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  1. March of Time -- outtakes -- Refugees in Caldas da Rainha

    Shot of Caldas da Rainha (30 miles from Lisbon), residence for all refugees living in Portugal, many of whom were Jewish. VS of cattle fair. 02:45:32 Refugee works garden, woman spreads wash. EXT of Cafe Boccage, then packed INT [cafe is meant to replicate artists' cafe in Montparnasse, "La Rotonde"]. INT of Hotel Lisbonse where refugees meet to talk, play cards, sit on sofas, and chat. At 02:46:14 is a side view of Isaac Margosis at the extreme right in the glasses talking to the people playing cards. VS. Quick EXT shot of Jews leaving improvised synagogue as young boy looks at doorway.

  2. Esther K. Holocaust testimony

    Videotape testimony of Esther K., who was born in ?o?dz?, Poland in 1919. She recalls her large, extended family; attending public school; German invasion; marriage; ghettoization; working in a clothing factory; her father, two brothers, and a sister dying from starvation; deportations, including her mother and other siblings; transfer with her husband and a cousin to Auschwitz in 1944; separation from her husband (she never saw him again); and the public shooting of her pregnant cousin. Mrs. K. recounts transfer after six weeks to Bergen-Belsen, then Salzwedel; forced labor in a munitions ...

  3. Mark O. Holocaust testimony

    Videotape testimony of Mark O., who was born in Lwo?w, Poland on July 8, 1941. He relates his parents' stories of German occupation; his premature birth after his mother was beaten by Ukrainians; his father insisting upon a ritual circumcision despite the danger; his family fleeing to Turka in fall 1941; assistance from a German friend; traveling to Lublin with his mother with assistance from a Pole; and moving to Mielec with his parents who had false papers. Mr. O. describes his own memories of an isolated life in an apartment; numerous restrictions; his uncle hiding under the bed; liberat...

  4. Arthur Greenbaum papers

    The Arthur Greenbaum papers consists of six documents relating to Arthur Greenbaum (Szlama Gruenbaum) and his experiences immediately following the Holocaust as a refugee and his immigration to the United States. Included in his collection are two documents for the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration at the Backnang Displaced Persons Camp. One document recommends Szlama for citizenship in the United States, while the other is a signed statement by Abraham Fuchs, verifying that he was with Szlama Gruenbaum in Mauthausen Concentration Camp and later in the Backnang Displac...

  5. Ann Nudelman photograph collection

    The collection consists of seven photographs. The first print is a black and white image of bride and groom standing with two men and two women dated November 3, 1946. The second print is a black and white image of a woman standing outside with a tent behind her with "F-2/210" printed at top dated March 25, 1948. The third print is a black and white image of bride and groom seated at set table, seven men and women standing around them, and lit candelabras on table dated November 3, 1946. The fourth print is a black and white image of men walking in a long column protesting, a banner with He...

  6. Leo Fettman papers

    The collection consists of 27 photographs of Leo Fettman and friends and family members in the Bergen-Belsen displaced persons camp in Germany after World War II, including several depicting a Yiddish theater troupe in the camp, and a temporary travel document issued to Leopold Fettman in Germany with visa stamps for immigration to Canada.

  7. Selected records from collections of the National Archives, Hague

    Contains selections of records from a great variety of collections, and concerns topics such as: Jews within the diamond trade in Amsterdam, Jewish education, deportation of Jews, refugee camps in Rotterdam, Jewish orphans, camp Westerbork, records from the consulates in New York and Geneva, economic measures against Jews, looted Jewish property, looting of Jewish farm land, a large number of records from the "Rijksvreemdelingendienst" (the Dutch police for foreigners), the latter for the most part concerning Jewish refugees from Germany.

  9. Heilpern family papers

    Consists of two German passports (Reisepässe): one issued to Felix Heilpern on May 15, 1939, and one, in a leather passport protector, issued to Hans Heilpern on May 5, 1939. Also includes a pre-war copyprint of Hans and Sidonie Heilpern, and a family photograph of the Heilpern family taken before Felix left for the United States as one of the "50 children" with the assistance of the Kraus family. Also includes a copy of Felix's birth certificate, and an original document issued by the commandant of Buchenwald regarding Hans' internment in the camp.

  12. Selected records from the National Archives of Ireland

    Contains selected records from the National Archives of Ireland including records of the Department of Foreign Affairs, Department of Foreign Affairs Secretary's Office, Department of Justice, and the Department of the Taoiseach (Prime Minister). These records include reports of the German Legations in Berlin and Rome, and the High Commissioners Office in London, regarding immigration and refugees, the situation in Germany and Italy, lists of visas, visa applications, and the Irish Co-ordinating Committee for Refugees.

  13. Katie Miller photograph collection

    One photograph album, containing 67 prints, depicting displaced persons camps operated by UNRRA in and around Linz, Austria, 1946-1947. Also contains 25 loose snapshots depicting Holocaust memorials in Germany, concentration camp sites, aid workers, and activities to smuggle Jewish refugees out of Europe to Palestine.