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  1. WW I 61st Artillery gold shoulder board with cannons owned by German Jewish soldier

    1. Carl Werner Lenneberg collection

    Single German 61st Artillery gold shoulder strap with crossed cannons and numeral 61 owned by Carl Werner Lenneberg, a soldier in the 8th (Rhenish) Foot Artillery Battalion, XVI Army Corps, German Army, during the First World War. In January 1933, Hitler and the Nazi regime took power. Anti-Jewish policies put increasingly harsh restrictions on Jewish life. Werner and his brother Georg were arrested during Kristallnacht, November 9-10, 1938, and sent to Dachau concentration camp. After release, they left Germany on the ill-fated voyage of the MS St. Louis to Havana, Cuba, May 13-June 17, 19...

  2. Commemorative Medal for World War I ribbon awarded to a Jewish German soldier

    1. Carl Werner Lenneberg collection

    Striped ribbon of the Haborús Emlékérem kardokkal és sisakkal [Commemorative Medal for World War I], awarded to Carl Werner Lenneberg, a soldier in the 8th (Rhenish) Foot Artillery Battalion, XVI Army Corps, German Army, during the First World War. The medal was established in 1929 by the Kingdom of Hungary to acknowledge those who participated in the Great War (1914-1918.) The crossed swords and helmet mark this as the version presented to combatants. In January 1933, Hitler and the Nazi regime took power. Anti-Jewish policies put increasingly harsh restrictions on Jewish life. Werner and ...

  3. Commemorative Medal for World War I ribbon awarded to a Jewish German soldier

    1. Carl Werner Lenneberg collection

    Ribbon of the Haborús Emlékérem kardokkal és sisakkal [Commemorative Medal for World War I], awarded to Carl Werner Lenneberg, a soldier in the 8th (Rhenish) Foot Artillery Battalion, XVI Army Corps, German Army, during the First World War. The medal was established in 1929 by the Kingdom of Hungary to acknowledge those who participated in the Great War (1914-1918.) The crossed swords and helmet mark this as the version presented to combatants. In January 1933, Hitler and the Nazi regime took power. Anti-Jewish policies put increasingly harsh restrictions on Jewish life. Werner and his brot...

  4. Honor Cross of the World War 1914/1918 buttonhole double ribbon bar with swords awarded to Jewish soldier

    1. Carl Werner Lenneberg collection

    German buttonhole ribbon bar with crossed swords and two ribbons awarded to Carl Werner Lenneberg, a soldier in the 8th (Rhenish) Foot Artillery Battalion, XVI Army Corps, German Army, during the First World War. The top ribbon is the Honor Cross 1914-1918 and the bottom ribbon is the Commemorative Medal for World War I. In January 1933, Hitler and the Nazi regime took power. Anti-Jewish policies put increasingly harsh restrictions on Jewish life. Werner and his brother Georg were arrested during Kristallnacht, November 9-10, 1938, and sent to Dachau concentration camp. After release, they ...

  5. Honor Cross of the World War 1914/1918 ribbon awarded to a German Jewish soldier

    1. Carl Werner Lenneberg collection

    Striped ribbon of the Das Ehrenkreuz des Weltkriegs 1914 1918 [The Honor Cross of World War 1914/1918) awarded to Carl Werner Lenneberg for serving in combat in the German Army during the First World War. The award was established by President Paul von Hindenburg, on July 13, 1934. This was the first official WWI service medal of the Third Reich, often referred to by an unofficial name, Hindenburg Cross. Hindenburg, Field Marshal of German forces during WWI, appointed Hitler as Chancellor in January 1933, and soon a Nazi dictatorship ruled the country. Anti-Jewish policies put increasingly ...

  6. WW I 8th Artillery gold shoulder board with cannons owned by German Jewish soldier

    1. Carl Werner Lenneberg collection

    Single German WWI 8th Artillery gold shoulder strap with crossed flaming cannons and numeral 8 owned by Carl Werner Lenneberg, a soldier in the 8th (Rhenish) Foot Artillery Battalion, XVI Army Corps, German Army, during the First World War. In January 1933, Hitler and the Nazi regime took power. Anti-Jewish policies put increasingly harsh restrictions on Jewish life. Werner and his brother Georg were arrested during Kristallnacht, November 9-10, 1938, and sent to Dachau concentration camp. After release, they left Germany on the ill-fated voyage of the MS St. Louis to Havana, Cuba, May 13-J...

  7. Polish Legation in Havana Poselstwo Rzeczpospolitej Polskiej w Hawanie (A. 62)

    Contains selected records from the Havana consulate of the Polish Government-in-Exile, including a list of Polish citizens (mostly of Jewish origin), 1935-1946; as well as other records relating to applications for entry visas to Cuba, primarily from Polish Jews, 1946-1947.

  8. Legation of the Republic of Poland In Madrid Poselstwo Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej w Madrycie (A. 45)

    Contains documents of the concentration camp Miranda del Ebro, Spain including arrests and internment records of Polish and Jewish people, 1940-1943.

  9. Polish Army on the East Armia Polska na Wschodzie (A.VIII)

    Contains selected records concerning KL Auschwitz, KL Stutthof and other concentration camps, as well as testimonies of witnesses. Also included are documents from Headquarters, Department V, Ethnic Minorities, concerning Jews in the Polish Army and evacuations from Russia (1943).

  10. Eichmann Trial -- Session 46 -- Testimonies of Salz and Arnon regarding Yugoslavia

    Session 46. Judges enter, and open the 46th session of the trial. The consolidation of Jews and Freemasons in Belgrade is recommended, and the deportation of them to an island on the Danube River is suggested, assuming that this is an easy task. The discussion of statistics, along with dealing with the Roma quarter, are brought up. 00:12:46 Tape jumps. Dr. Hinko Salz is testifying, saying that he wore an armband badge as a soldier, but it was often covered by his medical badges. 00:14:05 Tape jumps. Dr. Salz is still testifying, saying that his superior told them that he would give them vou...

  11. Hans Pfeiffer papers Nachlass Hans Pfeiffer (1910-1998)

    Contains records relating to Hans Pfeiffer’s activities on behalf of the Eidgenössische Zentralleitung der Heime und Lager (Swiss Central Administration of Asylums and Camps), 1942-1949. The collection includes a complete set of Pfeiffer’s weekly reports from July 1944 to August 1947 as a regional inspector of asylums and camps in Tessin and other Swiss regions. Also contains records pertaining to the Tatgemeinschaft der Schweizer Jugend (Action Community of Swiss Youth), 1938-1997; Zentralleitung der Arbeitslager (Central Administration of Work Camps), 1940-1949; the camp administration in...

  12. Dachau at liberation; death train; SS bodies

    CU, "Muenchen Dachau" sign. MS, statue with sparse trees and a train car behind it. Soldiers look into the death train discovered by American troops on April 29, 1945. The train consisted of 30 rail cars with nearly 5,000 prisoners who had been evacuated from Buchenwald in the last days of the war. Soldiers guard the length of the train, a group smokes cigarettes. Open car reveals a pile of corpses in camp uniforms. The camera pans inside the car, revealing emaciated corpses. One is naked, some are wrapped in blankets and camp uniforms. Another car with more corpses inside; one naked laying...

  13. Selected records of the commune Radoszyce Akta gminy Radoszyce (Sygn. 532)

    Registers, statistics, census related to the Jewish dwellers of Radoszyce dating from the early 30s, including are: register books, records of inhabitants, lists of births, marriages and deaths, and German ordinances regarding dead penalty to all Polish people who are helping Jews, etc. Includes books of permanent residents (until 1932) containing information on emigration, passport numbers, and decisions on withdrawal of citizenship.

  14. Selected records of the Embassies, Consulates and Diplomatic Legations of the Polish Republic : Consulate General in New York Konsulat Generalny Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej w Nowym Jorku (Sygn.493)

    Selected records of Polish Consulate General in New York, reports, correspondence, press clippings, notes, consular letters, and minutes related to minorities in Poland and in foreign countries, mainly Polish Jews in the US, activities of Jewish organizations and their contacts with the Polish authorities, protests in USA against the persecution of Jews in Germany and Poland, reports on persecution of Poles in Germany, a report of the Polish Consulate General in Chicago, 1940 related to cooperation between Polish and Jewish immigrants in the USA, protest of Jewish organizations against anti...

  15. Prewar family life in Hungary

    Andris Berkes (the son of Ernö’s cousin) rides horse, probably in summer 1932 at family farm in Zabar. Includes shots of the town as well as other family members horseback riding and jumping. (08:33) Herding sheep, Andris assists the shepherds. Well with long pole hauling up bucket. (09:41) In Mohács, Béla Molnár, the father-in-law of Klári, poses outside their home. Children, Peter and Anni Molnár; Eva Popper rides a tricycle. (10:11) An elderly couple (grandparents) pose for camera. Eva plays with her father and the family’s fox terrier dog. (10:46) INTs, CUs, grandparents Jonas and Jenny...

  16. Kingmark silver and red pin commemorating the Danish king's 70th birthday acquired by Louise Lawrence-Israels

    Commemorative Kingmark buttonhole pin acquired by Louise Lawrence-Israels. It was issued in honor of the 70th birthday of King Christian X of Denmark on August 21, 1940. It has the King’s initials, the years 1870-1940, and the Danish flag. Christian remained in Copenhagen during the German occupation (4/1940-5/1945) and the Kingmark became a popular symbol of Danish independence, patriotism, and solidarity. Germany occupied the Netherlands in May 1940.

  17. Fritzi Klein Natko papers

    1. Fritzi Klein Natko collection

    The Fritzi Klein Natko papers consist of biographical materials, correspondence, photographs, and an autograph book owned by Fritzi Klein, who immigrated to the United States as a child in June 1939 as part of the "50 children" group organized by Gilbert and Eleanor Kraus. Biographical materials include birth, marriage, residency, and naturalization certificates and identification papers. Correspondence includes letters and postcards exchanged among Fritzi in the United States, her brother in England, and their parents in Austria. Photographs depict Fritzi and Herbert Klein, their parents, ...

  18. The Mayos visit relatives in Belgrade, travel on the SS Normandie, and celebrate at home in NY

    Title card: “Arriving at Solonika on way to Belgrade, Serbia.” Women, nicely dressed, pose for the camera at a train station in Greece. Anna Mayo and Calev Elias are in the group. People wave from the train windows. Some chat on the platform. The train departs. In different pairs, people walk towards the camera. Pan of station activity. Soldier in traditional garb walks down the street. Brief, donkeys in a field. Three men on the train platform. Title card: “Visiting aunt and other relatives in Belgrade, Serbia.” A nurse holds a baby outside a residence. Anna Mayo greets the baby. The nurse...

  19. Two-sided 11th Armored Division, US Army, after action poster for April and May 1945

    1. Howard S. Kaplan collection

    Double sided after action report poster by the 11th Armored Division, US Army, prepared on June 15, 1945, to review troop movements through southeastern Germany in April 1945 and northwestern Austria on May 1-9, 1945. One side has a map depicting dates and movements of the 11th Armored through southeastern Germany, from April 10 at Neustadt through the capture of Linz, Austria, on May 5 and the liberation of two concentration camps, Mauthausen, and a subcamp, Gusen, on May 5 and 6. The other side has a detailed, text only presentation of Miscellaneous Extracts of Division activities. The Di...

  20. 11th Armored Division, US Army, after action poster reporting battle events of March 1945

    1. Howard S. Kaplan collection

    After action report poster of the 11th Armored Division, US Army, for southwestern Germany from March 3 - 31, 1945. The top section depicts a map with three green arrows outlining the advance of the 11th Armored through southwestern Germany. The left arrow tracks northeastern movements from March 3 at Prum to March 9 at the Rhine River and Andernach. The center shows the southern push on March 10 from Bullay to the eastward shift ending in Worms on March 21. The right arrow tracks northeastern movement from Oppenheim on March 28 to the attack at Fulda on March 31. The Division continued sou...