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  1. Study of soldiers preparing for the Battle of Monte Cassino by a Jewish soldier, 2nd Polish Corps

    1. Edward Herzbaum Hartry collection

    Preliminary study with two jeeps carrying soldiers with a sketch of a cliff created by Edward Herzbaum, 24, on May 31, 1944. Several works created by Edward were published during the war in military produced magazines. Edward was a soldier in the 2nd Polish Corps, British Army, which was honored for bravery during the four month 1944 Battle of Monte Cassino in Italy. The Allies bombed the 1349 abbey in February and the resulting ruins provided protected defensive positions for German troops, blocking the northward progress of the Allies. The 2nd Polish Corps led the mountain assault in the ...

  2. Watercolor of craggy mountain range with a cloud-filled sky by a young Jewish soldier, 2nd Polish Corps

    1. Edward Herzbaum Hartry collection

    Watercolor of a landscape with craggy mountains created by 22 year old Edward Herzbaum in December 1942 in Kanaqin (Khanaqin), Iraq. This city near the Iranian border is where the Polish Army of the East joined British forces. They met at the large 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. Edward now was a soldier in the 2nd Polish Corps, attached to the British Army. The Corps next was stationed near Habbiniya, Iraq, from March-September 1943 to receive artill...

  3. Sketch of a young man in a cap created by a young Jewish soldier, 2nd Polish Corps

    1. Edward Herzbaum Hartry collection

    Ink portrait sketch of a young man in a cap created by 22 year old Edward Herzbaum circa 1942 in Uzbekistan. Edward was a soldier in the 2nd Polish Corps, now attached to the British Army. The Corps was next stationed near Habbiniya, Iraq, from March-September 1943 receiving artillery and other military training. Edward, age 19, left Łódź, Poland, shortly after Nazi Germany occupied the country in September 1939. He went to stay with family in Soviet controlled Lvov. In June 1940, Edward was arrested by Soviet security police and exiled to a forced labor camp. Germany invaded the Soviet Uni...

  4. Pencil drawing of a ship hoist and the harbor by a Jewish soldier, 2nd Polish Corps

    1. Edward Herzbaum Hartry collection

    Close-up view of a ship hoist framing a view of the busy Naples port in the background created by Edward Herzbaum on October 31, 1946, during the voyage from Italy to England with other veterans of the 2nd Polish Corps. The Corps, a unit of the British Army, was in Italy when the war ended May 7, 1945. In October 1946, the British government finally granted the veterans permission to immigrate to England. Edward had served as a soldier in the Polish Army of the East, which became the 2nd Polish Corps,in the 5th Kresowa Infantry Division. Edward, at age 19, left Łódź, Poland, shortly after N...

  5. Self-portrait in uniform and beret with pipe created by a young Jewish soldier, 2nd Polish Corps

    1. Edward Herzbaum Hartry collection

    Pen and ink wash self-portrait with two images recalling wartime memories drawn by 25 year old Edward Herzbaum in 1946. Edward was a soldier in the 2nd Polish Corps, British Army, from 1941-1945. Edward, 19, left Łódź, Poland, shortly after Nazi Germany occupied the country in September 1939 to stay with family in Soviet controlled Lvov. In June 1940, Edward was arrested by Soviet security police and exiled to a forced labor camp. Germany invaded the Soviet Union in June 1941. Edward was released as part of an amnesty granted to Polish prisoners. He headed south to join the Polish Army of t...

  6. Watercolor of a domed building in the desert near blue green Lake Habbiniyah created by a Jewish soldier, 2nd Polish Corps

    1. Edward Herzbaum Hartry collection

    Watercolor of an imposing domed building near Lake Habbaniyah, Irag, created by 23 year old Edward Herzbaum in April 1943. Habbinaya was an RAF (British Royal Air Force) base and colonial town 40 miles east of Baghdad where Edward often went to swim and see movies. Edward was a soldier in the 2nd Polish Corps, now attached to the British Army. The Corps was stationed near Habbiniya from March-September 1943 receiving artillery and other military training. Edward, age 19, had left Łódź, Poland, shortly after Nazi Germany occupied the country in September 1939 to stay with family in Soviet co...

  7. Pencil drawing of two tents created by a Jewish soldier, 2nd Polish Corps

    1. Edward Herzbaum Hartry collection

    Pencil drawing of two tents created by 23 year old Edward Herzbaum in Habbinaya, Iraq, in April 1943. See 2012.471.54 for a similar scene in watercolor. Habbinaya was an RAF (British Royal Air Force) base and colonial town 40 miles east of Baghdad where Edward often went to swim and see movies. Edward was a soldier in the 2nd Polish Corps, now attached to the British Army. The Corps was stationed near Habbiniya from March-September 1943 receiving artillery and other military training. Edward, age 19, had left Łódź, Poland, shortly after Nazi Germany occupied the country in September 1939 to...

  8. Brown hued watercolor of two tents in a desert windstorm created by a Jewish soldier, 2nd Polish Corps

    1. Edward Herzbaum Hartry collection

    Watercolor of two tents in a sandstorm created by 23 year old Edward Herzbaum in Habbinaya (Habbaniyah), Iraq, in April 1943. See 2012.471.53 for a similar scene in pencil. Habbinaya was an RAF (British Royal Air Force) base and colonial town 40 miles east of Baghdad where Edward often went to swim and see movies. Edward was a soldier in the 2nd Polish Corps, now attached to the British Army. The Corps was stationed near Habbiniya from March-September 1943 receiving artillery and other military training. Edward, age 19, had left Łódź, Poland, shortly after Nazi Germany occupied the country ...

  9. Pencil drawing of a young Dorcas gazelle created by a Jewish soldier, 2nd Polish Corps

    1. Edward Herzbaum Hartry collection

    Realistic pencil drawing of a young Dorcas gazelle at rest drawn by 23 year old Edward Herzbaum in Habbinaya (Habbaniyah), Iraq, in August 1943. Habbinaya was an RAF (British Royal Air Force) base and colonial town 40 miles east of Baghdad where Edward often went to swim and see movies. Edward was a soldier in the 2nd Polish Corps, now attached to the British Army. The Corps was stationed near Habbiniya from March-September 1943 receiving artillery and other military training. Edward, age 19, had left Łódź, Poland, shortly after Nazi Germany occupied the country in September 1939 to stay wi...

  10. War Medal 1939-1945, ribbon and box awarded to a Jewish soldier, 2nd Polish Corps

    1. Edward Herzbaum Hartry collection
    • United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
    • irn61180
    • English
    • 1939-1945
    • a: Height: 2.000 inches (5.08 cm) | Width: 1.500 inches (3.81 cm) | Depth: 0.125 inches (0.318 cm) b: Height: 6.000 inches (15.24 cm) | Width: 1.250 inches (3.175 cm) c: Height: 3.750 inches (9.525 cm) | Width: 2.375 inches (6.033 cm) | Depth: 0.875 inches (2.223 cm)

    British issued War Medal 1939-1945 with striped ribbon and box of issue awarded to Edward Herzbaum for his service in World War II. Edward was a soldier in the 5th Krestowa Infantry, 2nd Polish Corps, British Army from 1942-1945, and in combat with the British 8th Army in Italy from February 1944-May 7, 1945. The medal was received by his daughter in 1990 on his behalf. Many Polish soldiers refused their British medals as a protest against the government for excluding them from the Victory Parade of 1946 due to pressure from Stalin. Edward, 19, left Łódź, Poland, shortly after Nazi Germany ...

  11. Italy Star 1943-1945 medal, ribbon, and box awarded to a Jewish soldier, 2nd Polish Corps

    1. Edward Herzbaum Hartry collection
    • United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
    • irn61181
    • English
    • 1990
    • a: Height: 2.375 inches (6.033 cm) | Width: 1.500 inches (3.81 cm) | Depth: 0.125 inches (0.318 cm) b: Height: 6.000 inches (15.24 cm) | Width: 1.250 inches (3.175 cm) c: Height: 3.750 inches (9.525 cm) | Width: 2.375 inches (6.033 cm) | Depth: 0.875 inches (2.223 cm)

    British issued Italy Star (1943-1945) with striped ribbon and box of issue awarded to Edward Herzbaum for honor and gallantry during his service in the Allied campaign in Italy. Edward was a soldier in the 5th Krestowa Infantry, 2nd Polish Corps, British Army from 1942-1945, and in combat with the British 8th Army in Italy from February 1944-May 8, 1945. The medal was received by his daughter in 1990 on his behalf. Many Polish soldiers refused their British medals as a protest against the government for excluding them from the Victory Parade of 1946 due to pressure from Stalin. Edward, 19, ...

  12. 1939-1945 Star medal, ribbon and box awarded to a Jewish soldier, 2nd Polish Corps

    1. Edward Herzbaum Hartry collection
    • United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
    • irn61183
    • English
    • 1939-1945
    • a: Height: 2.375 inches (6.033 cm) | Width: 1.500 inches (3.81 cm) | Depth: 0.125 inches (0.318 cm) b: Height: 6.000 inches (15.24 cm) | Width: 1.250 inches (3.175 cm) c: Height: 3.750 inches (9.525 cm) | Width: 2.375 inches (6.033 cm) | Depth: 0.875 inches (2.223 cm)

    British issued 1939-1945 Star Medal with striped ribbon and box of issue awarded to Edward Herzbaum for his service in the 2nd Polish Corps, British Army, during World War II. Edward was a soldier in the 5th Kresowa Infantry Division, 2nd Polish Corps, British Army from 1942-1945, and in combat with the British 8th Army in Italy from February 1944-May 8, 1945. The medal was received by his daughter in 1990 on his behalf. Many Polish soldiers refused their British medals as a protest against the government for excluding them from the Victory Parade of 1946 due to pressure from Stalin. Edward...

  13. Watercolor of an oil refinery created by a young Jewish soldier, 2nd Polish Corps

    1. Edward Herzbaum Hartry collection

    Watercolor painting of an oil refinery in the desert 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 as the Polish 2nd Corps. 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 Marc...

  14. Pencil portrait of a Polish soldier seated on a rock created by a young Jewish soldier, 2nd Polish Corps

    1. Edward Herzbaum Hartry collection

    Realistic full figure portrait of a young, uniformed Polish soldier seated on a rock created by 23 year old Edward Herzbaum in April 1943 in Habbinaya, Iraq. Habbinaya was an RAF (British Royal Air Force) base and colonial town where Edward often went to swim and see movies. Edward was a soldier in the 2nd Polish Corps, British Army, which was stationed near Habbiniya from March-September 1943 receiving artillery and other military training. Edward, age 19, had left Łódź, Poland, shortly after Nazi Germany occupied the country in September 1939 to stay with family in Soviet controlled Lvov....

  15. Pencil portrait of the head of a young Polish soldier in right profile created by a Jewish soldier, 2nd Polish Corps

    1. Edward Herzbaum Hartry collection

    Portrait of the head of a young man, probably a felllow Polish soldier, created by 23 year old Edward Herzbaum in April 1943 in Habbinaya, Iraq. Habbinaya was an RAF (British Royal Air Force) base and colonial town 40 miles east of Baghdad where Edward often went to swim and see movies. Edward was a soldier in the 2nd Polish Corps, British Army, which was stationed near Habbiniya from March-September 1943 receiving artillery and other military training. Edward, age 19, had left Łódź, Poland, shortly after Nazi Germany occupied the country in September 1939 to stay with family in Soviet cont...

  16. Watercolor of a blue lake, brown sands and a deep blue sky created by a Jewish soldier, 2nd Polish Corps

    1. Edward Herzbaum Hartry collection

    Watercolor of a distant view of Lake Habbaniyah, Irag, created by 23 year old Edward Herzbaum in April 1943. Habbinaya was an RAF (British Royal Air Force) base and colonial town 40 miles east of Baghdad where Edward often went to swim and see movies. Edward was a soldier in the 2nd Polish Corps, now attached to the British Army. The Corps was stationed near Habbiniya from March-September 1943 receiving artillery and other military training. Edward, age 19, had left Łódź, Poland, shortly after Nazi Germany occupied the country in September 1939 to stay with family in Soviet controlled Lvov....

  17. One family's story the correspondence of Paul, Balbina, and Richard Schifter

    Typescript text, 326 pages, consisting of the transcription and translation of correspondence between Richard Schifter, originally of Vienna, Austria, and his parents, Paul and Balbina, following Richard's immigration to the United States in 1938. The original correspondence continued until 1941, and both of Richard's parents were presumed to have been killed in Poland in 1942. The present document consists of letters transcribed and translated by Richard's daughter, Deborah Schifter, in 1989, but in addition to correspondence between Richard and his parents, also includes transcriptions of...

  18. George Birman papers

    1. George Birman collection

    The George Birman papers consist of an admission ticket to the International Military Tribunal, eight pocket size daily agenda planners, biographical materials, photographic materials, and printed materials documenting George Birman’s childhood in Lithuania, his confinement with his father, Abel Birman, in the Kovno (Kaunas) ghetto, his work at the Kedahnen (Kedainiai) labor camp, and his postwar education and work with displaced persons in Vienna. The admission ticket permitted entrance to the visitor’s gallery of the International Military Tribunal during session 116. Eight pocket size da...

  19. XXX Corps patch worn by a British soldier and Kindertransport refugee

    1. Norman A. Miller family collection

    British Army XXX Corps patch worn by Norman Miller (previously Norbert Müller), a German Jewish refugee, during his service in the British Army from 1944 to 1947. The XXX Corps was attached to the 21st Army Group and participated in D-Day landings at Normandy and the invasion of Europe, known as Operation Overlord. On November 9, 1938, during Kristallnacht in Nuremberg, Germany, the apartment Norbert shared with his parents, Sebald and Laura, younger sister, Suse, and grandmother, Clara Jüngster, was ransacked by local men with axes. In late August 1939, Norbert, managed to leave Germany fo...

  20. Royal Welch Fusiliers shoulder patch worn by a British soldier and Kindertransport refugee

    1. Norman A. Miller family collection

    Royal Welch Fusiliers shoulder patch worn by Norman Miller (previously Norbert Müller), a German Jewish refugee, during his service in the British Army from 1944 to 1947. On November 9, 1938, during Kristallnacht in Nuremberg, Germany, the apartment Norbert shared with his parents, Sebald and Laura, younger sister, Suse, and grandmother, Clara Jüngster, was ransacked by local men with axes. In late August 1939, Norbert, managed to leave Germany for London, with a Kindertransport [Children's Transport] two days prior to the start of World War II. Norbert was able to exchange letters with his...