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Union Generale des Israelites de France (UGIF-General Union of Jews in France), Zone Sud correspondence with Joseph Millner and Alain Mosse regarding administrative matters, childcare and reorganization of the Health Department, 1942-1944 The material was created by: General Director of the 3rd Department "Health" Section OSE (Oeuvre de Secours Aux Enfants) In the file: UGIF correspondence with Joseph Millner and Alain Mosse regarding administrative matters, childcare and reorganization of the UGIF Health Department (OSE Department) Also in the file: - Some reports regarding the La Verdiere...

File Number : 157

Type of Material : Certification, Names, Official Documentation, Reports

Language : French

Testimony of Yehoshua (Herman) Zvi Lamdan (Lehrer), born in Frankfurt, 1928, regarding his experiences in Frankfurt, orphanages in France, his escape to Spain and aliya to Eretz Israel in 1944

Testimony

Testimony of Yehoshua Zvi Herman Lehrer Lamdan, born in Frankfurt, 1928, regarding his experiences in Frankfurt, orphanages in France, his escape to Spain and aliya to Eretz Israel in 1944 Childhood; his family was originally from Poland; abuse in the streets; atmosphere of fear in the community; Kristallnacht, 9 November 1938; arrest of the adults in his family; move to Strasbourg with three friends, 05 December 1938; life in an orphanage in Haguenau. Air-raids and German occupation, 09 January 1940; escape to Perigeux; move to an orphanage in Tresillac with the help of the UGIF; receives postcards from...

File Number : 10081

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Letters to Dr. Gaston Lévy and his wife Renée in France, in Switzerland and after their return to Paris, from 1941 to 1945; letters after the war; letters related to medals awarded to Dr. Gaston Lévy

Letters sent to Dr. Gaston Lévy and his wife Renée in France, in Switzerland and after their return to Paris, from 1941 to 1945 from: -- acquaintances in Marseille, in Château de Chabannes in Fargeas, in Switzerland and in Rome; -- Germaine Ribière in Aix-en-Provence and Lyon; -- Antoinette Ribeireix in Saint-Saud-Lacoussière; -- students in the nursing course taught by Dr. Gaston Lévy in La Rosiaz in Switzerland; -- Dr. Roger Walther in Lausanne, Switzerland, and more; Letters from Dr. Gaston Lévy from Marseille, Moudon, Strasbourg and Paris, from 1943 to 1945: -- to his wife Renée; -- to Andrée...

File Number : 677

Type of Material : Letter, Postcard, Article, Personal Documents, Newspaper Clippings, Envelope

Language : Hebrew, French, German

Booklet in tribute of Andrée (Sulzer) Salomon, an activist in the OSE organization and the underground, who rescued Jewish children in France during the Holocaust

Booklet in tribute of Andrée (Sulzer) Salomon, an activist in the OSE organization and the underground, who rescued Jewish children in France during the Holocaust - Booklet in tribute of Andrée (Sulzer) Salomon, an activist in the OSE organization and the underground, written in 1982 by Jews who were rescued by her during the Holocaust and by people who worked with her on behalf of the rescue of Jews. Andrée's activities included the: Release of Jews and Jewish children, in particular, from Gurs, Rivesaltes and Vénissieux camps and in Fort du Paillet and Dardilly; rescue of children, transfer of the...

File Number : 262

Type of Material : Booklet(s), List of Camp Inmates, List of Jewish Children

Language : French, English, German