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  1. Francis Akos papers

    Consist of materials relating to the Holocaust experience of Ferenc Akos Weinberg (later Francis Akos) as well as his experiences as a displaced person after World War II. The papers include a diary recounting his experiences at the Neuengamme concentration camp and the sinking of the Cap Arcona ship, which was a vessel used to evacuate refugees from West Prussia. Includes four photographs depicting a ceremony to memorialize the passengers who died when the Cap Arcona sank after a mistaken British attack. Also includes post-war passes and permissions identifying Akos as a former prisoner.

  2. Henny Haas papers

    The Henny Haas papers consist of a passport and travel pass for stateless persons issued in Italy to Henny Haas and her parents, Oscar and Mania Notowicz; a permit to stay in Italy issued to Oscar Notowicz; an exiles identification card issued to Oscar Notowicz by the Allied Military Govt.; and a permanent identification card issued by the U.S. War Relocation Authority to Oscar Notowicz as a resident of Fort Ontario.

  3. Zbąszyń photographs

    The collection consists of six photographs of Jewish refugees from Germany on the Polish-German border in Zbąszyń, Poland. On the verso, stamped by Roman Vishniac.

  4. COHASCO collection

    Collection includes post-war refugee tracing forms; propaganda leaflets; the final, 1949, issue of the camp newspaper in Cyprus (where Jews wishing to immigrate to Palestine were detained); letters sent by internees at Camp Du Vernet, France, in 1940; a letter written and signed by David Zvi Pinkas, a signer of the Israel's Declaration of Independence; a 1911 antisemitic broadside published by Theodore Fritsch; a 1947 circular listing the aims of the first Zionist Congress after the Holocaust; a copy of the 1943 "Proclamation of the Children," proclaiming that children in Jerusalem ask the ...

  5. Lilo Goldstone papers

    The Lilo Goldstone papers consist of five photographs of the Heldenmuth family. The photographs were taken at their home in Plettenberg, Germany; aboard the MS St. Louis; and after their arrival in England. There is also a piece of scrip issued to Alfred Heldenmuth at an English refugee center, and an obituary concerning the death of Solomon Heldenmuth in Germany.

  6. Paul Levy photographs

    The collection consists of three photographs of Paul Levy (Pinchos Lewaszewski) and other Holocaust survivors taken at Lager Wegscheid in Linz, Austria. Two photographs depict Paul Levy, his cousin, Sidney Habel, and other members of Kibbutz Dror gathered around a memorial to victims of the Holocaust in Linz.

  7. Mark Stern papers

    The Mark Stern papers consist of letters and postcards from Jacob, Erna, Tosia, and Manek Stern [donor's father, mother, sister, and donor] in Poland and Italy to Leon Stern [donor's brother] in Palestine. Topics range from everyday life (school, work, family business, health, and weather) to life after liberation, conditions in an United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA) camp, finding work, disappointment, attempts to immigrate to the United States, happiness, and starting a new life.

  8. Mirko Tuma collection

    Consists of material regarding the life and work of Mirko Tuma, a poet, playwright, and critic who survived the Theresienstadt ghetto. Includes photographs, program and script copies, a book entitled "Ghetto našich dnů" about Terezin, and a book of poetry entitled "Rust on a Weather Vane." Also includes newspaper clippings of his post-war theater career and articles about Terezin.

  9. Book

    1. Mara Vishniac Kohn collection

    Ich erlebte USA im krieg [I witnessed the US at War), an anti-American, anti-Semitic book published in Nazi Germany that belonged to Mara Vishniac. Mara lived in Berlin with her parents, Roman and Luta, and brother, Wolf. After Hitler's appointment as Chancellor in 1933, life became very precarious for Jews in Germany. Following the Kristallnacht pogrom on November 9-10, 1938, Mara, age 12, and her 16 year old brother Wolf were sent to Riga, Latvia. Soon after, Mara was sent to a home for refugee children in Sweden. In 1940, Mara, her mother, and brother moved to Stockholm and obtained visa...

  13. Painted plaster cast given to a Yiddish entertainer at a displaced persons camp

    1. Herman Yablokoff collection

    Plaster picture presented to Herman Yablokoff in 1947. Yablokoff was a star and director in the Yiddish Theatre who entertained at displaced persons camps throughout Europe after World War II.

  14. Painted plaster cast given to a Yiddish entertainer at a displaced persons camp

    1. Herman Yablokoff collection

    Plaster picture presented to Herman Yablokoff in 1947. Yablokoff was a star and director in the Yiddish Theatre who entertained at displaced persons camps throughout Europe after World War II.

  15. Handcrafted wooden picture given to a Yiddish entertainer at a displaced persons camp

    1. Herman Yablokoff collection

    Wood carving presented to Herman Yablokoff in 1947. Yablokoff was a star and director in the Yiddish Theatre who entertained at displaced persons camps throughout Europe after World War II.

  16. Handcrafted wooden picture given to a Yiddish entertainer at a displaced persons camp

    1. Herman Yablokoff collection

    Wood carving presented to Herman Yablokoff in 1947. Yablokoff was a star and director in the Yiddish Theatre who entertained at displaced persons camps throughout Europe after World War II.

  19. Jewish Trade Unions in Lithuania (Fond 1141)

    The collection contains statues, correspondence files, membership lists, circular letters, minutes of the board meetings, applications for membership of the trade unions, professional, cultural , emigration and health organizations active in the prewar Lithuania: Artisan Union “ Ezras Paolim” in Telsiai, Lithuanian Jewish Coop Enterprises Association, ORT, “Education and Work”, Jewish Teachers Association “Hamore”, OZE, Jewish Refugee Support Committee and Jewish Theater and Art Support Association etc.