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  1. Autobiographical ink wash drawing by a Polish refugee of 2 men reviewing a military uniform

    1. Peretz Chorshati collection

    Pen and wash drawing from a series of 19 captioned, narrative drawings created by Peretz Chorshati (born Pavel Szenwald) between 1994 and 1997 about his wartime experiences. It depicts Pavel and a Beitar member looking at a military uniform in October 1945 when Pavel deserted the Soviet Army and exchanged his uniform for a civilian identity. Pavel was an 18 year old student in Warsaw when the Germans invaded Poland on September 1, 1939. He was imprisoned in the Warsaw ghetto until his father got him forged papers and he escaped. He posed as a German national, and joined the German army. In ...

  2. Photocopy of an autobiographical ink drawing of 4 refugees peeling potatoes in a refugee camp

    1. Peretz Chorshati collection

    Photocopy of a drawing from a series of 19 captioned, narrative illustrations created by Peretz Chorshati (born Pavel Szenwald) between 1994-1997 about his wartime experiences. It depicts Pavel and 3 refugees peeling potatoes in a refugee camp in March 1946, in Germany prior to leaving for Palestine. Pavel was an 18 year old student in Warsaw when the Germans invaded Poland on September 1, 1939. He was imprisoned in the Warsaw ghetto until his father got him forged papers and he escaped. He posed as a German national, and joined the German army. In March 1943, Pavel deserted the German army...

  3. Correspondence regarding the activities of the War Refugee Board, 1943-1944

    1. O.91 - Mordechai Friedman Collection

    Correspondence regarding the activities of the War Refugee Board, 1943-1944 Correspondence, memos and reports regarding the activities of the War Refugee Board, 1944; Friedman's correspondence with John Pehle, the President of the War Refugees Committee.

  4. Dr. Abraham Silberschein Archive: Correspondence regarding relief for refugee children in Switzerland

    1. M.20 - Archive of Dr. Abraham Silberschein, Geneva: Documentation regarding relief to persecuted Jews, 1939-1951

    Dr. Abraham Silberschein Archive: Correspondence regarding relief for refugee children in Switzerland Also in the file: - Letter from an unknown female writer regarding treatment of refugee children in an orphanage in Ascona, 10 January 1944; - Various reports regarding orphanages for refugees in Switzerland and the number of refugee children; - Report submitted by L'Union Internationale De Secours Aux Enfants, 1942.

  5. Dr. Abraham Silberschein Archive: Correspondence with the International Refugee Organization (IRO) regarding help to the survivors

    1. M.20 - Archive of Dr. Abraham Silberschein, Geneva: Documentation regarding relief to persecuted Jews, 1939-1951

    Dr. Abraham Silberschein Archive: Correspondence with the International Refugee Organization (IRO) regarding help to the survivors Correspondence with the International Refugee Organization (IRO) regarding help to the survivors Also in the file: - Report from the International Committee for the Insurance of Employment for Academic Refugees regarding January-October 1944; - Report regarding Ukrainian refugees, 08 November 1944; - List of Latvian war criminals who found shelter in refugee camps in Germany; - Booklet regarding UNRRA and its goals, 1944; - Report submitted by Engineer Dr, Israe...

  6. Lists of the expenditures of the Polish Jewish Refugee Fund in London and the Federation of Polish Jews in America

    1. M.17 - Documentation of the Polish Jewish Refugee Fund in Geneva, 1933-1940

    Lists of the expenditures of the Polish Jewish Refugee Fund in London and the Federation of Polish Jews in America Correspondence of the Polish Jewish Refugee Fund with the representation in Geneva including an inquiry into the situation of the Jews in Poland by their relatives by way of sending postcards to Poland. The file includes: - Replies to the postcards that were sent to Poland.

  7. Correspondence of the -Polish Jewish Refugee Fund in London with the representatives in Geneva regarding extending relief help to Jews in Poland

    1. M.17 - Documentation of the Polish Jewish Refugee Fund in Geneva, 1933-1940

    Correspondence of the -Polish Jewish Refugee Fund in London with the representatives in Geneva regarding extending relief help to Jews in Poland Financial support of the Lithuanian Government for the Polish Jewish Refugee Fund; inquiry into the situation of the Jews in Poland by their relatives by means of sending postcards to Poland; replies to the postcards sent; appointment of Yoseph Thon as chairman of the PRC [?] in Geneva in place of Theodor Grubner; Included in the file: List of Jews who arrived in Ulanow and Jarocin in Poland from the Kattowitz and Teschen areas, October 1939.

  8. Correspondence of the Polish Jewish Refugee Fund with the representation in Geneva regarding extending relief help to the Jews in Poland

    1. M.17 - Documentation of the Polish Jewish Refugee Fund in Geneva, 1933-1940

    Correspondence of the Polish Jewish Refugee Fund with the representation in Geneva regarding extending relief help to the Jews in Poland Inquiry into the situation of the Jews in Poland by their relatives by way of sending postcards to Poland; replies to the postcards that were sent; activities of the American, German and Polish Red Cross; Included in the file: - Notification of the Juedische Telegraphen-Agentur (JTA - Jewish Telegraphic Agency) regarding various issues including Jewish refugees and the situation of the Jews in the Baltic and European countries and in Eretz Israel; - Excerp...

  9. Correspondence of the Polish Jewish Refugee Fund with the representatives in Geneva regarding extending relief help to the Jews in Poland

    1. M.17 - Documentation of the Polish Jewish Refugee Fund in Geneva, 1933-1940

    Correspondence of the Polish Jewish Refugee Fund with the representatives in Geneva regarding extending relief help to the Jews in Poland Inquiry into the situation of the Jews in Poland by their relatives by sending postcards to Poland; replies to the postcards that were sent.

  10. Correspondence of the Polish Jewish Refugee Fund with the representatives in Geneva regarding extending relief help to the Jews in Poland

    1. M.17 - Documentation of the Polish Jewish Refugee Fund in Geneva, 1933-1940

    Correspondence of the Polish Jewish Refugee Fund with the representatives in Geneva regarding extending relief help to the Jews in Poland Inquiry into the situation of the Jews in Poland by their relatives by sending postcards to Poland; replies to the postcards sent; efforts to release Jews from camps in Germany; Included in the file: - Guidelines of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) regarding the sending of parcels with basic supplies for POWs and Polish civilian prisoners in Germany and in the occupied territories; - List of the numbers of POWs and Polish civilian priso...

  11. Correspondence of the Polish Jewish Refugee Fund with the representatives in Geneva regarding extending relief help to Jews in Poland

    1. M.17 - Documentation of the Polish Jewish Refugee Fund in Geneva, 1933-1940

    Correspondence of the Polish Jewish Refugee Fund with the representatives in Geneva regarding extending relief help to Jews in Poland Investigation of the situation of the Jews in Poland by their relatives by sending postcards to Poland; replies to the postcards that were sent.

  12. M.17 - Documentation of the Polish Jewish Refugee Fund in Geneva, 1933-1940

    M.17 - Documentation of the Polish Jewish Refugee Fund in Geneva, 1933-1940 The collection contains correspondence of Joseph Thon and Theodor Grubner, representatives of the Polish Jewish Refugee Fund in Geneva. There are also personal letters from relatives of Jews in Poland to the Polish Jews in Geneva, reports regarding the situation of the Jews in Poland and lists of Jews from Poland.

  14. Hakoah Sports Club stickpin with a Star of David owned by a Czech Jewish refugee

    1. Kovary and Neuhaus families collection

    Pin from the Hakoah sports club that belonged to Tom T. Kovary, prior to emigration from Bratislava, Czechoslovakia. On September 2, 1939, nineteen year old Tibor Kovari and his 20 year old brother, Erno, were attacked on the street for being Jewish by some Nazi sympathizers in their hometown, Bratislava, Czechoslovakia. They fought back and put their attackers in the hospital and were arrested, along with their father, Olivio. The incident received such widespread publicity that the authorities advised them to flee for fear of retaliation. They illegally crossed the border into Hungary, wh...

  15. US Army Good Conduct lapel button awarded to a Czech Jewish refugee

    1. Kovary and Neuhaus families collection

    Lapel button issued to Tom T. Kovary for service in the United States Army, from 1943-1946, during World War II. On September 2, 1939, nineteen year old Tibor Kovari and his twenty year old brother, Erno, were attacked on the street for being Jewish by Nazi sympathizers in their hometown, Bratislava, Czechoslovakia. They fought back, put their attackers in the hospital, and were arrested, along with their father, Olivio. The incident received such widespread publicity that the authorities advised them to flee for fear of retaliation. They illegally crossed the border into Hungary, where the...

  16. US Army Honorable Service lapel button awarded to a Czech Jewish refugee

    1. Kovary and Neuhaus families collection

    Lapel button issued to Tom T. Kovary for service in the United States Army, from 1943-1946, during World War II. On September 2, 1939, nineteen year old Tibor Kovari and his twenty year old brother, Erno, were attacked on the street for being Jewish by Nazi sympathizers in their hometown, Bratislava, Czechoslovakia. They fought back, put their attackers in the hospital, and were arrested, along with their father, Olivio. The incident received such widespread publicity that the authorities advised them to flee for fear of retaliation. They illegally crossed the border into Hungary, where the...

  17. US Army Victory Medal, two ribbon bars and presentation box awarded to a Czech Jewish refugee

    1. Kovary and Neuhaus families collection
    • United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
    • irn39908
    • English
    • 1941-1945
    • a: Height: 3.125 inches (7.938 cm) | Width: 1.375 inches (3.493 cm) b: Height: 0.375 inches (0.953 cm) | Width: 1.375 inches (3.493 cm) c: Height: 0.375 inches (0.953 cm) | Width: 1.375 inches (3.493 cm) d: Height: 3.750 inches (9.525 cm) | Width: 2.375 inches (6.033 cm) | Depth: 0.625 inches (1.588 cm)

    Victory Medal, ribbon bars, and box issued to Tom (Tibor) Kovary for service in the United States Army from 1943-1946. On September 2, 1939, nineteen year old Tibor Kovari and his twenty year old brother, Erno, were attacked on the street for being Jewish by Nazi sympathizers in their hometown, Bratislava, Czechoslovakia. They fought back, put their attackers in the hospital, and were arrested, along with their father, Olivio. The incident received such widespread publicity that the authorities advised them to flee for fear of retaliation. They illegally crossed the border into Hungary, whe...

  18. Buchenwald Aussenkommando scrip for HASAG slave labor camp, 1 Reichsmark, given to a Jewish refugee

    1. Edith Jacobson collection

    1 Reichsmark Buchenwald Aussenkommando [Outside Command] coupon given to Edith Jacobson as a souvenir while she was in a displaced persons camp in Switzerland. The coupon is stamped with the name of a HASAG slave labor camp. Buchenwald opened on July 19, 1937, and issued undated notes in 0.5, 1, 2, and 3 mark denominations. The simply designed notes were printed on coarse paper. There were two types of coupons: canteen scrip and exchange scrip issued to members of outside labor brigades [Aussenkommandos.] In early April 1945, as US forces approached Buchenwald concentration camp, the German...

  19. Silver ice cream serving spoon with floral engraving saved by young German Jewish refugee

    1. Kovary and Neuhaus families collection

    Silver ice cream spoon from a set of twelve brought by Ingrid Neuhaus, 18, when she was sent for safety from Hamburg, Germany, to Great Britain in Feburary 1939. She joined her younger siblings Annelore and Hans who had been sent on the Kindertransport in January. This set of spoons was the only valuable item she was able to take out of Germany.

  20. Silver ice cream spoon with floral engraving saved by young German Jewish refugee

    1. Kovary and Neuhaus families collection

    Silver ice cream spoon from a set of twelve brought by Ingrid Neuhaus, 18, when she was sent for safety from Hamburg, Germany, to Great Britain in Feburary 1939. She joined her younger siblings Annelore and Hans who had been sent on the Kindertransport in January. This set of spoons was the only valuable item she was able to take out of Germany.