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RG–19.045M Selected Records from the International Committee of the Red Cross
Commission for Prisoners, Internees, and Civilians. Jews (Israélites), 1939–
1961 (bulk 1940–1950)
This collection contains the office files of Hans Bachmann, personal secretary to Carl J.
Burckhardt. The files contain information about assistance to Jews in various countries and
to civilian detainees in concentration camps in Germany from 1939 to 1945; administrative
records of the Department of Special Assistance (DAS) relating to actions in favor of Jews;
records relating to material and moral assistance from the ICRC to European Jews; general
records on ghettos and concentration camps for Jews; ICRC appeals to various governments
requesting respect for the Geneva Convention and the rules of war; appeals from
governments, NGOs, individuals, and national Red Cross organizations for intervention by
the ICRC in cases of violations of laws and conventions; and ICRC correspondence with the
League of Nations on the question of refugees in Europe, especially Jews fleeing
persecution in Germany. Other topics include the emigration of Jews to Palestine and
elsewhere; ICRC work with Jewish and other organizations; deportations of Jews from
European countries, including individual cases and testimonies about Nazi atrocities;
proposals and projects to improve the conditions of Jews in Europe; and an ICRC
diplomatic mission to Iraq regarding the Arab-Israeli conflict from 1949 to 1950.
Provenance: Source of acquisition is the ICRC Archives, Geneva. Copies of these
microfilms are also available at Yad Vashem, Jerusalem, Israel.
Languages: French, German, and English
14 microfilm rolls (16 mm)
Finding Aids: Folder-level descriptions in French and English
NOTE: See also the collections in RG-64—International Committee of the Red Cross;
RG-04.014—Selected Records Relating to the Activities of the International Red Cross in
Terezin; and RG-04.077M—Fichiers de Drancy.
RG–19.046M Selected Records from the American Relief for Poland Organizations, 1939–
1952
This collection contains reports, bulletins, general correspondence, name lists, ―welfare
messages,‖ financial records, newspaper clippings, photographs, and various other records
relating to the work of American Relief for Poland from 1939 to 1952. The files of the
Lisbon office contain the reports and general correspondence of Florian Piskorski, the
American Relief for Poland delegate for Europe; name lists of Polish and Jewish refugees,
Polish prisoners of war, and Roman Catholic priests in concentration camps who were
receiving aid; and general records relating to American Relief for Poland‘s work with
various branches of the Red Cross throughout Europe.
Provenance: Source of acquisition is the Polish Museum Archives, Chicago, Illinois.
Languages: Polish and English