A history of the UGIF, created by Vichy in 1941 in order to assemble all Jews in France under one roof. Discusses the backgrounds of the leaders of UGIF and the split within the Jewish elite. The organization's first task was to provide for Jews in the French internment camps, and also in Drancy after it began receiving Jews in August 1941. In reaction to the roundups in summer 1942, the UGIF tried ...

Includes bibliographical references. 403 p., [8] p. pl. : ill., facs., krt., portr. ; 23 cm.

16:21 President Cerdini resumes the hearing 16:22 Cerdini asks that a document filed by prosecutor Kormann be translated from German to French 16:24 The public prosecutor for the civil parties asks that documents detailing testimony of survivors of the UGIF raid be read for the court 16:26 The clerk reads testimony of Mr. Raymond Geissmann, regional director of the UGIF in Lyon following the raid in ...

UGIF was created on November 29, 1941 by Xavier Vallat to serve as an agency representing the Jews of France. It was basically created so the 1 million franc fine that the Nazi regime imposed on the Jewish community could be collected. Respected figures of the Jewish community were reluctant to be associated with UGIF (considered by some as a type of Judenrat) and the Consistoire Central kept its distance, ...

14:54 The witness, Michel Cojot Goldberg, explains the motivation for his trip to Bolivia in 1975, in which he planned to assassinate Barbie but found himself incapable of pulling the trigger; he describes meeting Barbie and talking to him 15:03 Prosecutor Klarsfeld asks the witness why he did not kill Barbie when he had the chance; the witness explains that the service to France would be greater were ...

13:47 President Cerdini opens the hearing; asks for the accused to present himself; Barbie refuses to appear 13:49 Cerdini asks a bailiff to summon Barbie 13:50 Another bailiff reads the list of witnesses set to appear 13:52 Cerdini suspends the hearing until the bailiff returns from summoning Barbie 14:19 Cerdini resumes the hearing; the bailiff reads a statement noting that Barbie refuses to appear ...

Collection of documents, newspapers and correspondence concerning the Union Générale des Israélites de France [UGIF], for whom Leon Buchholz (donor's great uncle) worked during World War II. Included in the collection is almost a complete weekly newspaper series issued by the UGIF entitled "Bulletin," as well as correspondence received by the UGIF, unused stationary for the American Joint Distribution ...

15:50 Vergès asks the witness whether he has a relationship with prosecutor Ryan; the witness replies that they had one long conversation 15:51 Vergès questions the witness as to why he left the French Army and joined the U.S. Army during the war; Cerdini interjects that the question is irrelevant to the trial 15:53 President Cerdini suspends the hearing 16:23 Cerdini resumes the hearing and introduces ...

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Klaus Barbie (1913-1991), was the SS-Obersturmfuehrer and the Gestapo Chief of Lyon in German occupied France. Barbie was born in Bad Godesberg, Germany on October 25, 1913. Following a stint in the Hitler Youth, Barbie joined the SS and SD after September 26, 1935. He joined the NSDAP later, in May 1937. In Lyons, he was head of Section IV, the Gestapo, at SD headquarters. From 1942 to 1944, Barbie ...

Contains information about the establishment of the Union générale des Israélites de France (UGIF) and its work in the Northern and Southern zones of occupied France; work of the Comité de coordination; work of the president and secretariat; Jewish census in France; aid for camp internees; UGIF finance and administration; liaisons with police departments; employees of UGIF; homes for the aged; ...

The Germans authorized only two Jewish organizations in occupied France: the Consistoire Central des Israélites de France, conserver of republican principles, and its seeming opposite, the Union Générale des Israélites de France, created in November 1941 as an umbrella for all Jewish welfare organizations and a tool for identifying and excluding Jews. Focuses on the leaders of these organizations and ...

Contains Folder 22.3 from YIVO Record Group 210. File of about 35,000 Union Générale des Israélites de France (UGIF) membership index cards for the occupied zone. The cards served to register and control the payments to the UGIF. Each card contains the following information: family last name; first name; date and place of birth; sex; citizenship; occupation; address; identification number; date ...

Consists of records from the Contemporary Jewish Documentation, Paris, relating to the operations of the Union Générale des Israélites de France. The collection contains records from the Archives of the Union Générale des Israélites de France (UGIF). The collection includes the files of Jewish social organizations integrated into UGIF by the Germans. Representative of the documents in the collection ...

14:54 The witness, Michel Thomas, recounts his escape from the Milles deportation camp in September 1942, his subsequent arrival in Lyon in order to recruit Resistance members, and his presence at the UGIF on the day of the raid in February 1943, where he had gone to recruit young Jews into the Resistance 15:02 The witness comments on the Swiss authorities' lack of help or protection toward Jews fleeing ...

17:33 Cerdini presents Streim with four documents previously presented to the court, relating to the UGIF and Izieu raids, and asks his professional opinion as to their authenticity. He replies that he has previously studied copies of these documents, and these originals are indeed authentic; comments on the February 11 Telex 17:43 Cerdini asks Streim to evaluate Barbie's signatures on the documents, ...

A study of the activities of the Jewish institutions in France during the Vichy regime, based on archival material, especially protocols of meetings of the Consistoire Central des Israelites de France. Argues that activities of the Consistoire and of the Grand Rabbinat helped UGIF (Union Generale des Israelites de France), created in November 1941, not to become a Judenrat. The Consistoire, through ...

17:13 The clerk continues reading the deposition of witness Jacqueline Modier, née Rozenfarb; the witness lived in Paris until the Vel d'Hiv raid, when she moved with her family to Lyon; her father was deported to Auschwitz and died there; the witness was present at the UGIF raid, where she unknowingly entered a room and was greeted by a uniformed soldier; the witness recounts the proceedings of the ...

Describes the everyday life of French Jews under Nazi occupation (including Jews from Tunis, Morocco, and immigrants from Eastern Europe), focusing on the main events and circumstances: the anti-Jewish legislation of the Vichy government; the roundups and deportations between 1941-44; and the French concentration camps, especially Drancy. Examines the activity of the Union Générale des Israélites ...

Copyright Holder: Archives départementales des Alpes-de-Haute-Provence

Copyright Holder: Consistoire Central, Union des Communautes Juives de France

Analyzing the persecution and deportation of Jews in Nazi-occupied France and under the Vichy regime, focuses on the activities of the Jewish communal organizations (especially UGIF and OSE) and the Jewish and anti-Nazi organizations involved in resistance, such as CRIF and MOI. The author was one of the leaders of the last two organizations. Includes bibliographical references (pages 369-374) and ...

Copyright Holder: Archives départementales des Pyrénées-Atlantiques