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Holding Institution: The Wiener Library for the Study of the Holocaust & Genocide

  1. Copy documents re status of non-denominational Jews

    These copy documents shed some light on the experiences of non-religious Jews during the Nazi era.They were transcribed and copied by the depositor.

  2. Memorial publication in honour of Serge Katzmann - no date

    This memorial publication consists of drawings and cartoons by Serge Katzmann and a short script about the founding of North Holmwood Boys' Club by the depositor's father.

  3. Leaflet on regulations re life in Nazi Germany - no date

    This is a fragment of a leaflet containing regulations on various aspects of social and cultural life in Nazi Germany. Subjects covered in the leaflet include matters concerning the concept of the German Race; change of name/ title of unmarried women; Hitler Youth; travel and restaurant coupons; income from sub-letting; working clothes for farmers; memorial notices for soldiers killed in the war.

  6. Hitahadut Olej Germania: reports and papers

    These reports and papers document in part the activities of the Socialist Zionist organisation Hitahadut Olej Germania.

  10. Reports on South America as a haven for refugees from Nazi Germany

    This collection of reports focuses on South America as a haven for German Jewish emigration. According to the editor's introduction they were published by the Jewish Telegraphic Agency Inc. with a view to being published in various (unspecified) newspapers. This particular edition was presumably written for the American market, since the reports are in English and are printed by the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, which was, by then, based in New York.The reports cover Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay and discuss the climate, geography, demographics and politics of each country. The first 3 reports...

  11. Material re James Loeb

    This collection consists of copy correspondence and printed material relating to the 50th anniversary of the death of James Loeb, German Jewish antique collector and philanthropist.

  12. Hans Schäffer: catalogue to diaries and other papers - no date

    This collection consists of the copy archival catalogue to the diaries and other papers of Hans Schäffer, formerly ministerial official and finance expert during the Weimar era. The original diaries are owned by the Wiener Library and are on permanent loan at the archive of the Institut für Zeitgeschichte, München which produced the catalogue. In addition to the catalogue and related papers there are two additional items, the provenance of which is not known. These are a partial copy of an analysis of the economic crisis of the early 1930s (951/3) and unidentified material relating to Germa...

  14. Hugo and Gretel Klein: copy correspondence

    This collection comprises the literal translation of letters written in old German Gothic script by the parents of Kay Fyne and her brothers and sister (now living in the U.S.). Kay's brother-in-law, Kurt Klein, who lives in Seattle, Washington, managed to decypher a lot of the script, which Kay has used to help in her own interpretation of how she felt her parents would wish to express themselves. She has, however, tried to keep as near as possible to the actual written style.A lot of the references and names in the letters refer to members of both her father's and mother's families and th...

  16. Copy Oskar Schindler's list

    This is a photocopy of Oskar Schindler's list of Jewish workers who were employed by him at the concentration camp Gross Rosen and the work camp Brünnlitz. Inclusion on the list was a guarantee of safety. The list includes the names of 297 women and 800 men, the women's names being listed alphabetically. The list is thought to be a jumble of inaccuracies, false birth dates, and altered identities. Some of the mistakes are intentional; others apparently resulting from confusion or disinformation, or simply typos. There are German spellings, Polish spellings and Hebrew transliterations into b...

  17. Letter seeking advice re behaviour towards Jews

    This is a letter with response requesting advice on how to conduct oneself with a Jew written by a person unknown- a partially legible annotation on the response suggests it might have been written by someone called G. J. Bloch. the same note seems to date the letter 8 November 1931. It is addressed to the leadership of the 'N.D.A.P', Muenchen Braunes Haus. The response is from Uschla, R. L.

  19. Hans Globke: deposition concerning Jewish name changes in the Third Reich

    This is an original signed statement by Hans Globke, formerly chief adviser to Konrad Adenauer and earlier, official commentator on the Nuremberg Racial Laws. The statement deals with the provision of names denoting the Jewish origins of German citizens. The document is typescript with corrections apparently initialled, signed and dated by Globke.

  20. German Evangelical Church: leaflet and letter

    This is a leaflet from the leadership of the German Evangelical church to their churches, congregations and communities. denying accusations of collusion with enemies of the Nazi state: "We solemnly protest before God against (the accusation). We have a clear conscience and are ready to render account of ourselves. We stand by our word: we do not want to be a place of refuge for the politically disaffected..."