David Cohen (1882-1967) & Victor Henri Rutgers (1877-1945). Archive

"Knipsels en stukken over de toestand van de vervolgde etnische minderheden in Duitsland voor de tweede wereldoorlog ca. 1938-1940." (wrapper title in pencil). Paper wrapper containing several hundreds of documents from the estate of Prof. Mr. Victor Henri Rutgers, comprising typed letters signed by Cohen to Rutgers, newspaper clippings, reports of meetings, government publications, articles, several books etc., partly organised in files with in pen the titles "Centrale Raad", "Actuele hulpverlening", "Inzameling van gelden", "Buitenlandse artikelen", "Afrekening des cimité's" and "Knipsals".

Victor Henri Rutgers was a Dutch lawyer, politician and resistance fighter during the Second World War, who died in a German prison. David Cohen was a Dutch classicist mostly known for his presidency of the Jewish Council (together with A. Asher) during the Second World War.