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From the Alfred – Alf Schwarzbaum collection: Letter from the Association of Swiss Jewish Refugee Aid and Welfare Organisations (VSJF), Zurich, November 1945
- Beit Lohamei Haghetaot Archives/ בית לוחמי הגטאות
- 0000024058
- English
- 1945
- Updated 2 years ago
From the Alfred – Alf Schwarzbaum collection: Letter from the Association of Swiss Jewish Refugee Aid and Welfare Organisations (VSJF) in Zurich, Switzerland, to Schwarzbaum in Haifa, Mandate Palestine, 20 November 1945. The letter concerns the mail forwarding. 1 page, typewritten, original, in German Note: other letters that were in the file were transferred to files 25912, 27019, 41497, 41620. About Alfred Schwarzbaum: Alfred (Alf) Schwarzbaum was a Jewish merchant from Bedzin, Poland, who fled to Switzerland after the occupation. In Switzerland, he set up a relief enterprise, and support...
From the Alfred – Alf Schwarzbaum collection: Envelope and two letters from Juliusz Ajzenberg (Julian Eisenberg), Czestochowa, 1945
- Beit Lohamei Haghetaot Archives/ בית לוחמי הגטאות
- 0000024060
- English
- 1945
- Updated 2 years ago
From the Alfred – Alf Schwarzbaum collection: Envelope and two letters sent by Juliusz Ajzenberg (Julian Eisenberg) from Czestochowa, Poland, to Schwarzbaum in Lausanne, Switzerland, 1945. 4 pages, handwritten, original, in Polish Inventory: 1. Letter sent by Julius on 8 March 1945. He infroms Schwarzbaum that he and his wife Izabela Ajzenberg (nee Rechtman) were in concentration camps and are currently in Czestochowa. He asks for Schwarzbaum's help in tracing his brother in law, Dr. Romuald Rechtman. 1 page, handwritten, original, in Polish 2. Letter sent by Julius on 29 April 1945. He ask...
From the Alfred – Alf Schwarzbaum collection: Three postcards from Hans Klee, Switzerland, 1942 - 1944
- Beit Lohamei Haghetaot Archives/ בית לוחמי הגטאות
- 0000024061
- English
- 1944
- Updated 2 years ago
From the Alfred – Alf Schwarzbaum collection: Three postcards sent by Hans Klee to Schwarzbaum in Lausanne, Switzerland, 1942 - 1944. 6 pages, typewritten and handwritten, in German Note: Klee was active in the Relief Committee for the War Stricken Jewish Population (RELICO) in Geneva and a friend of Dr. Abraham Silberschein. Inventory: 1. Postcard sent by Klee from Geneva, 15 June 1942. Klee informs Schwarzaum that his sister in law, Gisa Hitschmann (age 60) was deported with other Jews from Holic, Slovakia, to Bielsko - Biala, Poland. Klee writes that he has been in touch with her sons in...
Alfred Schwarzbaum collection: Two letters to him in Lausanne, 1942, 1943
- Beit Lohamei Haghetaot Archives/ בית לוחמי הגטאות
- 0000024066
- English
- Updated 2 years ago
The Alfred - Alf Schwarzbaum collection: Two letters that Alfred Schwarzbaum, received from senders in Zuerich whose name is difficult to decipher. The letters were written at the following dates: Oct 14, 1942, March 15, 1943. The letters relate to Alfred Schwarzbaum's involvement in sending packages. Mentioned in the first letter, among others are Gold, Mila & Schneider. Two pages, typewritten original in German. Background about Alfred Schwarzbaum: Alfred Schwarzbaum was born in 1896. He was a merchant in Bedzin, Poland. On November 1939 he was arrested and interrogated by the Gestapo...
From the Alfred – Alf Schwarzbaum collection: Letters from Dr. Josef Neumann, Budapest, November 1941 - February 1942
- Beit Lohamei Haghetaot Archives/ בית לוחמי הגטאות
- 0000024072
- English
- 1942
- Updated 2 years ago
From the Alfred – Alf Schwarzbaum collection: Letters sent by Dr. Josef Neumann from Budapest to Schwarzbaum and his family in Lausanne, November 1941 - February 1942. 7 pages, typewritten and handwritten, original, in German Inventory: 1. 14 November 1941: Neumann writes that has stopped receiving letters from his three children and two daughters in law in England, not even via the Red Cross, and asks for Schwarzbaum's assistance. He sends the address of his son Bela and his wife Sonia (nee Glubicka) in London, and encloses a letter to his children, scolding them for not writing. 2. 19 Feb...
From the Alfred – Alf Schwarzbaum collection: Letter from Polina Grannick, July 1945
- Beit Lohamei Haghetaot Archives/ בית לוחמי הגטאות
- 0000024077
- English
- 1945
- Updated 2 years ago
From the Alfred – Alf Schwarzbaum collection: Letter sent by Polina Grannick to Schwarzbaum on 16 July 1945, thanking him for his financial support. 4 pages, handwritten, original, in Russian Note: Additional letters from this file were transferred to files 41537 and 41538 in the Holdings Registry. About Alfred Schwarzbaum: Alfred (Alf) Schwarzbaum was a Jewish merchant from Bedzin, Poland, who fled to Switzerland after the occupation. In Switzerland, he set up a relief enterprise, and supported hundreds of Jews. Alfred (Alf) Schwarzbaum was born in 1896 in Sosnowiec, Poland. He later moved...
From the Alfred – Alf Schwarzbaum collection: Correspondence between Adv. Dr. Boris Lifschitz, Schwarzbaum and Sally Meyer, Switzerland, May 1940 - March 1941
- Beit Lohamei Haghetaot Archives/ בית לוחמי הגטאות
- 0000024078
- English
- Updated 2 years ago
From the Alfred – Alf Schwarzbaum collection: Correspondence between Adv. Dr. Boris Lifschitz, Schwarzbaum and Sally Meyer, concerning matters handled by the Swiss Federation of Jewish Communities (SIG) in St. Gallen, Switzerland, May 1940 - March 1941. 10 pages, typewritten and handwritten, original, in German Inventory: 1. Two letters sent by Lifschitz from Bern to Schwarzbaum in Lausanne, 20 and 22 May 1940. Lifschitz writes that he understands that the letters should be sent to the SIG, which would forward them. He asks Schwazbaum to recommend him to St. Gallen to expedite the handling ...
From the Alfred – Alf Schwarzbaum collection: Financial report for aid to Jews in Poland, 30 April 1942
- Beit Lohamei Haghetaot Archives/ בית לוחמי הגטאות
- 0000024086
- English
- 1942
- Updated 2 years ago
From the Alfred – Alf Schwarzbaum collection: Financial report for aid to Jews in Poland, Zurich, Switzerland, 30 April 1942. The report specfies financing sources, deliveries and costs, from April 1941 until May 1942. 1 page, typewritten, original, in German The report is divided into three sections: sources (names of places and amounts); expenses (amounts and details); and list of deliveries to Poland (dates, trajectories, contents and amounts). The sources are Lausanne, Lucerne, Biel, Geneva, Bern, Basel, Baden, Winterthur, Friburg and Zurich. The expenses are food, medication, transport...
From the Alfred – Alf Schwarzbaum collection: Letter from Helena - Henia, Bedzin ghetto, January 1943
- Beit Lohamei Haghetaot Archives/ בית לוחמי הגטאות
- 0000024087
- English
- 1943
- Updated 2 years ago
From the Alfred – Alf Schwarzbaum collection: Letter sent by Helena - Henia from the Bedzin ghetto, Poland, to Schwarzbaum in Switzerland, 15 January 1943. Helena enclosed a photo, allegedly so Schwazrbaum would not forget her. She also mentions her dated of birth 3 January 1901 She also asks about his family and asks him to tell Tadek that she and her mother are waiting for a sign of life from him. Notes: 1. The photo and date of birth were presumably intended for Schwarzbaum to use them to provide Helena a foreign passport to exit Poland. 2. Additional letters from this file were transfer...
From the Alfred – Alf Schwarzbaum collection: Letter from Berish – Bolek Lindenberg, Paris, April 1953
- Beit Lohamei Haghetaot Archives/ בית לוחמי הגטאות
- 0000024089
- English
- 1953
- Updated 2 years ago
From the Alfred – Alf Schwarzbaum collection: Letter sent by Berish – Bolek Lindenberg from Paris to Schwarzbaum in Israel, 8 April 1953. Note: for more of Lindenberg's letters, see files 23957 and 24047. About Alfred Schwarzbaum: Alfred (Alf) Schwarzbaum was a Jewish merchant from Bedzin, Poland, who fled to Switzerland after the occupation. In Switzerland, he set up a relief enterprise, and supported hundreds of Jews. Alfred (Alf) Schwarzbaum was born in 1896 in Sosnowiec, Poland. He later moved to Bedzin, became a businessman and started a family. In late September 1939, following the Ge...
Alfred – Alf Schwarzbaum collection: Letter sent to Alfred Schwarzbaum, Switzerland from Zygmunt Reiter, London on Nov 29, 1945
- Beit Lohamei Haghetaot Archives/ בית לוחמי הגטאות
- 0000024091
- English
- 1945
- Updated 2 years ago
Alfred – Alf Schwarzbaum collection: Letter sent to Alfred Schwarzbaum, Switzerland from Zygmunt Reiter, London on Nov 29, 1945. 4 pages, original, Polish, handwritten. Zygmunt writes that he is currently in England and plans to immigrate to Mandatory Palestine on the spring of 1946. 4 pages, original, Polish, handwritten. Note: see file no. 26774, Holdings registry. About Alfred Schwarzbaum: Alfred (Alf) Schwarzbaum was a Jewish merchant from Bedzin, Poland, who fled to Switzerland after the occupation. In Switzerland, he set up a relief enterprise, and supported hundreds of Jews. Alfred (...
From the Alfred – Alf Schwarzbaum collection: Two letters from Ryszard - Rysiek Erlich and Jozek Silberschatz, Germany, 1946
- Beit Lohamei Haghetaot Archives/ בית לוחמי הגטאות
- 0000025895
- English
- Updated 2 years ago
From the Alfred – Alf Schwarzbaum collection: Two letters sent by Ryszard - Rysiek Erlich and Jozek Silberschatz, Holocaust survivors, from Germany to Schwarzbaum, informing him about the fate of relatives and asking for help, 1946. 5 pages, handwritten original, in Polish Inventory: 1. Letter sent by Erlich and Silberschatz from Jordanbad on 22 April 1946. Erlich writes that he is living in Munich and has begun his studies with the help of the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA). He sends regardsfrom Luka Zalann. Silberschatz writes that he is living with Erlich...
From the Alfred - Alf Schwarzbaum collection: Three letters written after the liberation
- Beit Lohamei Haghetaot Archives/ בית לוחמי הגטאות
- 0000025908
- English
- 1946
- Updated 2 years ago
From the Alfred - Alf Schwarzbaum collection: Three letters written after the liberation by Reina Szpiro, Ewa Rozenker and Janek, describing the suffering of the Holocaust survivors and asking for information about relatives. 9 pages, handwritten, in Polish 1. A letter written by Regina (b. 1931 in Bedzin) from Paris to Schwarzbaum, asking for information about her father Fiszel Szpiro, her cousin Icek Justman, both from Bedzin - in January 1944 they were still in the Blechhammer camp – and about Josek Altbeiker of Warszawa (Warsaw). She witnesses the killing of the rest of her family. She ...
From the Alfred – Alf Schwarzbaum collection: letters from Henni Gross (Lausanne), Lola and Ida (London), Mr. Fischer and Dora (Poland), 1940s
- Beit Lohamei Haghetaot Archives/ בית לוחמי הגטאות
- 0000025911
- English
- 1941
- Updated 2 years ago
From the Alfred – Alf Schwarzbaum collection: Requests for help sent to Schwarzbaum during the war from Henni Gross and his sister Esther in Switzerland, Lola and Ida in London, Mr. Fischer and Dora, possibly in Sosnowiec, Poland. 6 pages, handwritten original, in Polish and German Inventory: 1. A letter sent by Henni and Esther from Lausanne, Switzerland, to Schwarzbaum in Baden, Austria, asking for his help in immigrating to Mandate Palestine. 23 August 1944. Henni (b. 1927) and Esther (b. 1928), the children of Charlotte (nee Bachman) and Elias Gross, were born in Leipzig. They travelled...
From the Alfred – Alf Schwarzbaum collection: Formal letters sent to Schwazrbaum regarding assistance to Jews
- Beit Lohamei Haghetaot Archives/ בית לוחמי הגטאות
- 0000025912
- English
- Updated 2 years ago
From the Alfred – Alf Schwarzbaum collection: Formal letters sent to Schwazrbaum regarding assistance to Jews - Schlossberg, Aharon Salomon - Guttman, Isidor Hilferding and Rubin Larnowiecki - from April 1942 until January 1946. 5 pages, typewritten original, in German The file contains four letters: 1. A letter sent from the Committee for Relief of the Warstricken Jewish Population in Geneva to Schwarzbaum, regarding the letter from the International Red Cross on the issue of Schlossberg - Riga, Latvia, 15 April 1942. 2. A letter sent by Dr. Chaim Pozner to the Swiss Red Cross in Geneva, c...
From the Alfred – Alf Schwarzbaum collection: Two letters by Bronislaw Majtlis from a sanatorium in Davos, Switzerland, in August 1945
- Beit Lohamei Haghetaot Archives/ בית לוחמי הגטאות
- 0000025913
- English
- 1945
- Updated 2 years ago
From the Alfred – Alf Schwarzbaum collection: Two letters sent to Schwarzbaum by Bronislaw Majtlis from a sanatorium in Davos, Switzerland, in August 1945. 2 pages, handwritten original, in Polish 1. Majtlis, a former Buchenwald camp inmate, writes that on 23 June 1945 [two months before the camp was liberated] he reached Switzerland with a group of children for recovery. He mentions Abram Majtlis. 14 August 1945. 1 page, hadnwritten original, in Polish. 2. Majtlis asks Schwarzbaum for help in locating his cousin Bernard Rosman in Haifa, based on the address he provides, 18 August 1945. 1 p...
From the Alfred – Alf Schwarzbaum collection: Letters and postcards from Dr. Franziska Baumgarten, Solothurn, 1941 - 1942
- Beit Lohamei Haghetaot Archives/ בית לוחמי הגטאות
- 0000026193
- English
- Updated 2 years ago
From the Alfred – Alf Schwarzbaum collection: Letters and postcards (and payment confirmations) sent by Dr. Franziska Baumgarten (aka Franziska Tramer) from Solothurn, Switzerland, to Schwazrbaum in Lausanne, 1941 - 1942. The letters concern the delivery of parcels to Jews in Poland. The letters were sent on 22 June, 22 July (confirmation), 20 August, 29 August, 2 September, 20 September, 22 September, 24 September, 14 October, 20 October, 2 November, 8 November, 8 November (postcard), 13 November, 29 December and 30 December 1941 (confirmation), and on 24 January 1942 (confirmation). Note:...
From the Alfred – Alf Schwarzbaum collection: Four letters from Josef Fryszman, Switzerland and France, and related letters, 1945 - 1946
- Beit Lohamei Haghetaot Archives/ בית לוחמי הגטאות
- 0000026194
- English
- 1946
- Updated 2 years ago
From the Alfred – Alf Schwarzbaum collection: Four letters sent by Josef Fryszman from Switzerland and France to Schwarzbaum, and two related letters, 1945 - 1946. 16 pages, handwritten, original, in Polish Inventory: 1. Letter sent by Fryszman from Leysin, Switzerland, to Schwarzbaum, also in Switzerland, on 18 August 1945. Fryszman thanks Schwarzbaum for his support and wishes him good luck in his move to Mandate Palestine (which, according to him, should take place on 23 August 1945). 1 page, handwritten, original, in Polish 2. Letter sent by Fryszman from Geneva to Schwarzbaum in Palest...
From the Alfred – Alf Schwarzbaum collection: Postcard sent in 1945, concerning a convoy from Switzerland, and another document
- Beit Lohamei Haghetaot Archives/ בית לוחמי הגטאות
- 0000026196
- English
- 1945
- Updated 2 years ago
From the Alfred – Alf Schwarzbaum collection: Postcard sent to Schwarzbaum in 1945, and another document. The postcard concerns a convoy from Switzerland to an undisclosed destination via Geneva. 3 pages, print and handwritten, original, in German, Polish and English Inventory: 1. Postcard sent by [illegible name, possibly C.A.] from Bern, Switzerland, 20 January 1945. The sender reports that the convoy left for Geneva that morning and would continue that evening or on the following morning. He expects the convoy to reach their desitnation within weeks or months. 2 pages, handwritten, origi...
From the Alfred – Alf Schwarzbaum collection: Letters concerning the delivery of mail to Poland and entry visa for Switzerland sent by Hela - Rachel Muller, France 1942
- Beit Lohamei Haghetaot Archives/ בית לוחמי הגטאות
- 0000026197
- English
- 1942
- Updated 2 years ago
From the Alfred – Alf Schwarzbaum collection: Letters concerning the delivery of mail to Poland and entry visa for Switzerland sent by Hela - Rachel Muller (nee Abramson) from France to Schwarzbaum in Switzerland, 1942. 8 pages, handwritten, original, in Polish, German and French Notes: 1. Hela only uses her first name, except for the last letter. 2. According to Yad Vashem's records, Hela lived in France during the war, and was deported on 7 March 1944, in Transport 69, from Drancy to Birkenau, where she perished. 3. See also files 26546 and 26547 for correspondence between Hela's sister L...

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