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GB 1556 WL 874 · Collection · 20th century

Typescript reports by Kurt Sabatsky about individual Nazis and accounts of incidents of Jewish persecution including a report of a meeting between Hermann Göring, then head of the Gestapo, and Brodnitz and Alfred Wiener, representatives of the Centralverein Deutscher Staatsbürger Jüdischen Glaubens, seeking reassurance that Jews would not be victimised; report on Buchenwald concentration camp and account of Sabatsky's dealings with Erich Koch, formerly Gauleiter of Ostpreussen.

Sabatsky , Kurt , fl. 1938 , District Syndicus of the Centralverein Deutscher Staatsbürger Judischen Glaubens
GB 1556 WL 711 · Collection · 1941

Copies of correspondence and papers of Hastings William Sackville Russell, 12th Duke of Bedford, 1941, including correspondence between the Duke of Bedford and R J Scrutton, 26 Aug 1941-29 Sep 1941, on ways to persuade the British population to support a peaceful solution to the war with Germany, undated correspondence and two articles promoting peace with Germany.

Russell , Hastings William Sackville , 1888-1953 , 12th Duke of Bedford x Bedford , 12th Duke of
GB 1556 WL 879 · 1935-1955

Correspondence of Werner and Anni Rüdenberg, 1935-1955, notably including correspondence between Werner and Anni Rüdenberg and family members, chiefly whilst the former were in Shanghai; letters from Werner Rüdenberg whilst an internee on the Isle of Man to his wife Anni in Harlech, Wales; general correspondence between Werner and Anni Rüdenberg, and to family members and friends whilst in London. Much of the correspondence covers Germany during the Nazi period.

Rüdenberg , Werner , 1881-[1955] , export merchant and sinologist
GB 1556 WL 847 · Collection · 1907-1977

Personal papers of Siegfried Rotholz, 1907-1977, including papers documenting his experiences as a refugee who travelled to Australia on the HMT DUNERA. Comprising exercise book entitled 'Memorandum re Dunera' addressed to the UK High Commission in Australia from the inmates of Hay Camp, Western Australia, written under the following sub-headings: 'Treatment during Voyage'; 'Searches and Confiscation'; 'Handling and Loss of Luggage' and 'Treatment of Internees by Military', 2 Dec 1940; detailed inventory of Rotholz's possessions prior to departure from Germany; travel permit describing Rotholz's place of birth and current address; two Australian shillings from Hay internment camp, Australia; a revocation of the detention order, 7 Dec 1943; correspondence on compensation for personal possessions lost en route and restitution claim from the German government; registration certificates; job references; visa applications; family correspondence; birth register extract and official documents regarding financial and residency status.

Rotholz , Siegfried , fl 1907-1977
GB 1556 WL 912 · Collection · 1902-1970s

Papers of Isabella Roth, 1902-1970s, comprise her personal documents including a copy of her birth certificate, testimonials, and naturalisation certifcate; Isabella Roth's writings including her diary, 'philosophical thoughts' and poems and photographs presumably of Isabella Roth and family.

Roth , Isabella , b 1896 , Jewish refugee
GB 1556 WL 868 · 1941-1942

Copy correspondence from Klara Rosenzweig, 1941-1942, whilst an inmate in a number of French concentration camps, to her family in Scotland.

Rosenzweig , Klara , 1890-1942
GB 1556 WL 873 · 1940-1941

Memoirs from the internment of Hugo Rosenstock during 1940 and 1941. This collection consists of two items: an original illustrated account of life as an internee of an internment camp on Douglas, Isle of Man, 1940-1941 and an undated typescript family history by another family member. The first item comprises a series of individual sketches of camp life mostly in verse form, which have subsequently been bound together and foliated. There is a contents page, though no introduction completes the volume.

Rosenstock , Hugo , fl 1940-1941
Rosenberger, Walter (d 1980)
GB 1556 WL 637 · Collection · 1932-1939

Correspondence, 1932-1939, on property holdings and taxation of Walter Rosenberger, former German Jewish judge in the Berlin Civil Court.

Rosenberger , Walter , d 1980 , judge
GB 1556 WL 814 · Collection · 1937-1962

Family and business papers of Marie Rosenberg, 1937-1962, collected in support of a restitution claim from the German government, including a doctor's certificate, Nov 1939, which attributes her heart trouble in part to recent psychological troubles; a complete inventory of the possessions which she was to take abroad, 15 Dec 1939 and the decision of the Entschädigungsamt, Berlin regarding her restitution claim, 3 Apr 1962.

Rosenberg , Marie , fl 1889-1962 , née Marcus
Rhoden family documents
GB 1556 WL 1468 · 1938-1939

Papers of the Rhoden family including passports, correspondence and a good conduct certificate, 1938-1939.

Rhoden family
GB 1556 WL 1368 · 1987-2002

Papers of the Reunion of the Kindertransport (ROK) organisation, 1987-2002. The collection comprises papers relating to Bertha Leverton's (founder and primary administrator of ROK) work planning reunions; writing and editing monthly newsletters; acting as a liaison to 'Kinder' and those interested in the Kindertransport; conducting educational lectures on the history of the Kindertransport; and generally promoting its story. Chiefly comprising letters, unpublished memoirs, and newspaper articles. The collection also includes a number of audio tapes, video tapes and photographs.

Reunion of the Kindertransporte
GB 1556 WL 1347 · 1989

Press cuttings regarding the 50th anniversary Reunion of the Kindertransporte, 1989. Also including memoirs of people transported by the Kindertransporte and administrative papers relating to the organisation of the 50th anniversary event.

Leverton , Bertha , b 1923 , founder of the Reunion of the Kindertransporte
GB 1556 WL 1316 · Collection · 1944

Report regarding the rescue of Jewish children in Belgium, 1944, comprise a photocopy of a translation of a report by Maurice Heiber detailing his exploits saving Jewish children in Belgium, translated by his niece, Enid Wistrich. Report entitled The Resistance and 'Save the Children' in Brussels describing the work of Maurice Heiber, notably his setting up of an organisation to save Jewish children. Also a copy of the French journal Revue du Centre de Documentation Juive Contemporaine, December 1968, with reference to some of Maurice Heiber's work.

Heiber , Maurice , fl 1942-1944
GB 1556 WL 650 · Collection · 1960

Copy of an expert report on the duty of obedience of SS leaders particularly with regard to orders to murder, by Dr Hans-Günther Seraphim, lecturer of Göttingen University, 1960. The report deals with the implications of refusal by SS officers to comply with orders to execute those regarded as enemies of the state. Produced for the Landgericht, Münster.

Seraphim , Hans-Günther , fl 1960 , lecturer of Göttingen University
GB 1556 WL 718 · Collection · 1944

Typescript report by Klaus Schickert on Dr Josef Fadenhecht, Bulgarian Jewish teacher and lawyer and on Bulgarian Jewry in general, 1944. The tenor is antisemitic.

Schickert , Klaus , fl 1944
GB 1556 WL 1113 · Collection · 1941

Report of transport of Jews from Düsseldorf to Minsk, 1941, comprises a certified copy of a report about the transport of Jews from Düsseldorf to Minsk, including Jews from Essen and Wuppertal, by Hauptmann der Schutzpolizei, Meurin. The report has the following sub-headings: description of the transport; description of the city and ghetto of Minsk; Russian POWs; return (to Düsseldorf) of the Transportkommando and recommendations.

Meurin , fl 1941 , Captain of German Security Police
GB 1556 WL 865 · 1946

Copy of a manuscript report by Major General Otto Ernst Remer. The document is dated 2 April 1946. It is probable that the account was written whilst Remer was in custody during the period of de-nazification after the war.

Remer , Otto Ernst , 1917-1997 , Nazi officer and founder of the Sozialistische Reichspartei
GB 1556 WL 602 · 1933-1938

Records of the Reichsvertretung der Juden in Deutschland (Reich Agency for Jews in Germany), 1933-1938. The papers include committee minutes, reports, memoranda, circulars and correspondence detailing all aspects of the organisation's activities. Also included within 602/8 is a file of transcribed correspondence regarding Gross-Breesen, a non-zionist training camp set up by the Reichsvertretung to prepare young people for life abroad.

Reichsvertretung der Juden in Deutschland (Reich Agency for Jews in Germany)
GB 1556 WL 606 · 1936-1940

Correspondence between the Reichsvertretung der Juden in Deutschland and the Council of German Jewry, 1936-1940, including on the constitution and finances of the Reichsvertretung der Juden in Deutschland and correspondence regarding possibility of emigration of Jews to Kenya and the Richborough Camp (Kitchener camp for refugees), Kent.

Reichsvertretung der Juden in Deutschland
GB 1556 WL 604 · 1939

Microfilm copies of papers of the Reichsvereinigung der Juden in Deutschland, 1939, including constitution and drafts; minutes of meetings; circulars and information sheets regarding emigration; accounts; correspondence and file on the Jewish community in Munich.

Reichsvereinigung der Juden in Deutschland
GB 1556 WL MF 57 · Collection · 1900-1939

Personal and family papers, 1900-1939, ranging from First World War army records to correspondence and passports of several hundred Jews, handed over to the Reichsvereinigung der Juden in Deutschland whilst the individuals were waiting in collection centres, having been rounded up by the Nazis prior to deportation to Eastern Europe. Includes index.

Reichsvereinigung der Juden in Deutschland
GB 1556 WL 605 · Collection · 1937-1950s

Papers of the Reichsvereinigung der Juden in Deutschland and Reichsvertretung der Juden in Deutschland, 1937-1950s, comprising correspondence; press cuttings and reports and papers providing statistical data on the Jewish population in Germany, with particular reference to the expropriation of Jewish property.

Reichsvertretung der Juden in Deutschland
Reischsvereinigung der Juden in Deutschland
GB 1556 WL 1506 · Collection · 1936

Papers of Reichsverband der Juedischen Kulturbuende in Deutschland, 1936, comprise a concert flyer advertising a performance in Berlin put on by the Reichsverband der Juedischen Kulturbuende in Deutschland.

Reichsverband der Juedischen Kulturbuende in Deutschland
GB 1556 WL 530 · 1920

Reichstag election, June 1920: election leaflets and advertisements also containing some anti-Semitic material. The Deutsche Nationalpartei and the Deutsche Demokratischepartei are most often represented, although there is in addition material from the National Versammlung.

Schulze'
GB 1556 WL 573 · Collection · 1944-1945

Microfilm of correspondence and papers of the Reich Ministry for Popular Enlightenment and Propaganda (Reichsministerium für Volksaufklärung und Propaganda), 1944-1945, chiefly comprising anti-semitic material.

Reich Ministry for Popular Enlightenment and Propaganda
GB 1556 WL MF 51 · 1930s-1940s

A microfilm copy of the central registry of membership of the Reichskulturkammer (RKK), 1930s-1940s, arranged alphabetically by individual surname. Originally maintained by the personnel section of the RKK, index cards have been supplemented by entries made by Allied occupation authorities. For each individual, one or more cards provide: name and address, birthdate and place, profession, RKK membership data and notations regarding political reliability and racial background. Also included in some instances are annotations from the Allied occupation authorities on denazification proceedings and artists' acceptibility for post war performances.

Reichskulturkammer (Reich Chamber of Culture)
GB 1556 WL 1078 · Collection · 1942

Papers of Reichskommissar für die besetzten Niederländischen gebiete, 1942, comprise a copy of a letter from the Reichskommissar für die besetzten Niederländischen Gebiete to Dr Lammers concerning acquisition of paintings at a low price in Holland.

Reichskommissar für die besetzten Niederländischen gebiete x Realm commissioner for the occupied Netherlands areas
GB 1556 WL 609 · Collection · 1927-1961

Papers of the Reichsbund jüdischer Frontsoldaten, 1927-1961, including correspondence, circulars and papers of the activities of the Westdeutscher Landessportverband which was affiliated to the Sportbund im Reichsbund jüdischer Frontsoldaten notably on boxing, tennis and football, the activities of the organisation, and the relationship with other bodies such as the Zionistische Vereinigung für Deutschland and the Deutscher Makkabikreis. Letter from Leo Löwenstein regarding the fallen Jewish soldiers of World War One; press cuttings on fallen Jewish soldiers of World War One, (1930s) and obituaries of Leo Löwenstein. Circulars and other papers of the Sportbund des Reichsbundes jüdischer Frontsoldaten. Issue of Der Schild, 28 Sep 1933.

Reichsbund jüdischer Frontsoldaten
GB 1556 WL 1305 · 1939

Copy of a circular issued by the Reichsbund der Deutschen Beamten to all members regarding Jewish mixed race membership of the RDB, 1939, stating that whereas full Jews can no longer be members, Jews of mixed race can still be members under certain conditions.

Reichsbund der Deutschen Beamten (Reich League of German Civil Servants)
GB 1556 WL 795 · Collection · 1941

Confidential printed orders, 18 Oct 1941, regarding the role of Mischlinge in the Jugenddienst issued by the Jugendführer des Deutschen Reichs to various regional administrations and the heads of various central government ministries. It makes the distinction between Mischlinge 2 Grades (having one Jewish grandparent) and less, who are to be treated as German and Mischlinge 1 Grades (having 2 Jewish grandparents), who are to be placed on 'standby' but under no circumstances to be called up for service.

Jugendführer des Deutschen Reichs
GB 1556 WL 1376 · 1953-1974

Papers of Bernhard Reichenbach, 1953-1974, document the post-war journalistic and broadcasting activities of Reichenbach, former actor, political party official, journalist and refugee from Nazi Germany.

The papers consist largely of annotated drafts of broadcast transcripts, produced for the German radio station, Süddeutscher Rundfunk. They cover a wide range of subjects providing, for the German audience, an insight into the economic, social and political life of Britain, 1963-1974. Also included are book reviews and correspondence.

Reichenbach , Bernhard , 1888-1975 , journalist
GB 1556 WL 665 · Collection · 1944

Certified copy of an indictment of a forester, Josef Reheis from Brannenburg, Bavaria the Oberlandesgericht, Munich, 1944.

Reheis , Josef , fl. 1944 , forester
Regent's Park School
GB 1556 WL 855 · 1930s-1990s

Copies of papers of the Regent's Park School, including photographs and printed material, [1933-1990].

Regent's Park School
GB 1556 WL 999 · Collection · 1930s

Papers of refugee organisations, 1930s, comprise various reports and papers concerning refugees, notably including the Council for German Jewry's Report for 1937; papers regarding application for asylum in the USA and South Africa and a periodical entitled 'Information Service', issued by the International Bureau for the Right of Asylum and Aid to Political Refugees, concerning refugees from Nazi Germany in France.

Various
GB 1556 WL 1369 · 1939

Volume unofficially entitled The Red Book comprising the membership list of Captain Ramsay's 'Right Club', 1939, enclosures including letter from William Joyce enclosing his subscription to the Right Club; manuscript of Ramsay's rhyme Land of Dope and Jewry, written in his writing on House of Commons writing paper the day after war was declared on Germany and manuscript list of names of Right Club members.

Ramsay , Archibald Henry Maule , 1894-1955 , Captain , politician
Rauff, Walter (1906-1984)
GB 1556 WL 619 · 1938-1983

Papers relating to Walter Rauff, 1938-1983, including contemporary biographical and autobiographical accounts of both Rauff and his second wife, Edith Knacke; copies of correspondence between Gaubschat (the company contracted to design and manufacture the gas vans) and Rauff; copies of transcripts of personal statements and declarations of Rauff regarding his involvement in Nazi atrocities, (generated during the course of legal proceedings against Rauff and his former colleagues).

Ware , John , fl 1983 , film maker
GB 1556 WL 630 · Collection · 1909-1960

Personal papers and correspondence of Walter Raschkow, a Jewish architect and his non-Jewish wife, Emma, 1909-1960, comprising personal and official papers of Walter and Emma Raschkow including passport, residency permit, exit permits and identification cards, 12 Aug 1909-3 Jun 1958; correspondence and papers of Walter Raschkow including material relating to his marriage status as 'priviligierte Mischehe'; correspondence with the Finanzamt, Stuttgart; correspondence from family members and statements in support of friends and colleagues who had assisted him during his war time persecution, 12 Dec 1938-4 Jul 1947; Red Cross telegrams between Ingeborg-Maria Raschkow (later Mrs Mayer) and her parents, Emma and Walter Raschkow, 22 Mar 1941-21 Sep 1945 and correspondence and documentation relating to Walter Raschkow's claim for compensation from the German government for suffering caused to him as a result of Nazi persecution. Including decisions of the court, Landesamt für die Wiedergutmachung - Stuttgart, regarding an award based on loss of professional and economic status, 1956, and on health effects, 1958. Of particular interest is the testimony of the court's medical officer, Dr Joachim Beck which proved decisive in keeping damages down to a minimum, and Raschkow's reaction to it as evidenced in subsequent correspondence.

Raschkow family
GB 1556 WL 975 · Collection · 1989-1991

Papers of Julia Rahmer, 1989-1991, relate to activities of Neu Beginnen and the realities of life as a member and comprise copies of correspondence between Rahmer and various correspondents regarding documents related to Neu Beginnen, 1989-1991; a copy of Rahmer's account of life as a member of Neu Beginnen or ORG (as it was previously called) with an accompanying copy letter addressed to William Jones, 1991 and a copy of a list of members of Neu Beginnen.

Various
GB 1556 WL 883 · Collection · 1934

Copy of a sworn statement by Philip Perceval Graves, former correspondent of The Times on The Protocols of the Elders of Zion, 24 Oct 1934, addressed to a court in Berne, Switzerland. The statement confirms that the content of a pamphlet entitled 'The Truth about the 'Protocols'- a Literary Forgery' by Graves, published in The Times, Aug 1921, is true.

Graves , Philip Perceval , 1876-1953 , journalist and writer
GB 1556 WL 753 · Collection · 1939

Papers on conditions for Jews under the Nazis in the protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, 1939, comprising a report arranged under the following headings: general situation; situation of Jews and Jewish emigration, explaining the procedure of application for exit permits, 20 Aug 1939, and digest of newspaper reports relating to the conditions for Jews in Bohemia and Moravia in 1939.

Unknown
GB 1556 WL 1211 · 1936-1937

Papers relating to Joachim Prinz, 1936-1937, including text of a speech by former members of Joachim Prinz's congregation, prior to Prinz's departure to the US, [1937]; newspaper cuttings including an article entitled 'Unsere jüdische Kultursituation' by Prinz from the Israelitisches Familienblatt, 7 Oct 1936 and an article written in honour of Prinz shortly prior to his departure to the US, 11 Jun 1937.

Prinz , Joachim , 1902-1988 , rabbi
GB 1556 WL 1148 · 1940

Copies of correspondence between Frederick Sittner and May Priestly, 1940, documenting the experiences of Sittner, a German Jewish refugee, whilst held in Dixon's Interment Camp, Paignton, Devon. Copy of an extract from Friedrich Sittner's instructions regarding the disposal of his possessions and 4 photographs of Sittner and Priestley.

Priestley , A May , fl 1940