GB 1556 WL 616 - Bergmann, George Francis Jack (1900-1979): Diaries and personal papers

2 boxes

GB 1556 WL 616 1919-1981 Collection level 2 boxes Bergmann , George Francis Jack , 1900-1979

Dr. George Bergmann was born the son of a salesman in Lissa (Posen) in 1900. He went to school in Lissa and then studied philosophy, economics and law in the universities of Heidelberg, Breslau and Munich. During this period he became a member of the Kartellverband jüdischer Studenten to which organisation he retained links for the rest of his life.

Gained his doctorate, oeconomiae publicae, at the Univeristy of Munich, 1922; became a lawyer, 1929; began working in the chambers of the lawyers Julius Heilbronner and Dr. Eugen Schmidt, 1930.

In June 1933 he went to France where in September he was struck off the register of lawyers as a consequence of the Nazi racial laws. Unable to obtain a work permit he supported himself through casual work. In 1935 he married F I Hilde Baum from Fulda.

At the outbreak of war he volunteered to serve in the French army. There followed periods of internment in a number of prison camps, service in the Foreign Legion and served in the British Army in North Africa, Italy and Austria, 1943-1947.

In January 1947 he was demobilised to Australia where he owned a delicatessen business, was one time secretary of the World Jewish Congress and having gained British and Australian nationality in 1950, became a permanent officer of the Commonwealth.

Bergmann, G.F.J.

The diaries and personal papers of George Francis Jack Bergmann, dated 1919-1981, notably comprise a set of typescript transcripts of diaries which document in detail Bergmann's experiences in the Foreign Legion and in prison. They also provide a full report on the infamous trial of French officers and guards at Hadjerat M'Guil. In addition there are newsletters, bulletins and correspondence, 1919-1981, which reflect Bergmann's interest in, and membership of, a Jewish student organisation, 'Kartellverband jüdischer Studenten'.

The typescript transcriptions of his diaries covering the war years (616/1/1-6) must have been deposited at a date considerably earlier than the rest of the papers and later subsumed into the present document collection. The original order according to chapter has been retained, each chapter being assigned a separate sub-number. The remaining documents have been arranged into the following classes: -/2 Correspondence and personal papers; -/3 Scrap book material: 'The Story of BNA Personnel'; -/4 Scrap book material; -/5 Theatre programmes; -/6.

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German and English

Description exists to this archive on the Wiener Library's online catalogue www.wienerlibrary.co.uk

WL 528 Bergmann papers regarding Jewish alpinists

Entry compiled by Howard Falksohn

Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

November 2007 Administration of justice Bergmann , George Francis Jack , 1900-1979 Disadvantaged groups Discrimination Educational administrative structure Educational associations Educational organizations French Foreign Legion Jews Morocco North Africa Penal institutions Penal sanctions Prisoners Prisons Religious groups Social problems Student organizations Theatre Performing arts

Bergmann, G.F.J.

The diaries and personal papers of George Francis Jack Bergmann, dated 1919-1981, notably comprise a set of typescript transcripts of diaries which document in detail Bergmann's experiences in the Foreign Legion and in prison. They also provide a full report on the infamous trial of French officers and guards at Hadjerat M'Guil. In addition there are newsletters, bulletins and correspondence, 1919-1981, which reflect Bergmann's interest in, and membership of, a Jewish student organisation, 'Kartellverband jüdischer Studenten'.

The typescript transcriptions of his diaries covering the war years (616/1/1-6) must have been deposited at a date considerably earlier than the rest of the papers and later subsumed into the present document collection. The original order according to chapter has been retained, each chapter being assigned a separate sub-number. The remaining documents have been arranged into the following classes: -/2 Correspondence and personal papers; -/3 Scrap book material: 'The Story of BNA Personnel'; -/4 Scrap book material; -/5 Theatre programmes; -/6.

Open

Copies can be made for personal use. Permission must be sought for publication.

• Engels

• Latijn

German and English

WL 528 Bergmann papers regarding Jewish alpinists

Description exists to this archive on the Wiener Library's online catalogue www.wienerlibrary.co.uk

Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

• Engels