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Documentation of the administration of the ZSS (Jewish Social Self-Help) organization in Krakow and correspondence between the ZSS administration and the ZSS branches in Chlewsika, Busk, Kielce, Cmielow, Otwock, Debica, Piotrkow and Tarnow, 18 October 1940-25 March 1942 - Protocol of a meeting of the administration of the ZSS in Krakow regarding winter welfare (Winterhilfe) for Jewish refugees deported from Krakow, 18 October 1940 (pp. 2-6); - Curriculum vitae sent by Lawyer Leon Nehmer, from Krakow, to the administration of the ZSS in Krakow, 11 November 1940 (pp. 7-9); - Lists of deportees from...

File Number : 41

Type of Material : Survey Report, Letter, Correspondence, Statistical Reports

Language : Polish, German

Correspondence between the Jewish Social Self-Help ("Juedische Soziale Selbsthilfe", JSS) and the office of the Generalgouvernement, the "Bevoelkerungswesen und Fuersorge" (population and welfare) department and other authorities, regarding matters concerning welfare work, social help, and JSS activity reports, 1940-1942 Letters by the JSS organization, written in most cases by Dr. Michael Weichert, to the office of the Generalgouvernement, the "Bevoelkerungswesen und Fuersorge" (population and welfare) department, regarding: - Request for permission to buy goods for the manufacture of clothing,...

File Number : 14

Type of Material : Letter(s), Newspaper Clippings, Correspondence, Official Documentation, Copy

Language : Polish, German

Testimony of Feliks Rogowski, born in Krakow, Poland, regarding his experiences in Wieliczka, Plaszow, Prokocim, Julag I, Skarzysko-Kamienna and Czestochowa

Testimony

Testimony of Feliks Rogowski, born in Krakow, Poland, regarding his experiences in Wieliczka, Plaszow, Prokocim, Julag I, Skarzysko-Kamienna and Czestochowa Life in Wieliczka; deportation to Plaszow; transfer to Prokocim, 1942; camp life including an inmates' kitchen set up by the Jewish Assistance Office (JUS); transfer to Julag I, 1943; camp life including typhus; establishment of a hospital; obtains medicines and equipment with help from Dr. Michael Weichert; labor of Jewish physicians in the hospital; transfer to Skarzysko-Kamienna, autumn 1943; camp life including the transfer of money, letters and...

File Number : 614

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Polish

Testimony of Henryk Berkovicz, born in 1910, regarding his experiences in a labor camp in Krakow

Testimony

Testimony of Henryk Berkovicz, born in 1910, regarding his experiences in a labor camp in Krakow Deportation to a labor camp in Krakow, 20 May 1943; camp life including receiving medical treatment in the camp hospital; medical supplies provided to the hospital by Dr. Michael Weichert, Director of the Jewish Assistance Office (JUS); transfer, 23 January 1944.

File Number : 586

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Polish

Testimony of Norbert Beckman regarding his experiences in Plaszow

Testimony

Testimony of Norbert Beckman regarding his experiences in Plaszow Life in the Plaszow camp including transfer of food from the Polish Central Relief Organization (RGO) warehouses to Jewish Assistance Office (JUS) workshops; transfer of food and medicines from JUS to Plaszow; transfer of food by mail to Pionki, Starachowice and Stalowa Wola; transfer of medicines with help from Dr. Michael Weichert to Jewish hospitals, factories and the Centos Organization that cared for orphans; transfer of a delivery of medicines to Plaszow on orders from the SS camp physician.

File Number : 585

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Polish

Testimony of Felicja Bannet regarding her experiences in Krakow, Brzesko, Skarzysko-Kamienna and Lipsko

Testimony

Testimony of Felicja Bannet regarding her experiences in Krakow, Brzesko, Skarzysko-Kamienna and Lipsko Life in Krakow; work as the secretary for the Jewish Assistance Office (JUS), from 01 April 1940; meets Dr. Michael Weichert; transfer of the office to the JSS building; escape to Brzesko with her parents, March 1941; ghetto life; liquidation of the ghetto and escape to Krakow; deportation to Skarzysko-Kamienna, November 1943; camp life; receives medicine, milk, letters and packages with help from Dr. Weichert; deportation of the young men to Schlieben, July 1944; transfer to Lipsko, July 1944; return to...

File Number : 584

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Polish

Testimony of Helena (Dobrowolska) Anifeld regarding her experiences in the Krakow Ghetto and Plaszow

Testimony

Testimony of Helena (Dobrowolska) Anifeld regarding her experiences in the Krakow Ghetto and Plaszow Life in the Krakow Ghetto including work for the Jewish Assistance Office (JUS) from 1940; distribution of medicines to Jewish hospitals, factories and the Centos Organization that cared for orphans; help from Dr. Michael Weichert in obtaining medicines; rescue of her husband from deportation with help from Dr. Weichert; deportation to Plaszow, December 1942; camp life including setting up distribution of medicines from the JUS organization; liquidation of the Krakow Ghetto and deportation of the residents to...

File Number : 583

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

Testimony of Adam Riszard Aptowicz, born in Krakow, Poland, regarding his experiences in the Krakow Ghetto, Klaj, Plaszow, Prokocim, Biezanow and Skarzysko-Kamienna

Testimony

Testimony of Adam Riszard Aptowicz, born in Krakow, Poland, regarding his experiences in the Krakow Ghetto, Klaj, Plaszow, Prokocim, Biezanow and Skarzysko-Kamienna Life in the Krakow Ghetto including meetings with Dr. Michal Weichert, Chairman of the Jewish Assistance Office (JUS), and obtaining his help; labor as a physician in Klaj including work accidents; transfer of medicines and food to Klaj by Dr. Weichert; deportation to Plaszow; transfer to Prokocim, July 1943; camp life including labor as a physician; epidemic of typhus and shortage of medicine; reduction of patient mortality with help from the...

File Number : 582

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Polish

Testimony of Michael Veikhert Weichert, regarding his experiences in the Krakow Ghetto, Belzec and in hiding

Testimony

Testimony of Michael Veikhert Weichert, regarding his experiences in the Krakow Ghetto, Belzec and in hiding Life in the Krakow Ghetto including help for Jews in the ghetto and camps; injury from being shot by a German soldier during a deportation, June 1942; deportation to Belzec, October 1942; rescue with seven Jews; life in Krakow including an attempted arrest by the Germans; in hiding, July 1944; finds a hiding place with help from the Polish underground; life in hiding including historical research; arrest by the Polish government, 06 March 1945; investigation on the charge of misuse of public resources...

File Number : 576

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Yiddish

Documentation regarding the trial held against Michal Weichert in the Court of Law in Krakow, Poland, 1945, and the public trial held against Weichert by the Central Committee of Polish Jews, 1946-1949 Investigation Report No. 1: - Protocols of discussions held in the criminal Court of Law in Krakow, during the trial held against Michal Weichert; protocols dated, 27 November 1945-05 December 1946; - Documentation from the public trial held against Weichert by the Central Committee of Polish Jews, including the indictment and the verdict; protocols of the deliberations and the investigation of...

File Number : 8

Type of Material : Correspondence, Newspaper Clippings, Excerpt(s), Letter, List of Witnesses, Investigation Report, Sentence, Letter of Testimony, Manifesto, Testimony, Legal Documentation, Research Literature, Declaration, Protocol, Investigation Reports, Research Article, List of Judges, List of the Panel of Judges Members, Article(s), List(s), Text(s), Document

Language : Polish, German, Yiddish

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