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  1. Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp scrip, 1 krone note, owned by a German Jewish survivor

    1. Gerhard and Ursula Naumann Maschkowski collection

    Theresienstadt scrip, valued at 1 (eine) krone, belonging to Gerhard Maschkowski. Gerhard was not interned in the ghetto-labor camp in German occupied Czechoslovakia, but his wife Ursula Naumann and his parents were there several years. Inmates were not allowed to have currency and the SS ordered the Jewish Council to design scrip for use only in the camp. Produced in 7 denominations: 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, it was issued to create a false appearance of normalcy in the camp. There was nothing to obtain with the scrip. Gerhard lived with his parents Arthur and Herta, and brother Siegfried ...

  2. Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp scrip, 5 kronen note, owned by a German Jewish survivor

    1. Gerhard and Ursula Naumann Maschkowski collection

    Theresienstadt scrip, valued at 5 [funf] kronen, belonging to Gerhard Maschkowski. Gerhard was not interned in the ghetto-labor camp in German occupied Czechoslovakia, but his wife Ursula Naumann and his parents were there several years. Inmates were not allowed to have currency and the SS ordered the Jewish Council to design scrip for use only in the camp. Produced in 7 denominations: 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, it was issued to create a false appearance of normalcy in the camp. There was nothing to obtain with the scrip. Gerhard lived with his parents Arthur and Herta, and brother Siegfried...

  3. Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp scrip, 20 kronen note, owned by a German Jewish survivor

    1. Gerhard and Ursula Naumann Maschkowski collection

    Theresienstadt scrip, valued at 20 [zwanzig] kronen, belonging to Gerhard Maschkowski. Gerhard was not interned in the ghetto-labor camp in German occupied Czechoslovakia, but his wife Ursula Naumann and his parents were there several years. Inmates were not allowed to have currency and the SS ordered the Jewish Council to design scrip for use only in the camp. Produced in 7 denominations: 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, it was issued to create a false appearance of normalcy in the camp. There was nothing to obtain with the scrip. Gerhard lived with his parents Arthur and Herta, and brother Siegf...

  4. Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp scrip, 50 kronen note, owned by a German Jewish survivor

    1. Gerhard and Ursula Naumann Maschkowski collection

    Theresienstadt scrip, valued at 50 [funfzig] kronen, belonging to Gerhard Maschkowski. Gerhard was not interned in the ghetto-labor camp in German occupied Czechoslovakia, but his wife Ursula Naumann and his parents were there several years. Inmates were not allowed to have currency and the SS ordered the Jewish Council to design scrip for use only in the camp. Produced in 7 denominations: 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, it was issued to create a false appearance of normalcy in the camp. There was nothing to obtain with the scrip. Gerhard lived with his parents Arthur and Herta, and brother Siegf...

  5. Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp scrip, 100 kronen note, owned by a German Jewish survivor

    1. Gerhard and Ursula Naumann Maschkowski collection

    Theresienstadt scrip, valued at 500 [eine hundert] kronen, belonging to Gerhard Maschkowski. Gerhard was not interned in the ghetto-labor camp in German occupied Czechoslovakia, but his wife Ursula Naumann and his parents were there several years. Inmates were not allowed to have currency and the SS ordered the Jewish Council to design scrip for use only in the camp. Produced in 7 denominations: 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, it was issued to create a false appearance of normalcy in the camp. There was nothing to obtain with the scrip. Gerhard lived with his parents Arthur and Herta, and brother...

  6. Schatz and Bonder families papers

    1. Schatz and Bonder families collection

    The papers include biographical material, immigration document, correspondence, and photographs documenting the Holocaust-era experiences of Henry and Rischa (née Bonder) Schatz and their respective families. Both families survived the Holocaust in Italy and were united through Henry and Rischa’s marriage in the United States. Biographical material consists of Henry Schatz’s identification cards from the Ferramonti internment camp and the UNRRA, and his wife Rischa’s Italian passport and a typed testimonial document from an Italian soldier regarding a German soldier shooting Rischa in 1943....

  7. William and Bela Citron and Miriam Citron Burhans papers

    1. William and Bela Citron and Miriam Citron Burhans collection

    The collection documents the post-war experiences of William and Bela Citron (Wolf Cytrynblum and Bela Kasztan) and their daughter Miriam Citron (Gela Machla, later Miriam Citron Burhans) in displaced persons camps in Germany prior to their immigration to the United States in 1949. Included are identification documents, photographs, a small amount of immigration documents, material related to the search for the fates of their families, and restitution paperwork. Photographs primarily document William and Bela’s time in the Foehrenwald and Stuttgart DP camps, including the birth of their dau...

  8. Rubin and Huntly families papers

    1. Rubin and Huntly families collection

    The collection consists of biographical and identification papers, immigration documents, correspondence, and photographs documenting the Holocaust-era experiences of Tibor Rubin, Emery Rubin and his wife Gloria Baker, Irene Rubin-Huntly and her husband Joseph Huntly. Included is material related to Tibor Rubin receiving the Medal of Honor in 2005 for his service and actions as a prisoner of war during the Korean War. Tibor Rubin’s papers primarily relate to him receiving the Medal of Honor in 2005, including ceremony logistics and programs. Correspondence consists of photocopies of letters...

  9. Passover Prayer Book, German translation Book

    1. Norman A. Miller family collection

    1832 German translation of a Passover prayer book recorded in Hebrew owned by Norbert Müller (later Norman Miller), a 15 year old German Jewish refugee who came to London, England in September 1939. The front cover is inscribed by Norbert’s maternal great grandmother, Sara Jacobs. 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 [C...

  10. My Struggle Wedding edition of Mein Kampf with slipcase confiscated by a British soldier and German Jewish emigre

    1. Norman A. Miller family collection
    • United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
    • irn555443
    • English
    • 1939
    • a: Height: 7.500 inches (19.05 cm) | Width: 5.125 inches (13.018 cm) | Depth: 1.375 inches (3.493 cm) b: Height: 7.750 inches (19.685 cm) | Width: 5.375 inches (13.653 cm) | Depth: 1.500 inches (3.81 cm)

    Wedding presentation edition of Hitler's Mein Kampf with slipcase acquired 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 ...

  11. Baal T'Fillah or The Practical Prayer, 4th edition Prayer book for Passover days 1 and 2 owned by a British soldier and German Jewish emigre

    1. Norman A. Miller family collection

    The Baal t'fillah oder Der practische Vorbeter is one of five books from the personal collection of Sebald Müller that were confiscated by the Nazi regime and added to Julius Streicher's Library of Judaica in the 1930s. After the war, the books were placed in the collection of the Stadt-Bibliothek Nuremberg [Nuremberg City Library], which returned them to Sebald’s son, Norman Miller (previously Norbert Müller) in 2011. On November 9, 1938, during Kristallnacht in Nuremberg, Germany, the apartment Sebald shared with his wife, Laura, their children, Norbert and Suse, and mother-in-law, Clara ...

  12. Bible and Talmud Treasure, A book for the Jewish family Bible and Talmud book returned to a family after being confiscated during the war

    1. Norman A. Miller family collection

    The Bibel-und Talmudschatz is one of five books from the personal collection of Sebald Müller that were confiscated by the Nazi regime and added to Julius Streicher's Library of Judaica in the 1930s. After the war, the books were placed in the collection of the Stadt-Bibliothek Nuremberg [Nuremberg City Library], which returned them to Sebald’s son, Norman Miller (previously Norbert Müller) in 2011. The book is inscribed by Sebald to his mother, Bertha, on the occasion of her husband, and his father, Nathan’s death. On November 9, 1938, during Kristallnacht in Nuremberg, Germany, the apartm...

  13. Jewish Folksongs: for a voice with piano Book of Jewish folksongs returned to a family after being confiscated during the war für eine Singstimme mit Klavier

    1. Norman A. Miller family collection

    The Jüdische Volkslieder: für eine Singstimme mit Klavier is one of five books from the personal collection of Sebald Müller that were confiscated by the Nazi regime and added to Julius Streicher's Library of Judaica in the 1930s. After the war, the books were placed in the collection of the Stadt-Bibliothek Nuremberg [Nuremberg City Library], which returned them to Sebald’s son, Norman Miller (previously Norbert Müller) in 2011. On November 9, 1938, during Kristallnacht in Nuremberg, Germany, the apartment Sebald shared with his wife, Laura, their children, Norbert and Suse, and mother-in-...

  14. The Jewish Sheet Music Catalog. The most important works of Jewish composers Catalog of the works of Jewish composers returned to a family after being confiscated during the war

    1. Norman A. Miller family collection

    The Der jüdische Musikalien-Katalog is one of five books from the personal collection of Sebald Müller that were confiscated by the Nazi regime and added to Julius Streicher's Library of Judaica in the 1930s. After the war, the books were placed in the collection of the Stadt-Bibliothek Nuremberg [Nuremberg City Library], which returned them to Sebald’s son, Norman Miller (previously Norbert Müller) in 2011. The book is inscribed Müller. On November 9, 1938, during Kristallnacht in Nuremberg, Germany, the apartment Sebald shared with his wife, Laura, their children, Norbert and Suse, and m...

  15. Song of Solomon. Chazzanut (especially after the traditional ways) for the whole liturgical year. Jewish religious song book returned to a family after being confiscated during the war

    1. Norman A. Miller family collection
    • United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
    • irn548014
    • English
    • 1901
    • a: Height: 13.125 inches (33.338 cm) | Width: 11.125 inches (28.258 cm) | Depth: 1.375 inches (3.493 cm) b: Height: 11.125 inches (28.258 cm) | Width: 7.750 inches (19.685 cm)

    The Song of Solomon, Chasonus, and sheet music are among five books from the personal collection of Sebald Müller that were confiscated by the Nazi regime and added to Julius Streicher's Library of Judaica in the 1930s. After the war, the books were placed in the collection of the Stadt-Bibliothek Nuremberg [Nuremberg City Library], which returned them to Sebald’s son, Norman Miller (previously Norbert Müller) in 2011. The book is inscribed Müller and Jacob Heinfeldt. On November 9, 1938, during Kristallnacht in Nuremberg, Germany, the apartment Sebald shared with his wife, Laura, their chi...

  16. Rosenszajn, Herszkowicz, and Dworzecka families papers

    The Rosenszajn, Herszkowicz, and Dworzecka families papers relate to the pre-war and wartime experiences of the Rosenzajn family of Pinsk, Poland and Białystok, Poland; the Herszkowicz family of Łódź, Poland; and the Dworzecki family of Vilna, Poland (now Vilnius, Lithuania). The families’ papers include studio portraits and candid photographs of each of the families, as well as photographs of Maria Dworzecka (born Marysia Rozenszajn), a hidden child during the Holocaust, and her rescuers Lucyna and Waclaw Białowarczuk in Tykocin, Poland. The papers also include a postcard sent from the Łód...

  17. Rachel Greene Rottersman papers

    1. Rachel Greene Rottersman collection

    The Rachel Greene Rottersman papers consist of biographical materials about Rottersman’s UNRRA career; correspondence and reports about the children’s home at Aglasterhausen; notes and drafts for the memoirs Rottersman never completed; photographs of children and employees at Aglasterhausen; and printed materials about UNRRA’s work with displaced children. Biographical materials include student records, UNRRA and IRO (International Relief Organization) personnel records, and resumes for Rachel Rottersman and immigration application paperwork for Joseph Rottersman. This series also includes ...

  18. Set of two cuff links worn by a medical officer, 2nd Polish Corps

    1. Dr. Samuel Schader collection
    • United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
    • irn36247
    • English
    • 1942-1945
    • a: Height: 0.625 inches (1.588 cm) | Width: 1.250 inches (3.175 cm) b: Height: 0.625 inches (1.588 cm) | Width: 1.250 inches (3.175 cm)

    Cuff links worn by Dr. Samuel (Zdislaw) Schader to identify him as a medical officer when he served in the 2nd Polish Corps of the British Army. He served with distinction during the campaigns in the Soviet Union, the Middle East, and Italy. Dr. Schader was practicing medicine in Lvov, Poland (Lviv, Ukraine) when he joined or was drafted into the Polish Army. Many Polish soldiers were captured by the Soviets when they invaded Poland shortly after the German invasion in September 1939. The 2nd Polish Corps, also known as Anders Army, was organized following the release of Polish prisoners by...

  19. Sewing case with six ornate gold mending tools

    1. Bernice, Morris, and Sarah Kirsch collection
    • United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
    • irn36105
    • English
    • 1945-1950
    • a.: Height: 2.620 inches (6.655 cm) | Width: 5.000 inches (12.7 cm) | Depth: 0.630 inches (1.6 cm) b.: Height: 3.120 inches (7.925 cm) | Width: 0.630 inches (1.6 cm) | Depth: 0.380 inches (0.965 cm) c.: Height: 0.880 inches (2.235 cm) | Width: 0.630 inches (1.6 cm) | Depth: 0.630 inches (1.6 cm) d.: Height: 3.620 inches (9.195 cm) | Width: 1.500 inches (3.81 cm) | Depth: 0.120 inches (0.305 cm) e.: Height: 3.370 inches (8.56 cm) | Width: 0.630 inches (1.6 cm) | Depth: 0.250 inches (0.635 cm) f.: Height: 2.250 inches (5.715 cm) | Width: 0.120 inches (0.305 cm) g.: Height: 1.750 inches (4.445 cm)

    Sewing case, with a Parisian jeweler's plate, with a needle case, sewing needle, thimble, scissors, seam ripper, and darning needle received by Morris Kirsch while he was living in the displaced persons camp in Ansbach, Germany, after World War II. The kit was originally from France. In 1939, when the Germans occupied Łódź, Poland, Morris was assigned as forced labor in the ghetto making uniforms for the German army. In 1943, the Germans transferred him through a series of forced labor and concentration camps. He was liberated by American troops in April 1945. He was sent to the Feldafing d...

  20. 337 discharged German and Polish manufactured bullet casings found at a mass execution site

    1. The Yahad-In Unum Collection at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

    337 discharged bullet casings, and a contemporary archeological bag used to transport them, recovered in 2005 by Yahad-In Unum at a mass execution site in Khvativ, a small village in the Lvivska province of Ukraine. A casing contains propellant and primer, and holds the bullet in place. Several of the casings have a headstamp marking the German and Polish manufacturer, location, year, batch, and material. In September 1939, following Germany's invasion of Poland, the Lvivska province was occupied by the Soviet Union pursuant to the terms of the German-Soviet Pact. In late June 1941, Germany...