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M. 51 - Reichsvereinigung der Juden in Deutschland (Reich Association of the Jews in Germany)

M. 51 - Documantation of the Reichsvereinigung der Juden in Deutschland (Reich Association of the Jews in Germany) History of the Organization The organization was apparently founded in early 1939 by representatives of the Reichsvertretung der deutschen Juden (Reich's Deputation of the German Jews). In July 1939, an ordinance was published by the authorities concerning the establishment of the Reich Association of the Jews in Germany, which replaced the Reich's Deputation of the German Jews. In the words of its Chairman, "... [it will serve as] a new organizational basis for the dwindling population...

Type of Material : Record of Persecuted Persons, Official Documentation, Statistical Data, Record of Deportees, Record of Murdered Persons, List of Deportees, Protocol

Language : German

Testimony of Georg Glückstein, born in Sorau, Poland, 1886, and married to a Christian woman, regarding his experiences during World War II in Berlin

Testimony of Georg Glückstein, born in Sorau, Poland, 1886, and married to a Christian woman, regarding his experiences during World War II in Berlin - Georg Glückstein was an attorney at law and a judge, married to a Christian, and a member of the Jewish community in Berlin who served as its legal advisor; - He was also an acting manager of the Geshellschaft zur foerderung wirtschaftlicher interessen (FWI - Society for the Promotion of Economic Interests), an organization that assisted Jewish emigrants in managing and liquidating their assets, also known as the Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Interessen...

File Number : 197

Type of Material : Testimony, Official Documentation

Language : Hebrew, German

Testimony of Hildegard Henschel regarding the Reichsvertretung der Juden in Deutschland (Reich's Deputation of German Jews), 1939-1943

Testimony of Hildegard Henschel regarding the Reichsvertretung der Juden in Deutschland (Reich's Deputation of German Jews), 1939-1943 In the file: - Introduction prepared by Dr. Kurt Ball-Kaduri regarding the testimony of Hildergard Henschel, (pp. 2-3), March 1957; - Testimony (in the form of an interview) of Hildegard Henschel (wife of Moritz Henschel, Reichsvertretung board member) regarding the activities of the Reichsvertretung der Deutschen Juden in Berlin, 1939-1943, including the arrest of Jakob Edelstein, Paul Eppstein in Theresienstadt, and information regarding the deportation of other...

File Number : 156

Type of Material : Testimony, Names, Official Documentation

Language : Hebrew, German

Testimony of Else Hannach, born in Berlin, Germany, 1915, regarding her experiences and observances, 1941-1944

Testimony of Else Hannach, born in Berlin, Germany, 1915, regarding her experiences and observances, 1941-1944 German anti-Jewish legislation: - No Jewish schools, as of 01 July 1942; - No praying at the synagogues, as of early 1943; - Closing of Jewish newspapers, starting November 1938; closing of last Jewish newspaper, 01 June 1943; - Disbanding of the Kulturbund (Jewish Cultural Federation); - Introduction of the Judenstern (yellow badge), 19 December 1941; - Control over the Jews assigned to the police; - Deportation of all Jewish inmates in penitentiaries, from autumn 1943; -...

File Number : 58

Type of Material : Official Documentation, Testimony

Language : German

Testimony of Dr. Max Plaut, born in Sorau, Germany, 1901, regarding measures taken against the Jews, especially in northwest Germany, 1939-1941; report submitted by Baruch Benno Zwi Hirsch Offenburg Ophir regarding his activities as a Hebrew teacher in Hamburg, Germany, and as a founder and director of an agricultural school in Italy In the file: Pp. 2-23, 24-39 [copy]: - Threats of extraordinary measures against Jews in the event of an outbreak of war made by the director of the Gestapo Department for Jewish Affairs; acceleration of emigration by the Reichsvereinigung der Juden in Deutschland...

File Number : 53

Type of Material : Official Documentation, Testimony

Language : Hebrew, German

Testimony of Benno Cohn, born in Germany, 1894, regarding a meeting of the Reichsvertretung der Juden in Deutschland (Reich's Deputation of German Jews), 1938, and details regarding Dr. Plaut, 1933-1934 - Meeting of the Reichsvertretung der Juden in Deutschland council; resolution draft prepared by Julius Seligsohn and edited by Leo Baeck, carried unanimously, July 1938; - Details regarding Dr. Plaut, regarded as a Jewish fascist; Plaut's connections to the head of the Gestapo, his commitment to the Zionist cause and the Reichsvertretung and his final escape to Karlsbad after the head of the Gestapo is...

File Number : 33

Type of Material : Testimony, Official Documentation

Language : Hebrew, German

Testimony of Dr. Hubert Jizchak Pollack, born in Berlin, Germany, 1903, regarding his experiences as an emigration consultant in Berlin, especially his dealings with Captain Francis Foley, the British Passport Control Officer at the British Embassy in Berlin, 1933-1939; testimony of Zeev Glicksohn, born in Warsaw, Poland, 1894 Pages 2-21, 78-79: - Correspondence between Dr. Pollack and Dr. Kurt Ball-Kaduri, April 1961-January 1963 regarding material and information concerning Dr. Pollack's experiences in Berlin, 1933-1939; - Curriculum Vitae and Jewish Identity card of Dr. Pollack, March 1939; -...

File Number : 17

Type of Material : Official Documentation, Identity Card, Curriculum Vitae (cv), Envelope, Correspondence, Testimony, Photograph, Copy

Language : German

Testimony of Dr. Ernst Salomon Herzfeld, born in Graetz, Poznan, 1875, regarding the founding and development of the Reichsvertretung der Juden in Deutschland (Reich's Deputation of German Jews), the Centralverein Deutscher Staatsbuerger Juedischen Glaubens (CV-Central Association of German Citizens of Jewish Faith) and other Jewish organizations, 1933-1938 - Activities of the different Jewish organizations after the takeover by the Nazis in order to protect their assets; - House search of the CV by the SA and temporary arrests, 01 March 1933; - Increasing excesses of the SA; outrages against Jewish...

File Number : 8

Type of Material : Official Documentation, Testimony

Language : German