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  4. Agudas Achim Congregation photograph collection

    Photo album: containing black and white photographs taken by the US Army Signal Corps. Contains a variety of images including but not limited to: the reburial of victims of Nazi persecution by German citizens in Nuremberg, food distribution, social and sporting events, behind the scenes at Nuremberg prison and the Palace of Justice, scenes from the Nuremberg Ordnance Depot, a soup kitchen for local children, Army MPs, Nazi war criminals, and visiting dignitaries; all image captioned on verso; dated 1945-1947; in English.

  5. Knopf family collection

    The Knopf family collection consists of documents related to the Holocaust experiences of Oswald, Frieda, and Jeanette Knopf, originally of Vienna, Austria. Includes Oswald and Frieda Knopf's pre-war papers, including the marriage certificate for Frieda's parents, Jeanette Winter and Solomon Wolfer (1901), Oswald's pre-World War I military papers, schooling papers, their ketubah, and a copy of their Viennese marriage certificate. Also includes immigration paperwork, Oswald and Frieda Knopf's 1938-1939 Reisepasses, a health certification for boat travel, a 1939 immigration card for their dau...

  6. Letter regarding the liberation of Buchenwald concentration camp

    Consists of one letter, date April 26 [1945], from "Guy," an otherwise unknown author, describing his experiences as a member of the United States military while touring the Buchenwald concentration camp after the liberation of the camp. In the letter, he describes the various buildings in the camp, the survivors he met, and the way the camp operated. The letter was found in the personal papers of Mrs. Casimir de Rham of Tuxedo Park, NY.

  8. "An Ordinary Life in Extraordinary Times"

    Consists of a CD containing a memoir entitled "An Ordinary Life in Extraordinary Times" by Michael Cann, written in Amherst, MA in 2006, as well as a paper copy of the memoir. Mr. Cann describes his family's history in Berlin, his memory of National Socialism in his school, and his family's immigration to the Netherlands in 1937, and his immigration to the United States in March 1939. He also includes information about life in wartime New York and New Jersey and his family's attempts to rescue additional family members from Europe. After the war, Mr. Cann joined the military and participate...

  9. Defendants enter courtroom during Nuremberg Trial

    (Paris 426 and 430) War Crimes Trials, Nuremberg, Germany, December 7, 1945. Various angles of defendants entering prisoners' dock prior to the start of the trial, the first six shake hands. Shot of Erich Räder talking with Hess and Goering. MS, Wilhem Keitel and Alfred Jodl speaking to one another in the dock. Repeat entry scene from a second camera angle - head-on. Some close views. Defendants say "Guten Morgen" to each other. Frank enters and smiles, doesn't like the light so puts on shades. 23:34:00 More close views, brief.

  10. Doenitz testifies at Nuremberg Trial; Reichsbank gold

    (Munich 173) War Crimes Trials, Nuremberg, Germany, May 17 and 20, 1946. LS, MS, Adm. Karl Doenitz in prisoners' dock speaking to his counselor Dr. Otto Kranzbuehler. MS, Alfred Toms, Frankfurt Reichsbank employee, taking the oath. LS, US prosecutor Thomas J. Dodd questions Toms about his conversation with Emil Johann Rudolf Puhl. Pan from Hjalmar Schacht to Walther Funk to Toms testifying. Puhl is seated just right of Toms. MLS, Dr. Fritz Sauter, counselor for Funk, listening and taking notes. MS, Toms testifying about SS deposits of gold, silver, and dental gold in the Frankfurt Reichsbank.

  11. Defendants pleading not guilty at beginning of Nuremberg Trial

    Nuremberg Trials, Nuremberg, Germany, November 21, 1945. MS, judges enter courtroom. MS, defense counsel makes plea to the court. Profile, Tribunal as Justice Lawrence speaks. (No sound in this portion). Sound: Justice Lawrence announces fifteen-minute recess so that defendants may confer with their counsel. LS, courtroom during recess. (No sound this scene). MS, Hess standing in dock looking very pleased. VS, Judges' bench as Chief Justice asks defendants to plead guilty or not guilty. MS, Justice Lawrence calls out the names of Goering, Hess, Ribbentrop, Keitel, Rosenberg, Frick, Streiche...

  12. Ferencz lecture: Unitarian Forum

    Final lecture in the 1986 series, Unitarian Forum, San Francisco. Practical Programs for Peace. Benjamin Ferencz speaks about the evolution of the concept of world law, the role of the US constitution at Nuremberg, using law as the instrument for protection of peace, and what people can do today to effect peace. Ferencz emphasizes the need for social justice. He indicates law, courts, and enforcement as critical to the peace process. Responding to a question near the end of the session, Ferencz says, "It's my conviction that if humankind has the intelligence to develop the means of destroyi...

  13. British counter-propaganda short

    Cartoon titles: Official Films Presents... "Schichlegruber Doing the Lambeth Walk. Animated by the Gestapo Hep-Cats" Produced by Leslie Winik. Counter-propaganda film made to mock the Nazis by reversing and repeating newsreel shots of Adolf Hitler saluting and his troops goose-stepping from "Triumph of the Will" to create the illusion that Hitler and his gang were dancing to the popular British tune of the day, "The Lambeth Walk." Uses reverse, stop motion, and jump cuts. Footage reproduced in rhythmic sequnces by an optical printer. Adds appropriate slide whistle and Bronx cheer sound effe...

  14. Records of the Gebietskommissar Kaunas (Fond R-616/1)

    Contains correspondence, name lists, orders, business auditing reports, requests, and various other documents relating to the work of the Gebietskommissar Kaunas in German occupied Lithuania from 1941 to 1944. Includes records of the military occupation administration unit relating to occupation duties, especially pertaining to the plunder of Jewish property.

  15. Records on prisoners camps of the Reich Ministry of Justice (Reichsjustizministerium), R 3001 (R 22)

    Contains records of Reichsjustizministerium (Reich Ministry of Justice) on Emsland camps which document the fate of individual prisoners and holds biographical information and detailed reports about the conditions of camp life and slave labor. Files contain personal information; lists of prisoners of the camps; and transport lists, including name, profession, and duration of sentence. Prisoners included criminal prisoners, homosexuals, Jews and political opponents of the National Socialist regime. German soldiers who were sentenced under military laws also were deported to these camps, maki...

  16. Personal documentation belonging to Regina (Seemann) Slater and her mother, Cilli Seemann, from their time in Vienna and the period after their emigration to England, and personal documentation belonging to Leo Slater, born in Berlin, Germany, who emigrated to England, 1939

    1. O.30 - Documentation regarding the Jews of Austria, mainly during the Holocaust period
    • ארכיון יד ושם / Yad Vashem Archives
    • O.30/234
    • English, Hebrew
    • pages 185 Passport Death certificate Personal documents Identity card Official documentation Letter Handwritten, original Typewritten original Typewritten Original xerox Photocopy

    Personal documentation belonging to Regina (Seemann) Slater and her mother, Cilli Seemann, from their time in Vienna and the period after their emigration to England, and personal documentation belonging to Leo Slater, born in Berlin, Germany, who emigrated to England, 1939 Also in the file: Personal documentation belonging to Leo Slater, born in Berlin, Germany, who emigrated to England, 1939, and enlisted in the British Army: birth, marriage and death certificates; passport issued by the Third Reich, 1939; Austrian passport. 1947; military service booklet; naturalization papers; medical o...

  17. Personal documentation belonging to Moritz Baecker from Vienna

    1. O.30 - Documentation regarding the Jews of Austria, mainly during the Holocaust period

    Personal documentation belonging to Moritz Baecker from Vienna - Personal documentation and a personal photograph; - Heimatschein (Residence certificate) in the city of Vienna, 1935; - Exemption from military service because he is a Jew, 1938; - List of personal travel equipment approved by the Devisenstelle (Foreign Currency Authority) for emigration needs; - Income Tax exemption certificate; - Voucher for sending mail to the Gestapo, 1939; - Personal letter sent by Moritz Baecker from Buchenwald to his father, 15 January 1939; - Negative photograph of the above letter; - Correspondence wi...

  18. Sozialistische Arbeiter Internationale SAI (Labor and Socialist International) documentation, 1931-1934

    1. O.30 - Documentation regarding the Jews of Austria, mainly during the Holocaust period

    Sozialistische Arbeiter Internationale SAI (Labor and Socialist International) documentation, 1931-1934 - Correspondence between Friedrich Adler from the Zurich chapter and Otto Bauer from the Berlin chapter; - Reports and surveys; decisions made regarding active plans in the international political area; strengthening the status of the workers; - Telegram of encouragement from the International chapter in Warsaw, Poland; - Correspondence with the Toulon, France chapter. Also in the file: - Description of the uprisings of the Austrian workers, 15 July 1927 and July 1934; - Riots by Nazis an...

  19. "Am Beispiel Walter Reder - Die SS-Verbrechen in Marzabotto und Ihre Bewaeltigung (The Example of Walter Reder - SS War Crimes in Marzabotto and Dealing with Them)": Pamphlet written by Christian S. Ortner, the Austrian journalist

    1. O.30 - Documentation regarding the Jews of Austria, mainly during the Holocaust period

    "Am Beispiel Walter Reder - Die SS-Verbrechen in Marzabotto und Ihre Bewaeltigung (The Example of Walter Reder - SS War Crimes in Marzabotto and Dealing with Them)": Pamphlet written by Christian S. Ortner, the Austrian journalist - The pamphlet includes official documentation regarding Walter Reder, the SS officer who as commander of SS units in Italy was responsible for the annihilation of the "Stella Rosa" Brigade of Italian partisans in the Marzabotto area and the murder of large numbers of local civilians, September 1944; - The pamphlet includes testimonies and legal material regarding...

  20. Testimony of Yakov Brodski, born in the Ananyev district, Ukraine, 1887, regarding his activities as a lawyer in Kishinev, 1940-1941

    1. O.32 - Documentation regarding the Jews of the Soviet Union from the Holocaust period

    Testimony of Yakov Brodski, born in the Ananyev district, Ukraine, 1887, regarding his activities as a lawyer in Kishinev, 1940-1941 Work by Yakov Brodski as a lawyer in Romania, before the war. Testimony of Brodski, given to an editorial committee charged with writing the history of the Great Patriotic War, regarding his activities in a military court of law in Romania and Transnistria and regarding the authorities in the Odessa prison; structure of the Romanian regime in the occupied territory; attitude of the Romanians toward the Jews, 1941-1944; murder of the Odessa Jews.