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  1. O.3 - Testimonies gathered by Yad Vashem

    O.3 - Testimonies gathered by Yad Vashem The testimony department of Yad Vashem started gathering testimonies in 1954 in Tel Aviv. It is currently located at Yad Vashem in Jerusalem. The survivors interviewed are recorded on audio or video tape, and most of the testimonies have been transcribed. Quantity of material: Over 83 meters shelving: There are over 9000 testimonies in this record group, and the number continues to grow. Main languages: Hebrew, Yiddish, Russian, Polish, German, English, Hungarian, Romanian, French, Serb

  2. Documentation of the Special Court (Sondergericht) in Munich

    Documentation of the Special Court (Sondergericht) in Munich The Special Court (Sondergericht) in Munich was one of the regional courts of law established in Germany to try charges of crimes against the Nazi regime and Nazi ideology. The collection includes files of trials and investigation proceedings against Jewish and non-Jewish Germans who were charged with crimes, such as expressing criticism of the Reich and its leaders and the Reich's attitude toward the Jews, and "race defilement" crimes. The Special Courts (Sondergerichte) were established in the spring of 1933. At first, 25 courts...

  3. O.88 - Documentation regarding commemoration of the Holocaust

    O.88 - Documentation regarding commemoration of the Holocaust The Collection includes documentation from the period after the war pertaining to commemoration and memorialization of the Holocaust. The material in the Collection is varied and multi-lingual; it could be official documentation regarding the establishment of monuments and memorial sites in places where there were mass murders, correspondence of private people with the authorities or correspondence with various bodies regarding the struggle to memorialize those who perished during the Holocaust, memorialization articles and speec...

  4. Documentation collected in the context of the "Research project regarding the contribution of Holocaust survivors to the State of Israel", from Kibbutz Afek

    Documentation collected in the context of the "Research project regarding the contribution of Holocaust survivors to the State of Israel", from Kibbutz Afek Testimonies/ interviews/ memoirs: 1. Booklet, "[Kibbutz] Members tell about the illegal immigration", Afek, July 1964; 2. Moshe Sharfstein - his experiences; 3. Shalom Perlovitz - testimony.

  5. M.18.2 - Correspondence of the Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) with the Central Location Index (CLI) of the Relatives Search Department

    M.18.2 - Correspondence of the Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) with the Central Location Index (CLI) of the Relatives Search Department Correspondence between different organizations in various countries (including the JDC offices around the world). The correspondence deals with administrational topics and subjects regarding the search for relatives. The documentation is arranged by country or date or organization.

  6. Documentation regarding Jews, from local archives in the State of Brandenburg

    Documentation regarding Jews, from local archives in the State of Brandenburg

  7. TR. 21: Documentation from trials conducted against war criminals that were held in Austria after the war

    TR. 21: Documentation from trials conducted against war criminals that were held in Austria after the war In the Records Group there is documentation from trials conducted against war criminals in Austria after the war. The main body of the Record Group consists of verdicts and short items regarding trials conducted in the People's Courts after the war. Additionally, in the Record Group there is much documentation from the trials of Ernst Lerch and others, SSPF(SS-und Polizeifuehrer- SS and police) commanders in Lublin, including important information regarding the mass murder of the Europe...

  8. Documentation collected in the context of the "Research project regarding the contribution of Holocaust survivors to the State of Israel", from Kibbutz Ein HaShofet

    Documentation collected in the context of the "Research project regarding the contribution of Holocaust survivors to the State of Israel", from Kibbutz Ein HaShofet Testimonies: Moshe Monik Fishbein; Articles: Yigal Vilfend, "Returning as a victor, 50 years later"; Moshe Monik Fishbein - Letters to pupils, and passing thoughts, following a visit in Poland (02/11/1998); Letters: Letter to Arieh Davidman, original in Polish and a translation to Hebrew, including a description of the Holocaust of the Jews in Poland, and the fate of his family members (21/09/1945).

  9. O.52.2 - Documentation prepared for the Encyclopedia of Jewish Communities in Germany - North-West Communities

    O.52.2 - Documentation prepared for the Encyclopedia of Jewish Communities in Germany - North-West Communities The purpose of the Yad Vashem project - to prepare an Encyclopedia of Jewish Communities in Germany - is to perpetuate the history of the communities that were destroyed during the Holocaust. The historiography of the communities focused on countries and sometimes on districts, but not on the history of the local communities. This project is meant to fill in what is lacking in this area. With the increase of interest in the local communities, this Record Group serves as a very impo...

  10. Documentation from Blankenburg (Harz), Germany

    Documentation from Blankenburg (Harz), Germany

  11. O. 64.2 - Theresienstadt Collection: Original documentation from the Theresienstadt Ghetto

    O. 64.2 - Theresienstadt Collection: Original documentation from the Theresienstadt Ghetto The Documentation Collection from the Theresienstadt Ghetto is comprised of three principle collections: A. The Zeev Sheck Collection, also known as the Dokumentační Akce-Praha (Prague Documentation Project) Collection [Files 1-110]; B. The Hermann Weisz Collection [Files 111-422]; C. The Miscellaneous Collection including documentation from the ghetto submitted to the Yad Vashem Archives by private bodies and others [Files 423-469]. A. The Zeev Sheck Collection Provenance of the Collection: Born in O...

  12. Police documentation from the Bern, Switzerland canton (region) regarding Jewish refugees, 1941-1944

    Police documentation from the Bern, Switzerland canton (region) regarding Jewish refugees, 1941-1944 - Files of Jewish refugees; - Police documentation.

  13. Collection of documentation from private sources regarding the Jews of Italy, mainly during the period of World War II

    Collection of documentation from private sources regarding the Jews of Italy, mainly during the period of World War II - Official, personal and family documentation of the Jews in Italy during the Holocaust; - Diaries kept during the Holocaust in Italy; - Letters and postcards from the Holocaust period in Italy; - Documentation regarding stories of rescue of Jews in Italy during the Holocaust; - Documentation regarding Jewish fighters in the resistance and serving in the Italian Army; - Collection containing material from Gianfranco Moscati from Naples.

  14. Documentation collected in the context of the "Research project regarding the contribution of Holocaust survivors to the State of Israel", from Kibbutz Gat

    Documentation collected in the context of the "Research project regarding the contribution of Holocaust survivors to the State of Israel", from Kibbutz Gat Experiences of: 1. Lili Itayi; 2. Sara Dotan; 3. Moshe Harel; 4. Gershon Gerhard Weiss Livni; 5. Stella Esther Livni; 6. Naomi Montilia; 7. Zvia Eshet; 8. Shalom Rimer; 9. Lea Shachar; Testimonies/ interviews: 1. Yoshke Yosef Itayi; 2. Bernard Zelishovski; 3. Tova Saltzberg; 4. Israel Eshet; Eulogies: 1. Words spoken at the grave of Yoshke [Yosef Itayi] at the Kibbutz Gat cemetery on 02/06/1998; 2. In memory of Israel Karsh; 3. "Israel -...

  15. Documentation from the Staatsarchivs Basel (State archive in Basel), Switzerland

    Documentation from the Staatsarchivs Basel (State archive in Basel), Switzerland

  16. Soviet documentation regarding Nazi war crimes carried out in the Khakiv region during 1944-1945

    Soviet documentation regarding Nazi war crimes carried out in the Khakiv region during 1944-1945 Included in the collection: - Testimonies collected from residents of the Stary Saltov district; - List of streets whose name was changed during the occupation period; - Antisemitic posters including an appeal to local residents to travel to work in Germany, a call to partisans and Red Army soldiers to surrender, announcements regarding the distribution of land, and Nazi propaganda; - Reports regarding Nazi war crimes in Kharkiv during the occupation period; - Report regarding trials of war crim...

  17. O.37/Linz - Collection of the Jewish Historical Commission in Linz

    O.37/Linz - Collection of the Jewish Historical Commission in Linz

  18. O.26: Documentation regarding the North African Jewish communities, mainly during the World War II period

    O.26: Documentation regarding the North African Jewish communities, mainly during the World War II period In the Collection there is official documentation and personal documentation, as well as newspaper clippings. In the Collection there is also documentation regarding North Africa from Yad Vashem Record Groups O. 9 (France Collection) and M. 42 (Archives in France).

  19. Documentation collected in the context of the "Research project regarding the contribution of Holocaust survivors to the State of Israel", from Kibbutz Gvar'am

    Documentation collected in the context of the "Research project regarding the contribution of Holocaust survivors to the State of Israel", from Kibbutz Gvar'am Collection of testimonies - booklet: "From the stories of [kibbutz] members: Stories of survivors and rescuers", Holocaust Remembrance and Heroism Day ceremony, Gvar'am, 5758 [1998]; 1. Irit Van-Eso; 2. Ayala Vaknin; 3. Raya Wahl; 4. Sona (Haber) Lind.

  20. Documentation of the Romanian authorities in the Bukovina and Transnistria area, 1941-1942

    Documentation of the Romanian authorities in the Bukovina and Transnistria area, 1941-1942 Included in the collection: - Letters sent by inmates in camps in the Bukovina area to their family members in Cernauti, regarding life in the camps, 1941; - Regulation of Sadagura camp, regarding inmates in the area of northern Bukovina; - Report prepared by commander Chelmeniti, regarding the abuse of Jews who were transferred from Edineti camp to forced labor; - Instruction by the Minister of the Interior of Romania, sent to the Police detachment in Sadagura, regarding the use of POWs and Jews from...