About 370 letters, documents, postcards and paper items belonging to Fritz Goldschmidt, representative of the German Jewish Aid Committee, who acted to obtain visas to enter England for Jews in Nazi Germany. London, Frankfurt am Main, Essen, Cologne and other locations, 1939. English and German. The German Jewish Aid Committee was founded in 1933 by the Jewish Banker Otto Schiff, to assist Jews to escape from Nazi Germany to England. At first, the organization took upon itself the costs of arranging for the admission of refugees to England, their maintenance, training and employment. After the Kristallnacht, the number of immigrants was more than the organization could support and it almost collapsed. Since there was no assistance on the part of the English government, the representatives of the organization were forced to find businessmen, donors and families who could undertake the support of the refugees and they operated under very difficult conditions till after the breaking out of the war, when – finally – the English changed their policy. This archive contains letters, copies, postcards and documents, recording the endeavors of one of the organization's representatives, Fritz Goldschmidt, to obtain visas and rescue Jews from Germany, shortly before Germany's borders were closed. In some of the letters, appears a reference to the transfer of children to English foster families – the Kindertransport – that was at its peak at the time. The archive includes: · Hundreds of letters, copies and postcards exchanged between Goldschmidt and applicants for English visas from Germany; the documents record the procedure of receiving the visas, the bureaucratic difficulties, the attempts to obtain funds and the stories of the applicants. Some letters refer to the children of the applicants and they document transfer of guarantees, confirmation of being accepted by a foster family and the transfer of children to England – the Kindertransport. · About ten letters and postcards sent to Goldschmidt by Jewish residents in Kitchener camp in England, set up for Jewish refugees when the war broke out. · Dozens of letters exchanged between Goldschmidt and rescue organizations, banks, organizations, and private business owners, trying to obtain money and assistance for absorption of the refugees (numerous letters are on official stationery). Among the organizations appearing in the correspondence: Movement For The Care Of Children From Germany, Emigration Advisory Committee; National Provincial Bank; Holland Bank Union; and numerous letters from other representatives of the German Jewish Aid Committee, and more. · Nine official notices on behalf of the German Jewish Aid Committee announcing the issue of entry visas to applicants who were assisted by Goldschmidt. · Four official application forms for an entry visa on behalf of the "German Jewish Aid Committee", printed and completed by hand, with details of the applicants, their occupation, the guarantee paid for them and more details. · "Conditions for bringing men and boys of 16-35… to Great Britain under the Trainee Scheme" – a booklet printed on behalf of the organization, outlining the criteria for receiving an entry visa to England: economic situation, ability to earn a living, profession and other data. Not listed in OCLC. · Other certificates, copies of forms, letters of recommendation and other items, gathered for obtaining a visas. Size and condition vary. Good-fair overall condition.
About 370 letters, documents, postcards and paper items belonging to Fritz Goldschmidt, representative of the German Jewish Aid Committee, who acted to obtain visas to enter England for Jews in Nazi Germany. London, Frankfurt am Main, Essen, Cologne and other locations, 1939. English and German. The German Jewish Aid Committee was founded in 1933 by the Jewish Banker Otto Schiff, to assist Jews to escape from Nazi Germany to England. At first, the organization took upon itself the costs of arranging for the admission of refugees to England, their maintenance, training and employment. After the Kristallnacht, the number of immigrants was more than the organization could support and it almost collapsed. Since there was no assistance on the part of the English government, the representatives of the organization were forced to find businessmen, donors and families who could undertake the support of the refugees and they operated under very difficult conditions till after the breaking out of the war, when – finally – the English changed their policy. This archive contains letters, copies, postcards and documents, recording the endeavors of one of the organization's representatives, Fritz Goldschmidt, to obtain visas and rescue Jews from Germany, shortly before Germany's borders were closed. In some of the letters, appears a reference to the transfer of children to English foster families – the Kindertransport – that was at its peak at the time. The archive includes: · Hundreds of letters, copies and postcards exchanged between Goldschmidt and applicants for English visas from Germany; the documents record the procedure of receiving the visas, the bureaucratic difficulties, the attempts to obtain funds and the stories of the applicants. Some letters refer to the children of the applicants and they document transfer of guarantees, confirmation of being accepted by a foster family and the transfer of children to England – the Kindertransport. · About ten letters and postcards sent to Goldschmidt by Jewish residents in Kitchener camp in England, set up for Jewish refugees when the war broke out. · Dozens of letters exchanged between Goldschmidt and rescue organizations, banks, organizations, and private business owners, trying to obtain money and assistance for absorption of the refugees (numerous letters are on official stationery). Among the organizations appearing in the correspondence: Movement For The Care Of Children From Germany, Emigration Advisory Committee; National Provincial Bank; Holland Bank Union; and numerous letters from other representatives of the German Jewish Aid Committee, and more. · Nine official notices on behalf of the German Jewish Aid Committee announcing the issue of entry visas to applicants who were assisted by Goldschmidt. · Four official application forms for an entry visa on behalf of the "German Jewish Aid Committee", printed and completed by hand, with details of the applicants, their occupation, the guarantee paid for them and more details. · "Conditions for bringing men and boys of 16-35… to Great Britain under the Trainee Scheme" – a booklet printed on behalf of the organization, outlining the criteria for receiving an entry visa to England: economic situation, ability to earn a living, profession and other data. Not listed in OCLC. · Other certificates, copies of forms, letters of recommendation and other items, gathered for obtaining a visas. Size and condition vary. Good-fair overall condition.
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