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Language of Description: English
Country: United Kingdom

  1. Diaries of Wilhelm Hollitscher

    This set of manuscript war-time diaries from an Austrian Jewish refugee provide a unique insight into a refugee's life and his interpretation of national events. A number of enclosures were found loose within the diaries. These have been catalogued separately [1277/16] with a note of their place of origin. Hollitscher begins his English diaries by remembering his last days in Vienna, but soon turns to a discussion of the political news of the day. In this case a secret meeting between Hitler and Mussolini. Hollitscher is furious about Hitler's treachery, abandoning South Tyrol as a gift to ...

  3. The Association of Jewish Refugees in Great Britain: Board minutes and papers

    Minutes and correspondence of the board of the Association of Jewish Refugees in Great Britain, covering such subjects as restitution claims; social work; the newsletter: AJR Information; cultural activities; membership of the organisation 

  4. Doris Winter (née Kahn): copy school book

    This is the copy of a school book which was originally the property of the depositor, a pupil in a school in Cologne, 1933-1934. The contents of the book were dictated by the teacher and consist of notes on the racial characteristics of the various ethnic groups which comprise the German people, also notes on the theory of racial hygiene.

  6. Henry G Plitt: Copy papers

    This collection of copy papers documents, in part, the life of Henry G Plitt, focusing, in particular, on his involvement in the capture of Julius Streicher and Robert Ley.

  7. Copy material re Jewish Brigade

    Copy material relating to the activities of the Jewish Brigade in Palestine, including photographs, newspaper cuttings and a short essay

  8. Copy papers re documentary about November Pogrom in Nuremberg

    The papers in this collection consist primarily of copy documents from the Nuremberg State Archives and relate to the trial of former SA men who were guilty of aggravated breach of the peace on Kristallnacht in Nuremberg. The papers were used for the making of a BBC TV documentary series German History, 1919-1945. The papers provide a detailed insight into the crimes committed against the Jewish population of Nuremberg on Kristallnacht (9-10 November 1938).

  9. ‘The St. Louis Affair': list of passengers who found refuge in Great Britain

    This copy list of passengers on the infamous ship, the St. Louis, was probably generated from a database at the Holocaust Memorial Museum, Washington.

  10. B'nai Brith Leo Baeck London Lodge: Members life histories

    Personal, mostly autobiographical accounts of former German and Austrian Jewish refugees, who subsequently became members of the Leo Baeck London Lodge. Also list of authors at 1288/56.This collection of memoirs provides a rich and varied account of the experiences of German and Austrian Jewish refugees to Great Britain. They range in length from 1 page to almost book length.

  11. Certificate that Franz Wrobel was interned in Gurs Camp

    Certificate issued by the Sous Prefecture of Oloron that Franz Wrobel was interned in Gurs Camp from October 25 1940 to 4 Aug 1941

  12. Janina Fischler-Martinho: Memoir re the Jewish ghetto at Cracow

    This personal account entitled The Story of a Spoon was written by a survivor of the Jewish ghetto at Cracow, Poland, and describes the experiences of Jews being helped by non-Jews in the ghetto

  13. Richard Meyer: Copy papers re the Jewish community in Sinzig, North Rhine Westphalia

    These copy papers document the fate of the Jewish community in the town of Sinzig, North Rhine Westphalia.

  14. Why Auschwitz was not bombed: copy documents

    Copy documentation relating to the reasons why Auschwitz was not bombed by the allies, even when news of the atrocities had become widely known

  15. Notes re design of the Holocaust memorial, Vienna

    Notes on an interview with Rachel Whiteread about her proposed design of a concrete bunker to commemorate the Holocaust at the Judenplatz, Vienna by Ernst Eisenmayer 5 Oct 1996

  16. Copy documents re Jews in Vienna

    This material, part of which relates to an exhibition on the Viennese Jewish community during the Third Reich

  17. Youth Aliyah: Copy documents re the Hascharah Training Centre, Braunton, Devon

    Account of the Hascharah training centre at Braunton, Devon, consisting of typescript notes, transcripts of letters and copies of letters and other documents with Fred Dunston's annotations22 pages English 

  18. Gertrude Wellisch: Correspondence re emigration

    Correspondence relating to the establishment of a guarantor for Gertrude Wellisch, an Austrian Jewish refugee, including letters between various agencies and the prospective guarantor.

  19. Karl Neumann: Family papers

    This collection of family papers documents the lives of a Czech Jewish couple both before and after their arrival in Great Britain.

  20. Reichsbund der Deutschen Beamten: Circular re membership of Jewish Mischlinge

    Copy circular issued by the Reichsbund der Deutschen Beamten to all members regarding Jewish mixed race membership of the RDB, stating that whereas full Jews can no longer be members, Jews of mixed race can still be members under certain conditionsGerman