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  1. Maurice Frankenhuis Collection

    Maurice Frankenhuis Collection Publications and correspondence, newspaper clippings and pamphlets regarding the Nazi crimes and trials against Nazis; Included in the file: - "A Journey into Darkness" by Maurice Frankenhuis, regarding his life in the Netherlands during the German occupation, in Westerbork camp, and during his deportation to Theresienstadt; - Issue of "The Saturday Evening Post" newspaper, Oct. 22, 1966, including an article regarding the Eichmann Trial, "Historical Trial: Auschwitz", published by the "Hiroshima - Auschwitz Peace March" organization.

  2. TR.20- Documentation of trials conducted against war criminals submitted by the United States Department of Justice

    TR.20- Documentation of trials conducted against war criminals submitted by the United States Department of Justice The Record Group is comprised of microfilms that contain documentation of trials against war criminals and collaborators conducted by American courts in the US Occupation Zone in Germany. The original material is preserved in the United States National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), and the copies were given to Yad Vashem by the United States Department of Justice. Among the trials included in the Record Group (In File No. O300/203, there is a detailed entry of ma...

  3. O.5 - אוסף ט. פרידמן, וינה

    • ארכיון יד ושם / Yad Vashem Archives
    • 4019590
    • English, Hebrew
    • 1934-1953
    • Legal documentation Names of perpetrators Official documentation Questionnaire Record of persecuted persons Record of survivors Statistical data Survey report Testimony

    The "Juedische Historische Dokumentation", founded by Tuvia Friedman in mid 1946 in Vienna, collected a large quantity of material over a number of years for use in the prosecution of Nazi war criminals. The institution was transferred to Haifa after 1948. The record group includes eye witness testimony, survivors statements and correspondence.

  4. Documentation from the archives of the Jewish community in Geneva, Switzerland, regarding the activities of the Jewish Community Welfare Office on behalf of the Jewish refugees in Geneva

    Documentation from the archives of the Jewish community in Geneva, Switzerland, regarding the activities of the Jewish Community Welfare Office on behalf of the Jewish refugees in Geneva - Correspondence regarding the Jewish refugees, 1944-1950; - Accounting from the years, 1930-1971.

  5. M.26 - Documentation of the Relatives Search Department of the World Jewish Congress (WJC) in Stockholm, 1945-1962

    M.26 - Documentation of the Relatives Search Department of the World Jewish Congress (WJC) in Stockholm, 1945-1962 Correspondence of the Relatives Search Department of the World Jewish Congress (WJC) in Stockholm; lists of Jews. See also sub-section M.26.1 (Item 4019144).

  6. TR.3.M - Eichmann Trial Administration

    TR.3.M - Eichmann Trial Administration

  7. O.64.2/MISC - Documentation submitted by Private People

    O.64.2/MISC - Documentation submitted by Private People

  8. O.29.2 - The A. Werber Collection, Personal documents and documentation regarding the Jewish Resistance in Belgium during the Holocaust

    O.29.2 - The A. Werber Collection, Personal documents and documentation regarding the Jewish Resistance in Belgium during the Holocaust

  9. O.7.cz- Documentation regarding the Jews of Bohemia and Moravia (Czechia), mainly during the Holocaust

    O.7.cz- Documentation regarding the Jews of Bohemia and Moravia (Czechia), mainly during the Holocaust In the Sub-Record Group there is documentation regarding Jewish youth movements and sports associations that were active before World War II, documentation concerning anti-Jewish legislation from 1939-1944; official documentation about the work of the Central Office for Jewish Emigration and pertaining to the employment of Jews; newspaper clippings on the subject of Jews in the Economy, 1938-1943, documentation regarding Jewish communities, documentation concerning the function of the Jewi...

  10. O.46 - Documentation from the Hakibbutz Ha'arzi Archives: Activities of the Hashomer Hatzair Movement in Europe during World War II

    O.46 - Documentation from the Hakibbutz Ha'arzi Archives: Activities of the Hashomer Hatzair Movement in Europe during World War II Hashomer Hatsair is a Socialist–Zionist, secular Jewish youth movement founded in 1913 in Galicia, Austria-Hungary. By 1939, Hashomer Hatzair had 70,000 members worldwide. The movement's membership base was in Eastern Europe. With the advent of World War II and the Holocaust, members of Hashomer Hatzair focused their attention on resistance against the Nazis. Mordechaj Anielewicz, the leader of Hashomer Hatzair's Warsaw branch, became head of the Jewish Fightin...

  11. R.5 - Card catalog of German emigrants expatriated by the Nazis (Ausbürgerungskartei)

    R.5 - The German emigrants card catalog expatriated by the Nazis (Ausbürgerungskartei) The Nazi regime in Germany revoked the citizenship of German citizens who emigrated from Germany, and criticized the regime. Revocation of citizenship also meant confiscation of property, an action which turned many of the emigrants (who had escaped from Germany without managing to sell their property) into people with nothing at all. The lists of those whose citizenship had been revoked were published in the "Deutscher Reichsanzeiger", the official State publication. The first list was published on 25 Au...

  12. M. 57-Kulturbund der Juden in Deutschland (the Cultural Organization of German Jewry)

    M. 57-Kulturbund der Juden in Deutschland (the Cultural Organization of German Jewry) History of the Organization Following the Nazi rise to power in 1933, the Jews were forbidden to attend cultural performances or to be employed in cultural institutions in Germany. Kurt Singer, the Director of the Berlin Municipal Opera (who was dismissed in 1933 because he was Jewish), decided to set up an alternate Jewish organization with the goal of arranging cultural activities for Jews. The new organization was also meant to solve the unemployment problem of the Jewish artists and workers who had bee...

  13. M.52 - Documentation from Regional Archives in Ukraine, 1934-1966

    M.52 - Documentation from Regional Archives in Ukraine, 1934-1966 In the Record Group there are files from the following regional archives in Ukraine: the State Archive in the Lvov region, the State Archive in the Ivano-Frankovsk region, the State Archive in the Chervovtsy region, the State Archive in the Khmelnitskiy region, the State Archive in the Vinnitsa region, the State Archive in the Kiev region, the State Archive in the Rovno region, the State Archive in the Ternopol region, the Central State Historical Archives of Ukraine (Lvov), the State Archive of the Office of Internal Affairs...

  14. P.28- Personal documentation of Michal Borwicz

    P.28- Personal documentation of Michal Borwicz

  15. Hakibbutz Ha'arzi Archives Collection: Activities of the Partisans, Pioneers, and Soldiers Organization(PCh"Ch)

    Hakibbutz Ha'arzi Archives Collection: Activities of the Partisans, Soldiers, Pioneers Organization(PCh"Ch) The Partisans, Pioneers, and Soldiers Organization (PCh"Ch) began its activityin liberated Poland in 1945, and continued its activities in Germany, Austria, Italy and Cyprus until the members of the organization made aliya to Eretz Israel. The organization archives were brought to Eretz Israel by Shalom Cholovsky, a headquarters member. The documentation includes material from the main headquarters of the organization in Germany arranged in 11 files. Much importance is assigned to the...

  16. P.21.3 - Letters received by Ilya Ehrenburg during 1958-1967, given by his daughter Irina Ehrenburg to Yad Vashem in 1994

    P.21.3 - Letters received by Ilya Ehrenburg during 1958-1967, given by his daughter Irina Ehrenburg to Yad Vashem in 1994 Ilya Ehrenburg Collection (documentation dated, 1942-1967); Original documentation of the famous Soviet writer Ilya Ehrenburg: Articles, testimonies, photographs and letters on the subject of the Holocaust in the Soviet Union, some of which were put in "The Black Book"; letters from Jews regarding expressions of antisemitism in the Soviet countries during the postwar period; Sub-Record Group P.21.3 consists of a collection of letters sent to Ilya Ehrenburg by Jews during...

  17. Collection of documentation regarding Anda Eker

    Collection of documentation regarding Anda Eker

  18. M.1.PC- Questionnaires filled out by children in the Foehrenwald DP camp, 1945-1946

    M.1.PC- Questionnaires filled out by children in the Foehrenwald DP camp, 1945-1946 The Central Historical Committee (CHC) distributed questionnaires among the children (some from Hungary, and the rest from Poland) in DP camps, in order to collect information by asking questions regarding the fate of the children and the fate of their families during the Nazi period. The questionnaires include questions concerning the names of family members, their places of origin and the general background of the children. On the reverse side of each questionnaire there is a short survey regarding the his...

  19. Testimony regarding the experiences of children on the Aryan side during the war and in children's homes in Poland after the liberation

    Testimony regarding the experiences of children on the Aryan side during the war and in children's homes in Poland after the liberation Wanderings and suffering of children on the Aryan side; atrocities committed by the Nazis; help from nuns and Polish, Ukrainian and especially Czech farmers. Jewish children's homes in Poland (Krakow, Bielski, Lodz and Czestochowa) after the liberation; feelings of isolation and alienation of the children.

  20. O.64.2/WSZ.4 - Lists of deportees from various areas to the Theresienstadt Ghetto

    O.64.2/WSZ.4 - Lists of deportees from various areas to the Theresienstadt Ghetto