The “J”-Stamp
The Nazis branded Jews with the red stamp in their passports. Switzerland was involved in its creation.
History
“Aktionsjuden”
After the November pogrom of 1938, Hitler had 30,000 Jews arrested in order to force them to leave Germany and to dispossess them.
“Dumped” in Bombay
A few days after arriving in the Australian desert camp of Hay, 13 Dunera Boys were unexpectedly sent to England.
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“Sympathy and human kindness”
In 1941, Christian dignitaries called for solidarity with refugees and internees.
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An appeal made by internees
Long after the ending of the British internment policy, 2.000 Jews and victims of Nazi oppression protest in Australian camps against their continuing internment.
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“99,1 per cent british”
An article about racism and the history of the reception of internees from England in Australia.
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The „Fall Grün“
On 22 and 23 September 1938, 2,000 Jews were transferred from Dachau concentration camp to Buchenwald. The background to this was the “Fall Grün”.
The “Polenaktion”
At the end of October 1938, the Nazis deported 27,000 Jews to Poland. This ultimately led to the pogroms of 9 November 1938.
“Two Years in Nazi concentration camps”
Leon Gottlieb reported on his time in the Sachsenhausen, Dachau and Buchenwald concentration camps for the Australian radio station ABC.
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British deportations
Part 1
In 1940, the British deported 11,000 Germans and Austrians overseas. Part 1: Tribunals, “5th Column” and arrests.
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