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Testimony of Rabbi Dr. Max Nussbaum, born in Suczawa, Bucovina, Romania, 1908, regarding his experiences before and during his emigration from Germany

Testimony of Rabbi Dr. Max Nussbaum, born in Suczawa, Bucovina, 1908, regarding his experiences before and during his emigration from Germany - Delays his emigration despite Gestapo pressure to leave earlier due to concern over his wife's daughter from her first marriage whom he did not want to leave behind; refusal of the United States to permit Rabbi Nussbaum to emigrate with the step-daughter; - Proceeds with the emigration process without the child; entrusts his step-daughter to Julius Seligsohn, a friend, who finds her another country to which to emigrate and then rejoin her family; detailed...

File Number : 223

Type of Material : Official Documentation, Testimony

Language : Hebrew, German

Testimony of rabbi and Zionist leader Hans Tramer regarding his experiences in Nazi Germany

Testimony of Rabbi Hans Tramer, born in Bunzlau, German, 1900, a Rabbi and Zionist leader, regarding his experiences in Nazi Germany - Antisemitic riots in Breslau, late 1931-early 1932; attack on the witness by the Nazi mob; witness given a police escort home; - Assembly at the Cafe Leon (Kurfürsten Damm) in Berlin, 30 January 1933; participation of the witness as a delegate of the Zionist movement; delivery of a speech by the witness informing the audience regarding about Hitler's victory, including comments that all the Jews are in danger; comments regarded as hysteria; - Lectures delivered by the...

File Number : 145

Type of Material : Official Documentation, Testimony

Language : German

Testimony of Dr. Kurt Ball-Kaduri, born in Berlin, Germany, 1891, regarding his experiences in Germany, 1933-1938

Testimony of Dr. Kurt Ball-Kaduri, born in Berlin, Germany, 1891, regarding his experiences in Germany, 1933-1938 - Thoughts regarding Hindenburg's image and underestimation of Hitler by the German population; - The Nazi boycott of Jewish businesses, 01 April 1933; the subsequent law regarding admission to the legal profession, 07 April 1933; - Dr. Ball-Kaduri's journey to England for clarification of emigration possibilities for his sister, Erna Ball, and himself, 1933; - Account of a trial before the labor court: Case brought by a Jewish scientist against his dismissal; rejection of a settlement...

File Number : 22

Type of Material : Testimony, Official Documentation

Language : Hebrew, English, German