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Documentation from the trial of Bovensiepen and others: Trial against Wilhelm Koppe at the Bonn regional court, 1964

Documentation from the trial of Bovensiepen and others: Trial against Wilhelm Koppe at the Bonn regional court, 1964 Yad Vashem file card (p.1) Indictment against Wilhelm Heinrich Carl Koppe because of accessory of mass murder Overview about the content of the file (pp.2-7) Indictment and trial against Koppe in regional court Bonn in 1964: (pp.8-13) Koppe was accused because of different actions: The newly appointed police commander was an active participant in the implementation of Nazi racial ideals, and in November 1939 he declared that he would make Posen 'free from Jews' (Judenrein), after...

File Number : 138

Type of Material : Official Documentation, Testimony

Language : German

Affidavit of Folke Bernadotte, the head of the Swedish Red Cross, regarding the contribution by Schellenberg to the campaign for the rescue of the concentration camp inmates, dated, 1946

Affidavit of Folke Bernadotte, the head of the Swedish Red Cross, regarding the contribution by Schellenberg to the campaign for the rescue of the concentration camp inmates, dated, 1946 Confirmation by Bernadotte, that the campaign for the rescue of the inmates and their transfer to Sweden came about thanks to the help given by Schellenberg, who succeeded to overcome [cancel] the opposition of high-ranking people in the Reich; Schellenberg's contribution to the surrender of the German forces, through discussions with Himmler and Donitz; Included in the file: Page with personal information about...

File Number : 224

Type of Material : Official Documentation

Language : English

Benjamin Sagalowitz Archive: Correspondence, mainly of Hillel Storch, regarding the dispute between Felix Kersten and Norbert Masur regarding the attempt to liberate and rescue Jews in March 1945, from 1953-1956 Pp. 1-6: Reactions of Hillel Storch to the dispute, including an official communiqué from the WJC (World Jewish Congress), 1956; Pp. 7-12: Letters from Storch (on WJC stationery), written in 1946, to various bodies regarding the dispute, and copies of his letters from 1945; Pp. 13-16: Report in the Swedish newspaper, "Dagens Nyheter", 1953, on attempts to rescue Jews from camps, including...

File Number : 149

Type of Material : Official Documentation

Language : English, German

Benjamin Sagalowitz Archive: Documentation regarding negotiations with Himmler to rescue Jews at the end of the war, including a protocol from the interrogation of Walter Schellinger; testimonies and letters of the Vaad Hatzala (Rescue Committee of United States Orthodox Rabbis); a report by the JDC (Joint Distribution Committee) and more, 1944-1948 In the file: Pp. 1-56: Protocol of the interrogation of Walter Schellenberg, head of the political intelligence service at the Reich Head Security Office (Reichssicherheitshauptamt), regarding negotiations with Heinrich Himmler for the release of Jews from...

File Number : 148

Type of Material : Survey Report, Photocopy, Testimony, Newspaper Clippings, Protocol

Language : French, English, German

Benjamin Sagalowitz Archive: Various orders issued by Wehrmacht commanders taken from Nuremberg Trial documentation regarding Wehrmacht treatment of Jews, POWs, partisans and the local population in areas of the Soviet Union Also in the file: - Communication issued by Von Brauchitsch regarding an agreement between the Wehrmacht and SIPO (Security Police) about cooperation with the Einsatzgruppen (Document NOKW-2080), 28 April 1941; - Communication issued by Walter Schellenberg from the RSHA (Reich Main Security Office) regarding exploitation of labor power of the populations in the countries occupied by...

File Number : 136

Type of Material : Legal Documentation

Language : German

Benjamin Sagalowitz Archive: Documentation regarding the Nazi movements and antisemitism in Switzerland in the 1930s and the 1940s, and the struggle of the Swiss government against them, 1942-1959

Benjamin Sagalowitz Archive: Documentation regarding the Nazi movements and antisemitism in Switzerland in the 1930s and the 1940s, and the struggle of the Swiss government against them, 1942-1959 In the file: - List of laws and directives issued by the Swiss government regarding the struggle against the Nazis, including a list of rightist extreme parties and movements (Fronten) in Switzerland, 1930s and 1940s; - Copy of 1942 correspondence among senior SS officials, such as R. Brandt, W. Schellenberg, F. Riedweg, E. Bohle, G. Berger, as well as F. Sauckel, regarding Nazi activities in Switzerland; -...

File Number : 100

Type of Material : Official Documentation, Survey Report

Language : French, German

Student card of Walter Schellenberg, from the SS-Junkerschule, and his certificate of recommendation from the chairman of the Swedish Red Cross, Folke Von Bernadotte

File Number : 729

Type of Material : Personal Documents

Language : English, German

Documentation with a list of deportees from Buchenwald to Hadamar, 1942

Documentation with a list of deportees from Buchenwald to Hadamar, 1942 Included in the file: - Personal documentation of Julius Stein from Meiningen who perished in Dachau, 1942, including documentation regarding the confiscation of his property; - Reports of the German Foreign Ministry regarding the political situation in Eretz Israel, 1942; - Two ariticles written by Dr. Behm regarding the Baruch Plan (plan to inspect the development of atomic weapons following the war) and regarding the trials of war criminals; - Advertisement published in a newspaper in The Hague regarding the law requiring...

File Number : 205

Type of Material : Official Documentation

Language : German

Documentation regarding the rescue activities of Isaac Sternbuch and the Vaad Ha-Hatsala of the Union of Orthodox Rabbis of the United States and Canada, and regarding the negotiations for the transfer of inmates from camps to Switzerland; documents dated, 1944-1982 - Documentation regarding the negotiations held between a group lead by Isaac Sternbuch, the Swiss representative of the Vaad Ha-Hatsala of the Union of Orthodox Rabbis of the United States and Canada, and with SS representatives, regarding the rescue of the Jews of Hungary; - Documentation regarding the petition by the Vaad Ha-Hatsala of the...

File Number : להזמנת התיק ראו קוד מיקרופילם

Type of Material : Correspondence, Official Documentation, Newspaper Clippings, Testimony, List of Survivors

Language : French, German

"The Jews in Scandinavia during the Time of the War (Rescue Operations initiated in Sweden)", a lecture delivered by Norbert Masur at the Aliyah Chadasha Club in Tel Aviv, 24 March 1947

"The Jews in Scandinavia during the Time of the War (Rescue Operations initiated in Sweden)", a lecture delivered by Norbert Masur at the Aliyah Chadasha Club in Tel Aviv, 24 March 1947 Abridged and typewritten shorthand notes of a lecture given in German by Norbert Masur at the Aliyah Chadasha Club in Tel Aviv, 24 March 1947. Although the document mentions the name “Robert”, it is evident from the context that the shorthand notes refer to Norbert Masur (1901-1971), born in Friedrichstadt, German and naturalized in Stockholm, who served as the Swedish representative to the World Jewish Congress (WJC) and...

File Number : 99

Type of Material : Testimony, Official Documentation

Language : German

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