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Three articles regarding the Jews of Slovakia during World War II

Three articles regarding the Jews of Slovakia during World War II - Article written by L. Klauzner titled, "The Persecution of the Jews in Slovakia", November 1943; anti-Jewish legislation in Slovakia, 1938; consolidation of the definition of who is a Jew; confiscation of property; beginning of the deportations; - Article written by Jirmiahu Neumann titled, "Der Schicksalskampf des Slovakischen Judentums" ("The Fateful Struggle of Slovakian Jewry"), [1950s, apparently]; - Historical description and memories of Moshe Zachs regarding the Jews of Slovakia, 1939-1945, "Aus der Slowakei" ("From Slovakia"),...

File Number : 34

Type of Material : Memoirs, Article, Research Article

Language : English, German

Lists of people in the VI Pracovny Prapor (Sixth Labor Battalion)

Lists of people in the VI Pracovny Prapor (Sixth Labor Battalion) - Labor of the battalion in changing the course of the Malina River in Lab, digging a canal in Svaty Jur and building a dam over the Morava River in Zohor; - Included in the lists are family name, first name and date of birth; - Announcement of the Slovak Defense Department regarding the obligation of Jews to serve in the labor camps, 10 January 1941; - Announcement of the Interior Department that the deportation of Jews serving in labor camps will occur only in the last transport, 01 April 1942; - Rescue of 900 Jews due to the...

File Number : 29

Type of Material : List of Persecuted Persons, List of Names, Personal Documents, Announcement, Placards

Language : Slovak

Memoirs of Alfred Rusnak Rosenbaum who served in the Svaty Jur camp of the VI Pracovny Prapor (Sixth Labor Battalion), 01 October 1941-30 June 1943

Memoirs of Alfred Rusnak Rosenbaum who served in the Svaty Jur camp of the VI Pracovny Prapor (Sixth Labor Battalion), 01 October 1941-30 June 1943 Decline in the status of the Jewish Slovak soldier: From an inseparable part of the Slovak Army to the status of a soldier lacking any rights; the training identical to that of the Slovak soldiers except for arms training; food provisions and living conditions identical to that of the Slovaks; switching from Army uniforms for prisoner clothing following Operation Barbarossa; changing the living conditions including housing in dark barracks; sleeping in wet beds...

File Number : 30

Type of Material : Memoirs

Language : Slovak, Hebrew

Memoirs of the physician, W. Schoenfeld, regarding his service in Sabinov camp of the VI Pracovny Prapor (Sixth Labor Battalion)

Memoirs of the physician, W. Schoenfeld, regarding his service in Sabinov camp of the VI Pracovny Prapor (Sixth Labor Battalion) Drafted, 1941; [stationed] in Sabinov camp; transfer of the Jews to Cemerne following Operation Barbarossa except for Schoenfeld who continued to work as a physician in Sabinov camp until the end of the war; treatment by the Slovak commander; life in Sabinov camp including food provisions and living quarters.

File Number : 30

Type of Material : Memoirs

Language : German

Memoirs of Hugo Jakubovic, born in Humenne, regarding his experiences in the Kamenica Nad Cirokou military camp of the VI Pracovny Prapor (Sixth Military Battalion)

Memoirs of Hugo Jakubovic, born in Humenne, regarding his experiences in the Kamenica Nad Cirokou military camp of the VI Pracovny Prapor (Sixth Military Battalion) The life of 100 Jews in the camp together with Slovak soldiers; Anton Adamica, the camp commander was a personal friend of Josef Tiso, the Slovak President; similar treatment extended by the camp commander to the Jewish soldiers as to the rest of the soldiers; Dismantling of the camp; Jakubovic joining the underground and the partisans unit; service in Kamenica Nad Cirokou, 1942-1943; Comment: Translation of the memoirs from Slovak to...

File Number : 30

Type of Material : Memoirs

Language : Slovak, Hebrew

Memoirs of Emil Fuerst Knieza regarding religious life in the camps of the VI Pracovny Prapor (Sixth Labor Battalion)

Memoirs of Emil Fuerst Knieza regarding religious life in the camps of the VI Pracovny Prapor (Sixth Labor Battalion) Reporting to the military camp in Humenne, March 1941; holding prayer services and serving of kosher food in the camp; treatment of the Jews by the Slovak soldiers including permitting them to stay in touch with the Jewish population outside the camp; outbreak of war between Germany and the Soviet Union; transfer of the group to Limnik; camp life including forced labor for approximately 60 hours a week and wearing prison clothing instead of army uniforms; staffing of the camp headquarters by...

File Number : 30

Type of Material : Memoirs

Language : Slovak, Hebrew