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Gregoire Spolianski, born in 1912, known as Georges; details regarding his activities in the French Jewish underground during World War II

Gregoire Spolianski, born in 1912, known as Georges; details regarding his activities in the French Jewish underground during World War II Life in Nice including membership in the Service Andre underground movement and La Sixieme (the Sixth) of the EIF (French Jewish Scouts), 1942-1943; Italian retreat; activities evaluating the possibilities of evacuating Jews from the Nice area to Le Chambon sur Lignon; arrest; death in the Excelsior Hotel after torture. In the file: - Photograph of a memorial tablet in memory of Georges Spolianski.

File Number : 156

Type of Material : Personal Documents, Photograph

Language : French

Andre Weingarten, born in Nancy, France, 1913; details regarding his activities in the French Jewish underground during World War II

Andre Weingarten, born in Nancy, France, 1913; details regarding his activities in the French Jewish underground during World War II Membership in La Sixieme (the Sixth) of the EIF (French Jewish Scouts); membership in Joseph Bass' Reseau Andre (Service Andre); rescue of Jews in the Marseilles area; providing forged documents and finding hiding places; arrested with his wife at the time of the liberation when his neighbors inform on him; transfer to the Presentines prison in Marseilles with his wife; death in prison following severe torture; 14 September 1944. In the file: - Photograph of Andre...

File Number : 83

Type of Material : Newspaper Clippings, Personal Documents, Letter of Testimony, Photograph

Language : French

Reports, surveys and confirmations regarding Eclaireurs Israelites de France (EIF) activity as part of the resistance movement in France and the help of the French people in the rescue of Jewish children, 1944-1945 Also in the file: - Personal information about the EIF underground fighters who were captured by the Germans: Marc Haguenau, Gilbert Bloch, Rabbi Samy Klein, Claude Gutmann, Robert Donoff, Nelly (Weyl) Donoff (married to Robert Donoff), David Donoff and Denice Caraco; - Confirmations regarding "Service Andre" rescue activities (producing forged documents and finding hiding places for...

File Number : 241

Type of Material : Survey Report

Documentation regarding the activities of Jeanine Fraenkel in the French underground

Documentation regarding the activities of Jeanine Fraenkel in the French underground - Document issued by the Amicale Combat in Marseille, 11/07/1947, including confirmation that Jeanine (Wahl-See) Fraenkel, born in Paris, France, 1911, was in the "Combat" French underground, and confirmation of her arrest in Nice on 08/11/1943 and deportation by the Germans; - Letter from the Ministère des Anciens Combattants et Victimes de Guerre (Ministry of Veterans and War Victims) in Paris, 03/06/1948, regarding the registration of Jeanine (Wahl-See) Fraenkel, who perished in Drancy camp on 07/12/1943, as ''Mort...

File Number : 1865

Type of Material : Certification, Appendices, Documentary, Declaration, Letter

Language : French