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Auschwitz report written by Rudolf Vrba and Alfred Wetzler, April 1944

File Number : 6

Type of Material : Reports, Official Documentation

Language : German

Reports that arrived in Switzerland with an attached letter from Paul Vogt regarding the fate of the Jews of Hungary and their deportation to Auschwitz, 1944

Reports that arrived in Switzerland with an attached letter from Paul Vogt regarding the fate of the Jews of Hungary and their deportation to Auschwitz, 1944 Two reports (based on [eye-witness testimony of] Rudolf Vrba and Alfred Wetzler) regarding deportation of the Jews of Hungary in the spring 1944 and regarding Auschwitz-Birkenau.

File Number : 108

Type of Material : Reports, Official Documentation

Language : French, German

Reports by the War Refugee Board (WRB) in Washington, from 1944

Reports by the War Refugee Board (WRB) in Washington, from 1944 The reports were submitted with accompanying cover letters signed by J. W. Pehle. - Pages 1-7: Proposals written by J. W. Pehle regarding finding a temporary solution for refugees and Jews in order to protect them from the Nazis, 10 March 1944; - Pages 8-14: Report by the WRB regarding the care for the refugees, 15-20 May 1944; - Pages 15-23: Report by the WRB regarding the care for the refugees, 26 June-01 July 1944; - Pages 23-37: Report by the WRB regarding the care for the refugees, including details regarding the situation...

File Number : 81

Type of Material : Survey Report, Statistical Data

Language : English

Documentation from 1961-1973 regarding Rudolf Vrba and his escape from Auschwitz-Birkenau in 1944

Documentation from 1961-1973 regarding Rudolf Vrba and his escape from Auschwitz-Birkenau in 1944 In the file: - Correspondence between Erich Kulka and Rudolf Vrba (in the Czech language), 1964-1965; - Scientific article by Rudolf Vrba on Chemistry (in English), 1964; - Sketches of the Auschwitz camps; - Newspaper surveys regarding the escape of Rudolf Vrba (in English); - Testimony of Rudolf Vrba (in English), 1961.

File Number : 74

Type of Material : Correspondence, Article(s), List(s), Text(s), Testimony

Language : Czech, English, German

Article pertaining to the five escapes from Auschwitz, written by Erich Kulka in 1964; translation of the article into English from 1967

Article pertaining to the five escapes from Auschwitz, written by Erich Kulka in 1964; translation of the article into English from 1967 Also in the file: Excerpt from the book by Martin Gilbert on Auschwitz and the Allies (pp. 190-198, English) dealing with the escape of Rudolf Vrba and Albert Wetzler from Auschwitz, 07 April 1944.

File Number : 72

Language : Czech, English

Documentation regarding the escape of Jewish inmates from Auschwitz-Birkenau in 1944

Documentation regarding the escape of Jewish inmates from Auschwitz-Birkenau in 1944 1. Maps of the escape route of Rudolf Vrba (Walter Rosenberg) and Alfred Wetzler; 2. Documentation of the SS in Auschwitz regarding the search for the escapees Siegfried Lederer, Alfred Wetzler, Rudolf Vrba, Arnost Rosin and Czeslav-Petr Mordowic; 3. Documentation regarding the escape of Siegfried Lederer from Auschwitz, April 1944 (in the Czech language); 4. Article by Erich Kulka regarding the escape of inmates and the effort to halt the annihilation, also published in the book pertaining to the international...

File Number : 22

Type of Material : Testimony, Article, Interview(s), Survey Report, Survey

Language : Hebrew, Czech, English, German

Testimonies collected by Erich Kulka regarding the war period, 1945-1984

Testimonies collected by Erich Kulka regarding the war period, 1945-1984 1. Testimony of Dr. Zizlavsky and Jašek Bohumil from Erich Kulka's hometown,Vsetin, regarding the participation of the Jews in the underground movement that was active in the Vsetin area, 1938-1939; 2. Testimony of Ruth (Messner) Chládková from Ostrava regarding her rescue and the rescue of her mother Irma Messner by non-Jews, 1942-1945; 3. Testimony of Pavel Weisz from Surany regarding the annexation of the southern area of Slovakia to Hungary, and the deportation of the Hungarian Jews, 1938-1944; 4. Testimony of Ela...

File Number : 18

Type of Material : Record of Deportees, Record of Persecuted Persons, Memoirs, Testimony

Language : Czech, German