World War Ii

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PALESTINE TELEGRAM, wired from Geneva to Tel Aviv, Feb. 1944, refering to rescue attemp of a Jewish family from Budapest by a joint effort of the Jewish Agency and the International red cross "SEND URGENTLY VIA RED CROSS GENEVA FAMILY CERTiFCATES…" The parents and their children are all listed by names. The wire was sent by the International Red Cross, Geneva. Historical. Photo. Estimated Value $100

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DOCUMENTS (2), 1942, Letter from Hadassah Hopital, regarding Chaim BenMoshe being to old for military service (Palestine Army); and Hadassah ID card, with Nazi Handstamps and autograph. It is believed that Chaim BenMoshe was sent to Europe to try to help Jews from Nazi camps. Photo. Estimated Value $500

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TURKISH POSTAL CARDS (2) to Tel Aviv, Palestine, early 1942 regarding missing Jews. From G. Blum in Istambul to Dr. Mayer Ebner, states "I shall meet Sobel soon and hope to get more informationin regard to Frankel & Menczer…will inform ASAP. (Aaron Menczer was the director of the Youth Aliyah in Vienna and an educator. He was sent to a forced labor camp (5/19/1941), returned to Vienna and transfered to Theresienstadt Ghetto (9/1942), and ultimeatley sent to his death in Bireknau Oct. 1943. ) Photo. Estimated Value $250

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IMMIGRATION (ALIYAH) CERTIFICATE) in English and Hebrew from Palestine Government , Dec. 1934 for Teme Grinberg (nee Brande) of Poland and her son Alfred, arriving March 1935. British handstamp stating bearer has registered as an immigrant. Also British Passport control Warsaw handstamp. Folded, some staining. Photo. Estimated Value $200