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Online Auction 014 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
June 5, 2018
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A booklet and two leaflets about immigration, receipt of funds from Palestine, printed for the Jewish community in Nazi Germany. Berlin, mid 1930s. German.
1. Alijah, Informationen für Palästina-Auswanderer [Aliya, information for immigrants to Palestine]. A booklet published by Palästina-Amt der Jewish Agency for Palestine [Palestinian office of the Jewish Agency for Palestine]. 1936.
180 pp, [should be 164] + [1] advertisement plate in color and [1] folding map, 31 cm. Fair-good condition. Tears and open tears at margins (mostly small, not affecting text). Detached cover, with long tears and open tears.
2. Unterstützungen und Geldgeschenke Aus dem Auslande [receipt of support and funds from abroad]. A leaflet printed on behalf of Palästina Treuhand-stelle zur Beratung deutscher Juden [PALTREU Palestine trustees for advising German Jews]. Printed by Berthold Levy, Berlin, 1937.
[1] leaf (two printed pages), approx.29.5 cm. Good condition. Slight creases and tears.
3. Promotional leaflet on behalf of Palästina Nachrichten [Palestine News], a periodical published by Ernst Köstenbaum in Berlin, in the years 1934-1936. [ca. 1935].
[1] leaf, 22.5 cm. Good condition. Slight defects. Pen inscription on lower margins.
1. Alijah, Informationen für Palästina-Auswanderer [Aliya, information for immigrants to Palestine]. A booklet published by Palästina-Amt der Jewish Agency for Palestine [Palestinian office of the Jewish Agency for Palestine]. 1936.
180 pp, [should be 164] + [1] advertisement plate in color and [1] folding map, 31 cm. Fair-good condition. Tears and open tears at margins (mostly small, not affecting text). Detached cover, with long tears and open tears.
2. Unterstützungen und Geldgeschenke Aus dem Auslande [receipt of support and funds from abroad]. A leaflet printed on behalf of Palästina Treuhand-stelle zur Beratung deutscher Juden [PALTREU Palestine trustees for advising German Jews]. Printed by Berthold Levy, Berlin, 1937.
[1] leaf (two printed pages), approx.29.5 cm. Good condition. Slight creases and tears.
3. Promotional leaflet on behalf of Palästina Nachrichten [Palestine News], a periodical published by Ernst Köstenbaum in Berlin, in the years 1934-1936. [ca. 1935].
[1] leaf, 22.5 cm. Good condition. Slight defects. Pen inscription on lower margins.
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A rabbinic ordination certificate awarded to a Jew named Pavel Hoch on behalf of the "Rabbinic Seminary in Breslau". Printed, filled in, and hand-signed by the teachers. Printed by A. Wollmann, Breslau, 1939. German.
The Rabbinic Seminary in Breslau (Jüdisch-Theologisches Seminar Fraenckel'sche Stiftung, Breslau) was a seminary for Jewish studies, active between the years 1854-1938. At its peak, it was considered one of the most important centers of Conservative Judaism, and among its graduates were students and researchers such as Leo Beck, Yitzchak Moshe Elenbogen, Israel Levi and others. In November 1938, one day after the Kristallnacht, the Nazis invaded the seminary, ordered to close it and forbade any meetings between teachers. In spite of this order, some teachers continued to examine the students and conduct ordination examinations in their private homes, and issued a number of certificates after the school was closed. The last examination recorded in the seminary records was held on 31.2.1939, which is the date appearing on this certificate.
See: "Rabbinic Seminary in Breslau – the Last Generation", by Guy Meron, in: Guy Meron (editor), from Breslau to Jerusalem, Rabbinic Seminaries: chapters of study and philosophy, Jerusalem, 2009, pp. 86-99.
45.5X36.5 cm. Good condition. Stains and creases. Slight damages to margins.
The Rabbinic Seminary in Breslau (Jüdisch-Theologisches Seminar Fraenckel'sche Stiftung, Breslau) was a seminary for Jewish studies, active between the years 1854-1938. At its peak, it was considered one of the most important centers of Conservative Judaism, and among its graduates were students and researchers such as Leo Beck, Yitzchak Moshe Elenbogen, Israel Levi and others. In November 1938, one day after the Kristallnacht, the Nazis invaded the seminary, ordered to close it and forbade any meetings between teachers. In spite of this order, some teachers continued to examine the students and conduct ordination examinations in their private homes, and issued a number of certificates after the school was closed. The last examination recorded in the seminary records was held on 31.2.1939, which is the date appearing on this certificate.
See: "Rabbinic Seminary in Breslau – the Last Generation", by Guy Meron, in: Guy Meron (editor), from Breslau to Jerusalem, Rabbinic Seminaries: chapters of study and philosophy, Jerusalem, 2009, pp. 86-99.
45.5X36.5 cm. Good condition. Stains and creases. Slight damages to margins.
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The Nazis at War, Materials on Germany, Designed to Aid the Study of Men, Affairs, and Trends. [Published by the JCIO (Jewish Central Information Office)], [London], December 1940-April 1945. English. 23 issues.
23 issues (mimeographed) of the periodical The Nazis at War published by the JCIO. The issues contain reports and articles dealing with the situation in Nazi Germany and its culture, its national state of mind, its operations and forces (translated from German as well as non-German sources).
This periodical was publicized by the JCIO, a center founded in Amsterdam in 1933 by Dr. Alfred Wiener and Prof. David Cohen to collect and publicize information about the persecution of the Jews by the Nazis. (In 1939, Dr. Wiener transferred the collection of the information center to London and its name was changed to the Wiener Library).
Enclosed: Issue of the "Jewish News" published by the JCIO, June 1944.
The Nazis at War: Issues no. 6, 7, 18, 23, 49, 50, 51-52 (double issue), 54, 56, 58-71. Two issues appear in more than one copy. Jewish News: Issues no. 35/36.
Most of the issues are composed of 9-12 leaves (stapled in the upper left corner). Condition varies. Detached leaves. Stains. Tears to edges. Filing holes.
23 issues (mimeographed) of the periodical The Nazis at War published by the JCIO. The issues contain reports and articles dealing with the situation in Nazi Germany and its culture, its national state of mind, its operations and forces (translated from German as well as non-German sources).
This periodical was publicized by the JCIO, a center founded in Amsterdam in 1933 by Dr. Alfred Wiener and Prof. David Cohen to collect and publicize information about the persecution of the Jews by the Nazis. (In 1939, Dr. Wiener transferred the collection of the information center to London and its name was changed to the Wiener Library).
Enclosed: Issue of the "Jewish News" published by the JCIO, June 1944.
The Nazis at War: Issues no. 6, 7, 18, 23, 49, 50, 51-52 (double issue), 54, 56, 58-71. Two issues appear in more than one copy. Jewish News: Issues no. 35/36.
Most of the issues are composed of 9-12 leaves (stapled in the upper left corner). Condition varies. Detached leaves. Stains. Tears to edges. Filing holes.
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A telegram, printed on a Red Cross form. The telegram was sent from Ruth Mardyks in Zichron Ya'akov to Leiser Kornreich in Berlin. May 22, 1941. German.
A short telegram with a personal content. The reply from Leiser Kornreich is printed on the back of the telegram and addressed to Moritz Mardyks, dated 16.7.1941. On the bottom of the leaf appears a handwritten text (draft for a telegram?).
The telegram is stamped with a number of ink-stamps, including ink-stamps of the Red Cross and a Palestine censorship stamp. Enclosed is the envelope in which the telegram was sent.
[1] leaf, 23 cm. Good condition. Folding marks and creases. Stains.
A short telegram with a personal content. The reply from Leiser Kornreich is printed on the back of the telegram and addressed to Moritz Mardyks, dated 16.7.1941. On the bottom of the leaf appears a handwritten text (draft for a telegram?).
The telegram is stamped with a number of ink-stamps, including ink-stamps of the Red Cross and a Palestine censorship stamp. Enclosed is the envelope in which the telegram was sent.
[1] leaf, 23 cm. Good condition. Folding marks and creases. Stains.
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Five letters sent to Palestine from the Saint Cyprien and Gurs concentration camps in France, 1940-1941. German.
Five handwritten letters sent to Tobias Waldmann in Palestine, from Adolf Gottschalk during the latter's imprisonment in the Saint Cyprien and Gurs concentration camps in France. * Three letters from the Saint Cyprien camp, sent during July-September 1940 (one is written on a postcard). * Two letters from the Gurs camp, sent in November 1940 and in May 1941.
Enclosed are several envelopes in which the letters were sent.
Adolf Gottschalk's name appears in the records of the "Central Database of Shoah Victims’ Names" at Yad VaShem (the records state that he was sent from France to Auschwitz in 1942).
[4] leaves, approximately 27 cm. (written on both sides. Two letters written in pencil and two in pen) + a postcard (written in pencil). Overall good condition. Folding marks, creases and minor defects.
The Saint Cyprien concentration camp was established in southeast France in 1939. Originally an internment camp for about 90,000 refugees who arrived from Spain during the Spanish Civil War. After the German invasion of Holland, Belgium and France in 1940, thousands of refugees were imprisoned there (since they were considered as spies on behalf of the Third Reich). Among those imprisoned were opponents to the Nazi regime in France and about 7500 German Jews, victims of Nazi persecution. Most of the detainees fell ill with dysentery due to the poor hygiene and crowded living conditions in the camp. At the end of 1940, the camp was closed and its inmates were transferred to the Gurs internment camp.
The Gurs camp in southwest France was also established in 1939 by the French Third Republic attempting to control the flow of refugees to France at the end of the Spanish Civil War. At the beginning of WWII, German citizens and others of the Axis alliance were imprisoned in the Gurs camp as well as French citizens suspected of being politically dangerous. With the establishment of the Vichy Regime, the camp became an internment camp for Jews who were not French citizens as well as others who were considered dangerous to the regime. Many of those Jews died due to the brutal conditions and others were sent eastward to extermination camps.
Enclosed: Approximately 60 paper items from the estate of the recipient, Tobias Waldmann which include the following:
* German letters (most handwritten) from the first decades of the 20th century (pre- WWII). * Photographs, letters, official documents, certificates and other items from Israel (which document the life and work of Waldmann in Israel, most from the 1950s-70s).
Five handwritten letters sent to Tobias Waldmann in Palestine, from Adolf Gottschalk during the latter's imprisonment in the Saint Cyprien and Gurs concentration camps in France. * Three letters from the Saint Cyprien camp, sent during July-September 1940 (one is written on a postcard). * Two letters from the Gurs camp, sent in November 1940 and in May 1941.
Enclosed are several envelopes in which the letters were sent.
Adolf Gottschalk's name appears in the records of the "Central Database of Shoah Victims’ Names" at Yad VaShem (the records state that he was sent from France to Auschwitz in 1942).
[4] leaves, approximately 27 cm. (written on both sides. Two letters written in pencil and two in pen) + a postcard (written in pencil). Overall good condition. Folding marks, creases and minor defects.
The Saint Cyprien concentration camp was established in southeast France in 1939. Originally an internment camp for about 90,000 refugees who arrived from Spain during the Spanish Civil War. After the German invasion of Holland, Belgium and France in 1940, thousands of refugees were imprisoned there (since they were considered as spies on behalf of the Third Reich). Among those imprisoned were opponents to the Nazi regime in France and about 7500 German Jews, victims of Nazi persecution. Most of the detainees fell ill with dysentery due to the poor hygiene and crowded living conditions in the camp. At the end of 1940, the camp was closed and its inmates were transferred to the Gurs internment camp.
The Gurs camp in southwest France was also established in 1939 by the French Third Republic attempting to control the flow of refugees to France at the end of the Spanish Civil War. At the beginning of WWII, German citizens and others of the Axis alliance were imprisoned in the Gurs camp as well as French citizens suspected of being politically dangerous. With the establishment of the Vichy Regime, the camp became an internment camp for Jews who were not French citizens as well as others who were considered dangerous to the regime. Many of those Jews died due to the brutal conditions and others were sent eastward to extermination camps.
Enclosed: Approximately 60 paper items from the estate of the recipient, Tobias Waldmann which include the following:
* German letters (most handwritten) from the first decades of the 20th century (pre- WWII). * Photographs, letters, official documents, certificates and other items from Israel (which document the life and work of Waldmann in Israel, most from the 1950s-70s).
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Sixteen photographs and documents which belonged to Arthur Segal, a Jewish soldier who was taken prisoner by the Germans and sent to the "Stalag VIII-B" camp, near the town of Łambinowice (Lamsdorf). Early-mid 1940s. English, Romanian, Hebrew and other languages.
1-11. Eleven photographs of the camp's prisoners (mostly group photographs). Eight of the photographs are dedicated and dated on the back in handwriting (in English, German and Hebrew), and eight are ink-stamped with the stamp "Fotoaufnahme genehmigt!, Dieser Prüfvermerk gilt nicht für schriftliche Mitteilungen. Stalag VIII-B" [Authorized photograph! The authorization does not apply to written messages. Stalag VIII-B] and other ink-stamps.
12. Group photograph of prisoners. Ink-stamped on the back "Stalag 383 3, Geprüft" [Stalag 383 3, checked].
13-15. Three postcards, written by hand (French) on printed cards issued by the Romanian Red Cross, sent to Segal in the years 1942, 1943 and 1944. Ink-stamped by the Romanian Red Cross, authorization stamps of the Stalag and other ink-stamps.
16. A long handwritten letter (English), sent on 13.12.1943 to Segal from a soldier named M. Farkas, in the city of Baxton (England). Ink-stamped with Stalag stamps.
Enclosed: photographs of guests in a garden party, dated on the back 1939 and dedicated in handwriting by several writers; certificate dated 13.5.1948, typewritten and filled in by hand, indicating that Arthur Segal "is employed in District 5 and fulfills his duty" (Hebrew). Ink-stamped and signed on the bottom "Headquarters of district 5, Halevi" and "Military Governor Jerusalem"; and more.
Size and condition vary. Fair-good overall condition.
1-11. Eleven photographs of the camp's prisoners (mostly group photographs). Eight of the photographs are dedicated and dated on the back in handwriting (in English, German and Hebrew), and eight are ink-stamped with the stamp "Fotoaufnahme genehmigt!, Dieser Prüfvermerk gilt nicht für schriftliche Mitteilungen. Stalag VIII-B" [Authorized photograph! The authorization does not apply to written messages. Stalag VIII-B] and other ink-stamps.
12. Group photograph of prisoners. Ink-stamped on the back "Stalag 383 3, Geprüft" [Stalag 383 3, checked].
13-15. Three postcards, written by hand (French) on printed cards issued by the Romanian Red Cross, sent to Segal in the years 1942, 1943 and 1944. Ink-stamped by the Romanian Red Cross, authorization stamps of the Stalag and other ink-stamps.
16. A long handwritten letter (English), sent on 13.12.1943 to Segal from a soldier named M. Farkas, in the city of Baxton (England). Ink-stamped with Stalag stamps.
Enclosed: photographs of guests in a garden party, dated on the back 1939 and dedicated in handwriting by several writers; certificate dated 13.5.1948, typewritten and filled in by hand, indicating that Arthur Segal "is employed in District 5 and fulfills his duty" (Hebrew). Ink-stamped and signed on the bottom "Headquarters of district 5, Halevi" and "Military Governor Jerusalem"; and more.
Size and condition vary. Fair-good overall condition.
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A postcard with a handwritten letter. Sent from the Warsaw ghetto to Mrs. Alfred Szwarcbaum in Luzern (Switzerland) on 30.9.1941. Polish.
A postcard which was sent from Warsaw Ghetto to Luzern (Switzerland). Ink-stamped with the Warsaw Judenrat ink stamp ("Judenrat Warschau"), with two red German ink stamps (censorship stamp with the Nazi Germany emblem – the Reich's Eagle on a Swastika), and with some additional ink stamps.
The letter includes an address by a widow (neighbor of the letter's writer) who requests to contact some of her relatives on her behalf and ask them to send her parcels.
The postcard is addressed to the wife of Alfred Szwarcbaum, a businessman from Będzin who moved with his family to Switzerland when World War II broke out and used to send food packages and money to Jews under German occupation.
14.5X10.5 cm. Good condition. Slight damage.
A postcard which was sent from Warsaw Ghetto to Luzern (Switzerland). Ink-stamped with the Warsaw Judenrat ink stamp ("Judenrat Warschau"), with two red German ink stamps (censorship stamp with the Nazi Germany emblem – the Reich's Eagle on a Swastika), and with some additional ink stamps.
The letter includes an address by a widow (neighbor of the letter's writer) who requests to contact some of her relatives on her behalf and ask them to send her parcels.
The postcard is addressed to the wife of Alfred Szwarcbaum, a businessman from Będzin who moved with his family to Switzerland when World War II broke out and used to send food packages and money to Jews under German occupation.
14.5X10.5 cm. Good condition. Slight damage.
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A postcard with a handwritten letter. Sent from the Warsaw ghetto to Sz. Rosing in Istanbul on 4.6.1942. German.
A postcard sent from the Warsaw ghetto to Istanbul. Ink stamped with Warsaw Judenrat stamp ("Judenrat Warschau"), with a red German ink-stamp (censorship ink-stamp with Nazi Germany coats of arms – the Imperial Eagle on a Swastika) and several additional ink stamps.
The writer mentions that his family lives in Otwock in Poland, and is in poor condition and that he himself is not "in a much better condition".
Approx.14.5X10.5 cm.Good condition. Slight stains and defects.
A postcard sent from the Warsaw ghetto to Istanbul. Ink stamped with Warsaw Judenrat stamp ("Judenrat Warschau"), with a red German ink-stamp (censorship ink-stamp with Nazi Germany coats of arms – the Imperial Eagle on a Swastika) and several additional ink stamps.
The writer mentions that his family lives in Otwock in Poland, and is in poor condition and that he himself is not "in a much better condition".
Approx.14.5X10.5 cm.Good condition. Slight stains and defects.
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Withdrawn. Stamp of the Jewish Police Service (Judischer Ordnungdienst). [Poland, ca. 1940].
Wood; metal.
A round metal ink-stamp, with a wooden handle. In the center – a Star of David surrounded by the letters "J, R, Cz, R, Ƶ, Cz".. On the circumference appear the words "ORDNUNGDIENST" and "SŁUŻBA PORZADKOWA".
"Jewish Police Service" or the "Jewish Police", was an entity in charge of guarding public order, active in various ghettos in Europe. The Jewish police was a division of the Judenrat, however, it was governed by the Germans. In a number of ghettos the Jewish policemen were notorious for cooperation with the Nazis, but in other ghettos the policemen assisted Jewish undergrounds, disregarding them or even cooperating with them.
Diameter: 3.5 cm. Height: approx. 12 cm. Good condition. Small defect to stamp. Small defects to handle.
Wood; metal.
A round metal ink-stamp, with a wooden handle. In the center – a Star of David surrounded by the letters "J, R, Cz, R, Ƶ, Cz".. On the circumference appear the words "ORDNUNGDIENST" and "SŁUŻBA PORZADKOWA".
"Jewish Police Service" or the "Jewish Police", was an entity in charge of guarding public order, active in various ghettos in Europe. The Jewish police was a division of the Judenrat, however, it was governed by the Germans. In a number of ghettos the Jewish policemen were notorious for cooperation with the Nazis, but in other ghettos the policemen assisted Jewish undergrounds, disregarding them or even cooperating with them.
Diameter: 3.5 cm. Height: approx. 12 cm. Good condition. Small defect to stamp. Small defects to handle.
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Three documents from WWII. Poland, Germany and Italy, 1940s. German and Polish.
1. Kennkarte, identity card of a Jewish woman born in Lodz (Poland), [1940s]. German and Polish.
Printed document, filled in by hand, with a passport photo of the owner. The letter J [Jude] is printed on the front of the document.
Such documents were issued during the Nazi regime in Germany at the beginning of WWII for citizens of countries occupied by Germany, including Poland.
Thick paper sheet folded to form a booklet, 14 cm. Good condition. Creases, stains, pinholes and minor defects.
2. Arbeitsausweis, employment certificate of "Organisation Todt", [ca. 1944]. German.
The Todt Organization was a government body in Nazi Germany, established in 1933. It planned and constructed large projects using forced labor of concentration camps inmates and war-prisoners from occupied countries.
The card is folded in half, 12 cm. Good-fair condition. Creases, minor damage and holes. Many stains.
3. Official letter printed on the stationery of "Der Oberste Kommissar in der Operationszone 'Adriatisches Küstenland" (the commissioner of the operation zone of the Adriatic coast). The letter is addressed to the SD Department (Außendienststelle des SD) in Treviso (Italy). Trieste, April 1945. German.
15X21 cm. Good-fair condition. Folding marks, creases and stains. Holes and tiny tears.
1. Kennkarte, identity card of a Jewish woman born in Lodz (Poland), [1940s]. German and Polish.
Printed document, filled in by hand, with a passport photo of the owner. The letter J [Jude] is printed on the front of the document.
Such documents were issued during the Nazi regime in Germany at the beginning of WWII for citizens of countries occupied by Germany, including Poland.
Thick paper sheet folded to form a booklet, 14 cm. Good condition. Creases, stains, pinholes and minor defects.
2. Arbeitsausweis, employment certificate of "Organisation Todt", [ca. 1944]. German.
The Todt Organization was a government body in Nazi Germany, established in 1933. It planned and constructed large projects using forced labor of concentration camps inmates and war-prisoners from occupied countries.
The card is folded in half, 12 cm. Good-fair condition. Creases, minor damage and holes. Many stains.
3. Official letter printed on the stationery of "Der Oberste Kommissar in der Operationszone 'Adriatisches Küstenland" (the commissioner of the operation zone of the Adriatic coast). The letter is addressed to the SD Department (Außendienststelle des SD) in Treviso (Italy). Trieste, April 1945. German.
15X21 cm. Good-fair condition. Folding marks, creases and stains. Holes and tiny tears.
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Seven documents and paper items which belonged to Imre Balu, a Jewish inmate in a Hungarian labor camp. Oradea, Budapest and other places, 1940s (one item from 1958). Hungarian, some Romanian and Russian.
Among the documents are the following:
* Identity card (Polgári Személyi Lap), printed and filled in by hand, issued for Blau in 1941 by Hungarian authorities in Oradea.
* Labor service book (Zsoldkönyv), printed and filled in by hand, issued for Blau in 1943. Contains his personal details and workday schedule signed by the supervisor.
* Postcard handwritten by Blau, sent on May 29, 1944 from the labor camp to another address in the Jewish Ghetto (according to the ink-stamp, the postcard was returned to the sender due to the restriction barring Jews in the Ghetto from receiving post).
* More items documenting Blau's life after the war.
Size and condition vary. Overall fair-good condition. Stains, creases, folding marks and tears to margins. Tear reinforced with adhesive tape along the folding crease of one item. The cover of the labor service book is detached.
Among the documents are the following:
* Identity card (Polgári Személyi Lap), printed and filled in by hand, issued for Blau in 1941 by Hungarian authorities in Oradea.
* Labor service book (Zsoldkönyv), printed and filled in by hand, issued for Blau in 1943. Contains his personal details and workday schedule signed by the supervisor.
* Postcard handwritten by Blau, sent on May 29, 1944 from the labor camp to another address in the Jewish Ghetto (according to the ink-stamp, the postcard was returned to the sender due to the restriction barring Jews in the Ghetto from receiving post).
* More items documenting Blau's life after the war.
Size and condition vary. Overall fair-good condition. Stains, creases, folding marks and tears to margins. Tear reinforced with adhesive tape along the folding crease of one item. The cover of the labor service book is detached.
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Protection letter (Schutzbrief) issued by the Swiss Embassy in Budapest for a Jew name Kalman Gonda, his wife and their daughter, Alice on Oct. 23, 1944. German and Hungarian.
The letter is typewritten in German and in Hungarian on the official stationery of the Swiss Embassy Department for Foreign Interests [Schweizerische Gesandtschaft, Abteilung für fremde Interessen], directed by the diplomat Carl Lutz. The ink-stamp of the Budapest Swiss Embassy [Légation de Suisse, Budapest] appears on the bottom. A number and date are handwritten at the top.
Carl Lutz (1895-1975), a Swiss diplomat, was appointed Manager of the Swiss Embassy Department for Foreign Interests in Hungary in 1942 and worked to expedite the emigration of Jews from Hungary while the borders were still open. On the eve of the German occupation of Hungary, Lutz created "protection letters" which granted diplomatic protection to Jews who were not Swiss citizens but possessed affidavits to immigrate to a third country (later, the idea of protection letters was "copied" by other embassies, and saved altogether tens of thousands of Jews).
Lutz displayed exceptional dedication to rescuing Jews and even after the noose surrounding Budapest tightened, he refused to leave. For three months, he and his wife lived with Jewish refugees in the basement of the abandoned consulate and only in 1945, after the city was conquered by the Red Army, did Lutz leave for Switzerland.
In 1965, Carl Lutz was honored with the title "Righteous among the Nations" for his activities in rescuing Jew during the Holocaust.
20.5X29.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Folding marks. Creases and minor stains. Tears, some open, to margins and along the folding marks (most minor, not affecting text). Pinholes.
The letter is typewritten in German and in Hungarian on the official stationery of the Swiss Embassy Department for Foreign Interests [Schweizerische Gesandtschaft, Abteilung für fremde Interessen], directed by the diplomat Carl Lutz. The ink-stamp of the Budapest Swiss Embassy [Légation de Suisse, Budapest] appears on the bottom. A number and date are handwritten at the top.
Carl Lutz (1895-1975), a Swiss diplomat, was appointed Manager of the Swiss Embassy Department for Foreign Interests in Hungary in 1942 and worked to expedite the emigration of Jews from Hungary while the borders were still open. On the eve of the German occupation of Hungary, Lutz created "protection letters" which granted diplomatic protection to Jews who were not Swiss citizens but possessed affidavits to immigrate to a third country (later, the idea of protection letters was "copied" by other embassies, and saved altogether tens of thousands of Jews).
Lutz displayed exceptional dedication to rescuing Jews and even after the noose surrounding Budapest tightened, he refused to leave. For three months, he and his wife lived with Jewish refugees in the basement of the abandoned consulate and only in 1945, after the city was conquered by the Red Army, did Lutz leave for Switzerland.
In 1965, Carl Lutz was honored with the title "Righteous among the Nations" for his activities in rescuing Jew during the Holocaust.
20.5X29.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Folding marks. Creases and minor stains. Tears, some open, to margins and along the folding marks (most minor, not affecting text). Pinholes.
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