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hiding in a forest, his bout with typhus, his liberation and reunion with his parents, and
his experiences in the Soviet army. Included are photocopies of photographs of Lecker
and his family.
Language: English N.d.
1 microfiche
Source of Acquisition: Markus Lecker
Restrictions: See reference archivist
RG-67.004M --- Series A (Central Files) of the New York Office of the World Jewish
Congress
This collection contains materials on the history of the World Jewish Congress
organization (especially prior to 1940); files the bulk of which is mostly correspondence
of important leaders of the WJC or the New York office (Stephen S. Wise, Nahum
Goldman, Israel Goldstein, and administrative/executive directors); and files on plenary
assemblies, conferences, and committee meetings.
Provenance: With the outbreak of war in September 1939, the WJC office in Paris was
moved to Geneva to facilitate communications with Jewish communities in Europe.
Then, in the summer of 1940, with most of Europe overrun by the Nazis, the main
headquarters of the World Jewish Congress was moved to New York.
Languages: English, Spanish, Yiddish, German, and twenty-two other languages.
1919–1971
103 microfilm rolls (16 mm), also available as 10 CD-Roms.
Source of Acquisition: American Jewish Archives, Cincinnati
Restrictions: None
Finding aids: (1) English-language folder-level descriptions (500 pp.) covering series A-
J. The identical finding aid is available in word-searchable form on the American Jewish
Archives website, http://americanjewisharchives.org/wjc/wjc-main.htm (click on
―Box/folder listings‖; (2) a names authority list; (3) an abbreviations authority list; and
(4) a geographical cross-references list.
NOTE: See also Accession 1997.A.0325 at the end of the RG-67 section.
RG-02.095 --- ―Night Train to Siberia‖ by Jack and Bernice Bekier
NOTE: This is a fictionalized account, based on the survival stories of Jack and Bernice
Bekier and ghostwritten by Kathryn Clausen.
―Night Train to Siberia describes Jack and Bernice Bekier‘s experiences in Russianoccupied
Poland, their deportation by train to Siberia, and their time in the Toro Ozero
labor camp.