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- 1942-1944 (Creation)
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1 folder
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GB 1556 WL 1110 1942-1944 collection 1 folder Various
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Jewish Central Information Office.
Papers of concentration camp inmates, 1942-1944, comprise copies of correspondence concerning concentration camps and the death of Jews and notably include a letter from the commandant of Gross Rosen concentration camp, Lower Silesia, to the Gestapo, Düsseldorf regarding the disposal of belongings of deceased Jew, Max Zobel, 1942; letter from Ernst Kaltenbrunner to all police chiefs stating that all executions are to be reported to the local justice department, with reasons for the executions withheld, 1942 and a letter from Stürmbahnführer, SD Latvia, suggesting a lack of concern about notifying the relatives of dead Jews, 1942.
Arranged chronologically.
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Copies can be made for personal use. Permission must be sought for publication.
German
A detailed description exists on the Wiener Library's online catalogue www.wienerlibrary.co.uk.
Compiled by Samantha Velumyl. 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. March 2008 Wars (events) Administration of justice Concentration camps Genocide Gestapo x Geheimes Staatspolizei Gross Rosen concentration camp Holocaust Humanitarian law Human rights violations International conflicts Jews Kaltenbrunner , Ernst , 1903-1946 , Nazi Law enforcement Legal procedure Police Religious groups War War crimes War victims World wars (events) World War Two (1939-1945) Social control, formal Sociology
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Jewish Central Information Office.
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Papers of concentration camp inmates, 1942-1944, comprise copies of correspondence concerning concentration camps and the death of Jews and notably include a letter from the commandant of Gross Rosen concentration camp, Lower Silesia, to the Gestapo, Düsseldorf regarding the disposal of belongings of deceased Jew, Max Zobel, 1942; letter from Ernst Kaltenbrunner to all police chiefs stating that all executions are to be reported to the local justice department, with reasons for the executions withheld, 1942 and a letter from Stürmbahnführer, SD Latvia, suggesting a lack of concern about notifying the relatives of dead Jews, 1942.
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Accruals
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Arranged chronologically.
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Open
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Copies can be made for personal use. Permission must be sought for publication.
Language of material
- English
Script of material
- Latin
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German
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A detailed description exists on the Wiener Library's online catalogue www.wienerlibrary.co.uk.
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- Administration of justice
- Humanitarian law » War crimes » Concentration camps
- Humanitarian law » War crimes » Genocide
- Humanitarian law
- Human rights violations
- International conflicts
- Religious groups » Jews
- Law enforcement
- Administration of justice » Legal procedure
- Law enforcement » Police
- Religious groups
- International conflicts » War
- Humanitarian law » War crimes
- International conflicts » War victims
- Sociology
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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.
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- English