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  1. I'm An American -- Franz Werfel

    1. "I'm An American" NBC radio broadcasts

    On March 16, 1941 Franz Werfel spoke with William H. Carmichael, District Director of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, about life in Europe without democracy and liberty. Mr. Carmichael asks the Austrian novelist about his escape from Europe the previous year. Werfel details his escape and relief at the first sight of America. The novelist reflects on life before the Nazis. Werfel tells Mr. Carmichael why he left Austria and chose to become an American citizen. He also reveals what could happen if American ideals are destroyed. Werfel closes the episode by claiming Europe’s disea...

  2. I'm An American -- Xavier Cugat

    1. "I'm An American" NBC radio broadcasts

    On March 30, 1941 Xavier Cugat spoke with William H. Marshall, Assistant District Director of Immigration at Ellis Island about his life in America as a musician. Cugat shares his immigration story with Mr. Marshall. He reveals that all schools in South America teach English and thinks America should follow suit with the Spanish language. Cugat shares his belief in the benefits of being able to speak multiple languages. The musician talks about the popularization of Latin American music in America and rumors of the genre overpowering American jazz. “The Rumba King” closes the segment by sta...

  3. [Communist Pamphlets, Germany 1927-1934]

    1. The Alfred Wiener documents collection

    The file contains four leaflets released between 1927 and 1934 in Germany by various Communist and social democratic groups and parties. The typewritten leaflet by the Communist Party of Germany (KPD)/Young Communist League of Germany (Kommunistischer Jugendverband Deutschlands, KJVD) in 1934 calls its readers to boycott the fundraising activities organized by the Nazi government within the framework of the “Winterhilfswerk des Deutschen Volkes” (Winter Relief of the German People). The second leaflet is undated and was created by the “Allgemeine Arbeiter-Union/Freie Arbeiter-Union (Syndika...

  4. Anti-Jewish activities from Spring 1942 till July 1942

    1. The Alfred Wiener documents collection

    The file contains several reports regarding anti-Jewish activities from Spring 1942 till July 1942 in many different countries. Each report is based on the situation and activities of one specific country but the structure for each report is the same. It always starts in Spring 1942 and within a timetable till July 1942 the anti-Jewish activities are listed. Each report ends with a summary of the data given. These chronological surveys are given for Germany, Belgium, Lithuania, Albania, Poland, Spain, Russia, Latvia, Greece, Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary, Slovakia, Czechoslovakia (Bohemia and ...

  5. Cross of Merit medal, ribbons, and pins awarded to a Dutch Jewish soldier, Prinses Irene Brigade

    1. Jack and Hedi Justus Grootkerk family collection
    • United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
    • irn47134
    • English
    • 1941-1945
    • a: Height: 2.875 inches (7.303 cm) | Width: 1.500 inches (3.81 cm) | Depth: 0.375 inches (0.953 cm) b: Height: 0.500 inches (1.27 cm) | Width: 1.625 inches (4.128 cm) | Depth: 0.250 inches (0.635 cm) c: Height: 0.375 inches (0.953 cm) | Width: 1.250 inches (3.175 cm) | Depth: 0.250 inches (0.635 cm) d: Height: 0.375 inches (0.953 cm) | Width: 1.000 inches (2.54 cm) | Depth: 0.250 inches (0.635 cm) e: Height: 0.625 inches (1.588 cm) | Width: 2.625 inches (6.668 cm) | Depth: 4.250 inches (10.795 cm)

    Kruis van Verdienste [Cross of Merit] medal, ribbon, and presentation box, two ribbon bars, and a gold bar pin awarded to Jack Grootkerk, a Dutch Jewish soldier in the Prinses Irene Brigade, Dutch Free Forces from September 1942 to September 1945. The Brigade was formed in England in 1941 by the Dutch government in exile and Dutch Army personnel. The unit wore British battledress uniforms with Dutch insignia. On May 10, 1940, Germany invaded the Netherlands. In December 1941, Jack was told to report for forced labor in Germany. He and his brother Erich fled to France and Spain, and were int...

  6. Dutch Commemorative War Cross awarded to a Dutch Jewish soldier, Prinses Irene Brigade

    1. Jack and Hedi Justus Grootkerk family collection

    Oorlogsherinneringskruis [Commemorative War Cross] medal awarded to Jack Grootkerk, a Dutch Jewish soldier in the Prinses Irene Brigade, Dutch Free Forces, from September 1942 to September 1945. The honorary medal was presented to all Brigade members who landed at Normandy in 1944. The Brigade was formed in England in 1941 by the Dutch government in exile and Dutch Army personnel. The unit wore British battledress uniforms with Dutch insignia. On May 10, 1940, Germany invaded the Netherlands. In December 1941, Jack was told to report for forced labor in Germany. He and his brother Erich fle...

  7. Red leather photograph case carried by a Jewish Austrian refugee

    1. Lilly Morawetz collection

    Dark red leather photograph display case carried by Lilly Morawetz in her backpack in 1939 when she fled German occupied Prague, Czechoslovakia (Czech Republic) for France. She kept it with her while held in Gurs internment camp in 1940 and during her flight through Spain and Portugal to the US in 1941. After Germany annexed Austria in 1938, Lilly sent her youngest child, Margit, 16, to Paris. Lilly was visiting Margit that September when Germany annexed the Sudetenland in Czechoslovakia. She hurried back to Prague to sell their home. In March 1939, she was still in Prague when Germany anne...

  8. Charcoal drawing of a soldier face down on the ground with caricatured faces behind him

    1. Harold Lehman collection

    Anti-fascist charcoal drawing by Harold Lehman depicting a Spanish Civil War soldier lying face down in hilly terrain with his rifle and helmet strewn before him. Looming behind him are three caricatured heads, likely Adolf Hitler, Francisco Franco, and Benito Mussolini. Both Hitler and Mussolini offered aid to Franco and his fascist forces during the Spanish Civil War. Floating overhead is the saying “No Pasarán” which translates to “they shall not pass.” This was a slogan used by Spanish Communist leader Dolores Ibárruri during the Siege of Madrid. With the combination of the soldier, the...

  9. Gamzon Robert

    • Gamzon, Robert
    • Castor

    1905

    1961

    Founder of the Jewish scout movement in France and partisan commander, joined the executive board of UGIF in January 1942.

  10. Oil fields; Romani people

    With intertitles in English. Part 2. Oil fields in Europe with short segment on Roma. Trains in the town of Ploesti, a large town near the oil fields. Oil wells in Moreni. Roma (?) carrying goods with bullock-drawn wagons. Intertitle re: vendors of drinks, fruit, etc. MS of Roma men and women seated on slabs with posts all about them. Next to them are baskets of fruit and a pail. Wagon with log on it passes in front of them. MCU of same group as woman walks by with basket. MS two men with pole that has basket at each end are selling to a third man. One man has pole on shoulder, other has po...

  11. Ralph Steinhart papers

    The collection documents the Holocaust-era experiences of Ralph Steinhart, originally of Hannover, Germany, including his pre-war life in Germany and his immigration to the United States in 1941. Included are a United States alien registration card issued to Rolf Steinhart, 1942; a plastic case to hold the registration card; Ralph’s certificate of naturalization,1950; and pre-war family photographs.

  12. Market scenes in Tirana

    "ALBANIA" "Streets and Bazaars of Tirana" Street scenes in Tirana. Craftsmen line up across from the Et'hem Bey mosque (in front of what is now the entrance to the National Library). Shop with three boys. Cobblers making traditional wooden shoes called "nallane". MCUs, market, merchants selling wares. Artisans making "qeleshe", the traditional Albanian cap. Pottery-making. The old bazaar - crowded outdoor market. Pan up, Xhamia e Kokonozit mosque (torn down by the communists in 1967). 01:02:59 Street scenes with pedestrians and building (what is now the Avni Rustemi statue). Four American v...

  13. Black crayon and pencil drawing of a man seated on a chair with his arms folded across his chest

    1. Josef Nassy collection

  14. Napkin embroidered with Hedwig Rosenthal's initials and given to Henry Rosenthal

    1. Henry Rosenthal collection

    Embroidered napkin packed by Hedwig Auerbach Rosenthal for her son, Henry Rosenthal, to take with him when he immigrated to the United States in August 1941. The napkin bears Hedwig's initials, and she packed it in case Henry needed to sell it for money after his arrival in New York.

  15. Tablecloth embroidered with Hedwig Rosenthal's initials and given to Henry Rosenthal

    1. Henry Rosenthal collection

    Embroidered tablecloth packed by Hedwig Auerbach Rosenthal for her son, Henry Rosenthal, to take with him when he immigrated to the United States in August 1941. The tablecloth bears Hedwig's initials, and she packed it in case Henry needed to sell it for money after his arrival in New York.

  16. Napkin embroidered with Hedwig Rosenthal's initials and given to Henry Rosenthal

    1. Henry Rosenthal collection

    Embroidered napkin packed by Hedwig Auerbach Rosenthal for her son, Henry Rosenthal, to take with him when he immigrated to the United States in August 1941. The napkin bears Hedwig's initials, and she packed it in case Henry needed to sell it for money after his arrival in New York.

  17. Napkin embroidered with Hedwig Rosenthal's initials and given to Henry Rosenthal

    1. Henry Rosenthal collection

    Embroidered napkin packed by Hedwig Auerbach Rosenthal for her son, Henry Rosenthal, to take with him when he immigrated to the United States in August 1941. The napkin bears Hedwig's initials, and she packed it in case Henry needed to sell it for money after his arrival in New York.

  18. Napkin embroidered with Hedwig Rosenthal's initials and given to Henry Rosenthal

    1. Henry Rosenthal collection

    Embroidered napkin packed by Hedwig Auerbach Rosenthal for her son, Henry Rosenthal, to take with him when he immigrated to the United States in August 1941. The napkin bears Hedwig's initials, and she packed it in case Henry needed to sell it for money after his arrival in New York.

  19. Napkin embroidered with Hedwig Rosenthal's initials and given to Henry Rosenthal

    1. Henry Rosenthal collection

    Embroidered napkin packed by Hedwig Auerbach Rosenthal for her son, Henry Rosenthal, to take with him when he immigrated to the United States in August 1941. The napkin bears Hedwig's initials, and she packed it in case Henry needed to sell it for money after his arrival in New York.

  20. French do not forget Anti-British propaganda poster reminding people of previous British conquests of French territory

    1. World War II French poster collection

    Propaganda poster in French stating how Britain created its Empire by taking French territories. On September 1, 1939, Germany invaded Poland. In response Britain and France declared war on Germany two days later. On June 22, 1940, France signed an armistice agreement by which the Germans would occupy the northern half of France. After the armistice and occupation, German authorities began releasing propaganda to fuel the resentment many French people held towards the British. The poster lists, in chronological order, French colonial losses to Britain by year. In 1704, as part of the war of...