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  1. US Army service hat and hat box owned by a Jewish soldier

    1. J. George Mitnick collection
    • United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
    • irn518227
    • English
    • a: Height: 5.250 inches (13.335 cm) | Width: 12.750 inches (32.385 cm) | Depth: 14.250 inches (36.195 cm) b: Height: 6.375 inches (16.192 cm) | Width: 13.125 inches (33.338 cm) | Depth: 14.500 inches (36.83 cm)

    Service hat issued to J. George Mitnick by the United States Army during World War II. Service hats were issued to both officers and enlisted men. The color of the cord around the brim indicated the enlisted man’s branch of service. Service hats with the gold and black cords were issued to officers. Mitnick, a 27 year-old Jewish American, served as a captain in the 65th Infantry Division, European Theater and in the Chemical Warfare Service, 91st Chemical Mortar Battalion, 45th Infantry Division. His unit took control of the Ohrdruf concentration camp in April 1945; nearly all the inhabitan...

  2. US Army captain's insignia patch worn by a Jewish soldier

    1. J. George Mitnick collection

    US Army captain’s insignia issued to J. George Mitnick when he served in the United States Army during World War II. Mitnick, a 27 year-old Jewish American, served as a captain in the 65th Infantry Division, European Theater and in the Chemical Warfare Service, 91st Chemical Mortar Battalion, 45th Infantry Division. His unit took control of the Ohrdruf concentration camp in April 1945; nearly all the inhabitants were dead, killed by the departing German troops. This was the first concentration camp liberated by US troops and descriptions of the conditions horrified the world. Mitnick’s unit...

  3. US Army, 45th Infantry Division, Class A Thunderbird patch issued to a Jewish soldier

    1. J. George Mitnick collection

    Unused red patch with an embroidered yellow Thunderbird issued to J. George Mitnick when he served in the 45th Infantry, US Army, during WWII. The Thunderbird division adopted this Native American symbol in 1939 to replace the previous symbol. a swastika. Mitnick, a 27 year-old Jewish American, served as a captain in the 65th Infantry Division, European Theater and in the Chemical Warfare Service, 91st Chemical Mortar Battalion, 45th Infantry Division. His unit took control of the Ohrdruf concentration camp in April 1945; nearly all the inhabitants were dead, killed by the departing German ...

  4. US Army 2nd Lieutenant subdued marking patch issued to a Jewish soldier

    1. J. George Mitnick collection

    US Army 2nd Lieutenant patch issued to J. George Mitnick when he served in the US Army during WWII. Mitnick, a 27 year-old Jewish American, served as a captain in the 65th Infantry Division, European Theater and in the Chemical Warfare Service, 91st Chemical Mortar Battalion, 45th Infantry Division. His unit took control of the Ohrdruf concentration camp in April 1945; nearly all the inhabitants were dead, killed by the departing German troops. This was the first concentration camp liberated by US troops and descriptions of the conditions horrified the world. Mitnick’s unit continued on int...

  5. US Army, 45th Infantry Division, bundle of Class A Thunderbird patches

    1. J. George Mitnick collection

    Bundle of patches issued by the United States Army to J. George Mitnick during WWII. They appear to be unused. The Thunderbird division adopted this Native American symbol in 1939 to replace the previous symbol. a swastika. Mitnick, a 27 year-old Jewish American, served as a captain in the 65th Infantry Division, European Theater and in the Chemical Warfare Service, 91st Chemical Mortar Battalion, 45th Infantry Division. His unit took control of the Ohrdruf concentration camp in April 1945; nearly all the inhabitants were dead, killed by the departing German troops. This was the first conce...

  6. US Army captain's insignia patch worn by a Jewish soldier

    1. J. George Mitnick collection

    US Army captain’s insignia issued to J. George Mitnick when he served in the United States Army during World War II. Mitnick, a 27 year-old Jewish American, served as a captain in the 65th Infantry Division, European Theater and in the Chemical Warfare Service, 91st Chemical Mortar Battalion, 45th Infantry Division. His unit took control of the Ohrdruf concentration camp in April 1945; nearly all the inhabitants were dead, killed by the departing German troops. This was the first concentration camp liberated by US troops and descriptions of the conditions horrified the world. Mitnick’s unit...

  7. US Army, 45th Infantry Division, Class A Thunderbird patch owned by a Jewish soldier

    1. J. George Mitnick collection

    Unused red patch with an embroidered yellow Thunderbird issued to J. George Mitnick when he served in the 45th Infantry, US Army, during WWII. The Thunderbird division adopted this Native American symbol in 1939 to replace the previous symbol. a swastika. Mitnick, a 27 year-old Jewish American, served as a captain in the 65th Infantry Division, European Theater and in the Chemical Warfare Service, 91st Chemical Mortar Battalion, 45th Infantry Division. His unit took control of the Ohrdruf concentration camp in April 1945; nearly all the inhabitants were dead, killed by the departing German ...

  8. US Army captain's insignia patch worn by a Jewish soldier

    1. J. George Mitnick collection

    US Army captain’s insignia issued to J. George Mitnick when he served in the United States Army during World War II. Mitnick, a 27 year-old Jewish American, served as a captain in the 65th Infantry Division, European Theater and in the Chemical Warfare Service, 91st Chemical Mortar Battalion, 45th Infantry Division. His unit took control of the Ohrdruf concentration camp in April 1945; nearly all the inhabitants were dead, killed by the departing German troops. This was the first concentration camp liberated by US troops and descriptions of the conditions horrified the world. Mitnick’s unit...

  9. US Army, 45th Infantry Division, Class A Thunderbird patch issued to a Jewish soldier

    1. J. George Mitnick collection

    Red patch with an embroidered yellow Thunderbird issued to J. George Mitnick when he served in the 45th Infantry, US Army, during WWII. The Thunderbird division adopted this Native American symbol in 1939 to replace the previous symbol, a swastika. Mitnick, a 27 year-old Jewish American, served as a captain in the 65th Infantry Division, European Theater and in the Chemical Warfare Service, 91st Chemical Mortar Battalion, 45th Infantry Division. His unit took control of the Ohrdruf concentration camp in April 1945; nearly all the inhabitants were dead, killed by the departing German troops....

  10. US Army captain's insignia patch worn by a Jewish soldier

    1. J. George Mitnick collection

    US Army captain’s insignia issued to J. George Mitnick when he served in the United States Army during World War II. Mitnick, a 27 year-old Jewish American, served as a captain in the 65th Infantry Division, European Theater and in the Chemical Warfare Service, 91st Chemical Mortar Battalion, 45th Infantry Division. His unit took control of the Ohrdruf concentration camp in April 1945; nearly all the inhabitants were dead, killed by the departing German troops. This was the first concentration camp liberated by US troops and descriptions of the conditions horrified the world. Mitnick’s unit...

  11. Toy Nazi SS figurine in a black uniform with swastika armband acquired by a US family in Vienna

    1. Ross Baker family collection

    Black uniformed Nazi SS toy figure acquired for the sons of Ross and Helen Baker in prewar Vienna, Austria. Black shirts were worn by the SS [Schutz Staffel] after 1932. The SS was a police and military organization in charge of Security in the Third Reich. The toy was one of a series of Nazi themed figurines created by O. & M. Hausser in the 1930s. Ross was a chemist and professor at the City University of New York. In 1937, he received a sabbatical leave to study at the University of Vienna and moved there with his wife and five sons. During this time, the family witnessed many histor...

  12. UNRRA selected records AG-018-002 : Controller and Public Information (S-0554)

    Routine administrative files and preliminary drafts of releases and other publicity materials, accounting files, reports and correspondence of international organizations; reports from particular missions and displaced persons camps, UNRRA administrative organization charts and statistics. Much of records were destroyed by UNRRA or later by the Archives Section.

  13. Nazi feature film: Antisemitic and anti-British propaganda

    Amschel Rothschild (Erich Ponto) in Frankfurt and his sons Nathan (Karl Kuhlmann) in London and James (Albert Lippert) in Paris are part of an international network of Jewish bankers lending money to powerful people in their respective countries at the beginning of the nineteenth century. Due to their international contacts and ruthless materialistic attitude, the Rothschilds earn money every time non-Jewish soldiers give their blood, for instance when Nathan benefits from advance information about the outcome of the battle of Waterloo. Nathan appears with a strong Jewish accent and appeara...

  14. SS Auschwitz album

    The album consists of 116 photographs taken during the last six months of Auschwitz, between June 1944 and January 1945. The album shows Auschwitz during its most lethal period, coinciding with the murder of 400,000 Hungarian Jews. However, these events are alluded to only indirectly. The album was compiled by Obersturmführer Karl Höcker, the adjutant to Richard Baer, the last commandant of the Auschwitz concentration camp. This album also depicts other noted SS camp officers, including Rudolf Höss, Josef Kramer, Franz Hössler and Dr. Josef Mengele. These are the only known photographs of...

  15. Set of seal skin ski straps used by a German Jewish businessman in Shanghai

    1. Adelaide and Fritz Kauffmann collection
    • United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
    • irn518145
    • English
    • a: Height: 84.500 inches (214.63 cm) | Width: 2.250 inches (5.715 cm) b: Height: 84.500 inches (214.63 cm) | Width: 2.500 inches (6.35 cm)

    Pair of ski straps that belonged to Fritz Kauffmann, a German Jewish businessman, who lived in Shanghai, China, from 1931-1949. He was active in Jewish community aid efforts before and during World War II. In 1940, because of Nazi politics and the outbreak of war, he resigned from the German firm for which he worked and opened his own import/export business. He was deprived of his German citizenship in 1941 for being Jewish and living abroad. However, as a longtime resident and successful businessman in Shanghai, he was able to surmount wartime difficulties and assist the more recent Jewish...

  16. Set of seal skin ski straps used by a German Jewish businessman in Shanghai

    1. Adelaide and Fritz Kauffmann collection
    • United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
    • irn518146
    • English
    • a: Height: 119.000 inches (302.26 cm) | Width: 2.625 inches (6.668 cm) b: Height: 119.000 inches (302.26 cm) | Width: 2.625 inches (6.668 cm)

    Pair of ski straps that belonged to Fritz Kauffmann, a German Jewish businessman, who lived in Shanghai, China, from 1931-1949. He was active in Jewish community aid efforts before and during World War II. In 1940, because of Nazi politics and the outbreak of war, he resigned from the German firm for which he worked and opened his own import/export business. He was deprived of his German citizenship in 1941 for being Jewish and living abroad. However, as a longtime resident and successful businessman in Shanghai, he was able to surmount wartime difficulties and assist the more recent Jewish...

  17. White polo helmet owned by a German Jewish businessman in Shanghai

    1. Adelaide and Fritz Kauffmann collection

    Polo hemlet that belonged to Fritz Kauffmann, a German Jewish businessman, who lived in Shanghai, China, from 1931-1949. He was active in Jewish community aid efforts before and during World War II. In 1940, because of Nazi politics and the outbreak of war, he resigned from the German firm for which he worked and opened his own import/export business. He was deprived of his German citizenship in 1941 for being Jewish and living abroad. However, as a longtime resident and successful businessman in Shanghai, he was able to surmount wartime difficulties and assist the more recent Jewish refuge...

  18. Hound leash used by a German Jewish businessman in Shanghai

    1. Adelaide and Fritz Kauffmann collection

    Hound leash that belonged to Fritz Kauffmann, a German Jewish businessman, who lived in Shanghai, China, from 1931-1949. He was an avid polo player and belonged to a Hunt Club in Shanghai that sponsored many sporting events.He was active in Jewish community aid efforts before and during World War II. In 1940, because of Nazi politics and the outbreak of war, he resigned from the German firm for which he worked and opened his own import/export business. He was deprived of his German citizenship in 1941 for being Jewish and living abroad. However, as a longtime resident and successful busines...

  19. Riding crop with leather handle used by a German Jewish businessman in Shanghai

    1. Adelaide and Fritz Kauffmann collection

    Riding crop that belonged to Fritz Kauffmann, a German Jewish businessman, who lived in Shanghai, China, from 1931-1949. He was an avid polo player and belonged to a Hunt Club in Shanghai that sponsored many sporting events. He was active in Jewish community aid efforts before and during World War II. In 1940, because of Nazi politics and the outbreak of war, he resigned from the German firm for which he worked and opened his own import/export business. He was deprived of his German citizenship in 1941 for being Jewish and living abroad. However, as a longtime resident and successful busine...

  20. Hunt crop with horn handle used by a German Jewish businessman in Shanghai

    1. Adelaide and Fritz Kauffmann collection

    Hunt crop that belonged to Fritz Kauffmann, a German Jewish businessman, who lived in Shanghai, China, from 1931-1949. He was an avid polo player and belonged to a Hunt Club in Shanghai that sponsored many sporting events. He was active in Jewish community aid efforts before and during World War II. In 1940, because of Nazi politics and the outbreak of war, he resigned from the German firm for which he worked and opened his own import/export business. He was deprived of his German citizenship in 1941 for being Jewish and living abroad. However, as a longtime resident and successful business...