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  1. Captured German POWs; camp victims and survivors

    Mr. Dixon chronicles the progress of the 99th Chemical Mortar Battalion, primarily in Germany, includes captured German POWs, victims of concentration camp, and liberated former camp inmates most still in uniforms walking in line along the road. Trip to Paris Arc de Triomphe, Tomb of Unknown soldier. Group shot of battalion commanders, army vehicles in snow of courtyard going back to front. Trucks full of captured German POWs coming across Bailey bridge. MLS American tanks and other artillery firing in the Colmar pocket. Camouflaged guns, destruction. German Tiger tank, soldier points to ar...

  2. Stuffed toy monkey used to smuggle money by Austrian Jewish woman

    1. Helena and Lewis Victor Koves collection

    Stuffed toy monkey used by 26 year old Helena Fuchs to smuggle money from Vienna, Austria, to England in 1938. Since anti-Jewish laws restricted the amount of money Jews could take out of the country, Helena sewed money inside the monkey. Helena was living in Vienna when it was annexed by Nazi Germany in March 1938. Her fiance, Victor Koves, had already left Vienna and settled in London, England. They decided that Helena should join him and they married in London on December 30, 1938. In the early 1940s, they left for Shanghai by way of Canada, but they were able to obtain US visas in Canad...

  3. Small silver curtain ring worn as a wedding ring by an Austrian Jewish refugee

    1. Helena and Lewis Victor Koves collection

    Small silver curtain ring worn as a wedding ring by 27 year old Helena Koves in London, England, where she married Victor Koves on December 30, 1938. Helena was living in Vienna when it was annexed by Nazi Germany in March 1938. Victor had already left Vienna and settled in London and they decided that Helena should join him. In the early 1940s, they left for Shanghai by way of Canada, but were able to obtain US visas in Canada and emigrated to New York.

  4. Adjustable cuff bracelet made from gold marks with pouch owned by German Jewish refugee

    1. Sophia Appel collection
    • United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
    • irn43388
    • English
    • a: Height: 0.700 inches (1.778 cm) | Width: 2.500 inches (6.35 cm) | Depth: 2.125 inches (5.398 cm) b: Height: 6.375 inches (16.192 cm) | Width: 4.125 inches (10.477 cm) | Depth: 0.250 inches (0.635 cm)

    Semicircular bracelet made from hammered gold marks with a jeweler's pouch brought by Sophie Appel to the United States when she fled Nazi Germany in September 1938. As Hitler consolidated power in Germany after 1933, the increasingly severe sanctions on Jews caused many to flee the country. In 1938, Sophia, her son, Ernst, and her mother, Emma, received visas for the United States with the help of her sister, Helene, and her husband, Bernard Bloch, who had lived there since the early 1900s. By September, they had all joined Helene's family in Oklahoma.

  5. Jan Ciechanowski collection Kolekcja Jana Ciechanowskiego (Kol. 82)

    Contains correspondence and other documents of the Polish Embassy in the USA, 1939-1945. Includes records relating to aid for refugees from USSR, relations with the USSR, arresting of the staff of the Polish Embassy in USSR, help rendered by the USA to the USSR, the conference Churchill-Roosevelt, U.S. attitude toward the war, policy of FDR towards Poland, the Ambassador’s reports to the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, evacuation of Polish children from USSR, denouncing Polish Citizens to Germans by the Vichy Government, Jewish affairs: mass extermination of Jews in the German occupied ...

  6. Retinger Józef, Dr. (Kol. 68)

    Contains drafts and copies of addresses of Gen. Sikorski and other documents related to political activities of Retinger. Includes study, letters, notes, reports, correspondence, e.g. with S.Brodetzki, Stanisław Kot, Jan Karski, S. Gruszka, the Joint, New Zionist Organization and “The Jewish Chronicle”, Polish Embassy in Washington, etc. related to various issues, e.g. relives of Jews to the Army in Palestine, Polish refugees in Italy, Jewish emigrants in Triest, and Jewish matters.

  7. Col. Wincenty Bąkiewicz collection Płk. Wincentego Bąkiewicza (Kol.138)

    Contains records of the Polish intelligence services, decoded dispatches from and to the Polish intelligence base in Teheran June 1942-June 1945, decoded dispatches from and to the Polish Army in Russia and the Polish intelligence services in Russia. Includes testimonies of the Polish civilians in Russia-refugees, POWs from Soviet camps, testimonies of the ex prisoners and „³agiernik” written mostly in 1944, various reports, testimonies on Katyń-Starobielsk-Ostaszków, evacuation of refugees from USSR (The Anders Army), Jewish issues in Palestine, the Jewish Agency in Palestine, Jewish prope...

  8. Painting with blind incising used in a displaced persons camp by the Ehrlich vel Sluszny family

    1. Irena Urdang de Tour family collection

    A painting that hung on the wall in the room where Irena Ehrlich vel Sluszny and her family lived in the Bindermichl displaced persons camp, from 1945-1947. Irena, her parents, Felicia and Seweryn, and younger sister, Danuta, were confined to the Warsaw ghetto in 1940. In March 1943, 19-year-old Irena escaped to the Christian sector of Warsaw. April 1943 brought the Warsaw ghetto uprising and its violent suppression by the Germans, with mass deportations of all Jews in Warsaw and the annihilation of the ghetto. Her father, aged 39, was killed during the uprising. Her mother and 14 year old ...

  9. 4711 glass perfume bottle carried by a Jewish refugee searching for her family

    1. Irena Urdang de Tour family collection

    Perfume bottle carried by Irena Ehrlich vel Sluszny when she walked from Berlin to Warsaw in 1945, in search of her family. Irena, her parents, Felicia and Seweryn, and younger sister, Danuta, were confined to the Warsaw ghetto in 1940. In March 1943, 19 year old Irena escaped to the Christian sector of Warsaw. April 1943 brought the Warsaw ghetto uprising and its violent suppression by the Germans, with mass deportations of all Jews in Warsaw and the annihilation of the ghetto. Her father, aged 39, was killed during the uprising. Her mother and 14 year old sister escaped and were hidden fo...

  10. Art Deco style lipstick case carried by a Jewish refugee while searching for her family

    1. Irena Urdang de Tour family collection

    Lipstick case carried by Irena Ehrlich vel Sluszny when she walked from Berlin to Warsaw in 1945, in search of her family. Irena, her parents, Felicia and Seweryn, and younger sister, Danuta, were confined to the Warsaw ghetto in 1940. In March 1943, 19 year old Irena escaped to the Christian sector of Warsaw. April 1943 brought the Warsaw ghetto uprising and its violent suppression by the Germans, with mass deportations of all Jews in Warsaw and the annihilation of the ghetto. Her father, aged 39, was killed during the uprising. Her mother and 14 year old sister escaped and were hidden for...

  11. Black fountain pen from the Warsaw ghetto

    1. Irena Urdang de Tour family collection

    Fountain pen owned by Irena Ehrlich vel Sluszny that originally belonged to her father, Seweryn, who was killed at age 39, during the Warsaw ghetto uprising in April 1943. Irena, her parents, Felicia and Seweryn, and younger sister, Danuta, were confined to the Warsaw ghetto in 1940. In March 1943, 19 year old Irena escaped to the Christian sector of Warsaw. April 1943 brought the Warsaw ghetto uprising and its violent suppression by the Germans, with mass deportations of all Jews in Warsaw and the annihilation of the ghetto. Her mother and 14 year old sister escaped and were hidden for the...

  12. Parker Lucky Curve duofold fountain pen used in the Warsaw ghetto

    1. Irena Urdang de Tour family collection

    Orange plastic fountain pen owned by Irena Ehrlich vel Sluszny that originally belonged to her father, Seweryn, who was killed at age 39, during the Warsaw ghetto uprising in April 1943. Irena, her parents, Felicia and Seweryn, and younger sister, Danuta, were confined to the Warsaw ghetto in 1940. In March 1943, 19 year old Irena escaped to the Christian sector of Warsaw. April 1943 brought the Warsaw ghetto uprising and its violent suppression by the Germans, with mass deportations of all Jews in Warsaw and the annihilation of the ghetto. Her mother and 14 year old sister escaped and were...

  13. Metal soup canteen used by an inmate in a slave labor camp

    1. Irena Urdang de Tour family collection

    Metal soup canteen used by Irena Ehrlich vel Sluszny in the slave labor camp in Berlin when she worked for the Schwartzkopf Fabrik in 1943. Irena, her parents, Felicia and Seweryn, and younger sister, Danuta, were confined to the Warsaw ghetto in 1940. In March 1943, 19 year old Irena escaped to the Christian sector of Warsaw. April 1943 brought the Warsaw ghetto uprising and its violent suppression by the Germans, with mass deportations of all Jews in Warsaw and the annihilation of the ghetto. Her father, aged 39, was killed during the uprising. Her mother and 14 year old sister escaped an...

  14. Silver floral patterned dinner fork used by an inmate in a slave labor camp

    1. Irena Urdang de Tour family collection

    Fork from a silverware set used by Irena Urdang de Tour in the slave labor camp in Berlin when she worked for the Schwartzkopf Fabrik in 1943. Irena Ehrlich vel Sluszny (now Urdang de Tour), her parents, Felicia and Seweryn, and younger sister, Danuta, were confined to the Warsaw ghetto in 1940. In March 1943, 19 year old Irena escaped to the Christian sector of Warsaw. April 1943 brought the Warsaw ghetto uprising and its violent suppression by the Germans, with mass deportations of all Jews in Warsaw and the annihilation of the ghetto. Her father, aged 39, was killed during the uprising. ...

  15. Detachable knife used by an inmate in a slave labor camp

    1. Irena Urdang de Tour family collection
    • United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
    • irn42249
    • English
    • 1943-1947
    • a: Height: 6.000 inches (15.24 cm) | Width: 0.750 inches (1.905 cm) b: Height: 3.750 inches (9.525 cm) | Width: 0.750 inches (1.905 cm)

    Knife from a silverware set used by Irena Ehrlich vel Sluszny in the slave labor camp in Berlin when she worked for the Schwartzkopf Fabrik in 1943. Irena, her parents, Felicia and Seweryn, and younger sister, Danuta, were confined to the Warsaw ghetto in 1940. In March 1943, 19 year old Irena escaped to the Christian sector of Warsaw. April 1943 brought the Warsaw ghetto uprising and its violent suppression by the Germans, with mass deportations of all Jews in Warsaw and the annihilation of the ghetto. Her father, aged 39, was killed during the uprising. Her mother and 14 year old sister e...

  16. Dinner spoon used by an inmate in a slave labor camp

    1. Irena Urdang de Tour family collection

    Spoon from a silverware set used by Irena Ehrlich vel Sluszny in the slave labor camp in Berlin where she worked for the Schwartzkopf Fabrik in 1943. Irena, her parents, Felicia and Seweryn, and younger sister, Danuta, were confined to the Warsaw ghetto in 1940. In March 1943, 19 year old Irena escaped to the Christian sector of Warsaw. April 1943 brought the Warsaw ghetto uprising and its violent suppression by the Germans, with mass deportations of all Jews in Warsaw and the annihilation of the ghetto. Her father, aged 39, was killed during the uprising. Her mother and 14 year old sister ...

  17. Ritz of Paris lipstick case used in the Warsaw ghetto

    1. Irena Urdang de Tour family collection

    Lipstick case used in the Warsaw ghetto by Irena Ehrlich vel Sluszny. Irena, her parents, Felicia and Seweryn, and younger sister, Danuta, were confined to the Warsaw ghetto in 1940. In March 1943, 19 year old Irena escaped to the Christian sector of Warsaw. April 1943 brought the Warsaw ghetto uprising and its violent suppression by the Germans, with mass deportations of all Jews in Warsaw and the annihilation of the ghetto. Her father, aged 39, was killed during the uprising. Her mother and 14 year old sister escaped and were hidden for the rest of the war by Juana Dylag. Irena was deport...

  18. Sewing needle case used for lipstick in the Warsaw ghetto

    1. Irena Urdang de Tour family collection

    Sewing needle case used as a lipstick case in the Warsaw ghetto by Irena Ehrlich vel Sluszny. Irena, her parents, Felicia and Seweryn, and younger sister, Danuta, were confined to the Warsaw ghetto in 1940. In March 1943, 19 year old Irena escaped to the Christian sector of Warsaw. April 1943 brought the Warsaw ghetto uprising and its violent suppression by the Germans, with mass deportations of all Jews in Warsaw and the annihilation of the ghetto. Her father, aged 39, was killed during the uprising. Her mother and 14 year old sister escaped and were hidden for the rest of the war by Juana...

  19. E. Wedel candy tin received in a displaced persons camp

    1. Irena Urdang de Tour family collection

    Candy tin made in Poland in 1945 acquired by Irena Ehrlich vel Sluszny and her family while in the Bindermichl displace persons camp. Irena, her parents, Felicia and Seweryn, and younger sister, Danuta, were confined to the Warsaw ghetto in 1940. In March 1943, 19 year old Irena escaped to the Christian sector of Warsaw. April 1943 brought the Warsaw ghetto uprising and its violent suppression by the Germans, with mass deportations of all Jews in Warsaw and the annihilation of the ghetto. Her father, aged 39, was killed during the uprising. Her mother and 14 year old sister escaped and were...

  20. Red enamel cup used by an inmate in a slave labor camp

    1. Irena Urdang de Tour family collection

    Enamel cup used in the slave labor camp in Berlin when Irena Ehrlich vel Sluzny worked for the Schwartzkopf Fabrik in 1943. She carried the cup with her when she walked from Berlin to Warsaw in 1945, in search of her family. Irena, her parents, Felicia and Seweryn, and younger sister, Danuta, were confined to the Warsaw ghetto in 1940. In March 1943, 19 year old Irena escaped to the Christian sector of Warsaw. April 1943 brought the Warsaw ghetto uprising and its violent suppression by the Germans, with mass deportations of all Jews in Warsaw and the annihilation of the ghetto. Her father, ...