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The International Committee of the Red Cross (CICR) had ample knowledge of the persecution and, later, the extermination of the Jews. The CICR refrained from interfering in the issue of Jewish refugees due to fear of "political implications", and in the issue of political and racial prisoners in the concentration camps due to reluctance to "interfere in internal affairs" and the Nazis' refusal to cooperate. ...

This microfilm collection of documentation apparently emanating from the offices of the International Tracing Service deals in large part with children adopted by the <i>Lebensborn</i> programme.

An interview with Maurice Rossel, a delegate of the International Committee of the Red Cross in Germany between 1942-45. The interview was conducted by Lanzmann in 1979, during the preparation of his film "Shoah." Rossel mentions his visit to Auschwitz in 1943, but talks more about his one day visit to Theresienstadt on 23 June 1944. Lanzmann evokes a report written by Rossel after the visit to Theresienstadt, ...

A leading member of the International Council of the Red Cross, Jean Pictet was responsible for the preparatory work which led to the conclusion of the four Geneva Conventions in 1949. FILM ID 3444 -- Camera Rolls #1-3 -- 01:00:08 to 01:27:25 Roll 1 Jean Pictet sits in his office in the International Committee of the Red Cross (Comité International de la Croix-Rouge). Pictet began working for the International ...

Field camp of German anti-aircraft soldiers. Title card: “Forced labor camp of Poles, Russians and French" Low brick buildings of unidentified forced labor camp. Men, women and children dressed in civilian clothes, daily activities. Title card: “Just married this morning! I just missed it. Romance blossoms under any conditions it seems”. Social gathering in town center. Title card: “The Germany of ...

Photocopy of a death certificate for Samuel Roth, the donor's father-in-law, who died at Buchenwald. Photocopy of a prisoner card with photograph of Eugene Roth. Original typescript letter from the International Red Cross, International Tracing Servicing, circa 1963.

As a representative of the Swiss Red Cross in 1944, Maurice Rossel was asked to inspect Theresienstadt. He admits that he gave Theresienstadt a clean bill of health and would probably do so again today. He was also given a tour of Auschwitz, which he did not realize was a death camp. Lanzmann's questioning points to the degree to which Rossel and others were manipulated by the Nazis and to what extent ...