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  1. Watercolor with a distant view of a hilltop town framed by foliage by a Jewish soldier, 2nd Polish corps

    1. Edward Herzbaum Hartry collection

    Watercolor with green tree tops framing a faraway view of Macerata, a hilltop city in central Italy. It was painted by by Edward Herzbaum circa June 1945 when he traveled around Italy after the war before studying architecture in Rome. During World War II, Edward served in the Polish Army of the East, which became the Second Polish Corps, British Army. 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, he was arrested by Soviet security police and exiled to a forced labor camp. Germany...

  2. Muted watercolor of an Italian castle seen from offshore created by a Jewish soldier, 2nd Polish corps

    1. Edward Herzbaum Hartry collection

    Impressionistic watercolor of a castle on the shoreline near San Severo, Italy, created by Edward Herzbaum in June 1945 when he traveled around Italy after the war before studying architecture in Rome. During World War II, Edward served in the Polish Army of the East, which became the Second Polish Corps, British Army. See 2012.471.96, .97, and 101 for other versions of this palace. 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 exi...

  3. Watercolor study of a seaside castle created by a Jewish soldier, 2nd Polish corps

    1. Edward Herzbaum Hartry collection

    Exterior view of a castle near the sea in San Severo, Italy, created by Edward Herzbaum in June 1945 when he traveled around Italy after the war before studying architecture in Rome. During World War II, Edward served in the Polish Army of the East, which became the Second Polish Corps, British Army. See 2012.471.96, .97, and 101 for other versions of this palace. 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 lab...

  4. Monte Cassino Commemorative Cross awarded to a Jewish soldier, 2nd Polish Corps

    1. Edward Herzbaum Hartry collection

    Monte Cassino Commemorative Cross [Krzyż Pamiątkowy Monte Cassino] awarded to Edward Herzbaum, a soldier in the 2nd Polish Corps, for participation in the Battle of Monte Cassino, as well as Piedimonte and Passo Corno in Italy. The 2nd Polish Corps led the mountain assault in the May 1944 victory, the fourth battle waged by Allied forces since January 1944 to break through German defenses. Edward, age 19, had left Łódź, Poland, shortly after Germany occupied the country in September 1939 to stay with family in Soviet controlled Lvov. In June 1940, he was arrested by Soviet security police a...

  5. Virtuti Militari - Wound Badge ribbon with star awarded to a Jewish soldier, 2nd Polish Corps

    1. Edward Herzbaum Hartry collection

    Virtuti Militari black and blue ribbon bar, or undress ribbon, with one star awarded to Edward Herzbaum, a soldier in the 5th Kresowa Infantry Division, 2nd Polish Corps, British Army, from 1942-1945. The single star recognizes that the awardee was wounded once in combat. When Edward was 19, he left Łódź, Poland, shortly after Nazi Germany occupied the country in September 1939 for Soviet controlled Lvov. In June 1940, Edward was exiled to a gulag by Soviet security police. Germany invaded the Soviet Union in June 1941. Edward was released in an amnesty of Polish prisoners to fight the Germ...

  6. Riband bar with seven ribbons awarded to a Jewish soldier, 2nd Polish Corps

    1. Edward Herzbaum Hartry collection

    Riband bar, also known as an undress ribbon, with ribbon colors for seven medals awarded by the British and Polish governments to Edward Herzbaum, a soldier in the 5th Kresowa Infantry Division, 2nd Polish Corps, British Army, from 1942-1945. He was in combat with the British 8th Army in Italy from February 1944-May 8, 1945, and awarded for heroism. When Edward was 19, he left Łódź, Poland, shortly after Nazi Germany occupied the country in September 1939 for Soviet controlled Lvov. In June 1940, Edward was exiled to a gulag by Soviet security police. Germany invaded the Soviet Union in Jun...

  7. Riband bar with three ribbons awarded to a Jewish soldier, 2nd Polish Corps

    1. Edward Herzbaum Hartry collection

    Riband bar, or undress ribbon, with sections of ribbon for three medals awarded by the British to Edward Herzbaum, a soldier in the 5th Kresowa Infantry Division, 2nd Polish Corps, British Army, from 1942-1945. He was in combat with the British 8th Army in Italy from February 1944-May 8, 1945, and awarded for heroism. When Edward was 19, he left Łódź, Poland, shortly after Nazi Germany occupied the country in September 1939 for Soviet controlled Lvov. In June 1940, Edward was exiled to a gulag by Soviet security police. Germany invaded the Soviet Union in June 1941. Edward was released in a...

  8. 2-sided silk escape map of Central/ East Europe owned by Jewish soldier, 2nd Polish Corps

    1. Edward Herzbaum Hartry collection

    Topographical silk escape map of Germany with September 1943 borders owned by Edward Herzbaum, a soldier in the 5th Kresowa Infantry Division, 2nd Polish Corps, British Army, from 1942-1945. The front details the region between northern Italy and Germany; the reverse continues to Germany, including Poland, which is marked as German territory. Escape and evasion maps were issued to help troops find their way to safety if caught behind enemy lines. Silk maps were easy to conceal, could withstand wet weather and wear, and made no noise in use. Edward, age 19, left Łódź, Poland, after Germany i...

  9. Allegorical steel sculpture made to honor Raoul Wallenberg by an artist who was one of the 1000s saved by his efforts

    1. Peter Dallos collection

    Homage to Wallenberg is a welded steel sculpture created by Peter Dallos from 2010-2012. It is a symbolic work with an abstract representation of Wallenberg, a realistic white hand, emerging from the Jewish quarter of Budapest, cradling men, women, and children. A repulsive plant-creature, representing the Nazi menace, threatens the protected figures. It is one of nine works in The War Series, created from 1988-2012. Hungary was a close German ally, and had enacted anti-Jewish laws since the 1930s. In 1940, Peter's father and uncles were deported to forced labor camps. But after the defeat ...

  10. Forced March No. 2, an allegorical steel sculpture representing a childhood memory of a roundup of Jews for deportation

    1. Peter Dallos collection

    Forced March No. 2. is a welded sculpture created by Peter Dallos in 2001. It depicts Jews being herded along a narrow Budapest street, a scene he witnessed as a 10 year old. It is one of nine works in The War Series, created from 1988-2012. Each work has small, thin brass rods carefully positioned in the forbidding sculptural environment that often represent Peter and his parents, as well as all those victimized by the war and the Holocaust. Hungary was a close German ally, and had enacted anti-Jewish laws since the 1930s. In 1940, Peter's father and uncles were deported to forced labor ca...

  11. Forced March No 1., steel and brass allegorical sculpture symbolizing prisoners on a forced march into a chasm

    1. Peter Dallos collection

    Forced March No. 1. is a welded steel sculpture created by Peter Dallos in December 2000. It represents captives being marched along a narrow cliffside road overlooking a chasm, downward, into a hell. The uneven ridge on the other side of the chasm has a polished silver surface representing a better place they will never reach. It is one of nine works in The War Series, created from 1988-2012. Each work has small, thin brass rods carefully positioned in the forbidding sculptural environment that often represent Peter and his parents, as well as all those victimized by the war and the Holoca...

  12. Air Raid, a semi-abstract steel sculpture resembling a bombed building based upon childhood memories of WWII in Budapest

    1. Peter Dallos collection

    Air Raid is an abstract welded steel sculpture created by Peter Dallos in 2000. It expresses the fear of abandonment felt by a 10 year old boy of being trapped within a bombed out building, with the adults outside. The boy cannot get out and the adults cannot get to him. It is one of nine works in The War Series, created from 1988-2012. Each work has small, thin brass rods carefully positioned in the forbidding sculptural environment that often represent Peter and his parents, as well as all those victimized by the war and the Holocaust. Hungary was a close German ally and had enacted anti-...

  13. Bombardment, a steel sculpture symbolizing childhood memories of the hunt for food during the nonstop bombing of Budapest

    1. Peter Dallos collection

    Bombardment is a welded, black painted steel sculpture created by Peter Dallos in 2000 to symbolize the desperate search for food during the siege of Budapest. All movement was restricted by the relentless bombing and the street battles between Soviet and German troops. During brief lulls in the fighting, they would run from doorway to doorway amidst collapsing buildings. It is one of nine works in The War Series, created from 1988-2012. Each work has small, thin brass rods carefully positioned in the forbidding sculptural environment that often represent Peter and his parents, as well as a...

  14. Alone, a minimalist steel sculpture symbolizing the alienated existence of a refugee

    1. Peter Dallos collection

    Alone is a semi-abstract black painted steel sculpture created by Peter Dallos in 1988 to convey his state of mind after escaping Hungary in 1956 following the revolution against Soviet control. It is one of nine works in The War Series, created from 1988-2012. Each work has small, thin brass rods carefully positioned in the forbidding sculptural environment that often represent Peter and his parents, as well as all those victimized by the war and the Holocaust. Hungary was a close German ally and had enacted anti-Jewish laws since the 1930s. In 1940, Peter's father and uncles were deported...

  15. Confinement, a semi-abstract welded sculpture representing a deportation roundup

    1. Peter Dallos collection

    Confinement is a semi-abstract welded steel sculpture created by Peter Dallos in 1999. "Confinement" depicts how prisoners selected for deportation are trapped by gates, watchtowers, and terrain that make escape impossible. It is one of nine works in The War Series, created from 1988-2012. Each work has small, thin brass rods carefully positioned in the forbidding sculptural environment that often represent Peter and his parents, as well as all those victimized by the war and the Holocaust. Hungary was a close German ally and had enacted anti-Jewish laws since the 1930s. In 1940, Peter's fa...

  16. War, a minimalist welded steel sculpture symbolizing childhood memories of WWII in Budapest

    1. Peter Dallos collection

    War is a semi-abstract, black painted steel sculpture created by Peter Dallos in 1998. It is an allegorical work that expresses the helplessness of the individual amidst the upheaval of war which Peter, as a young boy, experienced as a surreal nightmare. It is one of nine works in The War Series, created from 1988-2012. Each work has small, thin brass rods carefully positioned in the sculptural environment that often represent Peter and his parents, and all those victimized by the war and the Holocaust. Hungary, a close German ally, enacted anti-Jewish laws in the 1930s. In 1940, Peter's fa...

  17. Destruction, a minimalist welded steel sculpture symbolizing childhood memories of the chaos of WWII in Budapest

    1. Peter Dallos collection

    Destruction is a semi-abstract welded steel sculpture created by Peter Dallos in 1998/99. It represents a family fleeing from the mayhem of war. It is one of nine works in The War Series, created from 1988-2012. Each work has small, thin brass rods carefully positioned in the forbidding sculptural environment that often represent Peter and his parents, as well as all those victimized by the war and the Holocaust. Hungary was a close German ally and had enacted anti-Jewish laws since the 1930s. In 1940, Peter's father and uncles were deported to forced labor camps. But after the defeat at St...

  18. Yellow cloth Star of David badge worn by a Jewish boy in Budapest

    1. Peter Dallos family collection

    Star of David badge worn by 10 year old Peter Deutsch in German occupied Budapest, Hungary, beginning April 6, 1944. The wearing of this badge, required of all Jews, made Peter and his mother feel acutely ashamed. Hungary was a German ally, but after the defeat at Stalingrad, sought a separate truce with the western Allies. To thwart these efforts, Germany occupied Hungary in March 1944. Immediately after invading, the Germans began to systematically deport all the Jews of Hungary to concentration camps. Peter's father Erno was sent to a forced labor camp in Serbia. Peter and his mother had...

  19. Kurt and Hennie Reiner papers

    The collection includes documents, correspondence, and photographs regarding the Holocaust experiences of Kurt and Hennie Reiner of Vienna, Austria including their emigration from Vienna in 1939 into Milan, Italy and Marseille, France; Kurt’s internment at Les Milles; and their immigration to the United States in 1940. Biographical material includes identification papers of Kurt and Hennie Reiner, Kurt’s grades at the technical school of Vienna, papers related to his employment in the United States, and a copy of the their marriage certificate. Also included is a small amount of paperwork r...

  20. Norman A. Miller family papers

    1. Norman A. Miller family collection

    Correspondence, diary, and documents, belonging to Norman A. Miller (Norbert Müller), and documenting his family's life in Nürnberg, Germany; the effects of Nazi persecution during the 1930s, Miller's immigration to England via a Kindertransport, his service with the British Army during World War II, and his post-war life. The bulk of the collection consists of correspondence Miller received from his family in Nürnberg between 1939 and 1941, describing their experiences, conditions there, and attempt to emigrate. Also included is a pocket diary that Miller began in 1939, postwar corresponde...