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Letter written by Albert Einstein to Herman Kesten of the Emergency Rescue and Relief Committee, 03 December 1940

File Number : 1204

Type of Material : Photograph, Letter

Language : German

Testimony of Yshai Tibor Shteier, born in Nagyleta, Hungary, 1924, regarding his experiences in Szolnok, Cele, Subotica and Szeged

Testimony

Testimony of Yshai Tibor Shteier, born in Nagyleta, Hungary, 1924, regarding his experiences in Szolnok, Cele, Subotica and Szeged Religious family; life in Nagyleta; move to Debrecen; activities in Hanoar Hatzioni youth movement; Fascists rise to power, 1930's. Outbreak of the war; drafted ino the army; arrival of refugees from Poland and their absorption; German occupation; deportation to a labor camp in Hungary, May 1944; separation from his mother; transfer to Szolnok camp; camp life and labor in the train station; transfer to Cele; camp life and labor cleaning government offices, November 1944;...

File Number : 12727

Type of Material : Testimony

Language : Hebrew

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

Language : Polish, German

Correspondence of the Joodsche Vereeniging Voor Verpleging en Verzorging (JVVV - Jewish Society for Nursing and Care), 1943

Correspondence of the Joodsche Vereeniging Voor Verpleging en Verzorging (JVVV - Jewish Society for Nursing and Care), 1943 Establishment of the JVVV on the initiative of the German occupation authorities to replace the following organizations: Nederlandsch Israelietisch Armbestuur S.A. Rudelsheimstichting Hulpkas Voor Israelieten Weezenfonds Vereeniging Tot Oprichting en Instandhouding Van Een Israelietisch The file also includes: Correspondence regarding the establishment and management of the organization; Letters regarding the emergence of the aforementioned organizations in JVVV (pp. 9, 10,...

File Number : 12

Type of Material : Official Documentation

Language : Dutch, German

Documentation of government offices in Wuerttemberg, regarding the Jews, 1931-1945

Documentation of government offices in Wuerttemberg, regarding the Jews, 1931-1945 Included in the collection are government office files, mainly from the Interior Ministry, which relate to various aspects of the life of the Jews in Wuerttemberg. The files deal with the Nazi period, but several of them - mainly those relating to Jewish institutions - relate also to the years preceding the Nazi period. The files deal with: Jewish emigration from Wuerttemberg; various certificates and permits, such as visas and identity cards; housing matters; use of public transportation; welfare institutions, and other...

Type of Material : Documents, Official Documentation, Identity Card

Language : German

Documentation regarding the persecution of Jews in Germany under the Nazi regime, and regarding Sarrasani, a circus manager who resisted the authorities, 1933-1979

Documentation regarding the persecution of Jews in Germany under the Nazi regime, and regarding Sarrasani, a circus manager who resisted the authorities, 1933-1979 1. Circular issued by the Reich Treasury Ministry forbidding Jews to use first names that do not appear on the list on the reverse side of the page, and requiring the Jews to add the names "Sara" and "Israel" respectively to their approved first names, 20 March 1939; on the page there are also confirmations of receipt of the circular in Muenster, 28 March 1939, and handwritten notes; 2. Letter from the NSDAP (National Socialist -Nazi) party...

File Number : 397

Type of Material : Memoirs, Testimony, Names of Rescuers, Legal Documentation, Official Documentation, Laws and Decrees, Newspaper

Reports regarding activities of the Jewish Social Self-Help ("Juedische Soziale Selbsthilfe", JSS) organization, later, the Jewish Aid Office ("Juedische Unterstuetzungsstelle", JUS) in the Generalgouvernement, Poland, prepared for the office of the Generalgouvernement, the "Bevoelkerungswesen und Fuersorge" (population and welfare) department, 1941-1944 Activity reports prepared by the JSS, for the months of January until June 1941, 05/03/1941-15/07/1941: - Report regarding the increased impoverishment of the Jewish population due to the exclusion of Jews from the economic life and the ghettoization;...

File Number : 19

Type of Material : Correspondence, Lists, Reports

Language : German

Letter of request written by the head of the relief organization in Skorkowice to the Supply Department of the Zydowska Samopomoc Społeczna (ZSS-Jewish Social Self-Help) Organization in Krakow regarding the need for food and funding for needy residents, 20 July 1942 In the letter it is emphasized that following the cessation of Zydowska Samopomoc Społeczna (ZSS-Jewish Social Self-Help) contributions for children and orphans in the city, there is a shortage of food; there is a description of the harsh situation of the Skorkowice residents who are working at forced labor. At the end of the letter there is a...

File Number : 351

Type of Material : Letter

Language : Polish

Letter from the Czestochowa Judenrat to the Zydowska Samopomoc Spoleczna (ZSS- Jewish Social Self Help) administration in Krakow, 28 August 1940

Letter from the Czestochowa Judenrat to the Zydowska Samopomoc Spoleczna (ZSS- Jewish Social Self Help) administration in Krakow, 28 August 1940 Overview of cultural institutions and organizations and of charity and social welfare associations in Czestochowa; the Judenrat is requesting to maintain those institutions and organizations the termination of whose activities has been decided by order of the German authorities as of 23 July 1940. A list of organizations included in the German order dated 23 July 1943 is in the file.

File Number : 347

Type of Material : Letter, List

Language : Polish, German

Correspondence of the Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) representation in Krakow with the German authorities, 02 August 1940-10 January 1942

Correspondence of the Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) representation in Krakow with the German authorities, 02 August 1940-10 January 1942 - Notices sent to the authorities, mainly to the Amt des Generalgouverner (Generalgovernor's Office) regarding the receipt of money, food and medicine from JDC representations abroad; - Requests to release JDC employees from deportations and forced labor; - Requests to issue transit and travel passes; - Requests to issue entry visas to JDC representatives from abroad; - Information regarding the JDC organizational structure, its functions and welfare...

File Number : 3

Type of Material : Lists, Application, List of Officials, Inventory List, Letter, Survey Report, List of Jews, Approval, Protocol, List of Names in Relief Agency Records, Financial Accounts

Language : Polish, German

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