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Title: Prewar and Wartime Periodicals, 1918-1945

Predominant Dates:1918 -- 1939

ID: RG-17/RG-17

Primary Creator: Illustrated News

Other Creators: Loen, Cornelius, Pravda (The Truth), the main Soviet daily, organ of the Communist Party of the USSR (1946)

Extent: 0.0

Arrangement:

The arrangement scheme for the record group was imposed during processing in the absence of an original order. Materials are arranged by subject/creator, then by identifier, as assigned by the processor.

Record group is comprised of eighteen collections and two items, the collections of which are: 1. Collection of wartime Jewish periodicals in Poland; 2. Collection of postwar periodicals; 3. Collection of periodicals in Yiddish; 4. Collection of publications by the Allied powers; 5. Collection of French publications; 6. Collection of Yugoslavian prewar and wartime publications; 7. Collection of Hungarian wartime newspapers; 8. Collection of German wartime newspapers; 9. Collection of Swiss wartime newspapers; 10. Collection of Italian wartime publications; 11. Collection of Los Angeles wartime publications; 12. Prewar Chwila publications; 13. Prewar Dilo publications; 14. Collection of Nazi interwar news publications; 15. Prewar Sygnaly publications; 16. Cornelius Leon collection of wartime periodicals; 17. Herbert Lothar Aron papers; 18. Collection of prewar Austrian publications.

Languages: Polish, Ukrainian, German, Yiddish, French, Hungarian, Serbian, Croatian, Russian, English

Abstract

Prewar, waratime and postwar periodical publications reflects on the European affairs of the first half of the 20th century. Polish and Ukrainian dailies of the interwar time are most fully represented

Scope and Contents of the Materials

This record group is comprised of periodicals and publications, published in at least ten languages, from before, during, and soon after the Second World War. There are collections of newspapers and magazines in Yiddish; Yugoslavian wartime newspapers; Hungarian wartime newspapers; German-Nazi prewar and wartime newspapers; Italian prewar and wartime newspapers; newspapers published by the French Resistance; American wartime and postwar newspapers; and British wartime and postwar newspapers. A special collection of Los Angeles-based newspapers, published in the 1930s and in the 1940s, reflects international affairs and the Jewish predicament in Europe as the National Socialists attained power in Germany. This collection is exhibited in the museum halls.

The wide spectrum of European and American media in this record group reflects regional and European explications of the interwar and wartime period and the developments in each. Prewar and wartime perspectives of various political forces are well represented within these materials, for example prewar Jewish (published in Polish) and Ukrainian periodicals represent the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists, Polish-Ukrainian, Ukrainian-Jewish and Polish-Ukrainian relations in Eastern Galicia.

Materials in this record group includes periodicals, which are comprised of narratives, illustrative photo-publications, magazines, and informational bulletins. Prewar Eastern Galician editions contain chronicles of the trials, analytical articles and political agitation, often election-related. Periodicals are partially digitized.

Biographical Note

Illustrated News was a German economic propaganda publication.

Administrative Information

Repository: Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust

Access Restrictions: No restrictions

Use Restrictions:

Copyrighted materials, credits to and references to the Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust are required

Digital copies might be available upon request

Preferred Citation: RG-17, Prewar, Wartime, and Postwar Periodicals. Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust Archive.

Processing Information: Materials are primarily described using the local descriptive standards of the LA Museum of the Holocaust.

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Folder:

[Folder 1: RG-17.01, Wartime Jewish Periodicals, Poland, 1940 -- 1941],
[Folder 2: RG-17.02, Postwar Periodicals, in Polish and Russian languages, 1945 -- 1946],
[Folder 3: RG-17.03, Periodicals in Yiddish, 1930s --1940s],
[Folder 4: RG-17.04, LIFE magazine collection, 1939 -- 1940, 1939 -- 1940],
[Folder 5: RG-17.05, Periodicals published in France, 1940 -- 1945, 1940 --1945],
[Folder 6: RG-17.06, Yugoslavian Prewar and Wartime Publications, 1938 --1945],
[Folder 7: RG-17.07, Hungarian Wartime Newspapers, ca 1942],
[Folder 8: RG-17.08, Wartime newspapers, German, Hungarian. Chinese offensive, entry of Brazil into the war, August 1942. Photos from Hungarian newspaper(s). One photo is of Istvan Horthy’s (Deputy Regent of Hungary) catafalque, son of Miklos Horthy, Regent of Hungary from March 1, 1920 to October 15, 1944. The second photo depicts an officer meeting., 1941 -- 1943],
[Folder 9: RG-17.09, Swiss Wartime Newspapers, 1939 -- 1945],
[Folder 10: RG-17.10, Italian Wartime Publications, 1939 -- 1945],
[Folder 11: RG-17.11, Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Examiner, wartime, 1933 -- 1944],
[Folder 12: RG-17.12, Chwila, 1919 -- 1939],
[Folder 13: RG-17.13, Dilo, 1918 -- 1939, 1918 -- 1939],
[Folder 14: RG-17.14, Nazi Inter-War News, Illustrated News, 1930s],
[Folder 15: RG-17.15, Sygnaly (Signals), 1933-1939, 1933 -- 1939],
[Folder 16: RG-17.16, Short Note About the Oldest Synagogue in Egypt, Ben Ezra, 1973, 1973],
[Folder 17: RG-17.17, Jewish youth of Izbaca before the Holocaust],
[Folder 18: RG-17.18, Cornelius Loen, collection of wartime periodicals, I, 1939 -- 1945],
[Folder 19: RG-17.19, Cornelius Loen, collection of wartime periodicals, II],
[Folder 20: RG-17.20, Herbert Lothar Aron Papers],
[Folder 21: RG-17.21, Prewar Austria periodicals, 1931--1946],
[Folder 22: RG-17.22, Tagespot, Austrian newspaper, reflection of Anschluss, 12 March 1938, 12 March 1938],
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Folder 20: RG-17.20, Herbert Lothar Aron Papers

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 1: RG-17.20.01, Time, plight of prisoners in Buchenwald, Belsen, Erla, Nordhausen, (5), April 1945

17.20.01, Time Magazine, 30 April 1945, six pages, article centers on plight of prisoners in Buchenwald, Belsen, Erla, and Nordhausen, with five black and white images of corpses and one black and white image of Captain Krämer, Captain of SS in Belsen camp.

Subject/Index Terms:: Buchenwald, German-Nazi concentration camp; Bergen-Belsen concentration camp; Concentration Camp Crematorium; mass graves; concentration camp victims; Nordhausen (Concentration camp); United States (1939 -- 1945); English, language; American newspaper; periodicals, American; Newspaper Article; Wartime Publication, Second World War; Photographs; wartime photographs; Time Magazine, English-language publication

Creators:: Time Magazine, English-language publication; American periodicals

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 2: RG-17.20.02, Murder in the snow, Malmedy massacre, (2), circa 1945

“Murder in the snow: Americans find a field of horror where Germans shot U.S. prisoners,” circa 1945, two pages, article centers on Malmédy massacre of 17 December 1944, with three black and white images of corpses, article from an unidentified magazine.

Subject/Index Terms:: Prisoners of war, American; Malmedy (Belgium); Nazi-perpetrated massacres; United States (1939 -- 1945); English, language; American newspaper; periodicals, American; Newspaper Article; Wartime Publication, Second World War; Photographs; wartime photographs; Malmedy Massacre (17 December, 1944)

Creators:: American periodicals; Allied Forces wartime periodicals (1939--1945)

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 3: RG-17.20.03, Vught concentration camp, circa 1945

Vught concentration camp, circa 1945, five black and white images of torture and death devices, cremation furnace, portable furnace, meat and electrified wire, gallows, dissecting table, images taken from unidentified magazine.

Subject/Index Terms:: Vught (the Netherlands); Vught (concentration camp); Concentration Camp Crematorium; Confiscation of Jewish property without German authorization; English, language; American newspaper; periodicals, American; United States (1939 -- 1945); Newspaper Article; Wartime Publication, Second World War; Photographs; wartime photographs

Creators:: Allied Forces wartime periodicals (1939--1945); American periodicals

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 4: RG-17.20.04, Living hell of Nazi camp described, living hell of Buchenwald described by free prisoner (2), circa 1945

“Living hell of Nazi camp described,” “living hell of Buchenwald described by free prisoner,” circa 1945, story of fifteen month imprisonment of Frenchman Marcel Conversy, a United Press correspondent at Thonon in the French Alps, article cut out from an unidentified newspaper.

Subject/Index Terms:: Buchenwald, German-Nazi concentration camp; Prisoner recollections; Personal memoirs and recollections; Nazi concentration camps in Germany; Paris (France); English, language; American newspaper; periodicals, American; United States (1939 -- 1945); Newspaper Article; Wartime Publication, Second World War

Creators:: Allied Forces wartime periodicals (1939--1945); English-language periodicals

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 5: RG-17.20.05, Freed yank reports Nazi whipped French girls to death, circa 1945

“Freed yank reports Nazis whipped French girls to death,” American Sergeant William Sandler witnessed whipping of French women for collaborating with the Americans, article cut out from an unidentified newspaper.

Subject/Index Terms:: Paris (France); Nazi-German atrocities; Prisoners of war, American; Soldiers, US; Accusation and suspicion of collaboration in the Holocaust; English, language; American newspaper; periodicals, American; United States (1939 -- 1945); Newspaper Article; Wartime Publication, Second World War

Creators:: Allied Forces wartime periodicals (1939--1945); English-language periodicals

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 6: RG-17.20.06, Paris liberation, German atrocities, circa 1944

Paris liberation, German atrocities, circa 1944, an account of an unknown witness who took part in the street fighting to liberate Paris and witnessed Nazi atrocities, article cut out from an unidentified newspaper.

Subject/Index Terms:: Paris (France); Paris liberation (circa 1944); Nazi-German atrocities; German Soldiers; war bonds; Franklin D. Roosevelt; de Gaulle, Charles (1890--1970); Gestapo (Nazi German Secret political police); English, language; American newspaper; periodicals, American; United States (1939 -- 1945); Newspaper Article; Wartime Publication, Second World War

Creators:: Allied Forces wartime periodicals (1939--1945); English-language periodicals

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 7: RG-17.20.07, Los Angeles Examiner, mystery on German surrender, denied by Truman, offer told (2), April 1945

Los Angeles Examiner, “mystery on German surrender, denied by Truman, Himmler plea rejected, peace rumor stirs world,” 29 April 1945, two pages, series of articles on front page have been cut off, articles on front cover and reverse center on Heinrich Himmler’s plea and Adolf Hitler’s veto towards peace.

Subject/Index Terms:: Los Angeles Examiner, newspaper, American; Los Angeles (California, United States); Nazi concentration camps in Germany; Surrender of Germany; Truman, Harry S.; Berlin (Germany); Himmler, Heinrich; English, language; American newspaper; periodicals, American; United States (1939 -- 1945); Newspaper Article; Wartime Publication, Second World War

Creators:: Los Angeles Examiner, newspaper, American (1933 -- 1945); American periodicals; English-language periodicals

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 8: RG-17.20.08, Saturday Evening Post, here the Nazi butchers wasted nothing (3), October 1944

Saturday Evening Post, “here the Nazi butchers wasted nothing,” 28 October 1944, three pages, article centers on the liquidation of the prisoners at Maidanek camp in Poland, Nazis inventoried confiscated belongings and reused them.

Subject/Index Terms:: The Saturday Evening Post, American magazine; Nazi concentration camps in Poland; Snow, Edgar (American journalist); Majdanek (Poland: Concentration Camp); Concentration Camp Crematorium; Nazi-German atrocities; concentration camp victims; English, language; American newspaper; periodicals, American; United States (1939 -- 1945); Newspaper Article; Wartime Publication, Second World War; Photographs; wartime photographs

Creators:: The Saturday Evening Post, American magazine; American periodicals; English-language periodicals

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 9: RG-17.20.09, Life, Atrocities, capture of the german concentration camps piles up evidence of barbarism, circa 1945

Life Magazine, “Atrocities, capture of the German concentration camps piles up evidence of barbarism,” circa 1945, seven pages, article centers on the true nature of Nazi camps, with thirteen black and white images of corpses and emaciated prisoners from Buchenwald, Belsen, Nordhausen, and the Gardelegen massacre of 13 April 1945.

Subject/Index Terms:: LIFE, American news magazine, 1883-1972; concentration camp victims; survivors of concentration camps; Liberation of concentration camps; Bergen-Belsen concentration camp; Buchenwald, German-Nazi concentration camp; Gardelegen (Germany); Gardelegen massacre; Nordhausen (Concentration camp); mass graves; English, language; American newspaper; periodicals, American; United States (1939 -- 1945); Newspaper Article; Wartime Publication, Second World War; Photographs; wartime photographs

Creators:: LIFE magazine, editorial board (1939 -- 1940); American periodicals; English-language periodicals

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 10: RG-17.20.10, Nazi cruelty in France recorded, circa 1945

“Nazi cruelty in France recorded,” circa 1945, article centers on the Nazi atrocities committed shortly before the liberation of France, atrocities mostly aimed at the Maquis, the guerilla bands of the French resistance.

Subject/Index Terms:: Southern France; Armed Forces, Allied; North American Newspaper Alliance; Allied forces, American; Soldiers, US; German Soldiers; Nazi-German atrocities; war bonds; English, language; American newspaper; periodicals, American; United States (1939 -- 1945); Newspaper Article; Wartime Publication, Second World War

Creators:: Allied Forces wartime periodicals (1939--1945); English-language periodicals

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 11: RG-17.20.11, Los Angeles Daily News, extermination of and future of Jews, February 1945

Los Angeles Daily News, 6 February 1945, article centers on the extermination of and the future of Jews, interview with Anselm Reiss, head of the London Jewish rescue committee.

Subject/Index Terms:: Los Angeles Daily News, periodical, United States; Los Angeles (California, United States); postwar life in Europe; Mein Kampf; Adolf Hitler, dictator and German Chancellor and President; Nazi-German atrocities; English, language; American newspaper; periodicals, American; United States (1939 -- 1945); Newspaper Article; Wartime Publication, Second World War

Creators:: Los Angeles Daily News, periodical, United States; American periodicals; English-language periodicals

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 12: RG-17.20.12, Life, Retreating germans write defiance to Allies in Holland, circa 1945

Life Magazine, “retreating Germans write defiance to Allies in Holland,” circa 1945, six black and white images of buildings with graffiti in German, captions provide English translation.

Subject/Index Terms:: LIFE, American news magazine, 1883-1972; The Netherlands (Europe); German-occupied Holland; Nazi State Symbols; German defiance; British soldiers; English, language; American newspaper; periodicals, American; United States (1939 -- 1945); Newspaper Article; Wartime Publication, Second World War

Creators:: LIFE magazine, editorial board (1939 -- 1940); American periodicals; English-language periodicals

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 13: RG-17.20.13, Los Angeles Times, mother describes Nazi torture of daughter who died for France (2), circa 1944--1945

Los Angeles Times, “mother describes Nazi torture of daughter who died for France,” circa 1944 – 1945, two pages, publication of a mother’s letter about her daughter’s, Helene Vagliano, torture and resulting death by the Gestapo, Vagliano worked as a postmaster for the French resistance.

Subject/Index Terms:: Los Angeles Times, newspaper, American; Los Angeles (California, United States); Nazi-German atrocities; Paris (France); Personal testimonies; English, language; American newspaper; periodicals, American; United States (1939 -- 1945); Newspaper Article; Wartime Publication, Second World War

Creators:: Los Angeles Times, newspaper, American (1933 -- 1945); American periodicals; English-language periodicals

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 14: RG-17.20.14, Censor's aide gets own proof of nazi horrors, circa 1945

“Censor's aide gets own proof of Nazi horrors,” circa 1945, article centers on an account of Buchenwald camp by Sergeant Mike Tkacsik, article cut out from an unidentified newspaper.

Subject/Index Terms:: Leipzig (Germany); Nazi-German atrocities; Civilians, German; Personal memoirs and recollections; Buchenwald, German-Nazi concentration camp; Concentration Camp Crematorium; Liberation of concentration camps; Soldiers, US; English, language; American newspaper; periodicals, American; United States (1939 -- 1945); Newspaper Article; Wartime Publication, Second World War

Creators:: American periodicals; English-language periodicals

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 15: RG-17.20.15, Only 12 Jews out of 1000 missed death, Norwegian Jews, circa 1945

“Only 12 Jews out of 1000 missed death, Norwegian Jews,” circa 1945, article centers on the deportation of Norwegian Jews to Poland, and the trial of Vidkun Quisling, only half of the article is available, article cut out from an unidentified newspaper.

Subject/Index Terms:: Norway (Europe); Jews, Norwegian; Oslo (Norway); Nazi concentration camps in Poland; Auschwitz (Concentration camp); English, language; American newspaper; periodicals, American; United States (1939 -- 1945); Newspaper Article; Wartime Publication, Second World War

Creators:: American periodicals; English-language periodicals

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 16: RG-17.20.16, Nazi brutality in Poland, circa 1945

Nazi brutality in Poland, circa 1945, small portion of a larger article, centers on the brutality of concentration camps in Poland compared to other camps, article cut out from an unidentified newspaper.

Subject/Index Terms:: Nazi-German atrocities; SS and administrative personnel, German; concentration camp victims; Nazi concentration camps in Poland; Nazi gas chambers; Concentration Camp Crematorium; English, language; American newspaper; periodicals, American; Newspaper Article; newspaper clippings; Wartime Publication, Second World War

Creators:: English-language periodicals; American periodicals

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 17: RG-17.20.17, Argentina trade with Axis powers rivals Anglo-American blockade, circa 1940's

Argentina trade with Axis powers rivals Anglo-American blockade, circa 1940s, article centers on Argentinian President Castillo’s intention to maintain aerial routes open to the Axis powers and Spain, article cut out from an unidentified newspaper.

Subject/Index Terms:: Buenos Aires (Argentina); Argentina (South America); Madrid (Spain); Rome (Italy); Berlin (Germany); Argentina trade with Axis powers; English, language; American newspaper; periodicals, American; Newspaper Article; newspaper clippings; Wartime Publication, Second World War

Creators:: English-language periodicals; American periodicals

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 18: RG-17.20.18, U.S. clarifies stand in giving jobs to aliens, 1939--1945

“U.S. clarifies stand in giving jobs to aliens: Roosevelt says no one should be denied work solely because they were born abroad,” article centers on Roosevelt’s declaration to include non-citizens in non-war and war industries under certain conditions, there are five categories under which non-citizens must fall under in order to be considered for employment, article cut out from an unidentified newspaper.

Subject/Index Terms:: Registration of alien residents; Franklin D. Roosevelt; Washington D.C. (United States); Soldiers, US; United States (1939 -- 1945); English, language; American newspaper; periodicals, American; Newspaper Article; newspaper clippings; Wartime Publication, Second World War

Creators:: English-language periodicals; American periodicals

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 19: RG-17.20.19, Aufbau, Walter Winchell and enemy aliens, Jews in the English army, July 1942

Aufbau, “Walter Winchell and ‘enemy aliens,’” and “Jews in the English army,” 3 July 1942, Winchell article offers an opposing view to Winchell’s accusations concerning enemy aliens; Jews in the English army article is in German, article centers on the representation of Jews in the English army and population.

Subject/Index Terms:: Aufbau, periodical for Jews; Jewish Brigade; Franklin D. Roosevelt; Registration of alien residents; London (England); English, language; German, language; American newspaper; periodicals, American; Newspaper Article; newspaper clippings; Wartime Publication, Second World War

Creators:: Aufbau, periodical for Jews; English-language periodicals; American periodicals; Wartime German-language newspaper (1939 -- 1945)

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 20: RG-17.20.20, Soviet government offers United States patents and information on synthetic rubber, 1939--1945

Soviet government offers United States patents and information on synthetic rubber, article centers on the Soviet government’s offering of patents and information on making synthetic rubber to the United States, the United States failed to reply, suspected that United States favors big oil companies, article cut out from an unidentified newspaper.

Subject/Index Terms:: Washington D.C. (United States); Soviet Union; Solomon Islands (Asia); Solomon Islands, United States and Japan; Naval War in the Pacific, United States and Japan; The War in Pacific in the course of the Second World War, 1941 -- 1945; English, language; American newspaper; periodicals, American; Newspaper Article; newspaper clippings; Wartime Publication, Second World War

Creators:: English-language periodicals; American periodicals

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 21: RG-17.20.21, Aufbau, the west coast, the case of enemy alien, 1939--1945

Aufbau, the west coast (die westküste), “the case of enemy alien” (der fall ‘enemy alien’), article is in German.

Subject/Index Terms:: Aufbau, periodical for Jews; Registration of alien residents; California (USA); German, language; American newspaper; periodicals, American; Newspaper Article; newspaper clippings; Wartime Publication, Second World War

Creators:: Aufbau, periodical for Jews; Wartime German-language newspaper (1939 -- 1945); American periodicals

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 22: RG-17.20.22, Aufbau, new arrangement for the employment of aliens, July 1942

Aufbau, “president Roosevelt intervenes, new arrangement for the employment of aliens (präsident Roosevelt greift ein, Neue Anordnung für die Beschäftigung von Aliens), 17 July 1942, article is in German.

Subject/Index Terms:: Aufbau, periodical for Jews; Franklin D. Roosevelt; employment for aliens; German, language; American newspaper; periodicals, American; Newspaper Article; newspaper clippings; Wartime Publication, Second World War

Creators:: Aufbau, periodical for Jews; Wartime German-language newspaper (1939 -- 1945); American periodicals

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 23: RG-17.20.23, Aufbau, July 1942

Aufbau, 3 July 1942, article is in German.

Subject/Index Terms:: Aufbau, periodical for Jews; The Saturday Evening Post, American magazine; German, language; American newspaper; periodicals, American; Newspaper Article; newspaper clippings; Wartime Publication, Second World War

Creators:: Aufbau, periodical for Jews; Wartime German-language newspaper (1939 -- 1945); American periodicals

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 24: RG-17.20.24, certified and friendly aliens, new proposal for so-called council of democracy, 1939--1945

“‘Certified’ and ‘friendly’ aliens, new proposal for ‘council of democracy’” (Neuer Reklassifizierungs-Vorschlag des ‘Council for Democracy’), article is in German, article cut out from an unidentified newspaper.

Subject/Index Terms:: employment for aliens; Registration of alien residents; Council for Democracy; United States War Department; US Department of Justice; German, language; American newspaper; periodicals, American; Newspaper Article; newspaper clippings; Wartime Publication, Second World War

Creators:: Wartime German-language newspaper (1939 -- 1945); American periodicals

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 25: RG-17.20.25, Presidential statement on employment of aliens in national war industries, (2), July 1942

Presidential statement on the employment of aliens in national war industries, points one to three, 11 July 1942, two pages, copy of Roosevelt’s six point statement on the employment of non-citizens in war industries.

Subject/Index Terms:: Franklin D. Roosevelt; employment for aliens; Registration of alien residents; official correspondence; US Military Official Correspondence; wartime correspondences; Wartime Publication, Second World War; English, language; United States (1939 -- 1945)

Creators:: Franklin D. Roosevelt

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 26: RG-17.20.26, Letter from War Manpower Commission to Herbert Lothar Aron, July 1942

Letter from War Manpower Commission to Herbert Lothar Aron, 2 July 1942, letter refers to a previous letter sent by Aron on 17 June 1942, the Commission is sending the June 17^th letter to the Civil Aeronautics Administration.

Subject/Index Terms:: War Manpower Commission; Washington D.C. (United States); Civil Aeronautics Administration; war bonds; wartime correspondences; official correspondence; US Military Official Correspondence; English, language; United States (1939 -- 1945)

Creators:: War Manpower Commission

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 27: RG-17.20.27, Letter from Civil Aeronautics Administration to Herbert Lothar Aron, July 1942

Letter from Civil Aeronautics Administration to Herbert Lothar Aron, 9 July 1942, letter refers to letter of 17 June 1942, letter denies Aron the opportunity to receive an aircraft engine mechanic license due to his German citizenship, Aron is advised to apply for naturalization to become an American citizen.

Subject/Index Terms:: Civil Aeronautics Administration; US Department of Commerce; Washington D.C. (United States); employment for aliens; Registration of alien residents; English, language; official correspondence; wartime correspondences; United States (1939 -- 1945)

Creators:: Department of Commerce; Civil Aeronautics Administration

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 28: RG-17.20.28, Permit for voluntary evacuation from the United States Attorney, to Herbert Lothar Aron, May 1942

Permit for voluntary evacuation from the United States Attorney, Department of Justice, to Herbert Lothar Aron, 14 May 1942, permit gives Aron permission to travel from Military Zone A-1 to Reno, Nevada on or before 25 May 1942.

Subject/Index Terms:: US Department of Justice; Los Angeles (California, United States); war bonds; United States Attorney, Southern District of California; California (USA); Permit for Voluntary Evacuation; official correspondence; wartime correspondences; English, language; United States (1939 -- 1945)

Creators:: US Department of Justice

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 29: RG-17.20.29, Letter from War Production Board, to Herbert Lothar Aron, August 1942

Letter from War Production Board, to Herbert Lothar Aron, 12 August 1942, letter states that the type of work for which Aron is qualified is restricted since he is a non-citizen, there are no procedures to secure clearance from this restriction, Aron needs the endorsement of an employer or prospective employer.

Subject/Index Terms:: US War Production Board; Washington D.C. (United States); San Francisco (California, USA); Los Angeles (California, United States); employment for aliens; US Secretary of War; war bonds; official correspondence; wartime correspondences; English, language; United States (1939 -- 1945)

Creators:: US War Production Board

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 30: RG-17.20.30, Stalin wins major fruits of war II victory, circa 1945

“Stalin wins major fruits of war II victory,” circa 1945, articles cites poor statesmanship for the Red Army’s presence in Europe, presence of Communism in Europe poses complications for democracy, article states that it is ironic that a War which was fought to defeat totalitarianism will now allow for the rise of a totalitarian Communist power, article cut out from an unidentified newspaper.

Subject/Index Terms:: Joseph Stalin, General Secretary of the Party and Prime Minister of the USSR, 1879 -- 1953; Madrid (Spain); Berlin (Germany); Soviet Union; Soldiers, Soviet Red Army; Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969; San Francisco (California, USA); English, language; American newspaper; periodicals, American; Newspaper Article; newspaper clippings; Wartime Publication, Second World War

Creators:: English-language periodicals; American periodicals

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 31: RG-17.20.31, Exploitation of the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA), circa 1945

Exploitation of the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA), circa 1945, article highlights the exploitation of UNRRA by the British, British were supporting Polish aristocrats in the creation of a Polish army to be used against current Polish government, five Americans opposed British partiality towards Poles, those Americans were dismissed, those Americans also state that the British failed to stop UNRRA supplies from selling on the black market in Europe, article highlights the United States’ line of impartiality, article cut out from an unidentified newspaper.

Subject/Index Terms:: Washington D.C. (United States); Polish government in exile; London (England); United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA); Truman, Harry S.; United States (1939 -- 1945); English, language; American newspaper; periodicals, American; Newspaper Article; newspaper clippings; Wartime Publication, Second World War

Creators:: English-language periodicals; American periodicals

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 32: RG-17.20.32, Aufbau, how Palestine upgraded, a call to all men and women - two front war possible, June 1942

Aufbau, “how Palestine upgraded, a call to all men and women – two front war possible” (Wie Palästina rüstet, Ein Aufruf an alle Männer und Frauen – Zweifronten-Krieg möglich), 26 June 1942, article is in German.

Subject/Index Terms:: Aufbau, periodical for Jews; Tel Aviv (Israel); Palestine; Jewish National Council; The Jewish Agency for Palestine; Jews in Nazi Germany; Jewish Aid for Victims; Swedish relief for German Jews; United States (1939 -- 1945); American newspaper; periodicals, American; German, language; Newspaper Article; newspaper clippings; Wartime Publication, Second World War; Photographs; wartime photographs

Creators:: Aufbau, periodical for Jews; English-language periodicals; American periodicals

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 33: RG-17.20.33, Zionists deplore Lord Moyne killing, circa 1944

“Zionists deplore Lord Moyne killing,” circa 1944, article states that Zionist groups in the United States condemn the assassination of Lord Moyne, the assassination was a result of a “tiny irresponsible gang,” article cut out from an unidentified newspaper.

Subject/Index Terms:: Zionist activities; Zionistic politics; The Los Angeles Council for Zionist Affairs; Palestine; Lord Moyne, British Minister of States, Palestine (1880--1944); United States (1939 -- 1945); Los Angeles (California, United States); English, language; American newspaper; periodicals, American; Newspaper Article; newspaper clippings; Wartime Publication, Second World War

Creators:: English-language periodicals; American periodicals

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 34: RG-17.20.34, Aufbau, untapped resources, statement to include qualified non-citizens in work force (2), 1939--1945

Aufbau, “untapped resources,” two pages, article centers on the need to employ qualified non-citizens in the work force to counter shortages in all professions.

Subject/Index Terms:: Aufbau, periodical for Jews; employment for aliens; International Research Service; Registration of alien residents; United States (1939 -- 1945); English, language; American newspaper; periodicals, American; Newspaper Article; newspaper clippings; Wartime Publication, Second World War

Creators:: English-language periodicals; American periodicals; Aufbau, periodical for Jews

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 35: RG-17.20.35, truth from the world disappeared, teste Wahrheit aus der Welt verschwinde, 1939--1945

“truth from the world disappeared,”(?)teste Wahrheit aus der Welt verschwinde, article is in German, briefly addresses topics of the rebirth of the Jewish people, the Jewish army, and the ninth of Av, article cut out from an unidentified newspaper.

Subject/Index Terms:: Zionist activities; Jewish life; United States (1939 -- 1945); German, language; American newspaper; periodicals, American; Newspaper Article; newspaper clippings; Wartime Publication, Second World War

Creators:: Wartime German-language newspaper (1939 -- 1945); American periodicals

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 36: RG-17.20.36, Aufbau, the watchman, punishment, issue of where to settle the Jews, July 1942

Aufbau, “the watchman, punishment,” 17 July 1942, article highlights the need for a Jewish army, for Jews to fight as Jews instead of under the disguise of ‘Palestinian,’ cites British colonial policy as reason for hesitation towards a Jewish army; and article also discusses the issue of where to settle the Jews, criticizes the proposal to settle Jews in Madagascar and Syria.

Subject/Index Terms:: Immigration to British Mandate of Palestine; Palestine, British Mandate Territory (1918--1948); Lord Moyne, British Minister of States, Palestine (1880--1944); Aufbau, periodical for Jews; The Jewish Agency for Palestine; The New York Times; English, language; German, language; American newspaper; periodicals, American; Newspaper Article; newspaper clippings; Wartime Publication, Second World War; Photographs; wartime photographs

Creators:: Aufbau, periodical for Jews; English-language periodicals; American periodicals; Wartime German-language newspaper (1939 -- 1945)

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 37: RG-17.20.37, Last call for a Jewish army, an appeal to Aufbau, circa 1942

“Last call for a Jewish army, an appeal to Aufbau,” article highlights the necessity to recruit a Jewish army, to use every ounce of man power to prevent the collapse of the Middle Eastern Front, British government refuses to establish Jewish army, article criticizes British colonial policy, article cut out from an unidentified newspaper.

Subject/Index Terms:: Aufbau, periodical for Jews; Middle Eastern Front; Jewish Army of Palestine; Egypt (Africa); Jewish Army; Franklin D. Roosevelt; Winston Churchill, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, 1874--1965; Committee for a Jewish Army; United States (1939 -- 1945); English, language; American newspaper; periodicals, American; Newspaper Article; newspaper clippings; Wartime Publication, Second World War

Creators:: English-language periodicals; American periodicals

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 38: RG-17.20.38, Jewish units in Palestine, circa 1942

Jewish units in Palestine, three black and white images of Jewish units in Palestine, captions are in German.

Subject/Index Terms:: Jewish units in Palestine; Jewish Army of Palestine; The Jewish Agency for Palestine; United States (1939 -- 1945); German, language; American newspaper; periodicals, American; Newspaper Article; newspaper clippings; Wartime Publication, Second World War; Photographs; wartime photographs

Creators:: American periodicals; Wartime German-language newspaper (1939 -- 1945)

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 39: RG-17.20.39, Aufbau, the Nazi agenda, routine and venture, July 1942

Aufbau, “the Nazi agenda” (Die Pläne der Nazis), “routine and venture” (Routine und Wagnis), 24 July 1942, article is in German.

Subject/Index Terms:: Washington D.C. (United States); Buenos Aires (Argentina); Winston Churchill, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, 1874--1965; United States (1939 -- 1945); German, language; English, language; American newspaper; periodicals, American; Newspaper Article; newspaper clippings; Wartime Publication, Second World War; Aufbau, periodical for Jews

Creators:: Aufbau, periodical for Jews; Wartime German-language newspaper (1939 -- 1945); American periodicals

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 40: RG-17.20.40, to the conscience of America, committee for a Jewish Army, appeal to end silence against Nazi atrocities (4), circa 1942

To the conscience of America, issued by the committee for a Jewish Army, four pages, booklet acknowledges that Hitler is exterminating the Jews, issues an appeal to end silence against Nazi atrocities, concludes with statement to recruit Jewish army to assist the Allies.

Subject/Index Terms:: Committee for a Jewish Army; Jewish Army; Jewish Army of Palestine; New York (New York, United States); Franklin D. Roosevelt; Warsaw (Poland: ghetto); Adolf Hitler, dictator and German Chancellor and President; Gestapo (Nazi German Secret political police); Medical Experiments; Vilna (Poland: Ghetto); US Department of State; Goebbels, Josef; English, language; periodicals, American; Wartime Publication, Second World War

Creators:: Committee for a Jewish Army; English-language periodicals; American periodicals

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 41: RG-17.20.41, Order to report, preinduction physical examination, selective service system, April 1944

Order to report, preinduction physical examination, issued from the selective service system to Herbert Lothar Aron, 17 April 1944, an order to attend a physical examination, to determine whether or not Aron does have a physical defect that will disqualify him from service.

Subject/Index Terms:: Los Angeles (California, United States); physical examination; US Order to Report, Preinduction Physical Examination; United States (1939 -- 1945); English, language; official correspondence; wartime correspondences; US Military Official Correspondence

Creators:: US Military Command

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 42: RG-17.20.42, Certificate of Fitness, selective service system, May 1944

Certificate of Fitness, issued by the selective service system to Herbert Lothar Aron, 15 May 1944, certificate confirms Aron is physically fit for military service.

Subject/Index Terms:: physical examination; Issuance of certificates; Los Angeles (California, United States); Certificate of Fitness, US Military; Selective Service System; English, language; official correspondence; wartime correspondences; US Military Official Correspondence; United States (1939 -- 1945)

Creators:: US Military Command

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 43: RG-17.20.43, Letter from war department, statutes which govern the employment of aliens on government contracts, (2), January 1942

Letter from the War Department, Office of the Under Secretary, to Herbert Lothar Aron, 15 January 1942, two pages, letter references Aron’s letter of 7 January 1942 regarding employment in either an aeronautical or classified War-Department work, lists the two Acts of Congress that affect the employment of non-citizens in these two areas.

Subject/Index Terms:: United States War Department; Los Angeles (California, United States); employment for aliens; Registration of alien residents; official correspondence; wartime correspondences; English, language; United States (1939 -- 1945)

Creators:: US War Department

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 44: RG-17.20.44, Memorandum, aliens-employment of on navy national defense contracts, November 1941

Memorandum from the Secretary of the Navy, employment of aliens on navy national defense contracts, 18 November 1941, two pages, memorandum details the process of employing non-citizens.

Subject/Index Terms:: The Secretary of the Navy, US; United States Navy; Washington D.C. (United States); employment for aliens; United States (1939 -- 1945); English, language; official correspondence; US Military Official Correspondence; wartime correspondences

Creators:: The Secretary of the Navy, US

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 45: RG-17.20.45, Memorandum, employment of aliens on war department contracts, October 1941

Memorandum, employment of aliens on war department contracts, 24 October 1941, two pages, details process of employing non-citizens.

Subject/Index Terms:: employment for aliens; United States War Department; The Secretary of the Navy, US; US Secretary of War; United States (1939 -- 1945); English, language; official correspondence; US Military Official Correspondence; wartime correspondences

Creators:: US Military Command; US Military Personnel

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 46: RG-17.20.46, The Hollywood Zionist, Jews heed call to action (4), October 1945

The Hollywood Zionist, Jews heed call to action, October 1945, four pages, three articles are highlighted, two articles relate to the need for a Jewish state in Palestine, the third article addresses the correspondence between Adolf Hitler and Amin el Husseini the ex-Mufti of Jerusalem.

Subject/Index Terms:: The Hollywood Zionist, US periodical; Jewish soldiers; Palestine, British Mandate Territory (1918--1948); Jewish Army; Adolf Hitler, dictator and German Chancellor and President; Amin el Husseini; Battle in North Africa; English, language; American newspaper; periodicals, American; Newspaper Article; Wartime Publication, Second World War; United States (1939 -- 1945)

Creators:: The Hollywood Zionist, US periodical; English-language periodicals; American periodicals

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 47: RG-17.20.47, The Hollywood Zionist, from the president, again with the white paper (4), September 1945

The Hollywood Zionist, “from the president,” “again with the white paper,” September 1945, four pages, two articles are highlighted, both articles address the issue of establishing a Jewish state in Palestine.

Subject/Index Terms:: The Hollywood Zionist, US periodical; Los Angeles (California, United States); Palestine; Palestine, British Mandate Territory (1918--1948); Personal correspondence; London (England); Jerusalem (Palestine); United States (1939 -- 1945); English, language; American newspaper; periodicals, American; Newspaper Article; Wartime Publication, Second World War

Creators:: The Hollywood Zionist, US periodical; English-language periodicals; American periodicals

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 48: RG-17.20.48, Life, exodus refugees and tragic voyage, (6), September 1947

Life, “exodus refugees and tragic voyage,” “the Marshall plan: our move next, the U.S. faces a crucial decision, some things to bear in mind when deciding,” 22 September 1947, six pages, “exodus” article addresses attempt of Jewish refugees aboard the ship Exodus 1947 to immigrate to Palestine, the ship was intercepted by the British, refugees were refused entrance to Palestine; “Marshall plan” article addresses the United States decision to help or not to help the economy of Western Europe.

Subject/Index Terms:: LIFE, American news magazine, 1883-1972; Hamburg (Germany); Jewish refugees; British soldiers; The Jewish Agency for Palestine; Inter-American Jewish Conference; American Zionist Emergency Council; Mediterranean Sea; Jerusalem (Palestine); Egypt (Africa); United States (1939 -- 1945); English, language; American newspaper; periodicals, American; Newspaper Article; Wartime Publication, Second World War

Creators:: LIFE magazine, editorial board (1939 -- 1940); English-language periodicals; American periodicals