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  1. Handkerchief bearing a two-headed eagle owned by the Altarac family who fled from German occupying forces

    1. Jaša and Enica Frances Altarac families collection

    White handkerchief emblazoned with a two-headed eagle, the symbol of Albania, owned by Jas̆a Altarac. Seven-year-old Jas̆a and his parents, Mayer and Mimi, fled Belgrade, Yugoslavia (later Serbia), for Skopje, Macedonia, in September 1941, following the German invasion in April. Yugoslavia had been dismembered by the Axis Alliance, and Skopje was now controlled by Bulgaria. A month later, Mayer encountered a man from Kosovo who recognized him as Jewish and the Altarac family fled that night to Pristina, which was under Italian control. There as a large Jewish refugee population there, as th...

  2. Nameplate from the home of the Altarac family who fled from German occupying forces

    1. Jaša and Enica Frances Altarac families collection

    Nameplate that originally hung on the outside of seven-year-old Jas̆a Altarac's family home in Belgrade, Yugoslavia (later Serbia), before he and his parents, Mayer and Mimi, fled to Skopje, Macedonia, in September 1941, following the German invasion in April. Yugoslavia had been dismembered by the Axis Alliance, and Skopje was now controlled by Bulgaria. A month later, Mayer encountered a man from Kosovo who recognized him as Jewish and the Altarac family fled that night to Pristina, which was under Italian control. There as a large Jewish refugee population there, as the Italians did not ...

  3. Small black painted scissors from the family capmaking business brought to the US by a Jewish refugee

    1. David Mentken family collection

    Small fabric scissors brought with David Mentkewicz, when he, his wife Regina, and their sons, 7 year old Edgar and 4 year old Robert, left Nazi ruled Vienna, Austria, for the United States in September 1938. The scissors were used in the family capmaking business operated out of their home. David had helped his parents, Salomon and Frieda, with the work as soon as he was old enough. When he married, his wife Regina also worked making caps. At one point, they made wool caps for the military. But by the 1930s, it was a piecework business, and did not bring in enough income to support the fam...

  4. Small brass sign from the family capmaking business brought to the US by a Jewish refugee from Vienna

    1. David Mentken family collection

    Brass sign plate from his family’s capmaking business brought with David Mentkewicz, when he, his wife Regina, and their sons, 7 year old Edgar and 4 year old Robert, left Nazi ruled Vienna, Austria, for the United States in September 1938. Salomon and his wife Frieda, operated a capmaking business in their home. When David was old enough, he helped with the work, as did his wife Regina. At one point, they made wool caps for the military. But it was a piecework buisness, and, by the 1930s, capmaking did not bring in enough income to support the family. Germany annexed Austria on March 12, 1...

  5. Knud Dyby papers

    1. Knud Dyby collection

    The Knud Dyby papers consist of correspondence, personal narratives, photocopied records, photographs, printed materials, resistance materials, and subject files documenting the German occupation of Denmark and Knud Dyby’s involvement in resistance work including rescuing Danish Jews and transmitting information. Correspondence includes notes and translations documenting Knud Dyby’s resistance work during the war and include a letter from journalist Leif Hendil, a letter from Dwight D. Eisenhower about Brotherhood Week, and Dyby’s own letter advocating for the collection and display of visu...

  6. News from the UK Underground Danish periodical circulating news from the United Kingdom

    1. Knud Dyby collection

    An underground newspaper, Nyheder fra Storbritanien, acquired by Knud Dyby while he was a member in several Danish underground resistance organizations during World War II. This was one of many underground publications that grew out of increased demand for information as German authorities increased censorship in the final years of the war. In April 1940, Germany invaded and occupied Denmark, which prompted a growing demand for information about the war and the need for newspapers. Many underground publications were created as part of a robust resistance and sabotage movement in the nation....

  7. Self portrait drawing created by a Jewish soldier, 2nd Polish Corps

    1. Edward Herzbaum Hartry collection

    Self portrait pencil sketch created by 24 year old Edward Herzbaum circa 1943-1944 when, as a soldier in the 5th Kresowa, 2nd Polish Corps, he was training with the British Army in the Middle East. Edward was a soldier in the Polish Army of the East which had marched south in 1941-1942 from the Soviet Union to join the British Army in Iraq. They journeyed to the border town of Kanaqin where the British had a large military base and field hospital where many died after the long, arduous march from Russia. There were oil fields near the city and it was also along a major Muslim pilgrimage rou...

  8. Line drawing of a young woman and a mustached man drawn by a Jewish soldier, 2nd Polish Corps

    1. Edward Herzbaum Hartry collection

    Small line drawing in ink of a young woman and a mustached man created by 23 year old Edward Herzbaum circa 1943. Edward was a soldier in the Polish Army of the East which had marched south in 1941-1942 from the Soviet Union to join the British Army in Iraq. They journeyed to the border town of Kanaqin where the British had a large military base and field hospital where many died after the long, arduous march from Russia. There were oil fields near the city and it was also along a major Muslim pilgrimage route. The Corps next went to Habbiniya where from March-September 1943 they received a...

  9. Line drawing of a man with glasses and a woman drawn by a young Jewish soldier, 2nd Polish Corps

    1. Edward Herzbaum Hartry collection

    Small line drawing in ink of a young woman and a man with glasses created by Edward Herzbaum circa 1943. Edward was a soldier in the Polish Army of the East which had marched south in 1941-1942 from the Soviet Union to join the British Army in Iraq. They journeyed to the border town of Kanaqin where the British had a large military base and field hospital where many died after the long, arduous march from Russia. There were oil fields near the city and it was also along a major Muslim pilgrimage route. The Corps next went to Habbiniya where from March-September 1943 they received artillery ...

  10. Pencil sketch of a horned bull drawn by a Jewish soldier, 2nd Polish Corps

    1. Edward Herzbaum Hartry collection

    Pencil drawing of a horned bull created by 23 year old Edward Herzbaum circa 1943. Edward was a soldier in the Polish Army of the East which had marched south in 1941-1942 from the Soviet Union to join the British Army in Iraq. They journeyed to the border town of Kanaqin where the British had a large military base and field hospital where many died after the long, arduous march from Russia. There were oil fields near the city and it was also along a major Muslim pilgrimage route. The Corps next went to Habbiniya where from March-September 1943 they received artillery and other military tra...

  11. Small pencil lin drawing portrait of a woman wearing lipstick by a Jewish soldier, 2nd Polish Corps

    1. Edward Herzbaum Hartry collection

    Pencil drawing of a woman's face, nearly a caricature, created by 23 year old Edward Herzbaum in 1943-1944. Edward was a soldier in the Polish Army of the East which had marched south in 1941-1942 from the Soviet Union to join the British Army in Iraq. They journeyed to the border town of Kanaqin where the British had a large military base and field hospital where many died after the long, arduous march from Russia. There were oil fields near the city and it was also along a major Muslim pilgrimage route. The Corps next went to Habbiniya where from March-September 1943 they received artille...

  12. Small line drawing of a woman and a soldier dancing by a young Jewsh soldier, 2nd Polish Corps

    1. Edward Herzbaum Hartry collection

    Small pencilled line drawing of a man in uniform and a woman dancing created by Edward Herzbaum circa 1943-1944. Edward was a soldier in the Polish Army of the East which had marched south in 1941-1942 from the Soviet Union to join the British Army in Iraq. They journeyed to the border town of Kanaqin where the British had a large military base and field hospital where many died after the long, arduous march from Russia. There were oil fields near the city and it was also along a major Muslim pilgrimage route. The Corps next went to Habbiniya where from March-September 1943 they received ar...

  13. Sketch of a straight, double edged dagger with a scrollwork crossguard by a Jewish soldier, 2nd Polish Corps

    1. Edward Herzbaum Hartry collection

    Ink and pencil drawing of a dagger with an elaborate guard and coiled handle created by 23 year old Edward Herzbaum circa 1943-1944. Edward was a soldier in the Polish Army of the East which had marched south in 1941-1942 from the Soviet Union to join the British Army in Iraq. They journeyed to the border town of Kanaqin where the British had a large military base and field hospital where many died after the long, arduous march from Russia. There were oil fields near the city and it was also along a major Muslim pilgrimage route. The Corps next went to Habbiniya where from March-September 1...

  14. Portrait drawing of a young man in left profile by a Jewish soldier, 2nd Polish Corps

    1. Edward Herzbaum Hartry collection

    Pencil portrait of a young man in left profile created by 23 year old Edward Herzbaum in 1943-1944 when, as a soldier in the 5th Kresowa, 2nd Polish Corps, he was training with the British Army in the Middle East. Edward was a soldier in the Polish Army of the East which had marched south in 1941-1942 from the Soviet Union to join the British Army in Iraq. They journeyed to the border town of Kanaqin where the British had a large military base and field hospital where many died after the long, arduous march from Russia. There were oil fields near the city and it was also along a major Musli...

  15. Pencil portrait of a middle aged uniformed officer by a Jewish soldier, 2nd Polish Corps

    1. Edward Herzbaum Hartry collection

    Realistic pencil portrait of an older man in uniform created by Edward Herzbaum in 1943-1944 when, as a soldier in the 5th Kresowa, 2nd Polish Corps, he was training with the British Army in the Middle East. Edward was a soldier in the Polish Army of the East which had marched south in 1941-1942 from the Soviet Union to join the British Army in Iraq. They journeyed to the border town of Kanaqin where the British had a large military base and field hospital where many died after the long, arduous march from Russia. There were oil fields near the city and it was also along a major Muslim pilg...

  16. Watercolor of a soldier's tent created by a young Jewish soldier, 2nd Polish Corps

    1. Edward Herzbaum Hartry collection

    Watercolor drawing of a soldier's tent created by 23 year old Edward Herzbaum in 1943 in Iraq. Edward was a soldier in the Polish Army of the East which had marched south from the Soviet Union to join the British Army in Iraq. They journeyed to Kanaqin where the British had a large military base and field hospital. Many died there after the long, arduous march from Russia. The Corps next went to Habbiniya where from March-September 1943 they received artillery and other military training. Edward, age 19, left Łódź, Poland, shortly after Nazi Germany occupied the country in September 1939. H...

  17. Ink drawing of a heavy rainfall in the mountains created by a Jewish soldier, 2nd Polish Corps

    1. Edward Herzbaum Hartry collection

    Ink illustration of a rainstorm over a mountaintop created by 23 year old Edward Herzbaum in January 1943 in Kanaqin (Khanaqin), Iraq. Edward was a soldier in the Polish Army of the East which had marched south from the Soviet Union to join the British Army in Iraq. They journeyed to Kanaqin where the British had a large military base and field hospital; many died there after the long, arduous march from Russia. The Corps next went to Habbiniya where from March-September 1943 they received artillery and other military training. Edward, age 19, left Łódź, Poland, shortly after Nazi Germany o...

  18. Pencil portrait of a young man in profile created by Jewish soldier, 2nd Polish Corps

    1. Edward Herzbaum Hartry collection

    Portrait sketch of a young man created by 23 year old Edward Herzbaum in January 1943 in Iraq. Edward was a soldier in the Polish Army of the East which had marched south from the Soviet Union to join the British Army in Iraq. They journeyed to Kanaqin where the British had a large military base and field hospital where many died after the long, arduous march from Russia. The Corps next went to Habbiniya where from March-September 1943 they received artillery and other military training. Edward, age 19, left Łódź, Poland, shortly after Nazi Germany occupied the country in September 1939. He...

  19. Watercolor of distant snowy mountains created by a Jewish soldier, 2nd Polish Corps

    1. Edward Herzbaum Hartry collection

    Watercolor of distant snow topped mountains created by 23 year old Edward Herzbaum in March 1943 in Kanaqin (Khanaqin), Iraq. Edward was a soldier in the Polish Army of the East which had marched south from the Soviet Union to join the British Army in Iraq. They journeyed to the border town of Kanaqin where the British had a large military base and field hospital where many died after the long, arduous march from Russia. There were oil fields near the city and it was also along a major Muslim pilgrimage route. The Corps next went to Habbiniya where from March-September 1943 they received ar...

  20. Drafting tool piece used by Mayer Altarac who fled German-occupied Belgrade with his family

    1. Jaša and Enica Frances Altarac families collection

    Drafting tool piece used by Mayer Altarac in his stonework and home design business in Belgrade, Yugoslavia (later Serbia). In September 1941, he fled with his wife, Mimi, and seven-year-old son Jas̆a, following the German occupation in April. They went to Skopje, Macedonia, then under Bulgarian control because Yugoslavia had been dismembered by the Axis Alliance. A month later, Mayer encountered a man from Kosovo who recognized him as Jewish and the Altarac family fled that night to Pristina, which was under Italian control. There as a large Jewish refugee population there, as the Italians...