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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

Correspondence and reports by the War Refugee Board (WRB) in Washington regarding requests to receive and transfer funds from organizations in the United States for rescue purposes, May-November 1944

Correspondence and reports by the War Refugee Board (WRB) in Washington regarding requests to receive and transfer funds from organizations in the United States for rescue purposes, May-November 1944 Pages 1-3: Requests from Norweb in Lisbon to the WRB to transfer funds to Saly Mayer and to the Jewish Agency in Switzerland, May 1942; Pages 4-5: Report regarding the sums of money that the WRB can transfer to Sweden and to Norway, for support of Jewish Christians, among others, June 1944; Page 6: Report from the Jewish Distribution Committee (JDC) to the US Embassy in Lisbon, sent via the WRB;...

File Number : 99

Type of Material : Telegram, Official Documentation

Language : English

Correspondence and reports of the War Refugee Board (WRB) in Washington, the US State Department and US diplomatic legations in Europe regarding relief for Jews, also following liberation, primarily in Hungary, and rescue attempts, 1944 Included in the file: Volume 1 (pages 1-105): Pages 1-2: Letter from the US consul in Istanbul to the US State Department in Washington, notifying of the illegal entry into Hungary of thousands of Jews from the neighboring countries, 23 December 1943; Pages 3-7: Letter from the US consul in Istanbul to the US State Department including the testimony of a Polish...

File Number : 112

Type of Material : Official Documentation, Telegram, Survey Report, Statistical Data

Language : English

Telegrams and correspondence of the War Refugee Board (WRB) in Washington and various US Embassies on issues related to Italy, 1944

Telegrams and correspondence of the War Refugee Board (WRB) in Washington and various US Embassies on issues related to Italy, 1944 Pages 1-5: Telegram from the War Refugee Board (WRB) to the US legation in Algiers, in response to the wishes of Algerian Jews to receive certificates [for legal aliya] to Eretz Israel, including a report regarding the activities of the US President [Roosevelt} and the WRB regarding the absorption of refugees from Europe in the United States, including the decision by the President to transform the Army camp of Fort Ontario to a refugee camp; efforts by the US to enable the...

File Number : 107

Type of Material : Telegram, Survey Report, Statistical Data, Official Documentation

Correspondence of Hillel Storch, representative of the Jewish Agency in Sweden, regarding the dealings of Count Bernadotte and Felix Kersten with Himmler, spring 1945, on behalf of the Jews, 1960, 1976 Pages 1-6: Letter from Hillel Storch, representative of the Jewish Agency in Sweden, to the historian, Gerald Fleming, in London, regarding the attitude of Count Bernadotte towards the Jews, 12 November 1976; Pages 7-10: Notes from a visit by Nehemja Robinson from the United States and Hillel Storch from Sweden with Felix Kersten at his home in Stockholm: conversation regarding attempts to rescue Jews...

File Number : 75

Type of Material : Letter, Official Documentation

Language : English, Swedish, German

Correspondence and exchange of telegrams with various emissaries in Europe, primarily regarding finances, 1944-1948

Correspondence and exchange of telegrams with various emissaries in Europe, primarily regarding finances, 1944-1948 Pages 1-19: Exchange of telegrams and letters with Paris, Bratislava, Vienna and additional locations, primarily regarding money transfers, 1945-1948. The file also contains: Pages 20-21: Letter from Gerhart M. Riegner from the World Jewish Congress (WJC) to Dr. Pazner regarding Jewish refugees in Innsbruck in the Tyrol region and the possible ways of helping them, 10 August 1945; Pages 22-26: Letter from the Vaadat Ezra VaHazalah (Help and Rescue Committee) in Budapest to Eliezer...

File Number : 62

Type of Material : List of Survivors, Telegram, Official Documentation

Language : Hebrew, Polish, English, German

Benjamin Sagalowitz Archive: Review presented by Dr. Eduard Schulte regarding Germany’s economic problems after World War II

Benjamin Sagalowitz Archive: Review presented by Dr. Eduard Schulte regarding Germany’s economic problems after World War II The file also contains: - Newpaper clipping from "Haaretz", dated October 18, 1983, regarding the role of Dr. Schulte as the person who supplied the initial information on the planning of the 'Final Solution', 1942 (Riegner cable).

File Number : 117

Type of Material : Survey Report, Newspaper Clippings

Language : German

Benjamin Sagalowitz Archive: JUNA (Juedische Nachrichten, press agency of SIG [Union of Jewish Communities in Switzerland]) correspondence including copies in chronological order, 1963-1964

Benjamin Sagalowitz Archive: JUNA (Juedische Nachrichten, press agency of SIG [Union of Jewish Communities in Switzerland]) correspondence including copies in chronological order, 1963-1964 In the file: - Letters to newspaper editorial boards; -Correspondence with the WJC (World Jewish Congress), specifically with Gerhard Riegner; the CDJC (Centre de Documentation Juive Contemporaine), specifically with Isaac Schneerson; various Jewish Swiss personalities, for example, Georges Brunschvig, Georg Guggenheim, Alfred Goetschel; Jean Nordmann and Robert Wieler; Paul Vogt, the Protestant minister; Henry...

File Number : 82

Type of Material : Newspaper Clippings, Official Documentation

Language : French, German

Benjamin Sagalowitz Archive: Documentation regarding various subjects, and regarding Sagalowitz himself, 1941-1972

Benjamin Sagalowitz Archive: Documentation regarding various subjects, and regarding Sagalowitz himself, 1941-1972 In the file: -Booklet containing words of appreciation for Sagalowitz's activities and honoring his memory (Benjamin Sagalowitz: 03 June 1901-04 June 1970), published 1972; -Letter from the Motoren, Turbinen und Pumpem AG, M.T.P Zuerich factory, dated 23 July 1964, regarding a press conference held on 09 July 1964, in which Sagalowitz participated; a tape recording is attached; -Undated photograph of Sagalowitz at the entrance to the JDC (Joint Distribution Committee) office in...

File Number : 62

Type of Material : Newspaper Clippings, Biography, Official Documentation

Language : French, German

Benjamin Sagalowitz Archive: Information on the condition of Holocaust survivors in Germany and postwar displays of antisemitism there, 1949-1950

Benjamin Sagalowitz Archive: Information on the condition of Holocaust survivors in Germany and postwar displays of antisemitism there, 1949-1950 In the file: "The Jews of Germany", a report by B. Sagalowitz on Holocaust survivors in Germany, written after his visit there on behalf of the WJC (World Jewish Congress), translated from German into English, March 1950; - Letter from Sagalowitz to Gerhard Riegner, WJC (World Jewish Congress) representative in Geneva, about Holocaust survivors in Germany; - Draft of an article regarding German anti-Semitic propaganda in the world after the war. There is...

File Number : 16

Type of Material : Research Article, Survey Report, Official Documentation

Language : German

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