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  1. Łódź (Litzmannstadt) ghetto scrip, 10 [zehn] mark note, given to a US soldier by a refugee

    1. Igor Belousovitch collection

    10 [zehn] mark note receipt from the Łódź ghetto, one of 5 pieces of scrip given to Igor Belousovitch, a US soldier, in early April 1945 by a refugee walking west on the same road Igor's unit was taking east across Germany near Leipzig. As Igor was looking at the line of refugees, one looked over at him and they made eye contact. The man, emaciated and dressed in rags, walked over to Igor, reached in his pocket, pulled out several bills, and gave them to Igor. They exchanged a few words and then both continued on their way. The scrip was created in the Łódź ghetto, renamed Litzmannstadt, in...

  2. Łódź (Litzmannstadt) ghetto scrip, 1 mark note, given to a US soldier by a refugee

    1. Igor Belousovitch collection

    1 mark note receipt from the Łódź ghetto, one of 5 pieces of scrip given to Igor Belousovitch, a US soldier, in early April 1945 by a refugee walking west on the same road Igor's unit was taking east across Germany near Leipzig. As Igor was looking at the line of refugees, one looked over at him and they made eye contact. The man, emaciated and dressed in rags, walked over to Igor, reached in his pocket, pulled out several bills, and gave them to Igor. They exchanged a few words and then both continued on their way. The scrip was created in the Łódź ghetto, renamed Litzmannstadt, in German ...

  3. Łódź (Litzmannstadt) ghetto scrip, 5 mark note, given to a US soldier by a refugee

    1. Igor Belousovitch collection

    5 mark note receipt from the Łódź ghetto, one of 5 pieces of scrip given to Igor Belousovitch, a US soldier, in early April 1945 by a refugee walking west on the same road Igor's unit was taking east across Germany near Leipzig. As Igor was looking at the line of refugees, one looked over at him and they made eye contact. The man, emaciated and dressed in rags, walked over to Igor, reached in his pocket, pulled out several bills, and gave them to Igor. They exchanged a few words and then both continued on their way. The scrip was created in the Łódź ghetto, renamed Litzmannstadt, in German ...

  4. Ceskoslovensky Valecny Kriz 1939 (Czechoslovak War Cross) with ribbon awarded to a Czech Jewish soldier

    1. Joseph Hauptman collection

    Czechoslovak War Cross 1939 with striped ribbon awarded to Josef Hauptman in 1946 for bravery as a soldier during the war against Nazi Germany. He received the medal with a certificate (see 2004.643.1) on March 6, 1946. In 1938, Czechoslovakia was dismantled and its territory absorbed by Nazi Germany and its allies. Josef, 18, was drafted into the Soviet Army that year. He fought with Soviet forces for the rest of the war. He was wounded for the second time and hospitalized when the war ended on May 8, 1945. Sometime that summer, Josef became a member of the Czechoslovak Army. In December 1...

  5. Ceskoslovenskou Medaila za Chrabrost [Medal of Valor] awarded to a Czech Jewish soldier

    1. Joseph Hauptman collection

    Czechoslovak Medal for Valor 1939-1945 with striped ribbon awarded to Josef Hauptman in 1946 for bravery as a soldier during the war against Nazi Germany. He received the medal with a certificate (see 2004.643.1) on March 6, 1946. In 1938, Czechoslovakia was dismantled and its territory absorbed by Nazi Germany and its allies. Josef, 18, was drafted into the Soviet Army that year. He fought with Soviet forces for the rest of the war. He was wounded for the second time and hospitalized when the war ended on May 8, 1945. Sometime that summer, Josef became a member of the Czechoslovak Army. In...

  6. Ink line drawing of a barricade defended by Communist resistance fighters by a French Jewish youth

    1. Francois Szulman collection

    Ink line drawing created by 13 year old Francois Szulman about 1944 depicting a scene he witnessed in his Parisian neighborhood on the eve of liberation, August 23, 1944. It is an image of an armed group of young men with FTP armbands for the Communist resistance movement firing a machine gun and rifles over a large sandbag barricade. Belleville was a working class suburb with a large Jewish and immigrant population. During the occupation of France by Nazi Germany that began in June 1940, the Germans sought to remove all Jews from Paris. Francois and his mother were arrested in July 1942 du...

  7. My Mother Child’s crayon drawing of a flower in a pot made by an Austrian Jewish refugee for his mother

    1. Alice and John Morawetz collection

    Crayon sketch of a flower made by 7 year old Hans Morawetz for his mother, Therese, on May 13, 1928, when they lived in Vienna, Austria. In March 1938, Austria was annexed by Nazi Germany. The Germans enacted persecutory measures towards Jews and the family apartment was confiscated. Hans’s father, Franz, was able to obtain US immigration visas for Hans, his mother, and his older brother, Walter. In May 1940, they left Vienna for Genoa, Italy, and sailed for New York aboard the US United States. His father was deported on July 29, 1942, from Vienna to Theresienstadt; two years later he was ...

  8. Ceramic change holder in the shape of an Orthodox Jewish man

    1. Katz Ehrenthal collection

    Late 19th or early 20th century ceramic change holder in the shape of an Orthodox Jewish man standing on top of a shallow dish labelled, “The Old Pal.” The figurine was produced by the Schafer and Vater Porcelain Factory in Volkstedt Rudolstadt, Thuringia, Germany. The company was established in 1890, and by 1910, their goods were distributed in the United States by Sears Roebuck Company. The man has very long, bushy sidelocks, a stereotypical physical feature commonly attributed to Jewish men. The man’s black clothing and the kippah conform to the Jewish concept of tzniyus (modest dress an...

  9. Markov-Grinberg photograph of a crane lowering a Soviet Star onto the Spasskaya Tower

    1. Mark Markov-Grinberg collection

    Photographic print of a star being hoisted onto a tower in Red Square, Moscow, created in 1935 by Mark Markov-Grinberg, a Soviet Jewish photographer and World War II correspondent. Markov-Grinberg was a major Social Realist photographer during the Stalinist era of the 1930s-1940s. He worked for major newspapers and journals, including TASS. He was a war correspondent during the Soviet-Finnish War from 1939-1940 and, in 1941, was drafted to fight in World War II. While a soldier, he continued his work as a photographer and army correspondent. After the war, he returned to his job at TASS.

  10. Markov-Grinberg photograph of women athletes holding flags in Red Square

    1. Mark Markov-Grinberg collection

    Photographic print of women carrying flags in a procession in Moscow, created in 1935 by Mark Markov-Grinberg, a Soviet Jewish photographer and World War II correspondent. Markov-Grinberg was a major Social Realist photographer during the Stalinist era of the 1930s-1940s. He worked for major newspapers and journals, including TASS. He was a war correspondent during the Soviet-Finnish War from 1939-1940 and, in 1941, was drafted to fight in World War II. While a soldier, he continued his work as a photographer and army correspondent. After the war, he returned to his job at TASS.

  11. Markov-Grinberg photograph of an old sailor with whiskers in front of a boat of fishermen

    1. Mark Markov-Grinberg collection

    Photographic print of an elderly sailor and a boat load of fishermen, created in 1939 by Mark Markov-Grinberg, a Soviet Jewish photographer and World War II correspondent. Markov-Grinberg was a major Social Realist photographer during the Stalinist era of the 1930s-1940s. He worked for major newspapers and journals, including TASS. He was a war correspondent during the Soviet-Finnish War from 1939-1940 and, in 1941, was drafted to fight in World War II. While a soldier, he continued his work as a photographer and army correspondent. After the war, he returned to his job at TASS.

  12. Markov-Grinberg photograph of peasants from a farmers collective holding a sign

    1. Mark Markov-Grinberg collection

    Photographic print of farmers carrying a sign, created in 1933 by Mark Markov-Grinberg, a Soviet Jewish photographer and World War II correspondent. Markov-Grinberg was a major Social Realist photographer during the Stalinist era of the 1930s-1940s. He worked for major newspapers and journals, including TASS. He was a war correspondent during the Soviet-Finnish War from 1939-1940 and, in 1941, was drafted to fight in World War II. While a soldier, he continued his work as a photographer and army correspondent. After the war, he returned to his job at TASS.

  13. Markov-Grinberg photograph of a Ukrainian coal miner and iconic Soviet worker hero

    1. Mark Markov-Grinberg collection

    Photographic print of Ukrainian miner, Nikita Izotov, by Mark Markov-Grinberg. In 1934, Markov-Grinberg was commissioned by TASS to create a photo essay about a day in the life of coal miner Nikita Izotov. Markov was to depict Izotov as a progressive man and show the good life of Soviet miners. He lived for six months with the Izotov family and created an iconic portrait of the Socialist worker hero. The published photo essay circulated in European publications, including Belgium and France, and the full series of fourteen photographs appeared in the German Workers Illustrated Newspaper. Th...

  14. Markov-Grinberg photograph of a Soviet soldier kissing his rifle in front of the assembled troops

    1. Mark Markov-Grinberg collection

    Photographic print of a Soviet soldier at a 1943 Oath of War ceremony by Mark Markov-Grinberg, a Soviet Jewish photographer and World War II correspondent. Markov-Grinberg took this photograph minutes before the regiment depicted attacked an entrenched German defensive position. Markov-Grinberg was a major Social Realist photographer during the Stalinist era of the 1930s-1940s. He worked for major newspapers and journals, including TASS. He was a war correspondent during the Soviet-Finnish War from 1939-1940 and, in 1941, was drafted to fight in World War II. While a soldier, he continued h...

  15. Markov-Grinberg photograph of an aerial formation seen from below

    1. Mark Markov-Grinberg collection

    Photographic print of a 1933 air show near Moscow created by Mark Markov-Grinberg. Markov-Grinberg was a major Social Realist photographer during the Stalinist era of the 1930s-1940s. He worked for major newspapers and journals, including TASS. He was a war correspondent during the Soviet-Finnish War from 1939-1940 and, in 1941, was drafted to fight in World War II. While a soldier, he continued his work as a photographer and army correspondent. After the war, he returned to his job at TASS.

  16. Markov-Grinberg photograph of Soviet soldiers crouching in a trench as a tank rolls across the gap

    1. Mark Markov-Grinberg collection

    Photographic print of Red Army soldiers in 1943 near Kursk, Soviet Union, by Mark Markov-Grinberg, a Soviet Jewish photographer and World War II correspondent. This image represents a scene from the Battle of Kursk, 1943, a major turning point of the war as it ended the German offensive in the east and gave the Soviet Army the strategic advantage for the rest of the war. Markov-Grinberg was a major Social Realist photographer during the Stalinist era of the 1930s-1940s. He worked for major newspapers and journals, including TASS. He was a war correspondent during the Soviet-Finnish War from...

  17. Markov-Grinberg photograph of a policeman directing traffic in a Moscow intersection at night

    1. Mark Markov-Grinberg collection

    Photographic print of a nighttime traffic scene created in 1936 by Mark Markov-Grinberg, a Soviet Jewish photographer and World War II correspondent. Markov-Grinberg was a major Social Realist photographer during the Stalinist era of the 1930s-1940s. He worked for major newspapers and journals, including TASS. He was a war correspondent during the Soviet-Finnish War from 1939-1940 and, in 1941, was drafted to fight in World War II. While a soldier, he continued his work as a photographer and army correspondent. After the war, he returned to his job at TASS.

  18. Markov-Grinberg photograph of 2 teams of 3 yoked horses and sleighs racing in the snow

    1. Mark Markov-Grinberg collection

    Photographic print of 2 horse teams racing through the countryside created in 1934 by Mark Markov-Grinberg, a Soviet Jewish photographer and World War II war correspondent. Markov-Grinberg was a major Social Realist photographer during the Stalinist era of the 1930s-1940s. He worked for major newspapers and journals, including TASS. He was a war correspondent during the Soviet-Finnish War from 1939-1940 and, in 1941, was drafted to fight in World War II. While a soldier, he continued his work as a photographer and army correspondent. After the war, he returned to his job at TASS.

  19. Moshe Sheps papers

    The Moshe Sheps papers consists of 52 photographs and a postcard relating to Moshe Sheps' family before and during World War II in Poland.

  20. Reich Labor Service Arbeit adelt [Work ennobles] plaque and booklet acquired by a US soldier

    1. Mark C. Levy collection
    • United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
    • irn518507
    • English
    • a: Height: 6.625 inches (16.828 cm) | Width: 4.125 inches (10.478 cm) b: Height: 5.875 inches (14.923 cm) | Width: 4.000 inches (10.16 cm)

    German Labor Service plaque that belonged to Mark C. Levy, a US soldier with the 4th Armored Division and with the Intelligence Corps. The RAD [Reich Labor Service], was a labor organization established by the NSDAP (Nazi Party) in 1935. RAD service was compulsory for all citizens of Germany, age 19-25, for a minimum of 6 months. The RAD provided ideological and paramilitary training and instilled in its members the ideal of sacrifice and service for the glory of the Third Reich. This plaque is accompanied by a booklet where the member can record his personal informaton and activities. Most...