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  1. "19 Wasted Months: diary and notes of my internment"

    Contains a copy of a booklet entitled "19 Wasted Months: diary and notes of my internment" by Kurt Lewinski. The booklet, which is a typed English translation of the original German, describes Lewinski's experiences in an internment camp for enemy aliens in England; life on the HMT Dunera ship, which transported him to Australia in 1940; and life in the Hay, New South Wales and in the Tatura internment camps. The text is written in the form of daily diary entries, and includes two epilogues written in 1942 and 1945 which reveal that Mr. Lewinski joined the Australian military.

  2. "Am Beispiel Walter Reder - Die SS-Verbrechen in Marzabotto und Ihre Bewaeltigung (The Example of Walter Reder - SS War Crimes in Marzabotto and Dealing with Them)": Pamphlet written by Christian S. Ortner, the Austrian journalist

    1. O.30 - Documentation regarding the Jews of Austria, mainly during the Holocaust period

    "Am Beispiel Walter Reder - Die SS-Verbrechen in Marzabotto und Ihre Bewaeltigung (The Example of Walter Reder - SS War Crimes in Marzabotto and Dealing with Them)": Pamphlet written by Christian S. Ortner, the Austrian journalist - The pamphlet includes official documentation regarding Walter Reder, the SS officer who as commander of SS units in Italy was responsible for the annihilation of the "Stella Rosa" Brigade of Italian partisans in the Marzabotto area and the murder of large numbers of local civilians, September 1944; - The pamphlet includes testimonies and legal material regarding...

  3. "An Ordinary Life in Extraordinary Times"

    Consists of a CD containing a memoir entitled "An Ordinary Life in Extraordinary Times" by Michael Cann, written in Amherst, MA in 2006, as well as a paper copy of the memoir. Mr. Cann describes his family's history in Berlin, his memory of National Socialism in his school, and his family's immigration to the Netherlands in 1937, and his immigration to the United States in March 1939. He also includes information about life in wartime New York and New Jersey and his family's attempts to rescue additional family members from Europe. After the war, Mr. Cann joined the military and participate...

  4. "Bemerkungen zur Lage" (Comments on the situation) and Notizen zur Verteidigung (Defense notes) written by Arthur Seyss-Inquart

    1. O.23 - Gilbert Collection: Documentation written by senior Nazi war criminals in detention during the Nuremberg Trials
    • Arthur Seyss-Inquart: Einige Bemerkungen zur Lage im Juli 1945

    "Bemerkungen zur Lage" (Comments on the situation) and Notizen zur Verteidigung (Defense notes) written by Arthur Seyss-Inquart - "Bemerkungen zur Lage", an essay by Arthur Seyss-Inquart regarding Germany's political situation in July, 1945, mainly concerning the treatment of the German population by the occupying powers; - Extensive notes prepared for Seyss-Inquart's defense; - Essay by Seyss-Inquart regarding the impact of Adolf Hitler on history.

  5. "Bikur Cholim" Jewish Society for Visitation and Support of the Ill, Graz "Bikur Cholim" Jüdischer Krankenbesuchs-und Unterstützungsverein, Graz (Fond 710)

    1. Russian State Military Archives (Osobyi) records

    This collection contains office records of the Bikur Cholim: regulations, correspondence, appeals to the Jews of Graz for membership, name lists of members and donors, records of aid to children, and financial accounts. Also included are copies of newspapers “Die Stimme Der Jude” for 1937, and personal papers of the society director E. Grunschlag: personal correspondence with his wife and son. Note: USHMM Archives holds only selected records.

  6. "Buchenwald and beyond" excerpts

    A photocopy of parts of "Buchenwald and Beyond," which concerns the 120th U.S. Evacuation Hospital and its service to survivors and displaced persons at Buchenwald concentration camp and Cham, Germany, after liberation. Entire book is in Library collection as D807.U722 120th B83 1946.

  7. "Buddy" poppy made by disabled veterans

    1. Julius Sussman collection

    Commemorative poppy flower with label identifying it as having been made by disabled veterans (label reads, "Made by Disabled Veterans for Veterans Assistance Programs of Veterans of Foreign Wars on one side, "Buddy" Poppy Trade Mark Reg. U.S. Pat. Office "Wear it Proudly" on the other). The flower has a wire stem for attaching to clothing. The flower is part of a collection related to Julius Sussman's military service.

  8. "Courier: a memoir"

    1. Leah Silverstein collection

    Describes Leah Silverstein's reactions to the Holocaust.

  9. "Daughter" Lodges of the Great Lodge of Germany of the Jewish Order, B'nai B'rith Bnei Brith-Tochterlogen in Deutschland (Fond 1219)

    1. Russian State Military Archives (Osobyi) records

    Correspondence and minutes of meetings (1936-1937) of the "Leibnitz" lodge of B'nai B'rith in Hannover. The documents relate mainly to organizational matters, listing of lectures, etc. Included is a notice of May 26, 1936, that all meetings must be registered with the Gestapo and with a Gestapo representative in attendance, as well as correspondence with a nurses' association that was an affiliate of B'nai B'rith in Allenstein, East Prussia (currently Olsztyn, Poland). The Gestapo also reserved the right to cancel any meeting which does not take place at the exact time as registered. Note: ...

  10. "Der Stuermer", Gestapo prisoner testifies, & forced labor discussed at Nuremberg Trial

    07:00:40 (Paris 489) War Crimes Trials, Nuremberg, Germany, January 11, 1946. Inserts, hands turning pages of "Der Stuermer." LS of courtroom as Chief Justice Geoffrey Lawrence adjourns court. LS, MSs, defendants talking to their lawyers during recess. MLS, Dr. Franz Blaha appearing as a witness. Dr. Blaha was arrested when Germany invaded Czechoslovakia in March 1939, held in a Gestapo prison without trial for two years, and sent to Dachau in April 1941. He tells how the Germans forced Russian children to work as slave laborers, and that nearly 60 percent of them died of tuberculosis withi...

  11. "Difficult years"

    1. Cygielsztrajch family collection

    "Difficult years" contains information about the occupation of Warsaw and Poland by the Germans and the effect that this occupation had on the family of Mitch (Mieczysław) Cegielski's family. One draft chapter of of "Difficult years" relates to Cegielski's sister, Zosia, and includes authenticated photocopies of medical records relating to Zosia's stay in a military hospital.

  12. "Evlag" - Memoirs written by Albert Varsano regarding the Somovit detention camp for Jews

    1. O.13 - Documentation regarding the Jews of Bulgaria, mainly from the Holocaust period

    "Evlag" - Memoirs written by Albert Varsano regarding the Somovit detention camp for Jews Memoirs written in Haskovo and Tel Aviv, 1944-1956 regarding the experiences of the Jews in Bulgaria during World War II, and the Somovit camp to which the Jews were deported from Bulgaria.

  13. "Fliegen und Siegen"

    Consists of a set of stereoscopic prints entitled "Fliegen und Siegen" produced by the Raumbild-Verlag Otto Schönstein K.G., which depict scenes, planes, and military officials related to the Luftwaffe. The set includes images 2-100.

  14. "From Hell to Home"

    Consists of one copy of a memoir, 143 pages, in Hebrew with English translation, entitled "From Hell to Home," written by Matisyahu Goldberg, originally of Kaunas (Kovno), Lithuania. In the memoir, Mr. Goldberg describes his family, childhood and religious life in Lithuania; his involvement with the Irgun Zvi Leumi; life in the Kovno ghetto; forced labor in Kaišiadorys and in Kazlų Rūda. In 1944, he was forced to return to Kovno and deported from there to Dachau, arriving in July 1944. He was liberated by the American military while on a forced march from Dachau. After the war, he attempte...

  15. "History of Dachau Station"

    Consists of a three-page document entitled "History of Dachau Station" which explains the history of the location on which the concentration camp operated, covering pre-war (the use of the buildings), wartime (operating as a concentration camp) and post-war (use of the camp as a site for war crimes trials). The document focuses on the use of the physical buildings and space.

  16. "Inside the Nuremberg trials: a prosecutor's comprehensive account"

    Contains drafts of the preface and several chapters from a proposed book by Drexel A.Sprecher, based on his experiences serving with the Office of the U.S. Chief of Counsel during the International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg.

  17. "Mijn oorlogsarchief" - Salomon-Vieyra family. Collection

    The collection is divided into six folders. KD_00104_0001 : This file contains documents from 1940 regarding the Salomon family flight to France, including the diary of father Hyman Salomon as a soldier during the Battle of Belgium and a give way allowing members of the Salomon family to cross the border into France. KD_00104_0002 : This file contains documents from 1940-1944 regarding the anti-Jewish measures in Belgium and the hiding and deportation of Salomon family members, including documents regarding the family business, family trees, letters from Salomon and Blits family members in ...

  18. "My Experiences as a Prisoner of War, December 1944 to June 1945"

    Consists of one copy of a typed manuscript, 33 pages, entitled "My Experiences as a Prisoner of War December 1944 to June 1945" by C. Robert Hartt, written in 1945. In the memoir, Mr. Hartt describes being wounded and captured at the Battle of the Bulge and being sent on a long march, arriving at Stalag IV-B on January 7, 1945. He describes life in the camp, being taken on a work detail in Zittau, and the importance of Red Cross packages. In May 1945, the soldiers were sent on a march to American lines, but were fired upon and separated; Hartt found a Czech town where he was cared for and w...

  19. "My Father Henry's Route to America: Trenches, Harlem Hell Fighters, POW, AWOL, Stowaway and Illegal Immigrant"

    "My Father Henry's Route to America: Trenches, Harlem Hell Fighters, POW, AWOL, Stowaway and Illegal Immigrant" by Dr. Rudolph (Rudy Keimowitz) is a 19 page manuscript. The manuscript includes information about Henry Keimowitz's childhood in Hungary, time in the Hungarian Army during World War I, capture and imprisonment by the Harlem Hellfighters during the Battle of Verdun, experience as a POW in France, and his illegal immigration to the United States as a stowaway around 1922. He married and started a family in the United States, and, during World War II, was investigated as an enemy al...

  20. "My Perplexing Past"

    Consists of one memoir, 76 pages, entitled "My Perplexing Past," by Edward Bendik (Eduard Beinhacker), who was born in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia in 1932. He describes his childhood in Malacky and his memories of the German occupation of Malacky. He transcribes his mother's recollections of their escape from Czechoslovakia through Hungary to Italy, and their ocean passage to the United States, arriving on December 24, 1939. He describes growing up in the Stuyvesant neighborhood of New York City, the family's naturalization, college and military experiences, marriage, children, law school, a...