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  3. Benario family: copy genealogical papers and copy papers re Olga Benario-Prestes

    This collection consists of two distinct though related groups of copy papers. The first documents, in part, the relatively short but eventful life of the German Jewess, Olga Benario, a short biographical sketch of whom follows. Also contained are copy papers which document the Benario family history. The order in which the latter arrived remains unchanged. Also included are some copy papers, which document the fate of Rudolph Benario, a family member, who was imprisoned on account of his activities as a member of the Communist Party.

  4. 'Housed Memory': publicity material

    The publicity material in this collection relates to the work of Uriel Orlow, one time artist-in-residence at the Wiener Library. The final version of his work, 'Housed Memory'can be seen at WL Video 1355/1-6.

  6. Antisemitism in Spain: reports and correspondence

    A miscellaneous collection of reports and correspondence documenting antisemitism and the situation of Jewish refugees in Spain and Spanish Morocco in the 1930s. A number of organisations are represented.

  7. Polizeipräsident, Leipzig: copy letter

    Copy letter from the Polizeipräsident, Leipzig, to an unidentified family, giving them notice to leave by authority of a police order dated 22 August 1938German 

  8. Synopsis of the film The Last Stage

    Synopsis of a film entitled The Last Stage which was presented by the National Assembly of Women, Bradford, and documents the story of Auschwitz. The film was produced under the auspices of the United Nations. All incidents in the film are based on true incidents at Auschwitz. The scenario was by Wanda Jakubowski and Gerda Schneider. Music by the Polish State Philharmonic Orchestra.  

  9. Copy letters re anti-nazis

    Copy correspondence re alleged discrimination in West Germany against former anti nazis from John Parris and Eric MoormanEnglish and German 

  10. League of nations: papers re refugees

    Readers need to reserve a reading room terminal to access a digital version of this archive.This microfilm collection of documentation deals with the role of the League of Nations, in particular with regard to the problem of Jewish refugees in Nazi Germany, c1938-1939. The papers include minutes, agenda, reports and memoranda of the Refugees Committee of the League of Nations.Documentation on the role of the League of Nations Refugee Committee with particular regard to the fate of Jewish refugees from Nazi Germany including the following.Memorandum re treatment of refugees in Great Britain,...

  11. Oppenheimer family papers

    Audio interview with Ferolyn Angell and cousins, descendants of the Oppenheimer siblings of Schwedt in which they discuss the history and fate of family members; their conversion to Christianity; the story of the 'card reading witch of Terezin' etc.

  13. Appeal for Jewish Displaced Persons

    These 2 identical cards are signed 'Rothschild' and contain an appeal for assistance on one side, and a joke reprinted from the Evening Standard on the other.

  14. Statements re war crimes

    Statements re war crimes 

  16. W.P. Jaspert: account of an anti-nazi family

    This collection originally constsisted just of the 2 page account of a anti-Nazi family, described below. Since then more material has been donated to the library: namely an autobiographical account by the depositor and an article on German, non-Jewish anti-Nazis by the depositor's son. These will be catalogued in the main library catalogue. There are also some anti- Nazi propaganda leaflets

  17. Centre de Documentantation Juive Contemporaine: selected set of copy documents depicting the Holocaust

    Set of copy docs entitled '10 documents de la deportation', Paris 1991

  18. Interviews with German generals - not dated

    This undated copy typescript account was apparently written by a German female stenographer working in Paris for the US Historical section. Her narrative describes visits to 'Le Petit Chesnay' and later Hennemont Castle where German generals (eg von Lüttwitz, Schramm, Bayerlein) were held captive. She describes the atmosphere and gives an account of Schramm's report.

  20. Various family documents

    This collection actually consists of 3 unrelated collections, which were brought together for no obvious reason, the 4 other collections which made up the original, having since been dispersed. 574c is a deposit of various papers from N. J. Lamont re the French Foreign Legion.