew in Northern Norway during the War", the testimony of Dr. Hugo Adler, including information regarding his escape to Sweden with help from the Norwegian underground before deportation, (pp. 4-8), 22 August...
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Testimony of Hanne Frenk (Samuel),born in Oberlauringen,Germany,in 1931, regarding her experiences in Oberlauringen,Hamburg,Oslo and Stockholm.
Daughter of religious family of rabbis from Oberlauringen, father is a cantor at the synagogue adjacent to their home; community life; attending local school; studies'interruption due to antisemitic events; father's deportation to Dachau; escape with mother to aunt in outskirts of city; "Kristallnacht" events; living in hiding; escape back home; father gets papers for emigration to Norway from mother's brother Julius Samuels, Norway's chief rabbi; escape from...