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Item type: Archival Descriptions

  1. Figowitz-Hoch family. Collection

    This collection contains sixteen photos of the extended Figowitz-Hoch family, including photos of Hermann Figowitz and his wife Etta Hoch as well as their children Anna, Ignaz and Manfred ; photos of Ignaz Figowitz alias Glen Ferell with his family after the war ; a letter from an unidentified family member, probably Regina Figowitz-Pinchewski, the mother of Hermann Figowitz.

  2. Vereeniging der Joden in België - Association des Juifs en Belgique. Front de l'Indépendance. Collection

    This collection consists of 4,058 documents confiscated by the Front de l’Indépendance (Independent Front) at the offices of the Association of Jews in Belgium (AJB) – “Aide Spéciale Malines” [Special Assistance Mechelen department], after the liberation. The documents can be divided in five sections : - Correspondence of the AJB : between the leading committee and local committees, between local committees, between the AJB and German or Belgian officials, between the AJB and Suisse, German, French and Dutch organisations, etc. - Lists : e.g. employees of the AJB, Organisation Todt workers,...

  3. Karny-Chamech family. Collection

    This collection contains: pre-war photos of the Karny-Chamech family from Liège ; a group photo of the Comité de l'Union Sioniste de Liège, 1928 ; pre-war photos of Léa Karny, her future husband Stanislas Gol and her future brother-in-law Samson Ajzenberg while in medical school ; war-time photos of Léa Karny and husband Stanislas Gol in Portugal ; photos of Stanislas Gol, husband of Léa Karny, while serving in the Brigade Piron ; war-time photos of Jean Gol, son of Léa Karny and Stanislas Gol ; post-war photos of meetings of the Brigade Piron ; military documents of Stanislas Gol and Samso...

  4. Hitler, Speer, Karl Brandt, Himmler, Heydrich, Ribbentrop

    Reel 1 of the private motion pictures of Eva Braun (Seized Enemy Records). Film titles/locations include: Am Chiemsee, Wolfgangsee, Aschauer Weiher [pond], Woerthsee, Punktchen am Berg. B/W. Eva Braun swims with her parents and others at the Koenigsee, near Berchtesgaden. Scenes at waterfall. Munich, inside Eva Braun's home at Wasserburgerstrasse 12. INT, Eva Braun with family and friends, seated in front of large fireplace. Includes Ilse Braun and CU of Herta Schneider, her husband, and her oldest child. Koenigsee: The Schneiders pose on the edge of the lake for camera. INT at Berghof, Ber...

  5. Ruth Kupperschlag papers

    The Ruth Kupperschlag papers consist of documents and photographs relating to Ruth and Marion Kupperschlag’s experience on a Kindertransport and life in the Netherlands and their parents Josef and Anna’s deportation to Theresienstadt and Auschwitz. The collection includes letters sent to Anna’s cousin, Idel Woog, from Josef and Anna Kupperschlag, including letters sent from Theresienstadt shortly before their deportation to Auschwitz, as well as letters from Ruth to her Aunt and Uncle, prewar family photographs, typed narratives about Ruth’s experience, documentation of Josef’s military ser...

  6. Blinshteyn family papers

    Correspondence, documents, and photographs related to Semyon and Velya Blinshteyn, and their children Naum, Zhanna, and Fanya, originally of Odessa, Ukraine, and pertaining primarily to the experiences of the Blinshteyn family in the Soviet Union during World War II. Includes poems written by Naum Blinshteyn and correspondence related to Zhanna (Blinshteyn) Berina's search for the grave of her brother Naum, and the placement of a headstone there.

  7. Jews in Kazimierz in 1940 before the establishment of the ghetto

    In color, inside Kazimierz (the Jewish neighborhood of Krakow), Jews wear armbands with the Star of David. Men peer at camera from a shop entrance in BG. Pan of public announcement poster in Polish signed by Schmid (Bekanntmachung LXII was published on May 10, 1940). [Schmid served as Stadthauptmann of Krakow from February 21, 1940 to March 31, 1941; the ghetto was formed on March 3, 1941.] Red Cross YMCA poster. Good CUs of children, one barefoot. Tram, bookstore, and other shops show street activity. Horse and buggy. Street scenes with pedestrians and shuttered shops. 01:18:05 A Jewish ma...

  8. Barbie Trial -- Day 7 -- Two experts testify

    15:52 Witnesses Streim and Holtfort, both German attorneys with experience evaluating Nazi documents and strong understanding of the Nazi and particularly SS command hierarchies, testify as to their knowledge of the SS officer school where Barbie received training in 1935-1937. Holtfort explains that a principal objective of the school was to inculcate an understanding and adherence to Nazi ideology. 15:58 The attorney asks Streim and Holtfort to testify to their understanding of the rules SS members had to obey in their day-to-day lives, as well as punishments handed out for disobedience. ...

  9. March of Time -- outtakes -- Tito at Ambassador Allen's reception in Slovenia

    Reception given by US ambassador George V. Allen at his summer home, Villa Podkoron in Bled, Slovenia. For the first time in recent years, Marshal Tito was able to attend the reception. Guests included leading members of the Yugoslav Government and the Diplomatic Corps, many came to Bled specifically for the occasion. After cocktails, dinner was served to the guests, who sat a small tables in the garden. Tito left at midnight. Roll 1: Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister Eduard Kardelj (wearing glasses) and Mrs. Kardelj arrive at the gates of the villa and are received by Ambassador Allen in...

  10. Jasenovac camp

    This short film presents the atrocities committed in Jasenovac camp and was filmed only a few days following the liberation of the camp. This version is missing some of the opening titles, but includes the credits. Introductory statement scrolls by on screen: Ovaj dokumentarrni film sniman je poslije oslobodjenje sela I logora jasenovac. Snimke hoje prihazuju zatocenike I rad, snimali su ustase ranije s namjerom, da opovrgnu glasove o masovnom klnadu I mucenju, a nadoene su u filmskom ustaskom arhivu prigodom oslobodjenja zagreba. Podaci su doiveni od komisije za utvrdjivanje ratnih zlocina...

  11. Bronze Star medal with box and certificate awarded to a Jewish American soldier

    1. Henry Morgenthau family collection
    • United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
    • irn535266
    • English
    • a: Height: 2.625 inches (6.668 cm) | Width: 1.500 inches (3.81 cm) b: Height: 6.500 inches (16.51 cm) | Width: 3.500 inches (8.89 cm)

    Bronze Star medal and ribbon with presentation box and certificate awarded to Henry Morgenthau III, an officer in the United States Army, Second Cavalry, for meritorious service during combat from January 1, 1945 to February 28, 1945, in Luxemburg.

  12. Julius and Bertha Meyerowitz papers

    The Julius and Bertha Meyerowitz papers consists primarily of identification and immigration documents related to Julius and Bertha Meyerowitz, a Jewish couple that immigrated to the United States in 1942 to escape persecution in Germany. Included in the papers are birth and wedding certificates, documents related to Julius’ education and employment as a pharmacist, and passports. Also included are various documents the Meyerowitz’ family collected during the immigration process, such as boarding passes for their ship from Spain, alien registration cards, and certificates of health. The Jul...

  13. Lindemann family in Braunchsweig

    Ethel and her daughter Karin with gloves hanging from her wrists walk down an avenue. The girl smiles and waves. Ethel, Karin, and Oda walk out the front door of a house with their dog. They play, throw snow. Rows of houses with snow-covered roofs. The family dances happily. “ENDE”

  14. Selected records of the Embassies, Consulates and Diplomatic Legations of the Polish Republic : Polish Diplomatic Legation in Vienna Poselstwo Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej w Wiedniu (Sygn. 453)

    Reports, studies, and other materials related to the condition of national minorities in Poland and beyond Poland, including Ukrainians and Polish Jews. Also includes materials about antisemitic riots, quotas at universities, activities of antisemitic organizations, condition of refugees and internees, as well as social relief for them organized by the Polish and International Red Cross. Other selected materials concern ritual slaughter, allowances for Jews, taking care of Polish citizens in Switzerland, passport documentation, as well as correspondence related to searching for individuals ...

  15. Ernest Bergman philatelic and document collection

    1. Ernest Bergman collection

    Consists of envelopes, postcards, correspondence, and philatelic material from the collection of Ernest Bergman. The papers demonstrates the breadth of stamps and postal marks used in wartime and post-war Switzerland, including in refugee camps. Includes copies of Bergman's curatorial text for the collection and loose postcards and envelopes from the French internment camps of Masseube, Nexon, and Gurs, as well as some commemorative anniversary stamps.

  16. Clinton Gardner papers

    The Clinton Gardner collection contains several items collected by Clinton Gardner during his time administering the Buchenwald concentration camp. Included in this collection are a report on the history of Buchenwald, worker requests, and a record of cigarette distribution to the prisoners. The correspondence was written by Clinton Gardner to his parents, and describe his responsibilities and the conditions of the camp. The SS soldier identity card belongs to Adam Theis, who was killed by prisoners after the liberation of the camp. Also included are two oversized documents. The newspaper c...

  17. Watercolor painting by Ervin Abadi created while at Bergen Belsen displaced person's camp

    1. Ervin Abadi collection

    Artistic rendering of Camp Bergen-Belsen documenting the liberation period. The artist Erwin Abadi was an Hungarian victim of the Holocaust interned in the concentration camp Bergen-Belsen. He remained hospitalized in Belsen after liberation where he created dozens of works of art.

  18. "My Father Henry's Route to America: Trenches, Harlem Hell Fighters, POW, AWOL, Stowaway and Illegal Immigrant"

    "My Father Henry's Route to America: Trenches, Harlem Hell Fighters, POW, AWOL, Stowaway and Illegal Immigrant" by Dr. Rudolph (Rudy Keimowitz) is a 19 page manuscript. The manuscript includes information about Henry Keimowitz's childhood in Hungary, time in the Hungarian Army during World War I, capture and imprisonment by the Harlem Hellfighters during the Battle of Verdun, experience as a POW in France, and his illegal immigration to the United States as a stowaway around 1922. He married and started a family in the United States, and, during World War II, was investigated as an enemy al...

  19. Selected records of the General Commissioner of the Republic of Poland in Gdańsk Komisarz Generalny Rzeczypospolitej w Gdańsku (Sygn. 259)

    Selected records of the office of the Komisarz Generalny Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej w Gdańsku (General Commissioner of the Republic of Poland in Gdańsk). Consist of reports, agreements, negotiations of the High Commissioner of the League of Nations in Gdańsk on the situation in the Free City of Gdańsk (Danzig), attacks on Poles and Polish property; records on paramilitary and other German organization, recruitment to NSDAP, Anti-Jewish actions of the National Socialists, attacks on Polish scouts and Polish families in Gdansk; political reports of the General Commissioner RP in Gdańsk on the...

  20. Large sepia diazo print of Congress Hall in Nuremberg acquired by a US soldier

    Diazotype reproduction of the architectural blueprints for Congress Hall retrieved by 32 year old Colonel Max W. Goodman, a Jewish American soldier, in Nuremberg, Germany, circa May 1945. The monumental building was designed to be the congress center of the Nazi Party Rally Grounds, for which Speer designed the overall plan. Congress Hall was designed by Ludwig and Franz Ruff. The foundation stone was laid in 1935, but the building was never finished due to the outbreak of the war. Max served for five years in the Quartermaster Corps with the Third United States Army under General George S....