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From the Alfred – Alf Schwarzbaum collection: Letter from Henryk Rottner, the Feldafing DP camp, 18 June 1945
- Beit Lohamei Haghetaot Archives/ בית לוחמי הגטאות
- 0000026315
- English
- 1945
- Updated 2 years ago
From the Alfred – Alf Schwarzbaum collection: Letter sent by Henryk Rottner, a native of Bedzin, from the Feldafing DP camp in Germany to Schwarzbaum on 18 June 1945. 2 pages, handwritten original, in Polish According to Rottner, he and his family were deported from Bedzin to Auschwitz in August 1943. Chaskiel L. and his family perished in June 1943. Rottner was on his own. He was sent to hard forced labor (where life expectancy was as low as two months), but was luckily eventually sent to the Schrub [?] labor group. He stayed in Birkenau until the lidftion of the camp on 18 January 1945, a...
From the Alfred – Alf Schwarzbaum collection: Our Tribune, New York, 29 January 1944
- Beit Lohamei Haghetaot Archives/ בית לוחמי הגטאות
- 0000026316
- English
- 1944
- Updated 2 years ago
From the Alfred – Alf Schwarzbaum collection: "Our Tribune" - the English edition of the Jewish periodical Nasza Rtybuna, issue 1 (7), vol. 2, printed in New York on 29 January 1944. This issue contains articles on the destruction of Polish Jewry, including one by Morris Blumenstock entitled "Why A Polish Jewish Congress?". 6 pages, print original, in English 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) Sch...
From the Alfred – Alf Schwarzbaum collection: Letters from Dr. Franziska Baumgarten, Solothurn, 1942, concerning failed deliveries
- Beit Lohamei Haghetaot Archives/ בית לוחמי הגטאות
- 0000026317
- English
- Updated 2 years ago
From the Alfred – Alf Schwarzbaum collection: Letters sent by Dr. Franziska Baumgarten from Solothurn, Switzerland, to Schwarzbaum in Lausanne in 1942. Theletters concern the delivery of parcels from Porugal to Jews in Poland. The majority of the letters are complaints by different people in Switzerland who ordered parels (food and clothing) for their families in the ghettos of Poland and paid for them in advance, but the parcels allegedly failed to arrive. Dates: 12 January, 21 February, 28 February, 7 March, 14 March, 20 April, 7 May, 14 May, 21 May, 26 May, 13 June, 18 June, 23 June, 12 ...
From the Alfred – Alf Schwarzbaum collection: letters from Bolo Gutmann and from Irena and her husband, Warsaw, 1950
- Beit Lohamei Haghetaot Archives/ בית לוחמי הגטאות
- 0000026318
- English
- Updated 2 years ago
From the Alfred – Alf Schwarzbaum collection: Correspondence (letters, telegram and delivery confirmations) between Schwarzbaum and Bolo Gutmann, Irena and her poet husband, Warsaw, May 1949 - March 1950. The four letters (dated 7 February, 21 February, 14 March and 19 March, 1950) were sent to Schwarzbaum, and the two receipts (dated May 1949) are for parcels sent by Schwarzbaum to Gutmann. 12 pages, print and handwrtten, original, in Polish and German The Gutmann family lived in Bedzin. Their children were Dov - Bolo, Tusia - Ester (later Herzberg, b. 1921), Aleksander – Olek (who later H...
From the Alfred – Alf Schwarzbaum collection: Letter from Samuel, accompanying photos for foreign passports, 1943
- Beit Lohamei Haghetaot Archives/ בית לוחמי הגטאות
- 0000026319
- English
- Updated 2 years ago
From the Alfred – Alf Schwarzbaum collection: Letter sent by Samuel and his family members Erna and Rykla – Temara Krauze to Schwazbaum, accompanying photos of his family, 30 June 1943. 1 page, handwritten original, in German Notes: 1. The blue line crossing the letter suggests it was inspected by the German censorship. 2. The pencilwritten inscription on the top left corner reads "3 +1 photos". On the top right corner, Schwarzbaum wrote the date on which the letter was received, 30 June 1943. The photos were presumably sent for the purpose of obtaining a passport of a Latin American countr...
From the Alfred – Alf Schwarzbaum collection: Letters from Jakub Stattler in Warsaw, May 1941 - May 1942
- Beit Lohamei Haghetaot Archives/ בית לוחמי הגטאות
- 0000026406
- English
- Updated 2 years ago
From the Alfred – Alf Schwarzbaum collection: 1. Three letters and a postcard sent by Jakub Stattler from Warsaw to Schwarzbaum in Switzerland between May 1941 and May 1942. 9 pages, handwritten original, in Polish 2. Two confirmations for the delivery of parcels to Stattler in Warsaw, one from Lausanne dated 23 May 1941 and one from Bern dated 17 June 1941. 4 pages, typewritten original, in German Note: the postcard dated 27 May 1942 was transferred to this file from file 26775 in the Holdings Registry. About Alfred Schwarzbaum: Alfred (Alf) Schwarzbaum was a Jewish merchant from Bedzin, P...
From the Alfred – Alf Schwarzbaum collection: Letters from S. Kramkimel, Lausanne, March 1944
- Beit Lohamei Haghetaot Archives/ בית לוחמי הגטאות
- 0000026407
- English
- 1944
- Updated 2 years ago
From the Alfred – Alf Schwarzbaum collection: Letters sent by S. Kramkimel from Lausanne, Switzerland, to the Association of Swiss Jewish Refugee Aid and Welfare Organisations (VSJF) in Zurich, 8 March 1944, and to Schwarzbaum, 15 March 1944. Kramkimel asks to change his and his wife's destination in Switzerland because of his medical condition. Note: Additional letters were transferred from this file to files 41360, 41361 and 41362 in the Holdings Registry. 3 pages, handwritten, original, in Polish and German Inventory: 1. 8 March 1944: Kramkimel asks the VSJF for their help following his ...
From the Alfred – Alf Schwarzbaum collection: Letter from the Bureau de secours aux refugies de la communaute Israelite, Lausanne, concerning the Gross sisters, February 1945
- Beit Lohamei Haghetaot Archives/ בית לוחמי הגטאות
- 0000026408
- English
- 1945
- Updated 2 years ago
From the Alfred – Alf Schwarzbaum collection: Letter from the office for the protection of Jewish refugees (Bureau de secours aux refugies de la communaute Israelite) in Lausanne, Switzerland, to Schwarzbaum, also in Lausanne, 5 February 1945. The letter asks Schwarzbaum to allow two women workers who are planning to immigrate to Mandate Palestine in late February 1945 to keep working there until their departure. 1 page, typewritten, original, in German According to the letter, Esther Gross and her sister Henni, who work at the office, were recently told they would be allowed to immigrate a...
From the Alfred – Alf Schwarzbaum collection: Correspondence between Schwarzbaum and Robert Wieler, Kreuzlingen, Switzerland, concerning a refugee named Abraham Weinstein in Davos, January - February 1947
- Beit Lohamei Haghetaot Archives/ בית לוחמי הגטאות
- 0000026410
- English
- 1947
- Updated 2 years ago
From the Alfred – Alf Schwarzbaum collection: Correspondence between Schwarzbaum and Robert Wieler, Kreuzlingen, Switzerland, concerning a refugee named Abraham Weinstein in Davos, January - February 1947. 4 pages, typewritten and handwritten, original, in German and Polish Note: See also file 29255, which contains letters sent by Weinsten from Davos to Schwarzbaum. According to Weinstein, he had come to Davos from the Buchenwald DP camp. Inventory: 1. Letter sent by Wieler from Kreuzlingen to Schwarzbaum in Mandate Palestine, 31 January 1947. Wieler wishes to make an appointment with Schwa...
From the Alfred – Alf Schwarzbaum collection: Letter from S. Duani - Weingarten, Lausanne, January 1945
- Beit Lohamei Haghetaot Archives/ בית לוחמי הגטאות
- 0000026411
- English
- 1945
- Updated 2 years ago
From the Alfred – Alf Schwarzbaum collection: Letter sent by S. Duani - Weingarten from Lausanne, Switzerland, to Schwarzbaum, 17 January 1945. Weingarten, a Zionist activist from Poland, thanks Schwarzbaum for referring the physician Dr. Lewi to him, and reports that he treated him well. He adds that he will soon be able to repay his depts to Schwarzbaum and Ms. Wolodierski, and that his brother in New York sent him a telegram promising financial support. 2 pages, handwritten, original, in Yiddish About Alfred Schwarzbaum: Alfred (Alf) Schwarzbaum was a Jewish merchant from Bedzin, Poland,...
From the Alfred – Alf Schwarzbaum collection: Letter from Josef Scherzer, Maayan Zvi, February 1948
- Beit Lohamei Haghetaot Archives/ בית לוחמי הגטאות
- 0000026412
- English
- 1948
- Updated 2 years ago
From the Alfred – Alf Schwarzbaum collection: Letter sent by Josef Scherzer, a member of Kibbutz Maayan Zvi, Mandate Palestine to Schwarzbaum in Haifa, 20 February 1948. Scherzer asks Schwarzbaum to invest in his kibbutz's garage and fish pools. He writes that the kibbutz has survived the 1936 - 1939 riots in Palestine and now has 125 members. The kibbutz recently absorbed 15 new members returnng from the internment camps on Cyprus, alongside a group of 32 youth from the Youth Aliyah. New members are expected soon, and the kibbutz therefore needs to develop. 3 pages, typewritten, original, ...
From the Alfred – Alf Schwarzbaum collection: Letter from Harry and Renee Lewinski, Zurich, May 1943
- Beit Lohamei Haghetaot Archives/ בית לוחמי הגטאות
- 0000026413
- English
- 1943
- Updated 2 years ago
From the Alfred – Alf Schwarzbaum collection: Letter sent by Harry and Renee Lewinski from Zurich, Switzerland, to Schwarzbaum in Lausanne, 6 May 1943. Harry and Renee married on 13 April. Schwarzbaum asked them to buy a carpet as a wedding gift, promising to reimburse them for a receipt. Renee encloses the receipt (dated 19 April 1943) and describes the couple's honeymoon in Tessin, Ticino. The couple invite Schwarzbaum to visit and send regards to his wife. 2 pages, typewritten and handwritten, original, in German About Alfred Schwarzbaum: Alfred (Alf) Schwarzbaum was a Jewish merchant fr...
From the Alfred – Alf Schwarzbaum collection: letter from Julian Siegel, Bedzin, June 1945
- Beit Lohamei Haghetaot Archives/ בית לוחמי הגטאות
- 0000026419
- English
- Updated 2 years ago
From the Alfred – Alf Schwarzbaum collection: 1. Letter sent by the Association of Swiss Jewish Refugee Aid and Welfare Organisations (VSJF) in Zurich to Schwarzbaum on 5 June 1945. the letter explains that the Association has recently received a letter from Ing. Julian Siegel in Bedzin, addressed to Schwarzbaum and asking for his help. The original letter is enclosed, and Schwarzbaum is asked to reply. 2. Letter sent by Siegel from Bedzin, which contains biographical information about Schwarzbaum (presumably so he can be located in Switzerland). Siegel writes that his wife Hela (nee Till) ...
From the Alfred – Alf Schwarzbaum collection: Letters from Israel Schwarzbaum in Straubing, Germany, Autumn 1946
- Beit Lohamei Haghetaot Archives/ בית לוחמי הגטאות
- 0000026420
- English
- 1946
- Updated 2 years ago
From the Alfred – Alf Schwarzbaum collection: Letters sent by Israel Schwarzbaum, Alfred's cousin, from Staubing, Germany, to Alfred in Mandate Palestine on 24 September and 3 November 1946. Israel (b. 1906 in Szczekociny, Poland) writes about the difficulties of coping with the death of his entire family and expresses hope of immigrating to Palestine. He therefore aks for Alfred's help in obtaining immigration certificates for him and his wife Estera (b. 1920 in Zawiercie). He adds that he has a profession and can support himself. 3 pages, typewritten and handwritten original, in German No...
From the Alfred – Alf Schwarzbaum collection: Letter from Lilli, a counsellor at the Youth Aliyah House in Versoix, September 1943
- Beit Lohamei Haghetaot Archives/ בית לוחמי הגטאות
- 0000026508
- English
- 1943
- Updated 2 years ago
From the Alfred – Alf Schwarzbaum collection: Letter sent by Lilli, a counsellor at the Youth Aliyah House in Versoix, near Geneva, Switzerland, to Schwarzbaum and his friends in Lausanne, 27 September 1943. She wishes him a happy [Jewish] new year and hopes that the values of the HeHalutz movement will give her and her friends the strength to carry on. Note: file 27043 contains a file sent by Lilli from Versoix on 6 July 1944; and she is mentioned in the diary of Oskar Zangen in the 28 May 1945 entry in file 33361. 2 pages, handwritten original, in German About Alfred Schwarzbaum: Alfred (...
From the Alfred – Alf Schwarzbaum collection: Five letters from Herbert Dembinski, a soldier in the CMF Polish Forces 673, 1946
- Beit Lohamei Haghetaot Archives/ בית לוחמי הגטאות
- 0000026544
- English
- Updated 2 years ago
From the Alfred – Alf Schwarzbaum collection: Five letters sent by Herbert Dembinski from his service as a soldier in the CMF Polish Forces 673 to Schwarzbaum in Mandate Palestine, 1946. Dembinski (b. 1925), a native of Bedzin, sent the last two letters from Northumberland, England. A group photo of him with fellow soldiers was enclosed, and was transferred to the GFH Photo Archive. The dates of the letters are 1 March, 8 March, 12 April 19 July and 14 August 1946. 14 pages, handwritten original, in Polish Note: The last letter (19 July) is originally from file 26548 Herbert (age 31) descri...
From the Alfred – Alf Schwarzbaum collection: Three letters from Belgium, concerning the export of metals to Mandate Palestine, 1947
- Beit Lohamei Haghetaot Archives/ בית לוחמי הגטאות
- 0000026545
- English
- 1947
- Updated 2 years ago
From the Alfred – Alf Schwarzbaum collection: Three letters sent from Belgium to Schwarzbaum in Prague and in Paris, concerning the export of metals from Belgium to Mandate Palestine, 1947. 8 pages, handwritten, original, in German and French Inventory: 1. Two letters sent by Alex Artziely from Brussels, 13 and 14 January 1947. Artziely describes the difficulty in finding export materials and recommends Schwarzbaum to contact Eng. Leonard Bastin of Tilff, near Liege. 6 pages, handwritten, original, in German 2. Letter sent by Eng. George Bastin from Tilff, concerrning the search for raw mat...
From the Alfred – Alf Schwarzbaum collection: Letters from Lunia Gallerska Hermann in Marseilles, 1941
- Beit Lohamei Haghetaot Archives/ בית לוחמי הגטאות
- 0000026546
- English
- Updated 2 years ago
From the Alfred – Alf Schwarzbaum collection: Letters sent by Lunia Gallerska (nee Abramson) from Marseilles, France, to Schwarzbaum in Switzerland, from February until November 1941. Lunia was married to Roger Hermann, a Frenchman, and lived with her two children in Marseilles. She sends regards to mutual friends and writes that she is preoccupied with sending parcels to relatives in occupied countries, including her father, A Pachter, in Czestocowa, Poland; Cila Abramson in Warsaw; and Cesia, Mulik and her sister in Paris. 11 pages, handwritten original, in Polish About Alfred Schwarzbaum...
From the Alfred – Alf Schwarzbaum collection: Letters from Lunia Gallerska Hermann in Marseilles, 1942
- Beit Lohamei Haghetaot Archives/ בית לוחמי הגטאות
- 0000026547
- English
- Updated 2 years ago
From the Alfred – Alf Schwarzbaum collection: Letters sent by Lunia Gallerska (nee Abramson) from Marseilles, France, to Schwarzbaum in Switzerland, in March and April 1942. Lunia was married to Roger Hermann, a Frenchman, and lived with her two children in Marseilles. She sends regards to mutual friends and writes that she is preoccupied with sending parcels to relatives in occupied countries, including her father, A Pachter, in Czestocowa, Poland; Cila Abramson in Warsaw; and Cesia, Mulik and her sister in Paris. 9 pages, handwritten original, in Polish Note: documents that were in this f...
From the Alfred – Alf Schwarzbaum collection: Four letters from Zurich on financial transactions, December 1944 - January 1945
- Beit Lohamei Haghetaot Archives/ בית לוחמי הגטאות
- 0000026548
- English
- Updated 2 years ago
From the Alfred – Alf Schwarzbaum collection: Four letters sent by an unidentified individual from Zurich, Switzerland, to Schwarzbaum in Lausanne, 20 December 1944 - 21 January 1945. The sender (whose signature is illegible) refers to various payments (and receipts). He mentions, inter alia, the World Jewish Congress and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (ETH Zurich). 4 pages, handwritten, original, in German Note: additional letters from this file were transferred to files 26544 and 41359 in the Holdings Registry. About Alfred Schwarzbaum: Alfred (Alf) Schwarzbaum was a ...

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