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Item type: Archival Descriptions

  1. Medical examination for second batch of refugee children ...

    1. Image Collection NIOD

    Medical examination for second batch of refugee children at Harwich. A doctor examining some of the child refugees on board the ship at Harwich.

  2. First batch of refugee children arrive in England from ...

    1. Image Collection NIOD

    First batch of refugee children arrive in England from Germany. Little refugees sleeping among their baggage on their arrival at Harwich (Essex) in the early morning.

  3. First batch of refugee children arrive in England from ...

    1. Image Collection NIOD

    First batch of refugee children arrive in England from Germany. Young refugees tired out on their arrival at Harwich (Essex) in the early morning.

  4. Second party of refugee children arrives - 500 from ...

    1. Image Collection NIOD

    Second party of refugee children arrives - 500 from Vienna seek shelter in England. A policeman talking with young refugees as they were about to disembark at Harwich.

  5. Second party of refugee children arrives - 500 from ...

    1. Image Collection NIOD

    Second party of refugee children arrives - 500 from Vienna seek shelter in England. The young refugees aboard the "Prague" at Harwich.

  6. First batch of refugee children arrive in England from ...

    1. Image Collection NIOD

    First batch of refugee children arrive in England from Germany. A little girl refugee clutching a favourite doll and with her other belongings in a bag on arrival at Harwich (Essex) in the early morning.

  7. First batch of refugee children arrive in England from ...

    1. Image Collection NIOD

    First batch of refugee children arrive in England from Germany. A thoughtful little refugee on her arrival at Harwich (Essex) in the early morning.

  8. Book I: Munich 1933 - 1938; Book II: Refugee 1938 - 1946

    1. Manuskripte
    2. Erinnerungen, Erlebnisberichte, Autobiographien

    Der erste Teil enthält die persönlichen Erinnerungen des Verfassers an seinen Schulalltag als jüdischer Junge in München 1933-1938; der zweite Teil beschreibt seinen Aufenthalt in der Schweiz, seine Bemühungen um ein Ausreisevisa, den Aufenthalt im Lager Bremgarten, Ausreise und Aufenthalt in der Dominikanischen Republik (1938-1946); im Anhang Dokumente; (1933-1946)Mschr., Fotokopie, engl.

  9. Shaving brush used by a German Jewish refugee in hiding

    1. Max Amichai Heppner family collection

    Shaving brush used by Albert Heppner while in hiding in the Netherlands, in August 1942. Albert and his wife, Irene, fled Berlin, Germany, to Amsterdam, Netherlands, after Adolf Hitler was appointed Chancellor of Germany on January 30, 1933. Albert reestablished his art dealership, and their son, Max, was born later that year. In May 1940, Germany occupied the Netherlands, and established a civilian administration run largely by the SS. The occupying administration gradually tightened control on the residents, and required Jews to register their business assets. Albert’s work permit was res...

  10. Moustache brush owned by a German Jewish refugee

    1. Max Amichai Heppner family collection

    Silver moustache brush used by Albert Heppner’s father in Germany during the early 20th century. It was likely among the possessions that Albert brought with him when his family went into hiding in the Netherlands in August 1942. Albert and Irene Heppner fled Berlin, Germany, to Amsterdam, Netherlands, after Adolf Hitler was appointed Chancellor of Germany on January 30, 1933. Albert reestablished his art dealership, and their son, Max, was born later that year. In May 1940, Germany occupied the Netherlands, and established a civilian administration run largely by the SS. The occupying admi...

  11. Shanghai International Settlement pin acquired by a German refugee

    1. Max Schmeidler family collection

    Pin owned by Max Schmeidler, who fled Berlin, Germany, for Shanghai, China. It is embossed with the motto of the Shanghai International Settlement, All Joined in One.

  12. Spanish Line luggage tag collected by a Dutch Jewish refugee

    1. Herman Silbiger collection

    A luggage tag from the Spanish Line that was part of a collection kept by Herman Silbiger in a cigar tin, capturing his family's journey through France, Spain, Jamaica (Camp Gibraltar), and Curaçao from 1942-1945.

  13. Cigar tin used by a Dutch Jewish refugee

    1. Herman Silbiger collection

    A cigar tin Herman Silbiger used to collect and store materials from his family's journey through France, Spain, Jamaica (Camp Gibraltar), and Curaçao from 1942-1945. Herman's family referred to the tin as "Het Blikke Doosje," or "the little tin box." Materials, such as tickets and other items, kept in the tin were compiled into a scrapbook within a school exercise book.

  14. Jewish refugee records from the Swiss Federal Archives

    The collection consists of 10,962 case files for Jewish refugees accepted into Switzerland between 1936 and 1946.

  15. Dartmouth Red ski wax owned by a German Jewish refugee

    1. Carl Weiler and Mina Kaufmann Weiler families collection

    Round bar of ski wax owned by Carl Weiler after he emigrated to the United States from Nazi Germany in December 1937. Karl lost his position as an assistant judge in March 1933 when the new Nazi government purged the civil service of Jews and passed a law to that effect April 7 with the first Aryan only qualification clause. Karl rejoined the family agricultural firm in Brakel. Anti-Jewish pressures increased and, in May 1936, the firm’s board of directors was forced to sell the business at a loss to a Nazi approved buyer. In December 1937, Karl left for the US. After the war ended in May 1...

  16. Dark brown leather briefcase used by a German Jewish refugee

    1. Carl Weiler and Mina Kaufmann Weiler families collection

    Dark brown leather briefcase brought by Karl Weiler from Nazi Germany to the United States in December 1937. Karl lost his position as an assistant judge in March 1933 when the new Nazi government purged the civil service of Jews and passed a law to that effect April 7 with the first Aryan only qualification clause. Karl rejoined the family agricultural firm in Brakel. Anti-Jewish pressures increased and, in May 1936, the firm’s board of directors was forced to sell the business at a loss to a Nazi approved buyer. In December 1937, Karl left for the US. After the war ended in May 1945, he l...

  17. Patterned black leather wallet used by a Polish Jewish refugee

    1. Julius Kornman collection

    Black crocodile skin patterned wallet owned by Yuda (Ido) Kornmann, a Jewish man from Sokal, Poland, who survived the Holocaust with his wife Hela and young daughter Regina. Nazi Germany invaded Poland on September 1, 1939. Three weeks later, the Soviet Union invaded from the east. Sokal was in eastern Poland (later Ukraine) and was occupied by the Soviet Union. When Germany attacked the Soviet Union in June 1941, the town was overrun by German troops on June 23. Most of Ido’s relatives and the Jewish population of Sokal were deported to Belzec killing center in 1942. After the war ended in...

  18. Blue plaid handkerchief owned by a Polish Jewish refugee

    1. Julius Kornman collection

    Blue and offwhite handkerchief owned by Yuda (Ido) Kornmann, a Jewish man from Sokal, Poland, who survived the Holocaust with his wife Hela and young daughter Regina. Nazi Germany invaded Poland on September 1, 1939. Three weeks later, the Soviet Union invaded from the east. Sokal was in eastern Poland (later Ukraine) and was occupied by the Soviet Union. When Germany attacked the Soviet Union in June 1941, the town was overrun by German troops on June 23. Most of Ido’s relatives and the Jewish population of Sokal were deported to Belzec killing center in 1942. After the war ended in May 19...

  19. Blanket issued to a Jewish refugee in Shanghai

    1. Ernest G. Heppner collection

    Blanket issued to Ernst (Ernest) Heppner in Shanghai, China, by the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA) in August 1945. Ernst was living in Breslau, Germany (now Wroclaw, Poland), with his parents, Isidor and Hilda, his half-sister, Else, and near his half-brother, Heinz. Following the Kristallnacht program in November 1938, and Heinz’s subsequent arrest, the family began looking at emigration options. Eighteen-year-old Ernst and his mother secured passage on a ship to Shanghai, China, where they arrived in March 1939. Ernst soon got a job working for a toy store...

  20. HIAS identification tag made for a German Jewish refugee girl

    1. Susan Hilsenrath Warsinger collection

    Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society (HIAS) ID tag issued to 12 year old Susi Hilsenrath in September 1941 for her voyage on the ship, Serpa Pinto, from Lisbon, Portugal, to the United States. It has her name and travel information typed on the front in English and French. Susi, her parents Israel and Annie, and younger brother Joseph lived happily in Bad Kreuznach, Germany, until the Nazi dictatorship took power in 1933. Life got increasingly difficult as Jewish businesses were boycotted and anti-Jewish laws were enacted. During Kristallnacht on November 9-10, their home was vandalized by Nazi sup...