Around 40% of all of the numbered accounts in the New York branch of Swiss Bank in 1942 were Jewish or had Jewish sounding names. This data appears in the list of account holders, appearing in today’s "Globes" newspaper.
The list was discovered in the National Archives in Washington, by the staff of Senator Alfonse M. D’Amato. It contains 126 names of account holders, of which at least 51 are probably Jewish. At least two were European Jews who gave cover addresses in Tel Aviv and Hadera.
It is very obvious from the list that many of the accounts were opened by go-betweens and registered with cover addresses. This fact reinforces the supposition that a large percentage of the accounts held by Holocaust victims were opened by go-betweens, making identification today almost impossible.
The report was prepared, apparently by the Supervisor for foreign currency in the US Treasury, as part of the freeze on US based Swiss assets, The report’s author notes that the numbered account holders are refugees from Germany or from countries occupied by the Germans, and Swiss citizens fearing a German invasion. It should be noted that the majority of refugees from the occupied countries were Jewish.
The list below includes the names of account holders who might be Jewish, and includes the exact details as found in the original US list, dated February 12, 1942, uncovered at the National Archives. There is no information on the size of the account. The fact that someone appears on the list below does not necessarily mean that the person was a Holocaust victim, or that the account became dormant, or even that the person was Jewish.
- Karl Petschek and/or Wilhelm Petschek - account E.X. 8074. Citizen of Czechoslovakia, now Haitian Passport No. 319. Entered US November 25, 1940. Address: 2 Kensington Road, Scarsdale, New York.
- Julio Koenig - account E.Y.8075. Palmoticesa 18/I, Zagreb, Yugoslavia. Firm’s name: "Union" tvornica kandita i Cokolade, Zagreb, Yugo. Cover Address: Laborit A.G., Chur, Switzerland.
- Isaac Cohen and/or Mrs R. Cohen - account C.Z.1001. Istanbul, Turkey. Cover Address: A. L. Marty, Paradeplatz 6, Zurich, Switzerland.
- Zalmen Paves - account F.E. 1046. Bucharest, Rumania. Power of Attorney dated Oct. 17, 1941 held by Nathan L. Paves, 17251 Moenort Street, Detroit, Michigan.
- Julije Fischer and/or Milka Fischer - account D.Y.8050. Zagreb, Yugoslavia. Cover Address: c/o Swiss Bank Corporation, Zurich, Switzerland. Power of Attorney, dated June 20, 1940, held by Mr. Franjo Huber, 419 West 119th Street, New York, N.Y.
- Dr. Moric Finzi - account D.Z. 8051. C/o Jehuda Altmann, P.O.B. 34 Hadera, Palestine. Cover Address: Mrs. Erna Englaender, 1952 Palmerstone Place, Hollywood, California.
- Mrs. Elizabeth Deutsch - account E.C. 8054. Pancevo, Yugoslavia. Account established February 24, 1940, by transfer of $50,000 from account of Mr. Gerorg Schulz, Pancevo, (No. 80154). Cover Address for Schulz account : Dr Gotthard Wielich, Casa alla Crocetta, Ascona, Switzerland.
- Mr. Georg Schulz - account E.D. 8055. Pancevo, Yugoslavia. (Document signed by notary in Zurich showing that Mrs. E. Deutsch - numbered account E.C. 8054 - is sister of G. Schulz. ) Address for all communications: Dr. Gotthard Wielich, Casa alla Crocetta, Ascona, Switzerland.
- Alexander Leitner, Ferdinand Leitner, Martin Leitner, Rosalie Leitner, Sofia Leitner, All of Oradea, Rumania - account E.F. 8057----Joint Account. The above were formerly clients of the London Office. Cover Address: Mr. E. Luterbacher, Sub-Manager of Swiss Bank Corporation, 99 Gresham Street, London, England.
- Dr. Artur Kohn - account E. H.8059. Zagreb, Yugoslavia. Address: Swiss Bank Corporation, Zurich, Switzerland.
- Emil Borger - account E.N. 8064. Zagreb, Yugoslavia. (Citizen of Austria). Cover Address: Dr. Richard Borger, 43 Rue Rossini, Nice, France.
- Dr. Andre Schreiber - account E.Q. 8067. Legal domicile: 27 Rue Berkendael, Bruxelles, Belgium. Citizenship: Rumanian. Address: Miss Grete Nussbaum, Hotel Kasina Europa, Belgrade, Yugoslavia.
- Dr. Berthold Weinberg - account E.S. 8069. German Citizen. Address: Rotbuchstr. 42, Zurich 10, Switzerland.
- Friedrich and/or Alice Gottlieb - account E.U. 8071. Zagreb Yugoslaia. Cover Address: Mr. Max Reiss, R.R.2, St. Catherines, Ontario, Can. Cover Address: Canceled as per letter of Dec. 17, 1940, from Swiss Bank Corporation to Mr. Max Reiss.
- Eugen Kormos - account G.Y. 8101. Avram Jancu 18, Oradea, Rumania.
- Jozef Ruff - account H.A. 8103. Subotica, Yugoslavia. Cover address: Laborit, A.G., Chur, Switzerland.
- Leopold Desider Nadler - account H.C. 8105. Bucharest, Rumania. Cover Address: O.E. Griesser, c/o Schweizerischer Bankverein, Zurich, Switzerland.
- Egon Ehrenstein - account H.E. 8107. Boulevard Bratianu 35, Bucharest, Rumania.
- Josef Davitcho - account H.E. 8110. Uzun-Mirkova 6, Belgrade (Account transferred from London Office).
- Vago Miklos - account B.N. 5013. Budapest, Hungary. Correspondence to be retained in New York at client’s risk. Attorney-in-fact: Joseph Schober, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
- Jakob Adanja - account D.N. 8039. Belgrade Yugoslavakia.
- Lupu Aschkenasy - account B.C. 5023. P.O.B. 439 Tel Aviv, Palestine.
- Eugen Binder - account A.U. 8006. Rumanian citizen: legal domicile: Constanza, Rumania, Str. Cuza Voda 36 (III).
- Isidor Pollak - account A.I. 8016. Zagreb, Yugoslavia. Attorney-in-fact: Oskar Marecek, Kraljica Maria 23, Zagreb. Address for communications: Swiss Bank Corporation, Zurich, Switzerland (for account No. 67010).
- Mrs. Ernestine Marecek - account A.J. 8017. Zagreb, Yugoslavia. Address for communications: Swiss Bank Corporation, Zurich, Switzerland (for account No. 67011).
- Miklos Neustadt - account A.G. 8019. Budapest Hungary. Correspondence to be retained in New York at client’s own risk.
- Alexander Klein and/or Vera Klein - account D.A. 8026. Zagreb, Yugoslavia. Address for communications: Swiss Bank Corporation, Zurich, Switzerland (for account No. 66945).
- Vilim Hoffmann - account D.C. 8028. Zagreb, Yugoslavia. Cover address: c/o Swiss Bank Corporation, Zurich, Switzerland.
- Georg Loew-Beer - account D.G. 8037. Citizen of Czechoslovakia: legal domicile - at present - R. Senador Vergueiro 215, Rio de Janeiro. Correspondence to be retained in New York.
- Gustav Gerber, Else Gerber Merker, Mrs. Sarah Gerber - account opened in Zurich.
- Emile Meyer, Hummel Karl Meyer, Alter Fritz Meyer - account 60001, opened in Bienne (Switzerland).
- Meyer Jacque, Marguerite, Arthur and/ or Pluto - account 61608 opened in Zurich.
- Dr. Jacob Nietlispach and/or Mrs. Stephanie Nietlispach-Zehnder - account 66852 opened in Zurich.
- Goutte, Andre and Miss Yvonne - account 10557 opened in Lausanne.
- Graber, Louis and Lina - account 60003 opened in Bienne (Switzerland).
- Low-Bur, Walter and/or August, Gusti (Joint) account 66142 opened in Zurich.
- Widmer, Kurt and/or Ruth, Rita Zurrer- account 35592 opened in Zurich.
- Burgauer, Otto, Mrs. Betty, Miss Rosy - account 9042 opened in St. Gall.
- Kurth, Hans Werner, Roland Erich, Georg Ritzmann, Elisabeth Kurth-Geistlich - account 60004 opened in Bienne (Switzerland).
- Laib, Jacob or Emil - account 9059 opened in St. Gall.
- Elsi Boyer, Mrs. Claire Im Hof-Boyer, Mrs. Berta Boyer-Wehrli - account 54611 opened in Basle.
- Dr. Hugo Keller and/or Mr. August Low-Bur - account 66144.
- Iselin, Dr. Felix, Dr. F. Emanuel, Miss Henriette, Miss Jenny, Mrs. Henriette Iselin-Merian (anyone) - account 52671.
- Mrs. Nelly Weber-Berchtold, Helene Rubli-Weber , Trudi Weber-Muller, Attys. are Dr. Werner Weber, Dr. Hannes Rubli, Director Karl Weber - account 67036 opened in Zurich.
- Gluckberg, Mrs. Anna, Mr. Daniel (Paris) - account 5599 opened in Lausanne.
- Madame Suzanne Burtscher-Moeri, Mme. Arlette Aeschlimann-Burtscher, Mlle. Micheline Burtscher - account 2110 opened in La Chaux (Switzerland).
- Schmitz, Otto, Mlle. Rene, Olga Schmitz-Schmitz, Rita Herzig-Schmitz - account 60010 opened in Bienne (Switzerland).
- Walter Guggisberg, Mrs. Helene Guggisberg-Greiner - account 54795 opened in Basle.
- Ullmann, Rene and Mrs. Rene (born Marcelle Blum) - account 16181 opened in Lausanne.
- Simon, Marx, Mrs. Selma Marx, nee Weill (French) - account 41219 opened in Basle.
- Mrs. Toni Assael - account 67144 opened in Zurich.