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Survey prepared by Dr. Naomi Cassuto regarding the Jewish Scouts in France including a character study of Leo Cohn, the educator, a native in Luebeck, Germany, during the Holocaust

Survey prepared by Dr. Naomi Cassuto regarding the Jewish Scouts in France including a character study of Leo Cohn, the educator, a native in Luebeck, Germany, during the Holocaust [Leo Cohn, born in Luebeck, Germany, the grandson of Rabbi Dr. Shlomo Carlebach (1845-1919)] Family life including his period of office as a member of the Luebeck City Council; emigration of the family from Germany to Strasbourg France, 1932; activities in a Brit Hanoar camp in La Houve in the Moselle region at the invitation of Paul Roitman; the family makes aliya to Eretz Israel, 1932; remaining in France in order to bring...

File Number : 171

Type of Material : Survey Report

Language : Hebrew

List of Eclaireurs Israélites de France (EIF – Jewish Scouts in France) leaders who perished during the Holocaust

List of Eclaireurs Israélites de France (EIF – Jewish Scouts in France) leaders who perished during the Holocaust The undated alphabetical list includes the duties of the leaders and the circumstances of their deaths.

File Number : 134

Type of Material : List of Murdered Persons

Language : French

Fanny Gutwirth, born in La Haye, the Netherlands, 1923; details regarding her activities in the French Jewish underground during World War II

Fanny Gutwirth, born in La Haye, the Netherlands, 1923; details regarding her activities in the French Jewish underground during World War II Membership in the EIF (French Jewish Scouts) in the Grenoble area and afterwards in Nice; La Sixieme (the Sixth) activities including participation in activities to rescue children; arrest following being informed on, 1943; deportation to Auschwitz on Transport 64, 07 December 1943; her death in Auschwitz. In the file: - Photograph of Fanny Gutwirth; - Testimony.

File Number : 211

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

Language : French

Rabbi Samuel Stourdze, born in 1918, known as Samy; details regarding his activities in the French Jewish underground during World War II

Rabbi Samuel Stourdze, born in 1918, known as Samy; details regarding his activities in the French Jewish underground during World War II Drafted into the French Army, 1939; completes an officers' training course in Saint Cyr, April 1940; distribution of Gaullist flyers and arrest, May 1941; completes his rabbinical studies at the Chamalieres Rabbinical Seminary; ordination as a Rabbi, 1941; joins the Aumonerie Generale Israelite (General Jewish Chaplaincy); appointment as Assistant Rabbi in Clermont Ferrand; participates in underground activities; escape to Moissac, 1942; joins La Sixieme (the Sixth) of the...

File Number : 205

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

Language : French

Edouard Rakowski; details regarding his activities in the French Jewish underground during World War II

Edouard Rakowski; details regarding his activities in the French Jewish underground during World War II Joins La Sixieme (the Sixth) of the EIF (French Jewish Scouts) in Moissac, April 1942; activities as treasurer for La Sixieme in the Auvillar area and St. Michel; maintains contact with Buckmaster and with the Quakers in Montauban and Marseilles; arrest with other people at St. Michel, 1943; detention in Toulouse; deportation to Auschwitz-Birkenau, 23 November 1943; nominated for the Medaille de la Resistance. In the file: - Photograph of Edouard Rakowski; -Testimony.

File Number : 198

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

Language : French

Therese Tedesco, born in 1920; details regarding her activities in the French Jewish underground during World War II

Therese Tedesco, born in 1920; details regarding her activities in the French Jewish underground during World War II Activities with Maurice Loebenberg (Cachoud) in La Sixieme (the Sixth) of the EIF (French Jewish Scouts); detention of Maurice Cachoud and his execution in the Bois de Boulogne in Paris, 1944; her murder in Barberaz, 19 April 1944. In the file: - Photograph of Therese Tedesco; - Testimony; - Page of Testimony in her name.

File Number : 196

Type of Material : Page of Testimony, Photograph, Personal Documents

Language : French

Paulette Meyer, born in Paris, France, 1921, known as Cathos; details regarding her activities in the French Jewish underground during World War II

Paulette Meyer, born in Paris, France, 1921, known as Cathos; details regarding her activities in the French Jewish underground during World War II Joins La Sixieme (the Sixth), December 1942; secretly transfers documents and newspapers between the Lot et Garonne and Haute Garonne districts; arranges hiding places for groups of children and adults; membership in the network directed by the British officer, Buckmaster; activities of network members in collecting parachuted parcels and weapons and distributing them; detention during an operation, 12 April 1943; deportation to Auschwitz on Transport 55, 23 June...

File Number : 195

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

Language : French

Armand Gelmann, 1921; details regarding his activities in the French Jewish underground during World War II

Armand Gelmann, 1921; details regarding his activities in the French Jewish underground during World War II Life in the Gers region including EIF (French Jewish Scouts) membership; life in the Lot et Garonne region including EIF membership; life in the Tarn et Garonne district including EIF membership; La Sixieme (the Sixth) membership; activities as contact person for Dr. Sigismond Hirsch; activities initiating contacts and finding hiding places for Jews; arrest by the Gestapo after he is informed on; deportation to Auschwitz on Transport 58, 31 July 1943; nominated for the Medaille de la Resistance. In...

File Number : 194

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

Language : French

Juliette Weil, born in Strasbourg, France, 1921; details regarding her activities in the French Jewish underground during World War II

Juliette Weil, born in Strasbourg, France, 1921; details regarding her activities in the French Jewish underground during World War II Life in southern France including underground activities in La Sixieme (the Sixth) of the EIF (French Jewish Scouts); rescue of children; detention by the Gestapo with other Jews in the UGIF (Union Generale des Israelites de France) offices in Lyons, 09 February 1943; deportation, 25 March 1943. In the file: - Photograph of Juliette Weil; - Testimonies.

File Number : 179

Type of Material : Excerpt(s), Official Documentation, Photograph

Language : French

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

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