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O.20 - Collection of Max Lowenthal who served in the Department for Jewish Restitution in Germany, Headquarters of the US forces in the US 0ccupation Zone in Germany

O.20 - Collection of Max Lowenthal who served in the Department for Jewish Restitution in Germany, Headquarters of the US forces in the US 0ccupation Zone in Germany Max Lowenthal was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in 1888; a graduate of Harvard Law School, an attorney and a lifelong public servant; he served as an advisor and personal friend of President Harry S. Truman. In 1946, General Lucius D. Clay, the Deputy Governor of the US Military Government in Occupied Germany, asked various representatives of American Jewish organizations to suggest an advisor who could help Clay in drafting legislation...

Type of Material : Survey Report, Official Documentation

Language : English

Letter sent by US President Franklin D. Roosevelt to the President of the World Jewish Congress Rabbi Stephen Wise in New York, in which he censures the displays of antisemitism in the United States, 09 February 1944

File Number : 567

Type of Material : Letter

Language : German

Documentation regarding the activities of the War Refugee Board (WRB), March-June 1944

Documentation regarding the activities of the War Refugee Board (WRB), March-June 1944 Pages 4-9: Memorandum of John W. Pehle, War Refugee Board (WRB), to Mr. Stettinius, to be used as a basis for negotiations with the British Government, 10 March 1944; - Seeking cooperation with the British Government in order to rescue Jews and other victims of the Nazi regime, - Emphasis on the sincerity of the agency and discussions regarding relations with the Intergovernmental Committee; - Attitude towards the Eretz Israel issue, no intention of taking a position in support of establishing a Jewish national state...

File Number : 134

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

Language : English

Official documentation regarding cooperation by various Jewish organizations concerning rescue attempts, in particular in Hungary, 1944

Official documentation regarding cooperation by various Jewish organizations concerning rescue attempts, in particular in Hungary, 1944 Page 4: Letter from Chaim Pazner, Geneva, to Zionist organization member Kubo, [most probably A. L. Kubowitzki], partly in code, 07 January 1944, regarding: - Veteran certificates for Isaac-Leon Elbaum and his family; - A veterans list, containing 69 families or individuals, sent by the Jewish Agency, Jerusalem, transmitted by the Foreign Office, London, via the Protecting Power, Bern, to the responsible authorities in Germany; - Registration for the exchange; -...

File Number : 131

Type of Material : Reports, Correspondence, Testimony, Letter(s), Official Documentation, Telegram, Copy

Language : Hebrew, Polish, French, English, German, Yiddish

Correspondence and reports by the WRB (War Refugee Board) in Washington, the US State Department and US diplomatic legations in Europe regarding the Nazi occupation of Hungary, deportation of the Jews and rescue efforts, 1943-1944 Page 1: Message from the US State Department to the US Consul in Istanbul with a summary of what was said by the Hungarian Minister of the Interior, Ferenc Keresztes-Fischer, during a discussion in the Hungarian Parliament regarding the illegal infiltration of Jews into Hungary, December 1943; Pages 2-4: Memorandum by H. W. Emerson from the US Embassy in London summarizing a...

File Number : 83

Type of Material : Survey Report, Official Documentation, Telegram

Language : English

Correspondence and reports of the War Refugee Board (WRB) in Washington, the US State Department and US diplomatic legations in Europe regarding relief for Jews, also following liberation, primarily in Hungary, and rescue attempts, 1944 Included in the file: Volume 1 (pages 1-105): Pages 1-2: Letter from the US consul in Istanbul to the US State Department in Washington, notifying of the illegal entry into Hungary of thousands of Jews from the neighboring countries, 23 December 1943; Pages 3-7: Letter from the US consul in Istanbul to the US State Department including the testimony of a Polish...

File Number : 112

Type of Material : Official Documentation, Telegram, Survey Report, Statistical Data

Language : English

O.20 - Max Lowenthal Collection: Documentation regarding the restitution of Jewish cultural property, looted during World War II, in the US Occupation Zone in Germany, in particular regarding draft Restitution Laws, November 1946-July 1947 Page 2: Invitation for Max Lowenthal to a meeting of the Strategy Committee on Immigration, 25 July 1947; Page 3: Memo from M. Grossman, American Jewish Conference, to Max Lowenthal, concerning a telephone conversation, 23 July 1947; Page 4: Teletype message to Dr. Stein, World Jewish Congress, concerning refugees in Vienna, (probably 1947); Page...

File Number : 22

Type of Material : Laws and Decrees, Document(s), Correspondence, Draft, Letter(s), Official Documentation, Telegram

O.20 - Max Lowenthal Collection: Documentation regarding the incorporation of the Jewish Restitution Commission, August 1946-July 1947

O.20 - Max Lowenthal Collection: Documentation regarding the incorporation of the Jewish Restitution Commission, August 1946-July 1947 The file contains: Pages 2-46: Correspondence between Max Lowenthal and representatives and officials of the Office of Military Government of the United States (OMGUS) in the US Occupation Zone in Germany, as well as of various Jewish organizations, concerning questions of restitution of Jewish cultural property in the US Occupation Zone in Germany, in particular regarding a draft Restitution Law, 17 August 1946-10 February 1947; Pages 47-59: Correspondence between...

File Number : 20

Type of Material : Reports, Telegram, Laws and Decrees, Document(s), Correspondence, Newspaper Clippings, Manuscript, Draft, Letter(s), Official Documentation, Certification

O.20 - Max Lowenthal Collection: Documentation regarding the restitution of Jewish cultural property looted during World War II; in the US Occupation Zone in Germany, August 1946-September 1962

O.20 - Max Lowenthal Collection: Documentation regarding the restitution of Jewish cultural property looted during World War II; in the US Occupation Zone in Germany, August 1946-September 1962 Pages 2-9: Inventory lists of the documents Collection of Max Lowenthal, Advisor to the US Military Government in Germany on problems of restitution, sequestration and disposal of Jewish heirless property found in Germany, 13 September 1962; Pages 10-13: Teletype message from the US War Department, addressed to the Office of Military Government of the United States (OMGUS) in the US Occupation Zone in Germany,...

File Number : 2

Type of Material : Letter(s), Reports, Correspondence, Draft, Official Documentation

O.20 - Max Lowenthal Collection: Documentation regarding the German draft Restitution Law, 18 October 1946, and relevant suggestions by various Jewish organizations, November-December 1946

O.20 - Max Lowenthal Collection: Documentation regarding the German draft Restitution Law, 18 October 1946, and related suggestions by various Jewish organizations, November-December 1946 Pages 2-4: Accompanying letter signed by Major General Oliver P. Echols, Chief of the Civil Affairs Division of the War Department, regarding a memorandum dealing with the German draft Restitution Law, authored by various Jewish organizations, 02 December 1946; Pages 5-9: Comparative copy of the draft Restitution Law, 18 October 1946, with suggestions by Jewish organizations, as per a letter to the Secretary of State...

File Number : 14

Type of Material : Letter, Laws and Decrees, Draft, Official Documentation

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