pf( /1'11£--s.sa~ (hr( £2q , z. - home - fdr presidential ... vaa~ haha'zal~ ewtrgenoj...

pf(_ t<.JA;rt; /1'11£--S.SA~

(hr( £2q_,_ z.

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October ~4, 1944

Deu1· Sirs1

'i'he follo11in;; ::,essa,;e fol' you l ro1:, !lr, St~rr.nbuch M1e rooeived throllgh the J\n,er.~cau Legation in Bern under deote o.f Octohe1· ;:0, 1'14/.:

"GrL't'sl «uc c:on-c.1,c~erJ by .1s ~-~'g!;~·<li.ng Li.r; '.)1n.nr "or (~q:,,.rh1re 1 n. 1.,:. ,,.l.}_~ .f.JJpj:.ort hilf, finnr·cirolly i.f i1. ls ni;c:e;;f"·1r.;·. In t!H' n:arntirr.c KL,r·w~n 11r1·h·od in l:li.cllaN~f!t. T!i!.a info11nntion wiu'! t.rims:dtted by us

}i .. Z,f'

to I'I'A N1.n, York, The P~.pal IJmwio ·,\1U> contM"ted by i1a

wit::. :t2g:.u·d t") O;wl.ec1.n .-:·n~ ot.t•-:r- c0vcentrn.tion 01rnma u.~~d it ~¥c..s pi·o.nleL<"i ~h-~,t t.!1e Pope 'ito1;ld lnt..ervene enert;etically, :rt :.El im:n:wibh to contact. these eamps dlr1.;ctly, By Int.oycror.:i 1:e arc forwi~rdi11g food p!lOkaget! v.s we luwe previously ll<1nc for Theresienstadt. Octobtir 12 .S;;muelot:ioz coufi.t•mml the receipt. of 85 /';10 Sw:!.trn /.'rimes.

"l'he .>ituation ls V<·t·y bad in Slovaltia. !n Hrrcttslavn ulm;;:n:. ull of tito J,HHJ were tlerorted to t'olo.nd and Ther<>uitJni;;~dt, Rabbi i'ie:li.;:3 ;:nm~el r.t.o.yod in B1•v.ttnhvn. for ·the purposa oi' coll •?ctin5 spootf.i.c _infor1w~tlon regard.l.ng ueportec13 and liberated perMns &. ~i~cial delegate '!'Inf.I aent by cs to Ehmce and BelgiUJll, 11 ·

J. W, Pehle ~Wtc Exoou ti 1n; Director- · •·· · ·

Vaad Hatmtzala Et.:~i.·geuoy Collllllittee, 132 Naaaau @treet, New York 71 Uew.York.

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10/24/44

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·i

. ·tMENT ·'OF

~:{§TATE

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GEK-lH This tE:legrc:m r.mst bE paraphrasEd bE:forE bEing

~ communica t Ed to anyonE othEr than a GovErnmE:nt •. gmcy. ~)

.SEcrEtary of StatE,

ofashington.

I STERNBUCH:

~'iE cohtactEd C'riffEl with rEgard hi.s dEpaPturE

plans E:.nd will givE '"dm i'inancial support if nEcEssary .• ~ ~ /

NlrnntimE Klarman aJrivEd BucharESt,. ViE :tr~u;ism'ittEd

information to IT!. NEW York,

and othEr concEntration camps ,/

Nuncio who promisEd EnErgEtic

DirECt co~tact w'ith thES_E camps

QctobEr rEcEipt of Swis~

Situation Slovakia

Bratislava dEportEd to /

Rabbi 'iiEiss IV1andE1 rEmainEd

Exact

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0Rl;GINAt TE~ OF TE~~k.Ai'.'~~~:t: ,,,_ · · · ,·: ·r s,ol'etarY oi' ste.1i~;, W~13hing~o?e ::,{.< ajfl F.ROM:

TO: Ameriotih Consul, IstEiiil:>ul\ ··. <:i Ji .-••.•. ,: '}10;~

DATE: Ootober 1~, 1944

NUMBER: 39§~~"' x ·.

l!"rom Wal' Refugee Board• ... . . / ·.· .··.·

Please deliver the following measage· to JaQQb. Gi<itel:~ ile>tei .. ' . .· '. . .·· .-": '. :.

Continental, Beyoglu (Istanbul), Turkey, from RabbisAronK()tlel' . I' ' ... . .· . . · ....

and Abraham Kaimanowitz of the Vaa(\ Hahatzala Em_vsenoy. O.omm':.tteEti ~ - ·.·· -~ .· ...

Q,UOTE ERNO POLLAK SON OF RABBI FROM SZE@NOS.'HtfflG.ljlJY

NOW IN AMERICA ARRJI:STED. IN ROUMANIA WHILE CRoSSING.BORDEn•·

SENTENCED TO FIVE YEARS HARD L.ABOR. PLEASJl: INTERVENE •

ENDEAVOR SECURE RELEASE AND AID AFTERW.fillDS,; A.DVIS:E .SUM ·.

NEEDED AND WHAT.AOCOMPLISHED UNQ,UOTE :~•,

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i'l!liuse deliwr tho folla~1mg ami~e tJ> .r~oob Gt>itel, Uotel '\

Contirumt1~l, 13eyoglu (!a~nb\al), 'l'IU'ko;r 1 ~ Rabbia Aron Kotler

and ;\h1·,;h~ Knlmimol>'!ta of tlm V11e~ Htilir;tu\la ~ency C~itteea CUOTE rumo POLLJ\K SON OP B.Ulll! taoo ilZE!IBHOS HtliroARX llOW .rn AM!,1l!C:A tJUiR<JfFJ:i IN ROUNANU \UU'.!Jf. CB/)SSllG oo.am•;R m'J.i~'ll',NOE,O ·ro rm ll~Jifil'j lilMUJ ~1\l!OR STOP PLEAS¥; nJT;:;avJCNE ll:tn~;.;;A von m•:cmw: m.:rzMJ.E A1ll> AW iU"?FJ.iiYl.RDS l~DrttE mm Nr:.EDED ;\MD ¥,MJl.'l 1i000llP1J.SH.ltD UllQOOT.E

J:oo p~m. October 10, 194-

Miss Chauncey (for the Sec'y) Abnaharnson, Cohn, DuBois, Friedman, Lesser, Mannon, McCormack, Files ;~'Mic

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IID.r~ l0/9/4A

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(EMERGENCY COJl!MITTEE) 1~2 NASSAU STREET

War llefugee Beard Treasury .!luilding Washington, D. o.

. Dear Mi SS Hodel'

(ROOM 819')

NEW YORK 7, N, V.

PHONE RECTOR 2~4238

October 6, 1944

.Att1 Miss JI'. Hodel

May we ask you to please fcIWard the attached message to Turkey through the facilities of the War Refugee Board?

With sincerest appreciation,

Very reapectfu~ly yours,

VAAD HAHATZALA EMERGElfOY COMMITTEE

AK1r

To r11cue, save and preserve from war destruction the Torah values (Y eshwoth, R.tibbis, Scholars and Communal Leaders)

.To utilize _the possibilities for rescue of European Jewry where _the V 11 a d H a h a t z a l a Program ii esPetially-ne"ided;-·' --~~--- ·_

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(EMERGENCY COMMITTEE) I 32 NASSAU STREET

(R90M BtD)

NEW YORK 7, N, Y.

Message to JACOB GRIFEL, Hotel Continental BEYOGLU (ISTANBUL) TURREY

through AMERIO.AN EMBASSY ANKARA

-------------------------ERID POLLAK SJN OF RABBI FIDM SZERENOS HUNGAR1,mw IN

AMERICA ARRESTED IN FOUMANIA WHILE CID SSING IDRDER

SENTENCED TO FIVE YEARS HARD LAIDR. PLEASE INTERVENE

ENDEAVOR SECURE RELEAsE AND AID AFTERWARDS ADVISE SUM

NEEDED AND WHAT ACOO!ilPLISHED

VAAD HAHATZALA EMERGENCY <DMMITTEE

RABBIS ARON IIDTLER ABRAHAM KALMANOWITZ

To rescue, save and preserve from war destruction the Torah values - (Yeshivoth, Rabbis, Scholars and Communal Leaders)

-To-utilne- the possibilities for rescue of European_Jewt;y._where.cthe _____ _ V a a d H a h a t z a I a program ii especially needed.·

1

v H. E. C. 132 NASSAU STREET

Suite 819..820 NBW YORK 7, N~ Y •

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War.Refugee Board

Treasucy .. .!luil~ng

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····· .. <''\:·,D;7~/l!f!#f:>'.·'·":--: _-1l~ 000 octobEr 9• -J.t~4) ·· .. 'T5;,{JJJflfa'fJ-D1str1bution of t~~ " ""-"i \ r,.-· £.'U\Tt ~ {).l~- . ))'£~8~-~

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mu<it \ L.~"':::""''' l t ,xt. or. \,111· . ~ :· (l:·. · ........ >·.">. ~

1 ·~·:_::.:.::.~~~-> ·,>e;~.'· ··.· 1 q 'l'he JJteHage below 1s WO ll6o · ·

Please del1•wi- pazoapbrace ot the to,~low1J1g .. aitJ1•as•·'o. ~ . . ~

Jacob Grittd, Hotel Continental .Bo7oglu, letanbu·1, tram · the Vaa~ Haha'zal~ EwtrgenoJ Comm1•t0ei

QllOB Have 111torud 8tomtaach ot 10ur pl11ns and~'-ciu••t he will oontaot 7011 and send 7ou neoe11s&l'7 tunda when neo•assrr. Important f:l\l detail to A.mbaesador flto1nhardt and

. v Ira Hirecbmann VaaJ; Hahatzala work that ~7eo,ooo al:r~aq.

exptm~.od for l'HO\U'J ana. re:U.et this J&B.l"o GreatHt pn-Uon 1 './ . :f

t.b1a illUll given Sw1H OOU!UO!f. It vouid hslp V.G in Out> ii

ettorte to cont1rme this wo:rk 1t the Ambassador and}iireoiUaarin;.·. ~

WJUUMMV:KQ 10/.,/44

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. ' DECLASSiFIED·'·i .

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State D~Jit. I;etter;l-ll.~72 .

By.& H.l'ar~#~~~sPIJ.7~J2 .\ic,, "

P1HIO dlU'tV the toU°"1rlg •• ..,. t.o '•* Qritt11, llotel

oonttnental Be)'Ollu, Inebul, troll tb9 Yaad Babat~ ....._. OOlliinit.tMa

QUO'l'B BAVB IJIJ'<IUBD &DIUIBUOH or roua PLAllS AID 81QUl$'t Iii WlJ.t, OtCAOT YOU AID 8llD YOU POISSARY rtJJl18 11m JIKCl8$AU. IJlt(llt.AJlf YOU DlfAIL 1'0 AJIW3all)(ll S'l'BilllWIDf AID IM HlaS-OJfJIBN l.AAJ) BABAtZALl WCIUt THAT 17"'1.000 WlBlDI UP11D1» PM USOIJB AHD Ql.lll' THIS DAR. GRIA'l'BSf P'1lfIQlf fJf18 BU• QIYIH Slf.ISS OOJaaftEB. U WOULD HEliP ut II 011& EFFORTS TO OOJl'l'IllUE 'l'SlS wauc Il" m AiaJ~ AND :JIRSGHlMNN WOUUI BXPRESS THROUGH YOIJ Tffi~IR AP.PJW:S.U. OF OUR WORK UlfQUOl'B

THI~; I5 )~JW CABU: TO ANKAHA NO. 115

9:00 a.rn. ,~October 6, 1944

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1ltss Chauncey (for the Sec 'Y) Abrahamson, Cohn, DuBois, Friedman, Hodel, Laughlin, Lesser; Mannnn, McCormack, Files

._\ l\_.\.-~ '- (<_., ~I< i'I

FH:hd 10/4/44

(EMERGENCY COMMiTTEE) 132 NASSAU STREET

(ROOM 818}

NEW YORK 7, N. Y.

PHONE RECTOR ·2~42Sl!!I

September 28, 1944

War Refugee lloard Treasury Building Washington, D. u.

Att1 Miss F. Hodell

Dear Miss Hodell,

We are enolosing several messages 'l'ihich we would ask you to please dispatoh throu@l the War Refugee board.

May we thank you for the seve~al messages which you dispatched for us and copies of which you forwarded to us in your note of ·~eptember 25th.

AK1i'


_Very respectfully yours,

VAAD HAH.ATZALA EMERGENCY OOMMITTEE.

A-:A!~~ '1iabbi Abr}\amKalrruinowitz. if

__,.__., To ,rescue, save and preserve from war destrnction the Torah values.

(YeshwoJh, Rabbis, Scholars and Communal Leaders)

To utllne the possibilities for rm:ue of European Jewry· where tbe V -11 a d H a h a t z a l a program is es#cially needed,

(. i1.,~i1i1 ,~.

(EMERGENCY COMMITTEE) 132 NASSAU STREET

(ROOM 819)

NEW YORK 7, N. Y,

PHONE RECTOR 2·423!1

September 28, 1944

CABLE TO JAOOB GRIFFEL, HOTEL CONTINENTAL BEYOGLU ( ISTANBUL) TUBKEY

VIA AMERIO.AN LEGATION, ANKARA

HAVE INFORMED STERNBUCH OF YOUR PLANS AND R$QUEST BE wfLL CONTACT

YOU AND SEND YOU NECESSARY FUNDS WHEN NECESSARY. IMroRTANT YOU

DETAIL TO -~~S~R !Jl!EINHARrtr AND IRA HIR~~a':!A~ HAHATZALA

WORK THAT f_~ ALREADY EXPENDED FOR ~9,0~·.,~~~};£; (, ~~~E~~,, .::r'R,T,IO~- ~;~~,-~;v~.J;V~s~. co~:}EE?-:/·H68El BE9Wi mJ Ju.-')_.,.

· AlrBASSAroR AND HIRSCHMAN ~,l~~~~,.:~:(~ ~ J )J/f.:u~~ • ' ' . O;f' /n.1-4-·

ml.4.VO:R AN» NDIB IN RE60tm FIELD AN-» ~IflMt1' 'lV US THROUGH \VAR ~.ki~G_.

RD UGEE H>lltl>

V~ .HAHATZAIA EMERGENCY COMMITTEE.

RABBIS AIDN KOTLER • · - -ABRAHAM -~WITZ

To rescue, save and preserve from war destruction the Torah val11es (Yeshivoth, Rabbis, Scholars and Communal Leaders)

To utilize .the possibilities for rescue of European Jewry where_ the V o a d H a h a t z a I. a program is especially needed.

V. H. E. C. ·132 NASSAl) STREET

Suite 819-820 'NEW YORK 7, N: Y.

Atta Miss F. Hodell

War .liefugee Board

Tl'fl.!!il.U7 #uild.d.ng · ~~~

::::w&"ibiq~on, n~ ~.a~:--~_.. .. ~.· ~r·· '::·:-__ -.. ... -

. tk~~~liMJ'NT _ A~ ~0;d~ ;~G ~.ll~;f 0 i~;~1,fi~18~; $~:1«1~~f L · s~~rzu~~U'-n";£ lEG RA Mo. P .~; ~f,),w~~~?~~g~w~~~,r~

/ AMLB»A'l'ION•

STOCKHOLM 2001 Ii

x '

x I;; V,' 'llf :;;TifAl~ -''' D•v1~10N O~

OCTc,n114Tft 'L- COPY~.: . - ·- -t t.~mm~. ilU~V'Js .· · · . · .·· .·· -

f$ f~~i\~\ (..l·,,....~,--:- ~.-... ,h J -

The oable below for Oleen is WRB 9,o ' ~

' '

Pleaso de~1Yer pal'aph~a.H of the follow1ng,;,fellsage ~ · .

Rabbi Wilhelm Wolbe, ll Oletsgotten Stn.eee, Stockholm• trom I . ,,.- ·./... .

Rabb1a Aron Kotler and Abraham Kalmanow1tt& ot t.be.Vae,d Hs.hat-

zala Fmergenoy Committee: r·

QUO'l'Ji: MONEY FOR RESCUE NO'!' I.Il'LlTlill 'l'O RABBIS MJD

- . - ,,

/ Vl'Xr.L YOU COiiTAO'l: oo~:cE;~'.i)ffil'ilUI': c~-

KRCTii'lGI::N FOR H.ELll!.iF ·~iW P0SSI1'Li.i:; m:;aouE. - . .. . . .

LITlill.iilU~ DIP:f!CUL~ Sli.i':D DEL.l!.'GA':CION FH.OM illlililiIQA. TM ARRa.NGli, •

DE1EQ;,•J:IGN PBHSOIH~ F'Al4ILfoR "1Il'H i~iill'~iQ~lt~,~~J~:~i~J;~~' QOJ1~< ,

:::,:~~;;;::;~:::::.::.:~~::.~~:t!~~~,i~~~~;~;~ 'it: .. DEL!~i>l'ICiN r'Ol;l PURPOSE Oii' C0i?i'ACT:>•":lT1kNWHij:Ji.i:f]?'i6c;¥~N'~ ..• Lf.:iWERs To i!:s,rABLISH ;:HEREABou·.rs ,u;!) _nJ.~w.u H!;;t;!i.:;F. :: !i~;.D:c';Av61f -~-~-Jc,: 8E:~:D 1"00~~ P;\HCELS Tei lm~AS J~HD O'i'li~H F'lll'.El) Tl1'RiU:1f0l{l£.S.0

UN~UOTE

WRB: MMV g OMH NO~ . 10/5/44

-HULL. ,-., :- , ~.- ,,. (GIIVlr :· ,_:;;51i1fE1f'

Please deliver the tollow.tng IJB88age to Rabbi l11lh61.m Wol~e.

11 Oletsgotten strasao. Stmkhollil. tro111 Rabbis Aron troUw and Abraham

Kalmanowitz of tho Vaad Hahntza).a lalltrSQDQY Oor4mf.tteo1 ~

~UOTE MON.bY FOR H1!.'SC1UE NOT r.IMJ:'l'l!ID 'i'O Rli.BBIS .ANJ) RABBINlOAL SCHOLAR.<;;. GAli BE wn.r4SD BY YOU FOR RESatrE l'.ltmtEV'm O.PPOR'!'U.NIW P!i.~TS. VITA!, YOU OO:M'l'AO'l' OONOEN'i'RJ.i.'UON CW' ImO'l'lliGJl.N F<R RU.IJ.;Ii' JIND POSSIBIJil RESCUB. IN REJ'~CE .t."imUiL?llA Dll>'Fl(..'l1Il1' 81i:ND Dfil.E!M.TION FROM AMliaICA. 'IBY AWWlG:e: Dm:.mA'l'ION :1:".L\USOI-5 J!'AMII.L\l~ ·:am YESIUV01'1I .UID J'JimSU OOJIWNAI, Llll"'E Jn l.l'l'!IWilJIA AND SECURE PEFUlJ.'S$tOH 'lHRotllUI YOUR OOV'lilRNW..\NTS nt'l'ERV'~<ITION •YI'lH u.s.s.R. l!OR Dn TRANSI'J.' 'lll!S .11.mLliOt.TION Fon PU11PW~ or GON'l'AC'l' ill:'m RABBIS Al-ID COMMUNAL LP.Allmts TO ~'l'Ali'LISH wmmmmoum AND RliHlll!:R RELIEF. ENDEAVOR SEND FOOD PARC.ELS TO ll:AUNl\S .II.ND O'LI!BR Ffilr.iID TBRRITORIES. llNQUOT.lil

nrrn rn WRB CABLE TO STOCKIIOU• NO. 97

9:40 a.m. October 3, 1944

Miss Chawicey (for the Sec•y) Abrahamson, Cohn, DuBois, Friedman, Hgclel, Laughlin, Lesser, Mannon, McCormack, Cable Control Files

~ (


CROOM 819)

NEW YORK 7, N, Y.

PHONE RECTOR 2-4298

Sept6mber 28, 1944

MESSAGE TO RABBI WILHELM WOLBE 11 OLEFSOOTTEN STRASSE S'!QOKHDLM, SWEDEN

THIDUGH AMERICAN LIDATION IN S'!QCKHOLI

--------------------------IDNEY FOR RESCUE IDT LIMITED 'IQ RABBIS AND RABBINIOAL SaHOLARB.

:Cf

CAN BE urILIZED BY YOU roR RESCUE WHEREVER OProRWNITY PRESENTS

STOP VITAL YOU CDNTAOT OONOEWTRATION CAMP IOOTINGEN FOR RELIEF

AND FOSS IBLE RESCUE. IN REFERENCE LITHUANIA DIFFICULT SEND

DELEGATION FROM .AMERICA. TRY ABRANGE DELEGATION PEROONS FAMILIAR

WITH YESHIVOTH AND JEWISH COMMUNAL LIFE IN LITHUANIA AND SECURE

PERMISSION THROUGH YOUR OOVERNMENTS· INTERVENTION WITH u.s.s.R. FOR

FREE TRANSIT THIS DELEGATION :EOR PURFOSE OF OONTAOT WITH RABBIS

AND OO:MMUNAL LEADERS 'IO ESTABLISH WHEREABOlJrS AND RENDER RELIEF. ,,.. -

ENDEAVOR _SEND FOOD PARCELS '10 KAUNAfj .A¥1)0THER FREED TERRITOR:j'.ES~

t; 1 cVAAD-HAHATZALA EMERGENCY CDMMITTEE' y -

RABBIS AIDN IIDTLER ABRAHAM KAIMAIDWITZ

~~\

'!.!J_J:escue, save and preserve from war destruction the Torah values (Yeshivoth, Rabbis, Scholars and Communal Leaders) .

- )

To utllrze the possibilities for rescue of European Jewry where the V a a d H a h a t z a 1 a program is especially needed.

'

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1) I)'

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Dear Sina

hre 11 ai taobed heJ'eto OOJ>¥ of a oable wbioh ,, the \llar Befuc-e Board hM l'etuHted the Siate Dtpil'tmaf to cliapatoh ill 10lll' bellalf. ·

Ve-q tJ'\ll7 10\U'8,

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Ji. -.' .... '·<·./-'"""'J!i®o/~,~ r-V:t_ - ·. !

~EP~ENT OF

STATE

INCOMING TELEGRAM

HM-154 Distribution reading copy arrangement.

of true by special

AJt(~. Dated August 26, ~~ Stockholm ,,,,---

..... W) Rec 1 d, 2: 05 p.m. &-7~

Secretary of St~·e-~.~1;;;rbf Sl~lE -\'. Jvashington \ \:[."'"' ~f .. 1944 ·;~

~ . ·l·l/'hl;;:i \ 3313 1 August 26, 1"'11~£;,,.;" _ _...---~~:.-

THE FOLLmvING MESSAGE Is FOR V~H AZALAH f ,,,..---

EMERGENCY COMIHTTEE FROM RABBI WOLBE,

This is our no. 76 for WRB. tf ,~\~ ... ·. ~i \) y ' r

Bergen. ~ J Doing everything possible for grcmn tn Bel:sen ____..,

Diplomatic intervention to Admiral Horthy not lNSad;ble

besides unfeasible because the group is already

in Germany, We have consulted former·Hungarian

Minister here and it appears that only possibility

is to bring the group here. Immigration visas ,,,,,. ,.,...-

arrangeable. We are trying to .obtafn .elltigra.tio:n

permits through unofficial channels which involves

considerable expen.e.~is project still very problemati-

cal,

~..(:,.· We have found no way to rescue the Li-thuanian

group as communication with Lithuania is impossible,

aJ t~1::i:.~)» have tried repeatedly. ive will report to

you immediately

DECLASSIFIED State Dept. Letter, 1-11·72

By B. H. Parks Date..s.E.2-11 1972.

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-2-, #3313, Augtist 26,

":if.~'- Afi.3t~'~':~.::.;;;.~t fr-: you immediatel;f"''l\ili~i-l:"~"'i}e

.I am prepared to

provided you can arrange

Government. ,v-'

Rabbi· Shmulowit z has received

buted on group

'to tbeir critical situation;

of further support you specify

remittances.

J!f

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AUG29.

Dear SiHI

the tollowinc 11e1uge tor 7ou :fro. -~ IOll»e ... received thrcN&b the ~can Le£&ti.On l.n StOoldiol.• \1D4el' date ot Augut 26, 19441 ·

•BYembinc poHible 1e being dclle tor the &fOll}) l.n Bel••. Deres. D1plo.a.t1o lntenention -1th .. Admiral ~ 18 · hlp011f.lal.e •d 'be114el it· ~· .r not teullal.• •lnce the ooup alftld¥ 1•. ~ ,........,. !he tol'IUI' ~ ... i1ttl' htl'• · m. bt• c• auUecl bf ue abd it wou14 ~ that to 'brirJ& the &'l'Ollp here 11 the onl7 po111'b111ty. Vi .. tor blld.grat1on can be IQ'J'UCed. We are ~ effort• to obtain pel'lllta tor ...,_tlon ~t Jlillll of uaottioial obamlel• u.d · tld.1 lnTolYo nWtaatial upean. '°1• proJCIOt r-ln• T9'q pro'bltaUcal..

11J'o wt ha1 ~ tOUll.d to hHUe the Lit-1• CfOUJI 11n~~~uoa ~th LUbUW,a t.• not po11llal.e,-1N.t .. ave tJ'i-4 repeatecn, ...... lave ADI' fteWI ,..,hall nport'tw1dlatel7 to '°'1·

"ProYicled 1ou. can au. •~'8 for a penit troa the ai.1ta Oow•t, 1 ~f· .. ~ to go to the Billtlo couatri... ·.,,... ·-· '

11214,2,)9 Swill ~· Jaye· bnn reoeiYi!l ·.'bJ · ~ 81-J.owits and all, t!nt ot tbl l'9lttanot1...,. d11tl'1bu.te4 . .-l11 .. lnl\ru.ft'ill.-- •tuUl •~e ·. · pooled fiblr~ll'!IUi:l!U.tecl OD a goup 'blll11• ln ·~ ... iaoluded the omw 11'.ftP 1.n _~~ ot tbell' oJ'itloal. attuatioD~ /lt 11 . .,,._,,. t1*tur···-····· J~t ~.·

rt i •' lhcn1l4 ·'h · 1119'1 ~fk~· Ul t.bt :::"ot t:i:,, two ~:c:a..... ·· ·" '.- ,... : · ._,,~fOUN·

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AUG29.

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There 11 att~ eopy ot a -.ble wbloh the

War Refvcee Board w reqiante4 the State ~t I to dispatch in 10ur ~··

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DATED I

'NUMBERt 2834 J(.

- ' _-. Please tJ:Oansmit the follow1pg meuage ~o Isaac ~Sh~l'lb\i.~h;

St. Gallen, Switzerland&

----QUOTE! Reported 7000 Lithuanian Jews evaouated,trom Kaunae to Ee.st Prussian border for ala~' labor fearfUlfextermi~tton will follow. We ready meet every obligation. effec:t t~f11r rescue utilize every appropr1Ue methog ... ava1lable eav~ .ma~imum possible number. Onntact Interctross Ul'ge them l!!Elhd representative intervene .t'or group.

. ,,_-Joncerning 1200 endeavoring secure PaJ.es,tine cert1f1,Qate8 ·

for them. Urge you do likew.1.ee. Neeessary also you re.quest · .. Interc~s and Swissgoverrunent to address appeal to Admira~ .. · Horthy to demand l'epatriation of this group• It 1a hoped tbatf their transportation. to Hungary would be Eiocomplished !n l)on;,; dit1ons insuring survive,l and that O.n thei1y1;rip they wotild l;>e. aooompanied by representiati ve of Interoross or ilunsai'tan Reti"" cross to insure such aond1Uona. Also~ that- upon reta1:rn 'to · Hungary, they would b!3 treated under ~s of rel9.ltEl.d ~eg~me. pending em1grat1 on. Have cabled Wolbe· St9qj.(holn1 to makf.1 sl111• g~i :::~~st u~~ug;~d1sh goverlllllent .• ~.)1:'~'.~9.~J~.~l.t oEJil~~J;'~~~()!.

THIS IS WRB CADLE TO BERN NO, 128:··~-

HULL

. . DECLABSIHED

State ])e!Jt. Letter1 N 1:72 •·. ·.·· . ·.· -.. -- , · · -~~ParkiJ•nafu··SEfh11'.:19.z2 >~··:··

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Pleaee tranemlt the folloviUJ$ message to ltano Sternbuch, at. Gallen. Swltzerlandl

,,uo~·;; H.e1101•11ed 'lODO LllihWlnlnn .Tewa evacuated froM Knu.nss to Eaet Prua11j.an border for slave lnbor !emr:ful exterwinaUon will follo~r. We r1'&d)' mec~ overv ob.1.igation effout. thllir raauuo 1tliilize overv approprlnto mothod available 111.\1'8 ma.ximurn po1u1iu.4e number. Contuot Intororoas urtte t.hom aand reµre11enbttt:h'fl intervene for group.

Ooncerning iaoo er.d1mvoring aoolU'e f-"aleotine oertificD.tes for thein. lJrge you do Ukewhe. lleceuoary also you requeot lntercrou e.nd tM'les government Lo address ar_.eal to A1Lmiro.l llortby to deml\nd repatl,'lat.i.on of lohla gl'Oup. It la hoped thRt tne1r trun11portaUon to J:tunt::ar,Y would ,b.Et AOJlOlllpli!lh~d tn con<J.1• tiona insuring survival ancl thE<t ou lohoir trip thoy ·wo·tlld 'be nooom1mn1ed b7 repreiJOntntive of Inloororoas or llungnl'!an Redcross to !.neure a'l\<Zh cond1tione. Aleo, thnt. upon roturn to Hus1tr.i-.r,y, the1 would be trented under termn Qf relaxed rflg~r.ie pon•~ing e11111r.rnUon. __ Have cabled Wol,be .. ~twb.olm to makif similar request oi Swedish dovernoont.. f8!1jl·.)lillbatl&la Emergenof' Oo1a1111t~ee UNQUQTE

'!'ho follo· ... tne; from \{Rh for HoClellandl

Please aoUvely support the above requests to Swi11 11uthoritios and Intercr~11f' 1 ~o~R~ic*ftlP.l~wnft~·no.l28

1140 p.m. August 16, 1944

Miss Chauncey (for the Seo•y) AbrahB111son, Cohn, DuBois, Friedmari, Hodel, Laughlin, Leaser, Mann, Mannon, :MoConA&.ok, Cable Control Files

8/14/44.

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(ROOM BID)

NEW YORK 7, N, Y.


August 11, 1944

MESSAGE TO ISAAC STERNBUCH ST, GALLEN, SWITZERLAND

through AMERICAN LEGATION, SWITZERLAND

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Reported 7000 Lithuanian Jews evacuated from Kaunas to East Prussian

border for slave labor fearful extermination will follow, We ready

"'?~.f><-t~ meet every obligation effect their rescue utilize every mlthod avail-

·" able save maximum possible number, Contact !Ht9J'HB1iion11l Rod G!'o l!l!I /l.t.ll'u.. e/1--o?-;>

them send representative intervene for group,..,. Concerning P~"u...e.

urge

1200 endeavoring secure certificates for them,!!W Urge you do likewise, A ..

Necessary also you request Inter~Cross and iRts1VBl!e 111~ .. i4 dt..u-lcrJ..uut?

.Swiss Governrrent to address appeal to Admiral-H.l).rthy ~patria~·10n

this group. Have cabled Wolbe Stockholm make similar reqlJ,est .. of Slvedish.

Government, Cont;a'ct him for concerted act io.n~

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VMD Hi)JIM'ZALA EMERGENCY COMMITTEE

To rescue, save and preserve from war destruction the Torah values (Y eshivoth, Rabbis, Scholars and· Comimmal Leaders)

To utilize- the possibilities for rescue of Bnropean Jewry where the V a a d H a h a t z a I a program is especially needed.

i1.,~i1i1 .,~.

(EMERGEN.CY COMMITTEE) ... 132 NASSAU STREET

(ROOM BID)

NEW YORK 7, N. V,

PHONI! RECTOR 2·42Sl!I

August 11, 1944

MESSAGE TO ISAAC· STERN BUCH ST, G.4LLEN, SWITZERLAND

through A11E.RICAN LEGAT ION, SWITZERLAND

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Reported 7000 Lithuanian Jews evacuated from :Kaunas to East Prussian

border for slave labor fearful extermination will follow. We ready

¥f'1-1Jh1~ meet every obligation effect their rescue utilize every method avail-

"' .. able save maximum possible number. Contact lRiBPRe1iionel Rod: 'Ire Ill! /~M;,m-,f

urge them send representative intervene for group,-.,. Concerning P~ub;l..(.,..(.,, ·

1200 endeavoring secure certificates for them,llilillJ. Urge you do likewise • .A -

Necessary also you request Interllll!IUetnJ ii J Oross and :loni8!''•'8Ae wi-~· ........______- ,.<, . l!'Jle.t-.(.A. at.<A~l/

Swiss Govermr.ent to address appeal to Adniµ'al Horthy ~triat"ron

this group. Have cabled Wolbe Stockholm . .inall:e similar ~e.qilest pf. SWedish

Government.·:" Contact him for concerted,_~ction,

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YAAD HAJLATZALA EMERGENCY COMMITTEE

'.~"".~,

To rescue11 save and preserve from war ~estructio_n tbe Torah values (Yeshivoth, Rabbis, Scholars and Communal Leaders)

To utilize the possibilities for resC1te of European Jewry where the · V a a d H a h a t z a I a program is especially needed. · ·

~1\\Ut ~ • .· ...... > •..••. "'~lk~ i ( l -~ ,;.1,,

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the following message be •.:leiU'fe:red to ~Jilhelm Wolbe,

ll Olefng<.,Uein Strassc. l'l toekholm, Swedf)il :1f' .·.·~···.

Q.lfOTb~ Endeavo:r oontMt Lithuania and. La.t:via1- seek ' .

means i:asc1i0 rQ'bb!tJ and ~~chola;i;~s,,_ se~a, _relief fopd." •(N~. ·~ . :t i~'1~~ . , \.~~·}t;t~r-) ;-~·/, ::/. 1 -

el~·tlhng 'menic~nit1tt~. .tr posl!liWeL.. .. ~t oJ" aena, · delegate.· /- W··: • .>;f~ _· · Try arrarigil 8weCU,sh Vii!as !C•2' Hung~1an Je~ eepeoially

.·· .··- .. ~~ <. children, w11l~a~nd ne~d.nd run<.tci. Urget Le~n interHt:

himself in Rah.el Rein1 tzv'e.~ughter ot R~bb.1 l..iobtig hu~fti.~fid}; ·--' ·- -.. , . _ _ ::-___ --- -. - --,_

Rahel ~siriitz nee.Licht+g< .. ·

Eva bP,l'n Hamburg 1930 • daughte~; Gab~it!l~J 'b~~;ifJ£5~f~iti8'.'J_\ c ztH.itioal.ovi:it"tWf we:troha11 t;r~,,=~;;; kfiowii ·~.a~..res~· ¥/cr)t~~h1C - · " . :: >~]

. -. ' -· -·- "- :·-.,,. . -- .-, .-.- .-_---~-~j

'.L'igerman Er11r;ku3var'( H1.1nga1•3"~0 ··"v·~)11:i;Y iB.tzai~·.tJ¥er~~~~r,/• ,-i · ?f:~ committee, Rabbi~ ·;tron Kot1eX'~, 1~b?'IDlant~Kiill,m~rio~itiD~ ;ij~,~yo·~~-:-~;i.it§/Jf

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. (A1gt,01> ~\1~,~-:_~ti;11 ~·.i\.ci:rlllG · · \f"·~ :.J,{~·;~f

-·oi~.'.-;-• '~-'::\:O ;~~-.-·:.-". ·:~-~~:.:?-:~-~-=·~-.:'.' /;:~--:• . .'~-- ~"-,-<·· -:~··:·~~< ;;~-·-_r-• ··~--

'·• ~t · ;~;··.~1~-i;r·;~ci~§tFIEU,;2.:·-E·.''·~.-~::;· l 1 ·· :r~.; :.i1'ii!il~~~tif ··

!he Wu letace• :Board r•qua•a that the following ••• .... le. deliTered te V11l&elm Wone. 11 Olef#&Ottea Stra••e, ltockllobt~ .,...., .

Q,110Tlil lilnd.eaTor coataot :Ll~e. .. , :Lahla, •etlc .._. re1cu rabble and acholara~ alH •d relief food clothbt& 111941c..-.\a..·· If poaa11tle. go 70v .. lt or •-4 a..1._te. flj' anange lhrltlt.G ....... · tor Jl\lngartaa Jen ·eepec1alJ, ch!l4re., vlll Md ll~ ·ta~.' · V.rC. LeUan. interest hhieelt tii Jtahel •eS.Uz da~ter ot liab\1 1.ichUg huebami an4 chlldrea ..... ae follovat label lelalt• ••• J.ielltlg bon Hamburg 1907. lm.abad SalOllOn •+ta1tS \On lbltj1' lla'rtow 1901, eon Al•X811d•r born Preto., 1929. daughter lya lion. .Baa-c 19$0. daqhter lahtele bona 19315, all Cz•choeloTskia uUo~tt7, la•• lmova a4drHe c/o Rab\l tttcermaa :lraebJ.,.... ~.

Y.&AD JW11.nALA EDUDO!f COIUIIftb tilt.BIS .&Ro.I 10!J.11 .

.AJiWWI EALllAl'OVl!Z O~wtJ

DIS 18 QB OA'.StE 'fO S'l'OO!OlOLN, no. 71

12&35 p.ii • .Atlguat 9; 1944

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Klas Chaunce{ (J'or the Seo'T)t Abrahamaoli; Cohn, ;Dlillois, Priedman; Bed.el, 1-ughlln, Lesser, -Ma.n~on,- MoClol'llack, Cable ContJ.'ol. ruelli

&!. -<f:f..._µtJA-~ ~-JL. llAkzin:ar 8/7/~ ~· v~

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(ROOM 818)

NEW YORK 7, N. V.

PHONE RECTOR 2-4235

j ...... to WUbelm Wolb9

11 Oletego•teu stra1st Stoakholm, 91Je4en

~J'OUgh Ame.r1oen tesa• lODt Btoo'.khOlll

---------~-----------------1 IRDEAVOR OONTAOT Ll'lBIJABIA AND UTVIA S1RI DAIB RESOUB RABBIS All1D somu:m:: .u.oo SID."D n:J:LIEI li'OOD OLOTlllNO ll.EDlOMIBBtS tm>l' IF

roSSIB11f m YOURSELll' Oll SEND DELIOAU S1'0P~ ARIWlGE SWBDJSH VISAS FOR HtmG.AlUAB JlfNS ESPJlOULLY OJIJLDRD WILL SEND BEBDBD FUNI8 S!OP

LIOUUG .0011If JLillBtJnO 190'1 lIUSBAND B6I.OUOH REINI!l!Z rorut NIZN? st.AVI«>W . ,,,.. .. ·:, ..•. ·• c 1901 OON · ALEX:J1DER ro:tm !SEOOV 1929 DAlTOHTER EVA 1JORR 1TA,,lBi1HCI .1980 ·- ,. ___ ;'_·- • < -- -- '.- ·-- - - - _-,.-, _,._._,.;__ - - -- ~-

DAU!mER IMBIUELB B.'llm 1931 ALL OZEOJ10SLOV.illtl4B ~ATlplf.Af,lfT 1-l!S't f.mq~ ADDRF.fJB 0/0 'llAD.lllJ'JJl.81MfJllt~AB tnmoABi~ . . . . . .. . . .

·:=:~wL::j~ II.

To rtscue, save and preserve from war destruction the Torah values (Y eshivofh, Rabbis, Scholars and Communal Leaders)

To unliz.e the Possibilities for rescue of European Jewry·where the V II a d H a h a t z a I a program ii especially ni!ed~d:

AUG11 a

Dear Rabbi Kalmanowit1u

There are enclosed herewith copies of CIJblos 'Which the War Refugee Board has asked the State Department to d•.f'•tch in your behalf,

Very truly yours,

Florence Hodel Assistant to the Executive Director

Rabbi Abraham KalmanowitzJ Vaad Hahatzala Emergency Committee, 132 Nassau Street, New York 7, New York.

FHodel: jth 8/11/ 44

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PARAPHRASE OF TELEGRAM REJ EIV ED - ./ ERO:-;: American Legation, Be1•n

TO: Sec1'etary of State, Vvnshington

NUN.SER:

/

August 10, 1944

5170 .\

Donati, Kuehl and Strernbuch send the following for the

Unio9 of Orthodox Rabbis. if

With reference to direct wira fr•om you August 4, no

money has been given by ua to any organizations for childr·ens.v"

homes in Switzerland. All your instructions are followed and

money kept for rescue of people from occupied to unoccupied

territories only.

So far it has been impossible to do greater rescue work

for Italy{ unfortunately. To present time we have been able

to rescue about thirty persons only, althoug);r we ool"laborate

- with two large organizations in that country. Until orgaril.za

tions began to f'unc.~ion as expected took some t-ime. It is

re_quest~d that s.rrangemenfs~ made for collection by Angelot L - -Reves Italian colony of' larger amounts. /

The foregoing is from McJlelland f'or the War Refugee Board.

HARRISON

DECLi\t-:.-.Jl'.l 1 !I

State Dept. Letter, 1- n · 7 2

BJ ~ B. Parks Date...sff...11 1972

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AUG14 ..

Dear Rabbi K'almanowitz1

The following measage tor you from Messrs. Dohati, Kuehl and strornbuoh was received through tho American Legation, Bern, under date ot August 10, 1944: '

"With reference to direct wire from you August 4, no money has been given by us to any organizations for ohildrens' homes in SWitzerlarui, All YOUl' lnstruotiona are followed and money kept tor resoue of people from oooupled to unoooupied territories only,

"Bo tar it has been impossible to do sreater rescue work tor Italy, unfortunately, To ·present tilite we have been able to resoue about thirty persons only, although we collaborate with two large o:rsaniZ.tions in that country, Until organ1~t1ons beg~n to funotion as expected took some t1me, It is. requested tlla.t, ~ements be made for oolleotion by Angdlot Reves ltaUen colony 01' larger amounts."

Vory truly yours,

;r, w. :Pible Exeouttve Dtreot~

l!H:rd 8/14/~ ~

AUG 9 1944

Dear Rabbi lallllanowttaa I

There is enclosed a copy ot a cable which the lru Rtt'Ugee Board has aaked the State Deparilunt to despatch in your bthall.

Rabbi Abrahu lalunowtts,. o/o Vaad Hahataala, 132 Nassau Street, Rn York 7, New tori(.

jth 8/9/44

Very truly youre,

(~"-)d-~~~

Florence Hodel Asebtant to the Bacutive Dil'eotor

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-DEPARTMENT

OF STATE I INCOMING

TELEGRAM

FBM-160 Distribution of truE

ding only b~l ar angEmEnt. ......,W)

QJ +> .s:: Ul +> ::I

2 in

I Stockholm

DatEd August 2, 1944

RE c 'd 9: 10 a .m., 3rd •

~ ~&::c E tary of Sta tE, .-. ~ 0.· r( t,.,'1 T

~ "' '·· Washington. >- <D • E -

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z g~f §: 2915 1 August 2, 12 p.m. '-"Oo x .,,... (l>:z 0

Following mE ssagE is for Rabbi Kalmang>witz~f 9 -. Vaad ~hat Zala EmErgEncy CommittE:E: fr9m Rabbi V'lol/>E.

This is our No. 634 War REfugEE Board .. REscuE ~

opErations for our friEnds in Lithuania impossiblE

now owing to military situation. PlEasE advisE

whEthEr monEy SEnt can also bE usEd for gEnEral

rEliEf opErations in EuropE as WEll as for Establishing / ..

rEligious homEs hErE for Finnish....ehildrEn. BEcausE

congrEgation hErE is libEral, founO.ation of.such

homE s urgEnt. Also advisE if i;t-wi-11 bE possiblE to

rEe<iv< f'Urt~i..,.,nds for such purpos", ? BB RR

JOHNSON ...,,,. ~~

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DECLASSIFJF,D State Dept. Letter, 1-11-72

BJ R. B. Parks Date SEPC ll J97l'

AUG5 1944.

Dear Rabbi Kalmanowitz1

The following confidential message for you from Rabbi W~ was received from Stockholm under date of .Augu4t 2

1 1944: '·'

"Rescue operations for our friends in Lithuania impossible now owing to military situation. Please advise whether money sent can also be used for general relief operations in EUrope aa well as for establishing religious homes here for Finnish children. Because congregation here is liberal, foundation of such homes urgent. Also advise if it will be possible to receive further funds for such purposes."

Very truly yours,

f"!ft'nelO :1. ~. Pehl@

J. W. Pehle Executive Director

Rabbi Abraham Kal.rnan'"~ Vaad Hahatsala Emergency Committee, 132 Nassau Street, New York, New York.

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war Refugee Board Treasury Building Washington, D. o.

Dear Mi ss Hodell ,

(ROOM BID)

NEW YORK .7. N. Y.

PHONE RECTOR 2 .. 4239

~ugust 1, 1944

Att: Miss F. Hodell

May we respectfully request you to please arrange for the transmission of the attached message.

We refer also to our letter and message of,..-/' t., ~1~~20.,.-in whi oh we r"111ested that Renee Reichman

be advi~ed of Palestinian oertifioat~s being issued to several persons.

You advised Mr. Schoen of our office that Mr. Lesser did not consider this message necessary. We have since then been informed that Renee Reichman is the only one having the addresses of""ihe persons named, and this fact makes the sending of thiB•·messagec.extremely:. Vital. . ...

May we ask you to please exPE)ufte··the message of· July 20th, t'o~·witli the one enclosed.

With deepest appreciation,·::·"" · · ·· .... ··~"'.~·" . .. Very -respeci~tully yours,

VAAD · HAHATZALA EMERGENCY. COMMITT~

Rd;~~-j5

To re1cue, s_ave dnd preserve fro1n war destr1ictlon the Torah-vizlues (Y eshivoth, Rabbis, Scholars and Communal Leadeis).

To ulllne the possibiliiies for rescue of European Jewry· where the V a a d H a h a t z a l a Program ii especially needed • • ·

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"flflO HAHtiTZHLfl (EMERGENCY COMMITTEE)

l32•NASSAU STREET (ROOM Bt9)

NEW YORK 7, N. Y.

PHONE RECTOR 2-4236

Message to Wilhelm Wolbe ll Olefsgotten Strasse Stookholm, Sweden

August 1, 1944

Through Amerioan Legation, Stookholm

___________________________ , ENDEAVOR CONTACT LITHUANIA AND LATVIA SEEi: MEANS RESCUE RABBIS

·AND SCIDLARS ALOO SEND RELIER FOOD CLOTHING MEDICAMENTS STOP IF

' IQSSIBIE 00 YOURSELF OR SEND DELEGAT$ Mei""TRY ARRANGE SWEDISH VISAS

FOR HUNGARIAN mus ESPJ!XJIALLY CHILDREN WILL SEND NEEDED FUNDS,~

URGE LEHMAN INTEREST HIMSELF IN RAHEL REINITZ DAUGHTER OF RABBI

LICHTIG HUSBAND AND CHILDREN NAMES AS FOLLOWS RAHEL REINITZ NEE

LICHTIG BJRN HAMBURG 1907 HUSBAND SAI.OIDN REINITZ BJRN NIZNY SLAVIIDW

,,.. ' '

1901 OON ALEXANDER :OORN PREOOV 1929 DAUGHTER EVA BORN H.AM,ll~G 1930

DAUGHTER GABRIELE IDRN 1935 ALL CZECHOSLOVAKIAN NATIONALITY LAST l@WN

AD;DREss c/o RABBI !~=AN)lil.SEKtTJVAR HUNGARY

RABBIS ARON RDTLER ABRAHAM KAllfl.ANOVIITZ

To rercue, save· ~net Preserve from war destruction the Torah values (Yeshwot.h, Rabbis, Scholars and Communal Leaders)

To flllli:ze the Possibilities for reicue of European Jewry where the V " " d H a h a t z a I a Program ii especially needed.


War Refugee Board Tree sµry Building · Washington, D. o.

CROOM 819)

NEW YORK 7, N, Y.

PHONE RECTOR 2°423!5

ATT1 Miss F. Hodell

Dear Miss Hodell,

. July 20 ' l !144

May we ask you to please have the Board transmit the enclosed message as addressed?

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We await your report on the T~ers matter as discussed by telephone with our Mr. Sohoen •

With deepest appreciation,

Very respectfully yours,

VAAD HAHATZALA EMERGENCY OO:MMlTTEE

To rescue, save anJ preserve from war destruction the. Torah values (Yeshivoth; Rabbis, Scholars and Communal Leaders)

To utilize the Possibilities for rescue of European Jewry where the V a a d H a h a t z a I a Program is esjiet'ially needed.

(EMERGENCY COMMITTEE) 132.NASSAU STREET

_. CROOM 819)

NEW YORK 7, N. Y.

PHONE RECTOR 2~42315

MESSAGE TO RENEE REICHMAN 25 RUE M>LIERE TANGIERS THROUGH AMERICAN LEGATION TANGIER$

July 20, 1944

PALESTINE VETERAN CERTIFICATE GRANTED ISIIXlRE KLEIN

HUNGARY NUMBER M/438/43x27/213x ALSO SIMCHA KLEIN

M/438/38x27/221%. ALSO FAMILY SPIEGEL CONBisTING OF

JACOB BERHARD HELENE ESTER AND SHERI CERTIFICATE

NUMBER M 438-43lCH -195x LAST KIDWN ADDRESS MUNKACS

RAiroCY 9 HUNGARY PLEASE I:NFORM BENEFICIARIES OF

CERTIFICATES GIVING NUMBERS ALSO INFORM INTERNATIONAL

RED cross GENEVA NAMES NUMBERS AND ADDRESSES IXl

EVERYTHING roSSIBLE IN.B'ORM BENIFIOIARIES SINCE ·

INFORMATION WILL SAVE LIVES

VAAD HAHATZALA EMERGENOY'COOMMITTEE ····~-;,;~, .. ,-....... .

ABRAHAM ·KALMANOWIT? ... -.

STEPHEN KLEIN

To rescue, save and preierve from war destr11ction the Torah v~lues · (Y eshivoth, Rabbis, Scholars and Communal Leaders)

To utilize the Possibilities for resc~e of European Jewry where the V a a d H a h a t z a l a program is especially needed.

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V.H.E.C. 132 NASSAU STREET

Suite 819-820 N!!W YORK 7, N: Y.

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ATTr Miss F. Hodell

Treasury Building

Washington, D. o. ~- ·. -· SPEOIAL DEll.IYERY .'.. -·

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Washington.

( 2343, June 27, 10 p.m. ____ ...::.:.._ " (

y: -~~·-·-' EOR THE WAR REFUGEE BOARD NO. 38.

Ii 1/I

Ii r The following communication is for. Rabbi,~ Kot:j.er

....- / and Kalma Nowitz of the Waadha Hazalah Emergency II

d f/2~tmmi?~~e.~"~w York from·~~~~.:.w_!_~~~~ S;(.~~~~~· Gour

L

! remittance has been received and funds in question)

will be disposed of according to your instructions. If do.,{_ f/.t f<cc'!;,:;, 11.i! ,,._

We have founded a,,representative of Waadha Hazalah

Gncluded as membe~ in wtich are Rabbis WoH S. f '

~ ~· , . Jacobson, Pinaes and Lehmann. Regret that we have

been unable to get any news conce.rn:'.:ng Lithuania ,,.. .. . r /0--<r<A.--..

although it is possible that we may_ge.t.somt:J~lin,.:the

near futu.re .( Will cable immediately when anythitig ::; _. -....I - - -. - - /'"

is received. --~R~s ~Mendel Kr'/i'wiec and Meier Pantol

tt of Shanghai wish me to advise ·y:ou that the Kletzke:t> ~ ~~· •..... j

and Kamenitzer colleges are completely-:\;f:f•th()~t funds~ , ~f, ~,., .. L

RR REP

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DECLASSIFIFD ~if1~ ~'1(1''\rl '3 /V:'f.r~,n : J State Dept. Letter, 1·11-72 · i! . ? );( JY ·~

BJ ;a. B. l'arks Date_,SE2.11 19°1 ,- fl .. • .~

JOHNSON

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JUl 3 1944

Dea Rabbi lalaaClllrltaa

The following cont1dtmt1al ••Al• for 10u ad llbb1 roti.tr~ a.bbi Wolbe hae been reoei.,...U tbl-ough tht Allierioan Wgatian at Stookhola under date ot June 'Z1, 19441

•Rave reoe:Lved YQUl' r•lttanoe and tundt wiU "diapoa-1 ot according to your inltl'Uctione. ;~'Wti hi.Wt founded a repre11entatlve ot Ytad 8-hlt..it 1ri 'llhioh are Babbie ~l.t s. ~aoobeon, P1nau and ~. ReaNt that '119 U.. been unable to get lrJT new cono.rntng Lithuania although it 1• poeeiblt that we may gtt ._ soon. 'Ifill Gable iilmediatdy 1thtrl Oytbing 1ii ren1wtt. Rabbis ~ ll-nteo and Mtt•r Pantol f)f s~ •uh lll9 to adviee you that the ll•ttlrv and ~tw colleges are ooapletelJ' Without .fulWI. 11

VtrT ~ youn,

rs.tgnedJ ,. : "'• .. W • .Pehle

. J. ,. ltt_bJ,e.. . S.outt•e·•·m~.

FH:db 7/3/44 ~J \7'6{/ --

DA'!'ED:

Nf1KBER:

June 8, 1944

1968 )(

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::::.:·:.:::::·:h:·:ic1~:•n~ooato!!1~ · 3 'l.'eufener Strasae, st. Gallen, from llabbi Abra_ha.m Kalatt\9,~owl~~2

of t:rn Vaad Ha.hatzala Emergency Oomm1 ttee': ........- Jtl:- . ·.

"Your May 18 report receivec'l, •. Requested A:ll1~d;p> ~ .- - - - - : . _:_·> __ "."1 1-°"-/-

Natio.ns urging protective powers give ful~est const<}el'attoifo ,. , .· . ;: '.-.~ - : -,:--: -.

internees all camps ~lao endeavoring secure exchange••;< ·-- .. ··

-/ . Requesting Turkish Government permit transit wlth '·:···.· -~{ ~-i

-- .;_:--.· -~'-

assurances r&fugees. l!ill -be taken ou~ .1mme·d1~t.e:(y .:,~fifd>-- >.-·/:-.. , .. _. - .. --.·,:··:..

sheltered in temporary cam;:is. JewisJ:X ag•rnoy ~rimt;~~;/~k ·.· T if>f

certificates demanded. Regal.'dln.g ret'U~ees }1i~.1~g_vt~A9-oi ~rakau Teresi'enatadt oth~i'. P~'l_~.~~~-P~·r:re•ts in worR~.:i~'o/~K\,<, in Poland, you are autl1ori~ea:·.·ut;1,Jf:~~.t_¢,._~~f?},''.·!1l'~)f:tjt\':.~f$~~,!~~it;-ic;/ :j

whe,~ever help necessary t~."~~~.i.2tli¥!n>ial.iyEi.'.)' Q~p@~~#~~r}:;L<~·-:'.·: · r·equesf~·ci,:r'.P11'l'f'vriltiori·· tor ·•p1l!.cing ·. 6h1ldr~n'f~shti~a t~bhl< "' ,, .. ,.~;

< • • • _c •O \..:.: .•,:

:::'::;.::::~:,~ .. ~:~::~i;~~:1~~Aj~~t:et~~~~,l~iti4~~~~~ ' 64, 350. Swts~ Ji'ran~s trom, :i>o1J.?A,·~ei~tiori .. a.n§. if .fol:'~r~~~~~r};i '' ;A·:_ fij to I)&bbi ·szlllliHwlcz(s-hanghai-. < "'Th~t ~fjout Y,our~];>i~i'. · w-> .- ~t~

. evacueJ_!ori Shsnghaf. ·aetid also couriEif.~ 1\Tfti\ fuhds.·tif~···.··.··.:;o . re;~emp'ttOn individbals .and. communities an~

1

~ene'~a1- ~~~;~e}'' < /,'. :1 . " '.·' '. /::.. - r , ··/c. ,, :;-

ano,·••jpB to vu1;~~Z;~~~~:;;~:~~~~.;~;~:''}J~'~~;~:1 ;__"::·'- - ,0 ~ -: '::~ ~;-:-?;:~.' c:f~.;~-~:~.~- -'.-~.:.~-·-~j-~:~;~

STET'l'!NIUS (Act~ng)·

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0Al3Llll 'l'O BJlllf

Jrom War Refugee Doard to H'arrieon and McClelland.

Pleaee delh'er the following 1na911age to X.aao 5\.rnb11oh1

3

Teufener Straeee. St. Ge.Hen, trom Rabbi ,Al>l'ahalll Kalmanow1t1 ot

Q.UOH You Ma;y 18 report reoelffd, leq,u .. ted 411184 laUone 11rg1ng p:ro•eoUve powers g1ve Mlest oont5lderaUonzlnteneee all campe also endeaTorlng aeoure exchange. Nequerittnc Turkteh GoH1'ftlll9nt permit tmnett with O."l9t1nncoe refugees will be taktll out lmmedlately and sheltered !n temporary C8.lllp•• Jewieh &geno7 g~nted all cert 1f1c'l.tes <lellWndM. Rftgal"d.1ng ref11&WQS h1dtn1 violnlty Kl'llkllu Tereoienetadt otbtr places and Jewa ln ~rt oalllpe 1n Poland, ;vou AM nttthorhed '.ltilhe every meo.ns g1ve them wbateTer help neoeeaa17 to keep them alive. Cannot gran\ reque•t !lppropriatlon for ·plaoin~ ohil,Jren ret1011ed :f'rom Hollfl.lld l"l'l?ntie B&l111um 1n ohildrena home« as our money$ only :t'or Ute-rescue. Advise if rece1y0d. SWllSI 88,800 and twice 64.350 SwiH Yttinot from Poliah tegatton Md if fOl'Wtlrded fio llabbl S:111111Uewica Sh?.ngbai. What about your .'Plans eYaeuaUon, Sha.ngbat. S1tnd $111) couders with funds fo:r redemption 1nd1vtduals a:rid.<1ommu.nlUee and gene:m.l re11c11e A.lid t'Jscape to villa.gee. Ask Ot>itf.el whether· further 1001 000 Swtea Francs will make beginning etfectiTe reocua posnlble e•rentwdly send htm. Cable deb1ls concerning TOllJ' rescue work French Italian Jews~_....-CJN:~Uotl

THIS IS WflB BJU'(i'J CABLE NO. 35

June ", l "4J. 11;15 a.ni.

~'iss Cl;e.uncey ( f'cT the Sec'y) J'..brahamson, Cohn, Du.Bois, Friedman, Hodel, I.a1i.f'.hlin, Lesser, j;·ann, Stewart, Central Files, Cable Ccntrol Files

/&A. { ~ -i.. -1J!Jr' lWczin:db 6/l/44 \IV'

(Emergency Committee for Ref11gee Scholars; Yesliivotlz, Rabbis and Com111t111al Leaders)

132 NASSAU STREET (ROOM 819)

NEW YORK 7, N. Y.

P_HONE RECTOR 2-4235

M81 30, 1944:

War Refugee :aoard Treasury Bldg. Washington, D. O.

A.tt : Dr. .Axzin

Dear Sir:

...-We enclose a ~Y of cabiegram from Mr. Jacob Griffel of our Comm! ttee in Turkey which you requested in o~r conversation today.

May we ask you to please expedite the three messages sent to the Board on. Friday·. They are ot such import as to require earliest dispatch. If we· have on oceasion·repee.ted parts of messages already sent, it is done with intent to impres13 the importance of the message and to hasten action.

With our expression of deepest appr~ciation, - :-~~- ,- _,-...; _-- .

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Very respeottullY: YC>U::t'sf

VAAD 'ili.lild'ZALA EMERGENCY C()Wg~ ··.

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DA.1'JilDt

!ltJl.IDERt

s;~eta~···ot· st~'''· ~a•~!~.,~s··· Arner1onn·t.ega•1Q~ic ~'~ .·. . .. ,

H~ 26, 1944 ~ ;-·. _;_(-~

··-:a.".'.·o·,· "'Y' '·.i::; - --. ·.··:-.- -.. ·. ·<·<--· , ..-..::-~· . ''"' !;

.......DONtRD~ UDP¥\·'< ···.····· ···j ........ .. ,.,..~:- ....... ~~·~"''~~~·fl< tdiloo¥ii . ii

meee~ge to heao Stembuoh• Posttaoti,~e, •. $,~,,~~~·~iS,~'Jllt-.,~ii~d,f . . 1 110able whether you e&n .. ~ to lab'b.l S~iW1tz·af)f5Qo ~a

M,360 fi•anos for s~;.~~ua•H•··Md·whe,heJ,:f~u~Qt·. - . - .... ,, .. - - ., -.

11oknowied~ont of reoelpt. Altio .. ~able int'<>rAAt~on ¥•14lns. - - - . -

p:ro}:losed refugee G?Aoun.ttort tJ:om f.j~l~ 'bfy tc(o~ta1ri

Swias govemnent1a oooperatlon_b epG~dily ~vac:iuat:int;>ra,'bb~nloai group totall.1ng·475 ;penon.a •.

. . . !'leaoe aen.(1." m1:t1Jeensers wifih fuhds t() hea~ti,,Qt J'ewh)l

-·;.;: - - - . - ·_, : -- - . ·.

cowJlmitte~ in R~~Y ad.Vi1,11ng tluim ~o le!\~e ()l~i~s at\4 d!B1ier11e in uounbyside. pret~A'bJJ( near Y~()$l~v a.nc1 Sl()v~

llol'del'ff• Attempts wil:). be nvid\l ~A· !ll'9'11M .th,~f~ W!~~,f9§4, :s ,"_ ·

~ othex- .neoea~ltt~s. V~ !4U~;;~;~~tt~#~;~~i~~~~)~,;Ji., --····.,

OABLE TO AMERICAN LEGATION, BERN

The War Refugee Board requests that you. deliver the following mesaage to Isaac Sternbuoh, Poattach 128

1 St. Gallen, Switzerland1

QUO'l'E Oable whether you aent to Rabbi Shmulevit1 85 1 500 and 64,350 francs for Shanghai refugees, ~nd whether you got acknowledgment of receipt. Also oable information regarding proposed refugee evacuation tros Shanghai. Try to obtain Swiss government ts cooperation in 1pee4iJ.\y evacuating rabbinical group totalling 475 persone.

Please send messengers with·funda to heads of ~'wish oommunitiea in Hungary advising tham to leave cities and disperse in countryside, preferably near Yugoslav and Slovak borders. Attempts will be made to provide them With food and other neoesaitiea. Vaad Hahatzala Emergenq Committee, Rabbi Abrahaa Kalmanowitm UNQUOTE

••••••••••••• M~ 20, 1944 2100 P.M.

t&/.· ~ S.,\. BAkzin:jp 5/19/44

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M~~MM "r~I~)-- ~)1 "flfl0 HflHffTZ~ltfl·

(E1mn·ge11cy Committee for Ref11gee Scho/ars, · Yesltivoth, Rabbis and Co1111111111al Leaders)


NEW YORK 7, N. Y.

PHONE RECTOR 2·4235

May 26, 1944

Honorable John W. Pehle, Executive Director War Refugee Board Washington, D. C.

Honorable Sir:

Allow us to thank you sincerely for advising us of the very conf;!,dential messages which were received from our Isaac Sternouch and which you turned. over to us through special TIE ssenger.

The import of the message is so vital, that we • hasten to forward the following messages to be directed in reply to Isaa~ernbuch in Switzerland and to ,Q,b.ief Rabbi Isaac Herzog in Jerusalem. and to Jacob Griffel in 'rurkey. · ··

We feel certain your Board will despatch these messages with the utmost expedien9y they warrant.

With deepest appreciation for the urgent concern you are showing in the appealing ·P,roblem ()~··pesciu.e,

. __ y ~ry_. ~esp ect fullyyo~f·;:;,····.

VAAD HAHATZALA EMER9:ENCY cOMAfITTEE

AK:r R~~~

:MES::JAGE TU I

ISAAC STERNBUCH

il.,~ilil ,:!II

( ~rgem;y __ CJJ.lll!!~ittee for Ref11gee Scholars, YeshhmtKRabbis and. Commt1t1al Leaders)

. 132 NASSAU ST~_E~T (ROOM 819)

NEW YORK 7; N.-Y.

May 26th~ 1944 . PHONE RECTOR 2,-4235

ST. GALLEN, ::JWITZERLAND

/..2-'[ lU-J I I,.,/ ll YOUR MAY 18 REPORT RECEIVED. I~ ALLIED NATIONS URGI~G PROTECTIVE Pl1Jl'IERS

GIVE FULLEST CONSIDERATION INTERNEES ALL CAMIB AI..SO ENDEAVORING SECURE EXCHANGE~ ~{l<-£4 ./.';, 'f '

~. ~TURKISH GOVERNMENT,PERMIT TRANSIT WITH ASSURANCES REFUGEES WILL BE

TAKEN OUT IM\'EIHATELY AND SHELTERED IN TEMPORARY CAMPS.~ JEWISH AGENCY GRANTED-/2,.;;f ('l,., ,..lt.ut .

ALL CERTIFICATES DEMANDED. ~ ~ REFUGEES -j$- HIDING VICINITY _IRAKAU

TERESI EN STADT OTHER PLACES AND JEWS IN WORK CAMPS IN POLAND, -YOU ARE AUTHORIZED UTILIZE

EVERY MEANS GIVE THEM WHATEVER HELP NECESSARY SUCH AS FOOD PARCEI..S AND CLOTHING.

THIS VITALLY NECESSARY TO Kl!!E!' THEM ALIVE. µef. CANNOT_ GRANT REQUEST APPROPRIATION ,,,..· .. ·_,·_.. ' ., . ·:.

FOR PLACING CHILDREN RESCUED FROM HOLLAND FRANCE BEl..l}IJJM,IK (JHIL~~~~-HoMfils :M

• OUR MONEYS ONLY FOR LIFE-RESCUE. §_T0-P.~AnVISE IF RECE):l/~b SW£,85:~bb-AND ~{~$ . . : ' .... - - - - ... ·-.~' -:·-·;_.-_-. -, _,_

64.350 SWISS FRANCS FROM P.OL:t~GATION AND IF FORWARDED TO RABBI sz~icz}1H/\NG~t· -g'. • - --·-"··---- • _

_§.TO-P:"WHAT ABOUT YOUR PLANS EVACUATION SHRGHAI. B~~-SEND .AI.SO bbU~IERswiTF! FUlIDS

'~OR REDEMPTION IND IV !DUALS AND c OMMtnHTi E3 AND GENERAL iff<rliE AND E scA'!E 'TO VILLAG~. :~ '• - • r • --- - • - • ••• • - • - - -- .-- :. - • , • • • - • • •

ASK GRIFFEL WHETHER FURTHER 100,000 SIVISS FRANCS WILL MAKE BEGINNING EFFECT:ryE RE$~ ·

POSSIBLE EVENTUAU.Y SEND HIM, ~P:" CABLE DETAILS CCNCFRNING YOUR RESCUE WORJ(

FRENCH ITALIAN JEWS, 4i!!f2., · a~tta-U( VAAfJ HAHATZALA

(Eme1·ge11cy Committee for Refugee Scholars, Yesliivotlz, Rabbis at1d Commut1al Leaders)

132 NASS_AU STREET

MEi:iSAGE Tua.

_ MR. JACOB GRIFFEL HOTEL CONTINENTAL BEYOGLOU, TURKEY

{ROOM BIB)

NEW YORK 7, N. Y.

PHONE RECTOR 2·4236 l.ily 26th,19-i-4

\".'

YOUR CABLE 17TH RECEIVE!J. STOP. QUESTION OF MCNEY NOT VERY

.f

~

DIFFICULT. STOP• YOU MUST HOWEVER SUB!lIT SPECIFIC PLAN ffiOVIN8 THAT

RESCUE WILL BE EFFICIENT AND NO LIFE-DANGERS LIKE STRUMA.-INCIDENT

INVOLVED. STOP. INFORM IN THIS RES!ECT STERNBUCH AND US, STOP, TRY

CONVINCE AMBASllADOR OF SUBSTANTIA.LITY OF YOOR PµNS,

V AAll HARA TZAIA

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MESSAGE T01:

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(Emerge11cy Committee,Jor Ref11gee Scholars; Yes/1ivoth, Rabbis and· Comm1111al. Leaders).,

132 NASSAU STREET {ROOM 819)

May 26th.1944 NEW YORK 7, N, Y.

PHONE RECTOR 2-4235

CHIEF RABBI ISAAC HERZOG

JEREALEM, Palestine

PLEASE DO UTMOST TO HELP PROVIDING TURKISH TRANSITl/ISA FUR HUNGARIAN

JEWS AS URGENTLY DEMANDED BY OUR SWJSS RESCUE COMllIITTEE. STOP. PLEASE

INFORM US DEVELOPMENTS '.ffiiOJGH' AMERICAN CONSULATE.

V AAD HA.HA TZALA

RABBIS ISRAEL ROSENBERG EL SILVER. WINSON, KOTLER KALMANOWITZ

V. H. E. C. ! NASSAU STREET

Suite 819-820 E.W YORK 7, N. Y • . -Gl- 253

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FROM1

T01

DATED1 May 23, 1944 f- .

NUMBER1 993

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message to ~l11helm Wolbe, 11 Olefsgotten Strasse, Stoilkhi>lm1

"Please oontaot Ebrenpreh. Advise us re~~lling;ijtis -~

plans for reso\le and his need for funds. A1soc8.l>lf!fo*"

detailed plans for rescue in Lithuania. Try to se.ve. r~liglou~ )

leaders at lee.et. Report on possibllity of obtaining chiz!lhshlp

documents for them. '0onsult American Minister and. Olsen regardi~

your projects.

Please cable Rabbi Sbmulevi tz that- he: .ii}iou1:Q..ha'9;e rece~r'~o..:·

from Switzerland 15,500 and 64,350 fran~s. Vaa~1 ;t;,hif~z~la,'~ Emergency 6ommittee, Rabbi Abraham Ka.lraanoviftz;u

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THIS IS \'FR13 OAl'lLlil TO· STOO.IQ{QUtcN.0 .• ..li_.

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CABLE TO AMERICAN LEGATION, STOOKHOUI

The War Refugee Bo~ requests that you clellver the following message te Wilhelm Wolbe; ll Olefsgettetn Strasse, Stockholm1

QUOTE Please conta\t lhrenpl'eih Adv-lee us regarding hie plane for reeoue and. hia .need for t\m.ds. Also caltle your detailed plans tr1iore111eue in Lithuania. Try to save reli1ioua leaders at leut, Report· .On· possibility of obtaining citizenship doownents for them. Consult American Minister and Olsen regarcling your projects.

Please cable Rabbi Shalllevitz that he should have reoeived from Switzerland 85 1800 and 64,350· trance. Vaad Hahatzala Emergency Collllllittee, Rabbi Abraham Kalunow:Ltz UNQUOTE

THIS IS WR'B OABLB TO STOCKHOLN NO • .J.L_.

•••••••••••• ¥ay 20. 1944 2:00 p.m.

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BAkzin:jp 5/19/44

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. ..---.;t()l'nlnwh si;nds the followit1.g foto Union oi' Ortl\Gdox l'!~bb.\o.

~-;,:\o;rsnoe la ,,.,_1e herewith to Depai•t;mant'!j CRblo of H,-.y 4,·l1o. l56Ge

__--- .:loo,oc~ · ,__ H .ln stated ii~ a repot•t fl'Olil ilri.ffeJ. th.rd; l\f·neads ~

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DECLASSIF:rED State Dept. Lett"/;1·, 1-11,72

· 1J7&.H.ParkaDate..8.EEJ1 ·1972

MAY 311944

Dear Rabbi Kalmanomtzz

The following message for you frOill Mr. Sternbuob was received .from the American Legation, Bern, undefdate of !lay 20, 1944z - -

"It is stated in a report from Griffel that he needs $2001000 to start, ship transportation from Rumania being already successful. It is not possible for us to examine the matter here. 11

Rabbi Abraham Kalmanomtz, Union 0£ Orthodox Rabbis of the United s_~,jl~atut Canada,,

l.32 Nassau Stree ; New York, New York.

Very truly yours,

J. w. Pehle Executive Director

FROM:

:ro:

DATED:

NU!IBER:

··~•~1:;:.:~.::r::i~-irG·•·•••· Ameri.,~ ·r.itgation, ·Stooithoinf · . · · · ·. · · '"\f'" ·· .. · ··; : ·~·~f May 19 '. 1944 x

949

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The War Refugee :S9ard. requests' tha.t \vou'.d.e11ver.)h~ toll.o:iitn& )''.'._. J _,_· __ ;·:::_,· ··.· '::. ./ .-.-~·

message to Rabbi Wilhelm Wol.be1 ll Olefsgot~en $tt~•·•e; ~~o.Q.ltll,~~~<• ·

Sweden: .

"Reoe1ved your message ooncerni~ L1thwi'ia;~,,'f.A~y.1~e{e~t~ ./ nature of permits you request, how ~ny-needed anclcsuma

neoessary. Ready co~perate fully liUpply l&rger. ~WJ!B•

concerned whether aot~al present poss1b111t1es ~J. .

from ghettos, Va8.4 HahatBala Emergency Oomm1ttee1

Kalmanowitz," l

'l'HIS IS WRD STOCKHOLM 0.A;BLE NO. ll'

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CABLE TO AMERICAN LEGATION, STOOKHOIM

The War Refugee Boarct requeets that you deliver the following message to Rabbi Wilhelm Wolbe, ll Oletegotten StraHe, Stockholm, Swriens

QUOTE Received your message concerning ~thu..nia. Advise exact nature of permits you.request, now lllall,y needed and ewu neceaeary. Ready cooperate fuJ..4r llUPP~ larger sume. Deeply concerned whether actual. present posoibilitios exist for rescue from ghettos. Vaad Hahatzala Emergency Oolllllittee Ralt91 Kal.manowite UNQUO'l'E

THIS IS WRB STOCKHO:U.! CABLE NO. ll

:' 1

**********~* May 16, 1944 5:10 p.m.

BAkZin:jp

JI

i'1., ~ii M ,.~.I

(Emerge~ic:v Committee for Refugee_ Scho/qrs, Yeshivoth, Rabbis and Communa/. Leaders)

132 NASSAU STREET (RQOM 81S)

NEW YORK 7, N, Y.


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May 9, 1944.

Hon. John w. Pehle Exec. Director, War Refugee Board Treasury Building Washington, D.c.

Att. Mr. L. Lesser:-

Dear Sir:-

We enclose copy of a message which we respectfully.

request be dispatch,~d to Rabbi Wilhelm Wolbe in Sweden,

The urgency of the n:e ssage is known to the Board

and we are certain it will be expedited at the earliest

possible moment.

With expressions of deepest appreciation, ~ I

-'"~-.,~~Very· respeut:t'ully yours,

-

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(El11ergency Committee for Refugee Scholars Yes/Jivoth, Rabbis am/ Commu11al Leadersj


NEW YORK 7. N. Y.

PHONE RECTQR 2·4238

MESSAGE TO 3E TRANSMITTED TO RA 3BI WILHELM WOLBE ll OLEFSGOTTEN' S'IRASSE STOCRHOLM SWEDEN THROUGH AMERICAN I111:(1l{A.TlON. ____________________________________ " __________ _

RECEIVED YOUR MESSAGE CONCERNING LITHUANIA ADVISE EX.AJJT

NATURE OF PERMITS YOU REQUEST HOW MANY NEEDED .l\ND SUMS

NECESSARY STOP READY COOPERATE FULLY SU 0PLY LARGER SUMS

STOP DEEPLY CONCERI\TED WHETHER ACTUAL PRESENT POSSIBILITIES

EXIST FOR RESCUE FROM GHETTOS.

VAAD HAHATZALA EMERGENJY COMMITTEE

/i1.,:Si1i1 ,~.

(Emerge11c:v Committee for Ref11gee Scholars, Yesliivotf1, Rabbis and Comm1111al Leaders)


N~W YORK 7, N. Y.

PHONE RECTOR 2~4235

~-·

May a, 1944

Hon • .John w. Pehle, Executive Director War Refugee Board iii. Treasury Building ~~i Washington, D. c.

Att: Mr, L, Lesser

Dear Sir:

We are enclosing draft of a message which we would respectfully request the Board to transmit to Rabbi Aaron Milefsky in Uruguay, The matter has been discussed with officials of the Board, and it is upon the recommendation of the Board that the message is submitted.

With our expressions of deepest appreciation,

· >Y~r'ef: ;t>esg e~tt}tHY,". yo,\l,1'.S, .

v AAD HA ffA':r.rz:A.L..A 'EMERGJJ;}lct

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Ra bi AK:r

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PHONE ~ECTOR 2·4235

MESSAGE TO BE TRANSMITTED TO RABBI AARON MILEFSIIT 896 SORIANNO MO:NTIVEDEO URUGUAY

TH!iOUGH THE Af/Ef!ICAN LEGATION

-------------~-----------

OUR COMMITTEE IN SWITZERLAND CONFIDENTIALLY REPORTS POSSIBILITIES EXIST

FOR RESCfIB LARGER- NUMBER EUR0:~A1'T JEWS THROUGH GRA11T! OF PA~ORTS AND

CITIZENS~IPS FROM ~OUTH A11'ERIC.AN COUNTRIES,S'PS-P DEFINITE PROOFS MANY

LIVES ALREADY SAVED THROLJGH THESE DOCUMENTS\~.A.MERICAN GOVERNMENT

RECOGNIZED HUlf.Af.IBNESS EXISTE11T IN MEASURE AND HAS PRESENTED :Wi..A.TTER TO

SEVERAL .QyUTH ~1/ERICAN COUFTRrns URGING SUCH GRM1TE ~ URGENTLY RE-'

Q.UEST YOU foRG:A:N-I·Z'.;E· DTSTI·:mmTSRElJC'eI~.:J>I-±ll.l'llEE.:....AN-Dl INTERCEDE IN N.AME

HUU.A.NI'IY AND .JUSTICE WITH GOVTI:Rl\'MEJIITS URUGUAY, PffeAGUAY, 30LIVIA AND - ,__, r-

CHILE GR.Al':T S'TCH PASSPORTS .AND TO IWFCRM 'IHEIR RESPECTIVE CONSUL.lTES

IN s;·.ITZERLAND PLACE SUCH DOCUTl-:ENTS AND :rfiSPbs.At. OUR COMMITTEE HEADED

BY ISAAC STERN3UCH WHO WOULD UTILIZE DOCUUENTS SAVE THOSE IN GR~ATEST . - - . - .- - - . -_ . - - ' . - ·- ~

DAKGER, IN MOST: CASES RABBIS AND OTHER'T.EADERS. WE UNCONDI'.rIQJIT.A:LLY ··~-~: Wiiii- .. . . .

GUARANTEE THESE PASSPORTS WILL BE USED TO SAVE LIVES AND VlILL BE RETURNED "'-· ~- -·-·-,-·

~ - - - . .

READY TO n~FT;JNJ?.,. '~TO THE COUNTRIES OF ISSUE WHEN SUCH PURPOSE 1$\:~UTILIZED. --:ff,_ - <- •• - .- .::=.··- ··.~- -

YOUR COivJIHTTEE ALL EXPENDITURES INCURRED. ADVISE US THROUGH LEGATION.

/-; ~14·4 et.gy, VA.AD HAHATZALA El'ilERGENCY COI~TTEE~ ·

/.tt ~bt.~~f!A?.M '(.,,.-. ~,;~ . Ra BB rs IIB.RAEL ROSENBERG L,,,_'"?A-~0 r?>t!>t-.~""'""-1 •• ·.~ "'-•.fiJ-,t.;t.4~., ~ EL SIL. VER

/ v IJ - J ~ r / I' ··· ~7 ARON KoT LER

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DATED:

NUMBER:

FROM WAR REFUGEE BOARD TO HARRISON. : ·l.~:·~::· - '

Please deliver the following mesaijg_e tC> I~"~~§ ~~~rhl>u~nf-''.-< • • -~-.:·_' :-, ·:-· :.;· ::.'~ -~_·,:.:·_.: ~

3 Teufener Strasse, St. Gallen, from Rabbi Apral).~ritJ<:ill!JianoY,itz; .·,· · .. _ .. · c.-.-.' : , .. .; '

of the Vaad Hahatzala Emergency Committee&

"Advise Szmulewicz that Rosenheim Agudas ~~~raEif.i~"Y:,

cannot give any 1Tnancia;l- support. All requests for -aid on_ behalf Rabbis, scholars, Kolleli.ril families mu-st

be directed to Vaad Hahatzala Rabbi KalmanoWi-tz .•. ·Advise · , ··: -- '.'.:,---., :'' - ' ,

him also 85,800 Swis~· francs sent

ing additional such transmissions

preferable, advisable temporarilY

additional fifty Rabbis"•

THIS IS \VnB CABLE NO. 13.

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thr.ou~~i~~~·afi<l·~~§r.~a,~_gr, . 1

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\ CABLE TO BEU ...

Plea11e deliver the .follO'lfing .. l!leHage. to. I ... o stetn~oh,. "' ' "

3 Teufener StrasH, St •. a.J.l~,, ~Oil a.l>bi Abrah._ K~owi•• °' .. ~ : . ·::-~,\~:> _.

the Vaad Hahatsala Emergenof'Ca..d.'ttees

"Advise Sllli!UlftJ.cs that lt~enheb1 ligl>.~iall Iaael

camlot give any iinanoial 8Uppfn.t. .All reque#t~ tor ~d

on behalf a.bbia, eoholara• Kollel1111 tamiliet muet be

directed to Vaad Hahatzal.a Rabbi Kal.manowita. ·fdviH

him also 8.S,800 Swiss 4-anoa sent through you and

arranging additional euoh tnnltlllseions ... if thia method

18 preferable, adviaable ~81'11.¥ pofltpone eupport

additional fifty Rabb11•

THIS IS llU3 BERN OADLE NO. ll

May 2, 1944 2:20 p.m.

FHalab 4/29/44

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(Emerge11c31 Committee for Refugee Scholarsi · Yeshivot/1, Rabbis and Commu11al Leaders)


NEW YORK 7, N, Y.

PHONE RECTOR 2-42SB

:A.pr! 1 28, 1944

Hon. John w. Pehle, Dir. War Refugee Board Treasury Bldg. Washington, D. c.

Att: Miss F. Hodell

Dear Miss Hodell,

We are enclosing two messages which we call to your attentioh and which we respectfully ask you to transmit as requeste·d.

May we convey our sincerest thanks e.n:l ap .. preciation for the promptness and expediency that the Board has shown in the transmission of the messages to our representatives- and in adyisi.ng us of their communications to uS-: •· - ., - ·

- . With our expressions of deepest apprec~atlon, -

c~very sincerely youl's;,<

VAAD HAHATZALA EMERGENCY .coiilitTT~Ji;

AK:r --~~~~·- '"---.

Rabbi A~raha.in Kalmanowi ~ -•·.

(Emerge11cy Committee for Refugee Scholars, Yeshivoth, Rabbis and Communal Leaders)

132 NASSAU STREET ' (ROOM 819)

NEW YORK 7, N, Y.


MESSAGE TO BE TRANSMITTED TO ISAAC STERNBUCH THROUGH THE AMERIO.AN LIDATION BERN

ADVISE SZMULEWICZ THAT ROSENHEIM AGUDAS ISRAEL ClNNOT

GIVE ANY FINANCIAL aTPPORT. ALL REQUESTS FOR AID ON

BEHALF RABBIS, SCHOLARS, KOLLELIM FAMILIES MUST BE

DIRECTED TO VAAD HAHATZALA RABBI KALMANOWITZ. ADVISE

HIM ALSO 85 ,800 SWISS FRANCS SENT THROUGH YOU .AND

ARRANGING ADDITIONAL·· SUCH TR.ANSMISSIONS - IF THIS METHOD IS

PREFERABLE,ADYISABLE TEMPORARILY POST~ONE SUPPORT

ADDITIONAL FIFTY RABBIS

VAAD HAHA~Z.ALA, EMERGENCY COlvlMI'!'rEE .

RABBLABRAHAM KALiviANOWITZ ..

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• • i1 ., ::!i i1 i1 , :!I I

(Emerget1cy Committee/or Refugee Scholars, Yeshivotlz, Rabbis and Communal Leaders)


NEW YORK 7, N. Y.


MESSAGE TO BE TRANSMITTED TO WILHELM WOLBE

11 OLEFSGOTTEN STRASSE STOCEHOLM SWEDEN

------------------------·-~

YOUR APRIL 24TH RECEIVED PLEASE INFORM SZMULEWICZ THA!l'

85 ,800 SWISS FRANCS REMITTED THROUGH STERNBUCH SWITZERLAND

IF THIS TRANSFER METHOD PREFERABLE, ADVISABLE TEMPORARILY

POSTPONE SUPPORT ADDITIONAL FIFTY RABBIS srop GREATLY

CONCERNED FATE GREAT RABBIS RELIGIOUS LEADERS IN

LITHUANIA - IF POSSIBLE ARRANGE COURIER .TO LITHUANIA

ENDEAVOR RESCUE IV'!A.XIMUM NUMBER WE GUARANTEE EXPENDITURES

AND NECESSARY FUNDS. ADVISE THROUGH .AMERICAN LfilATION.

,,,.. VAAD HAHATZALA .EMERGENCY COMMITTEE

.. ~-~ .,.._. RABBI ABRAHAM K.ALMANO WITZ

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Thim llv.c.w8~~~ T~i.iat ~G .. p .. ~u;:h~'!';!··~ f 1'.·c.o~·t:: ''-"'~11.1..~ c'·:· :·'ill:'' <•1. '"'<'! ·,-.-. t•.t0ne o·:;l .1.,.·:r1 :J\t.. ~ .. t~ C..J'.-t:'\~[ .. rr.c:~t Agency. (BR)

AMLm.U'ION,

BErul. 142~ TO THE

~-u no. 4. /

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Pleas., doUver a paa-aphl'ase ot the foll<>~riim,jaaglt . ·~ <~".: •· .· C)·,' .•..

tr<0a 1r.1r Re;uc-o Boa><! to l-f s .. rnbuoh,cJ>Otl~_!'oh ~~~'~,\' St. Gallttn, Sw1tl!lerlan4: .£3 ~, .•... ,

Greatly .. . <':.r:: QUOTE ~;c pleaoed with Totu~ AprU. 'th Slii'osago·~::t+

aug.ait nooes!Dity that such_ oouriere bi! i!luppU~-;~t,~Ji~:,G'/•··· ,;;< ' - -_. :_; ___ .,._,_ - .

larger eume and that auoh ~nds be given tQ: ~1i~tiil'i~t.'lijf< ":--<>·.'

Pl!ll'f.!OnQl.1 U.u, lee.d.SJl'O Ot COlllm\lni t1H and fOJome~- ije~ds Qt< / -

Iesh1voth to man thesa@lvee in T·<hato"vco• poset};:t~~ma.~nei~i·· : -~> R•a'Y oupJ>1f yoia •dditiollal tundo 0 • . ~~~j~S';;t~ttiJ~\~{j; ,. i:mergeno1 Comm1ttH Hnbb1w Rosonbel'g· KotleJ!;-·!i\lmaliCira~~ /;\,.V; -·· _ . :'~j

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WRJh GLl!' :JCG 4/22/41&

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HULL (GHK)

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.-0·'.__:~.-~·-... • .•. ~f'.~o.- .. :~~ --~ ~ >-::> -~~-~?-~-.·_::.:_.~;.~; .. _:.: ~~ _---. --- :~.:-_ -f;.:J ~ · - -.. · - -.- · -;- '~-:T'.:fi _:--:;":]

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CAB~ TO MINIS 'l'ER HARRISON A'l .8ERJl

Please deliver the following mes.age trco War Refugee Board to Iaaac Sternbuoh, Posttaoh 168, St. Gallen, Switzerland.J

QUOTE Greatly pleased with your April 7th mes$age. Suggest necessity that such couriers be supplied with 4l'ger 8Ulll8 and that such funds be given to outstanc!ing personalitit•1 leadtrs of OOllllunitie• and former heads of Yeshivotb to •••• themselves in whatever possible manner. Ready eupply you additional fUnds on request. Va.ad Hataalah &n..-genoy Co.mnd.ttee Rabbis Roaenberg Kotler Xalmanowitm J)JQUOTE

THIS IS WRil BERN OABIE No. 4

***~-*-l<******** April 22, 1944 11 :15 411.m.

~. {.s .. i BAkzin:jp 4/20/44

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•~ON•ORED llY

ALL RABBINICAL ORGANIZATIONS

YESHIVOTH-lN-EXILE

NATIONAL JEWISH ORGANIZATIONS

t ' , i1 ~ ~ i1 i1 '1' ~ I ",,,

(Emertenc:v Con. 1mittee for Refutee Scholars, ..... ~---2J ... · .· Yeshivoth, Rabbis and Communal Leader/A) .

132 NASSAU STREET k/ · . <llOOM 1118) 1· ( ~ \ ~

NEW YORK, N, V. ~ f ' . ., ~ r ~

PHONE RECTOR 2·4238 . ~· ....... ~···---"- -· .-- / .

MESSAGE TO BE TRANSMITTED TO ISAAC STERNBUCH IN SWITZERLAND THRU AMERICAN LEGATION IN BERN.

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GREATLY PLEASED WITH YOUR APRIL 7th MESSA~.~~. -- U

l!I!. RV _u,;rn._J..;!d;;.f~ h_.L,~~u ~~OJJBI~-1'.0,,,,aWI-------= .. ,,,,_- ~NEQiliiARY TH~ ·

SUCH COURIERS BE SUPPLIED WITH LARGER SUMS .AND 'IHAT

SUCH FUNDS BE GIVEN TO OUTSTANDING PERSONALITIES LEADERS

OF COMMUNITIES AND FORMER HEADS OF YESHIVOTH TO SAVE

THEMSELVES IN WHATEVER POSSIBLE MMTNER,READY SJPPLY

YOU ADDITIONAL :FUNDS ON REQUEST.

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(Emereet1cy Committee for Refugee Scholars; ··Yeshivoili, Rabbis and Communal Leodel'sY

132 NASSAU STREET CROOM 819)

NEW YORK 7, N, Y.

PHONE RECTOR 2°42315

,,'/April 21, 1944

Hon. John w. Pehle, Executive Dir.eotor War Refugee Board z.t.. Treasury Building Washington, 25, Do C.

Att: Miss F. Hcxl.ell

Dear Miss Hodell,

We ~er to your telephone conversation w 1th Mr. Schoen in reference to the· two messages on which you requested information.

May ,JJ.e ask you to please send the message to Mr. Griff el as given t o you,...._aad in lieu of the message to Mrs. Renee ReichDB:n, to please send the attached text. ' · · ·

- ,,-: .... , .... '·-.. < .. , .,- ... :· .. ' ,-, With our expressions of ,S,.i.!]..O~}'"!'l~~ •. af>Pr,El~iat19I1·' · ·

• i1.,~i1i1 ,:!II

(Emergency Committee for Refugee Scholars, Yesl1ivotl1, Rabbis and Communal Leaders)


NEW YORK 7, N. Y.


April 21, 1944

MESSA@E TO BE TRANSMITTED TO

RENEE REI CHM.AN TANGIERS

THROUGH AMERICAN CONSULATE

YOUR APRIL 11 MESSAGE RECEIVED. ADVIS$--WHAT FO,.QDS SENDING , liJm IF VORE ADVANTAGEOUS SEND YOU FOOD OR MONEY.J GIVE COMPLETE DETAILS YOUR RESCUE.RELIEF ACTIVITIES NUMBER ~,PARCELS DISP.ATCHED. WILL SEND ADDITIONAL FUNDS ON RE'-CEIVING FULL REPORT

.~ 1

VA.AD HAHATZALA EMERGENCY COMMITTEE

RABBI ABRAHAM KA.IN...ANOWITZ -,,.. _ · ·· .. sTEP~l'l". · lCLEIN

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(Emergency Committee for Refugee Scholars, Yeshivoth, Rabbis and Communal Leaders)


NEW YORK 7, N. Y.

PHONE RECTOR 2-4236

Message to be transnitted to

/ Renee Reichman 25 Rue Moliere Tangiers, Morocco I ,,,,

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Have paid Jacob Cohen $1500 tor account brother /

Aaron Coh~n, Tengiers, under license #617586 R ,..----

stop You take 1500 utilize for transmission tood . v .

parcels to Jew~.concentration camps and other r.escue

work. Advise what foods sendiiig also it more ad•

vantag~ous send· you food or money. Advise also

complete details yrur rescue and relief activities ,,.. .. will then send a.dditional tunds·· consult · rel4y 'r. . . ., reply, ,thru Amer1can consulate Tangiers

-· - --=~--=-o--:·:·- -

VAAD HAHATZALA EMEijGENCY CQMMiT'l'EJ!:

~"B;,_ . ,_--.Ra:bbf-·AorahSQ.: Kalmanowitz

Stephen Klein

(Emergency Committee for Refugee Scholars, Yeshivoth, Rabbis and Communal Leaders) ·

132 NASSAU STREET

Mr. John W. Pehle Director, War Refugee Treasury Building WashiDgton, D.c.

CROOM 819)

NEW YORK 7, N. V.


Board

Attention Miss F. Hodell

Dear Miss Hodell:-,r

Rabbi Kalmanowitz is presently not in the city has requested me by' telephone to send you the enclosed messages to be transmitted to the persons designated.

We are certain that they will be expedited with the usual expediency given by the Board to natters of Tital importance. '


Very respectfully yours,

m~RGl!l'!CY COMMI'1'rEE

~

• (Emergency Committee for Refugee Scholars; Yeshivotlz, Rabbis and Communal Leaders)

I :32 NASSAU STREET CROOM ~19)

NEW YORK 7, N, Y.


April 12, l944.

MESSAGE TO BE THANSMITTED TO IS&A.C STERNBUCH THROUGH .AMERICAN LEGAT! ON IN BE:RN SWITZERLAND

--------------------~-----------------~----------------./

CONCERNING SHANGHAI OUR OPINION RABBI SHMULEWICZ AWA.RE

FIFTY RABBIS MEANS FIFIY THOUSAND OOLLARS BUT EXISTING /f:

CONDITIONS PREVENT PRESENT PROCURllMENI' SUCH SUM.SENDING

RA.BBI SHMOLEWICZ EIGHTY FIVE THOUS.AND SWISS FRANCS UNDER

---TREASURY LICENSE THROUGH POLISH EMBASSY TO BE EXPEDITED

BY YOU TO HIM WE PLAN TO FORWARD ADDITION.AL Smn:B 'HIROUGH

THIS CHANNEL.

CLA.RIFY GIVING DETAILS YOUR EVACUATION PLAN. HAVE APPEALED

VATICAN URGING INTERVENTION .TAPANESE GOVERNMENT FOB RELEASE

SHANGHAI RABBINICAL GROUP AWAITING HIS REPLY

WE HAVE CABLED 'IWEl:rTY FIVE THOUSAND 1"t>lURS TO GRIFFEL

TURKEY FOR RESCUE WORK ; .~=

·'·' CLARIFY WHAT YOU MEAN ABOUI' VATIC.AN~CERTIFICATES ALSO INFORM . ... -.,;.:~··.·· v us WHETHER ABLE TO PROOURE soum .AMERICAN. PASSPORTS .ADVISE • . - -. - - .. ~ . - -.-,· -

US YOUR PLANS FOR RESCUE IN HUNG.ARY .AND nt:•~DITIONAL FuNDS - - - .... - --~ -~.,:.J. - -- . ---;

NEEDED. .i

VAAD HAHA.TZALA EMERGENCX COMMJTTEE

KOTLER KAIMANOWITZ

APR 18 1944

Dear Rabbi Kalaanowitas

p-__,.-- - ,/

The toll9wing mee1age tor 1ou and Rabble R04tf1b•rc~. Silver/ .Levine0llv4ind Kotler{ fl'oa Mes1re. Gl'if'tel"' anj! IC~er ne received tr• .Ankara under date of April lS, 19Mta · ·

"tour cable no o~odox elGente here. ;r111 ·now collaborating here With Joeeph Klarman revieioni~t•./ leader from Poland now preeidlt!lts mellber ot aentren.r. reaohe OOll!llittee Jeruealea. Kbrman OrthodoJt tamtl1 collaborated Rabbi LeVinr late eie now Bhl'llln' &lg• seating executivecOlllllieaion Griffel Kastner Klal'llln. We are in contaot With Polish and 01eeho11lovakm autboritiea. Wiehing to enlarge Olir reseu~ woJ'k according American Elibaaq• e inatJ"Uctione •• illll\"' tioned in your cable.· Have submitted Ot,ar propl)eali to Hirschmann who expre911ed eat1efaot1on. Det&iie following. Please wire." · ·

Vwy ~)r0\\1".111

ft!t!~11"' 3~\fri'e~ie ···

J.c~W•·-Petile . Exeouti 'Ye · D1reotOI'.

Rabbi Abraham ~almano1d.ts/ .. V .. d Hahat~a .Blllergen!)T Oolmllittee,1 1)2 Naseau 8~*'8et, Sn York -7, Rn ?oriel

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In cablE f rom Ankara 68,~

April 22 ' 1944

April 15 for Wp.r

REfUgEE B oard, lin E 7 dElEtE 11 ' prESidEnts" • 11 , ins Erv· C En tr En II • • , ,,, ins Ert lie Ent';ff II

rEad "rEscuE" ,,p • <,

II prEsidEncy" dElEtE

8 II rEschE11 h s ould

DIVISION OF COI'1!i\'IUNICATIONS AND RECORDS'

CSB

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AGK-446

SEOrEtary of StatE,

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Washington •.

688 1 FiftErnth. ~

FOR WAR REFUGEE BOARD ANKA_!tA

R~:BEIS ROSENEERG SILVER LIEVINSON

U[JrZ FROM GRIFFEL AND KASTNER :~~

"Your oablE no orthodox·

collaborating hErE

lEadtr from Polana

.rEsohE

oollaboratEd Rabbi ft:.'

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{/} ::.: ... ~ ~~~~t~~~i~i:c~?:·~t~~~'.~r~1·~·:~t~~H8~~I~;t ~~:~i::E: ~~v:~~~~1'0N,.ROL "opo.mnv. . -~/Ji;{,. Age:ncyo (BR) . . IJ I l U. F::J~- ·'. · .•' Vu~ Ha!ts.~&alQ · Ji:mergerus7 Oo~ut·~~~:. ·.. ' " ,. , , , . 132 Naeaau Street, · New York 7, New Xork.

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TOa Ur. Warran

fi'ROli1 t1 • W, Pthle

u.re1a n, itu · lOrSO a.in.

It will be appNOiattd it JOll will haft th• attaehtd cable deapatohctd at onoe to Ieaao SMmta&Oll, J 'l'euttner sw..,., St. oauen, troa tho Vaad UN!abal.e Jraeraeno, Coai\\ff1 tmd biU the Vaad Hahatul.a Eurgenay Oammitte., lJa Haeua Stftltt

1 N#

YOJ'k 7, H. Y., tor ~· eoet. of the m•llli• and any an!IJllV t\lfftlt9.

~ l~taolulent;.

"Oruatly oouom-n11d fnt.e ;,:hhuan!tat ,; •iho f'lo eviwyth~ug

pt)i.a ~ f>)..e '°" ~<11 'o n.~.ttillJIU"' rmtJbcr flffP1'lllu.l.l.1 "fW<J<ilt relJ.gii;rua

(Emerge11cy Colmnittee for Refugee Scho/4rs, Yeslzivoth, R4bbis at1d Communal Leaders)

132 NASSAU STREET CROOM 819)

NEW YORK 7, N. Y.

March 17, 1944

Message to be transmitted to V'

Isaac Sternbuch 3 Teufener strasse st. Gallen, SW it zerland

Greatly concerned rate Lithuanian Jews. Do everything possible to save maximum number especially great religious leaders ftop ~ke all available addresses from Botcko, Eis, Erl!tilger and others stop [QoJW em ing San sau;tad01" 7 Us"wnoea Peee:l:Yed: y;ouexnment lleBM" ieett:memssj" stop consult Griffel in Turkey about all phases

\rescue Wat"k send him money fbr rescue it required. Expand rescue work in every way. Give us concrete plans and 100ney will)le no object. Advise i:t' received answer from Shanghai. Please send periodic reports on all phe.Ses~of'. ~si3u$ ,. program.

VAAD~HAHATZA.LA:· F.MERGENCY COMMITTEE

' Following toZ' J'acal'J Q:r1fulv Hotel Continent41l0

B&yugJ.1,10 fro!il the W&&d1 .fl..<Ahatzua Em.orgenc1 Colllll11ttee;

~UOTt; Ot\Z' 'l/aa.d Hlilhatz&la l.i:niew~enc.v Committee

X'eady tr[;>.namU nn.e.110112.1 aid f@"l' 1our rescu1&

wox>lto Cm10li!lt Lm.t1a Kaetne1; 1'their Ortb.odc3t

leudm:s ln '1'\ll"k.ey 1;ind o:;<>g~nize strong .Cornmi ttee.

G·i ve us constr~eti'V'e p:!.an of pli'oposed rescue

ope:r·.ations end .. 1e will supply necease.ry funds.,

Contact Isaac Bternbucl/ urAd Si-;:J.tzerl~'.~~Jfil!iiitt~e- ·

we have oabled hlm money .0tnd instruo~1ori¥ •. c:'I'hef'···· ··

X"ead;y give y~~ fU!1!1iL2PPJ?Ei~Q.tiono '~"'d§n~act· .· .. ·. Embassy ·· · . ~bassy9 s

iiniex·l.~an ~~~ >?eedve and follow fu~•:m · 'E:nioass~ .

instrl!ctions .'l'll~d u.Ql:li'ise t\9 thwougb l. .. $:~"!"t-:>

.<. ·- -

../ ,/ Rab~is Ierm~l Roaenb~~a~ El Silv~rt Jacob

Levinm:m,"' i~ron Kotler/ and Abraham Kalmanowi tz v"

UN"i,UO'E.ii~

kl.UL!. ( GI..W)

11:25 a.m.

M-. Tiarron

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.It will be appreoioted 1f you will h&ft ~he attaehsd oablo despatched at. cnoe to J&oob Gl'iM, Hotel QcnUnental

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Soyuglu, Turkey, .f'r<>111 the Vaad Rahat .. la l!lle~gency COilllllittee, 132 Nassau Street, New Iorlr ?, N.t., and bill '11• Vaad Hahataab m~ergenoy CO!llaittee tor the oost ot tho mee••a• and any fln81Vo.r· thoretc.

fuumo.lal 11Jrl !or.· yoor 1·eeooe work Stop OonimJ.t l.ouh

Kastuor other Grtt;odox leatlors 1.ll ':t111"ke1 &nd orgaoiee 'f;f:

etrong committee ~>top Gtve us acnst1·u.otive pl.an of pro-

posed rescue operations and ~~ 'Will auppJs necceaary funds Stop

Contuct Iimac Stembuch and Switeerland oOMd.ttee wn ho.ve

oal;led lliL1 t'la.'lny and 111.structionti Stop they read,v give

you f'llllest coopsration Stop Contact Amer1oan Legation

rwce.1ve and follmv Logat.lot1a instruotioolll aml. &.dvi~ us

tevimwn, 1\ron. Ji,:itJ.e:r and J\braf1am Kaloonuwita" ,,,.

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THIS LS iRB ABKARA C.lllll.E NO. 12 -

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(Emerge11cy Committee for Refugee Scholars, Yeshivoth, Rabbis a11d Commu11al Leaders)

War Refugee Board Treasury Building Washington, D.C.

Dear Miss 'Io dell;


NEW YORK 7, N, Y.

PHONE-RECTOR 2-4235

March 19, H44.

Att. Miss F. Hodell

In con;juncti on with our conference at which, among other matters, we discussed the possibilities · for rescue measures through our represemtives in Turkey, we enclose a dispatch which we would like to have transmitted to our Mr. Griful in Tiirkey~

We would greatly appreciate your kind consideration and attention to the ca.bled transfer of the attached message. ,,,.

I must again express my sincerest. tb,anks. and appreciation to you and your staff_ for the courtesies· and coope;ration you have shown.

With dec-,.at appreciation,

Very respe otf'ul.l.y yoUl's,

RGENCY COMMITTEE

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(Emergency Committee for Refugee Scholars,

Yeshivotlz, Rabbis and Communal Leaders)

L32 NASSAU STREET (ROOM 819)

NEW YORK 7, N. Y.

PHONE RECTOR 2-4235

MESSAGE '1'0 BE TRANSMITTED TO JACOB GRIFUL HOTEL CONTINENTAL BEYUGLU, TURKEY

OUR VA.AD HAHATZALA EMERGENCY COMMITTEE READY TRANSMIT

FINANCIAL AID FOR YOUR RESCUE WORK STOP CONSULT LOUIS

KASTNER OTHER ORTHODOX LEADERS IN TURKEY AND ORGANIZE

STRONG COMMITTEE STOP GIVE US COlTSTRUCTIVE PLAN 01)' PROPOSED

RESCUE OPERATIONS AND WE WILL SUPPLY NECESSARY FUifDS STOP

CONTACT ISAAC STERNBUCH .AND SWITZERLAND COMMITTEE WE HA VE

CABLED HIM 1-.':0NEY AND INSTRUCTIONS STdP THEY READY GIVE

YOU FULLEST COOPERATION STOP CONTACT AMERICAN LEGA':i:'ION

RECEIVE AND ,,FOLL9.Y!~~f.ilGA'1,'JQIIJ'.l? INSt?RUCTtONS AND ADVISE US

THROUGH LEGATION. ~~..:;~.-- . . -

VAAD HAHATZALA EMERGENG:Y COMMITTEE RA'lBI ISRAEL ROSENBlllRG. · RABBI EL SILVER RABBI J .A.COB LEVINSON RABBI ARON KOTLER RABBI- ABRAH.AM---KALMANOWIT-Zc -~ - --

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seoretat-f ~t ~tate; Wa:8lil.ngto11 ·• L~t"~---~;~f6 > f - . / -.::;-: ., J

Anler1can' Legat1cm, Ber11 - ·>·-· -. \ '.;~\.: DATED: Maroh ' .-, ;•

HUMBER! 96~ 22

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FOLLOWING ~SSAGE ntOM ~ REl'U(JEE BOARD. . _--.. \; -

The to)J.ow1ng oable is t'o~haa~ Stbn~\l~-~~3., te.\tteh~~.' / \. I .. < 0 .. ·--.

strass.e, st./ Gallen, trom Rabbis Abrah9lll Kaf~!inowlt~: an~

Ai-on Kou,{ Qt the Vaad Hahatzala Emergency lomm1 t11ee: K ·

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-. ,.. 1nten..,t1ons which you requested ~n

1oy-eommun1oat1on via the Legation are' )i~ing Di~de b7 us. Necesaary tunds are 'Qe1ng raisea'

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1n order to do everything pose1b~e to e~~d

rescue ,.,ork,:::in Fr~~, Li thuan1a, _J3e).g~UJll, Jl()ll,etnd

and wl1,@'.ittver else pos~1ble •. ,Regardtllg '.resc\le tfp:r~1, _, -- -. ~ _- l . .,., . "> <- -' - - ··-/; ___ - -: .-.~----.: _--~=~:·,": ..• /·,-"} for /"vs w:llo en'!;e~ H~ai-1a and those; in :Etuman1:(i

-advise whether it can .Q; donJ.'b.1· Jac0.~;·aritU-l ~t~ ;1" , - _;."_."'···--··'-· _, -· - ,:·• • · : > __ :;c:eo- -'ls:t,anbul and Joa. ---- -5:"'~- - '·''fi:'_,~,;f _--._-_ .

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It will be appreolt.te4 lt 1ft 11111 he.ve the at~hea. oable dhpatOW to Iau.o Sten.blM!h, 3 'l'l\lfener Stns••• St. Galla~ troa Ba'b)le Abnbu k\a.'lnowl ts ead Aroa Jettier of the VuO. Habatsela l\aeqea.07 009dt.tet, qd bill tu Yud llNlatMJ.a ~J' oo.lttee, 1)2 las .. u Stl"Mt, Hew Yon, N. Y., tor \he coat of tbt llfflqe and &DJ' an•we thereto.

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Pl~ase t.1"81UJ11d.t the followln6 me111&ge tu lsaoa Stcr.nbQOb,

J Yeutener Straase, ist. Gallen, from Rabbis A.brab&m Kalmmio.,lh

and Aron Kotler of the Vaad Hshaizeta I!inergenc;v COllllllttees

"Communication via legation received.,, Interventiou

requested. bl 1011 being •de stop Baialag ~eee8ear1 i\Jmt

do everj'tld.ng possi Ole u:pencl rellC\18 woltt Holland, llelgiW!\i

i'rance. LJ.t.lluania elsewhe1·e whtt1•ever PoEBible. Advifle 1f

you Jacob GrifiU of lst~nbul can do rescue ;;ork for Jt;q

in io1111arlia ~·nd. tho;-e ent.l.'.f'ed ~ia.. 11

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