Large Archive of Letters - Agudat Israel during the Holocaust

Large Archive of Letters - Agudat Israel during the Holocaust
Large archive of letters (signed) and copies of letters by representatives of "Agudat Israel" in various countries, 1943-1944.
Diverse correspondence between "Agudat Israel" centers in Eretz Israel, England, Switzerland, New York, Australia and Argentina, with regards to saving Jews from extermination and coping with the refugeesג€™ problems. Amongst other matters, letters deal with the ways of rescue, issue of certificates and laissez-passer documents for Jews, money transfer to different sources, attempts to save Rebbes, rabbis and other figures, handling the immigration of Yeshivot refugees in Shanghai, etc.
Letters from and to: Rabbi Haim Israel Eiss, Rabbi Yitzchak Meir Levine, Rabbi Ya'akov Rosenheim, Harry Goodman, Ya'akov Gripel and others. Letters from "Agudat Israel" in Budapest, letters to "Agudat Israel" people in Romania and to others. The letters reveal facts about the efforts on the part of "Agudat Israel" to rescue European Jews, the tension and disagreements with other parties that were handling the same matters, as well as disagreements within "Agudat Israel".
From the archive: "The emissaries that just returned to Eretz Israel delivered most horrible reports. From what they said the number of murdered Jews comes to millions, and who knows what will remain of Jews in occupied Europe, they calculate that 5-6 million Jews were murdered, the tragedy of our people is atrocious, only the Jews of Hungary and Romania are still alive, with a sword above their headsג€¦" (Letter to Ya'akov Rosenheim. Tevet, 13, 1944). "ג€¦A new rescue! Until now 135 Jews of East Galicia and Romania have been rescued! I cannot write here how they were saved, the price being 40 dollars per personג€¦" (Haim Israel Eiss, letter to Ya'akov Gripel - representative of Agudat Israel in Turkey, 26.10.43). More than 200 letters. Size varies. Generally good condition.