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Letter by a non-Jew, Frans Knappe from Bloemendaal, to his family in England, with information regarding the experiences of the Jews in the Netherlands and about the attitude of the authorities toward intermarried Jews; letter written, 27 May 1945 Letter written by a non-Jew, Frans Knappe from Bloemendaal, to his family in England, 27 May 1945; letter of testimony regarding the experiences of the Jews in the Netherlands; testimony by Knappe, who is married to a Jewish woman, regarding the attitude of the Nazi authorities toward Jews married to non-Jews who are of Aryan origin; information regarding the plan...

File Number : 8311

Type of Material : Letter of Testimony

Language : English

Explanation of the decree from July 11th 1942 to tranfer Jews from France, Belgium and the Netherlands and the technical procedure from July 9th 1942. Deportation of the Jews from the Netherlands to Theresienstadt Telegram by the head of the BdS in the Netherlands Wiljelm Harster to Adolf Eichmann informing him about the decision by the German Commissioner-General in the Netherlands Fritz Schmidt exempting from deportation Dutch Jews converted to Christianity before the 9/5/1940. The decision applied to 694 former Jewish Catholics and 1,061 Protestants, 20/7/1942 (p.6); Telegrams by the Duesseldorf...

File Number : 193

Language : German

Documentation regarding the activities of Helena de Jong, born in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, 1923, in the resistance movement during World War II, 1940-1945

Documentation regarding the activities of Helena de Jong, born in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, 1923, in the resistance movement during World War II, 1940-1945 Questionnaires containing questions regarding: - Personal data; - From the time of the German occupation until the February strike (February 1941); - From February 1941-summer 1942, beginning of the deportations to Poland; - Deportations to concentration camps; - Active resistance and contacts with illegal organizations; Testimony of Gideon Drach, Haifa, regarding Helena de Jong (also known as Carli Oroszlan), her maintenance and...

File Number : 5169

Type of Material : Survey Report

Language : Dutch, German

Testimony of Heinz Frankl, regarding his participation in the Dutch resistance in France, 1943-1945

Testimony of Heinz Frankl, regarding his participation in the Dutch resistance in France, 1943-1945 In his testimony Heinz Frankel, born in Vienna in 1921, reports on his experiences: - Participation in the Zionist training program (Hachshara) in Holland between 1939 and 1943 - Due to frequent police raids, Frankl stopped working with farmers, stayed at a hotel using a forged passport - Arrest in March 1943 by members of the NSB (The National Socialist Movement in the Netherlands) and handover to the Germans - Camouflage as a "Jewish hybrid" and work in the kitchen for a German police...

File Number : 170

Type of Material : Memoirs

Language : German

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Testimony

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Memoirs of Juliette (de Miranda) Englander, born in Amsterdam, the Netherlands in 1925, regarding the activities of her father, Dr. David Rodrigues de Miranda, during 1938-1945; memoirs of Theodor Pinkowitz, regarding his experiences in Germany, France and the Netherlands during the 1930-1940s - Documentation related to Dr. David Rodrigues, including: --- Memoirs of Juliette (de Miranda) Englander, born in 1925, regarding her father Dr. David Rodrigues de Miranda and his activities during 1938-1945; --- Dr. de Miranda's work with Jewish refugees from Germany, as a physician for the Refugees Committee...

File Number : 10483

Type of Material : Newspaper Clippings, Curriculum Vitae (cv), Letter, Correspondence, Biography

Language : Hebrew, English, Dutch

To be translated

File Number : 20

Type of Material : Article

Language : Dutch

Memoirs of Leo Verhagen regarding his activities in the Dutch resistance, hiding Jews in the family home in Alkmaar, forced labor in Dortmund, and liberation

Memoirs of Leo Verhagen regarding his activities in the Dutch resistance, hiding Jews in the family home in Alkmaar, forced labor in Dortmund, and liberation Memoirs entitled "Mes souvenirs de la période de guerre de 1940 à 1945", written by Leo Verhagen, born in Holland on 7 October 1919, regarding his family’s experiences in 1940-1945; his daughter Anita Verhagen edited and translated the memoirs from Dutch to French in February 2009: Leo and his operations in the Dutch underground; members of the Verhagen family: his mother Marie Portegies (divorced in 1927), and her three children: Bob born on 13 June...

File Number : 9419

Type of Material : Memoirs

Language : French

Obituary notice issued in the Netherlands regarding the death of Adolf Hitler; newspaper clipping concerning Jewish soldiers serving in the Canadian Army during World War II

Obituary notice issued in the Netherlands regarding the death of Adolf Hitler; newspaper clipping concerning Jewish soldiers serving in the Canadian Army during World War II - Obituary notice issued in the Netherlands regarding the death of Adolf Hitler; the notice apparently was issued by the Dutch Resistance and serves as a call for a demonstration in Utrecht; - Newspaper clipping containing a photograph of Jewish Canadian soldiers in Germany; Manny Abrams appears in the photograph. Notes from Jeffrey Koza who submitted the material: Manny Abrams Abramovitz, the son of Hinda Abramovitz, and his...

File Number : 167

Type of Material : Newspaper Clippings, Announcement

Language : English