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  1. Dans mon chemin j'ai rencontré

    1. Judith R. Cohen Collection

    Dans mon chemin j'ai rencontré: Songs of Meetings and Travelling, Radio Canada/Interdisc (Prix Marcel Blouin 1994), features Judith's talented daughter, Tamar (born in 1986), and fellow ethnomusicologist Robb Simms, performing songs from the 13th - 20th centuries grouped around the theme of meetings and encounters. In addition to traditional Sephardic songs, the recording features tunes from French Canada (Quebec and the Maritimes), France, Italy, Spain, England and Bosnia. Cohen even adds a few Yiddish songs to round out her collection of European and North African music. With Judith R. Co...

  2. Radio Sefarad broadcasts with Judith R. Cohen

    1. Judith R. Cohen Collection

    Excerpts of Judith Cohen broadcasts on Radio Sefarad, a communication project of the Federation of Jewish Communities of Spain. Track 1 Descubriendo la música sefardí (15/1/2011). Personal chronological history of her discoveries of Sefarad and the formation of her group Gerineldo. Introduction to Sephardic songs, starting with Bosnia, Spain (Barcelona), Turkey (Istanbul) and discoveries of vestiges of Sepharadim in Montreal. Mentioned influences from Spanish Galicia, Joaquin Diaz, and medieval Spain. Track 2 Hoy en Radio SefaradL Los romanceros. Introduction to the world of romanceros. Usi...

  3. Schwarz family papers

    The collection documents the Hungarian Holocaust-era experiences of the extended Schwarz family, including George and Magdolna Schwarz, their daughter Mariette, and Magdolna’s sister Klári Kovács (née Haberfeld) and her husband László Kovács. Included are identification papers, immigration documents, and photographs.

  4. Eva and Otto Pfister papers

    Accretion to the Eva and Otto Pfister Papers including correspondence, documents, booklet, papers, clippings, translations, pamphlets, leaflets, speeches, writings, tickets, passes, photos, and other materials.

  5. Weidhorn family papers

    1. Weidhorn family collection

    The collection documents the Holocaust-era experiences of Manfred Weidhorn and his parents Anna and Aron Weidhorn, including their flight from Vienna, Austria after the German-annexation of Austria in March 1938, Aron’s immigration to the United States in 1939, and Manfred and his mother’s immigration to the United States via Cuba in 1941. Included are biographical and identification documents, records related to Aron’s fur business, immigraiton paperwork, photographs, correspondence, telephone directories, and a diary kept by Aron in 1940, shortly after his arrival in the U.S.

  7. Our Great Escape: The Story of a Dutch Family's Flight from Persecution

    PDF of an expanded version of Alexander Silbiger's memoir, Our Great Escape: The Story of a Dutch Family's Flight from Persecution, 1942-1943 (2020), 73 pages. Alexander Silbiger, originally of The Hague, The Netherlands, describes his family's attempts to escape the Nazi regime in 1942, by traveling through Belgium and France before finally leaving Europe. The family first went to Jamaica and then spent the rest of the war in Curacao. The original version of this memoir was previously accessioned as 2006.27

  8. Ernest Chambré postcards

    Three (3) postcards sent to Ernest Chambré in Tel Aviv, Palestine (now Israel), from multiple authors in France. The postcards are dated January 23, 1945, September 24, 1945, and September 23, 1946.

  9. Alfred Rosenberg diary

    1. Robert M.W. Kempner collection

    The diary, which begins in April 1936, contains entries in which Rosenberg reflects on contemporary events, including the Soviet-German non-aggression pact, the invasion of Poland, Germany’s relations with other countries prior to the war (Romania, Spain, Afghanistan, Hungary, Yugoslavia, Italy), the personalities and activities of other Nazi leaders, his antipathy to organized religion and to the Roman Catholic church in particular, accounts of his meetings with Hitler, the latter’s affirmations of Rosenberg’s writings and activities, and his perceptions of the popularity and reception of ...

  12. Children's book, Félix et Zizi, used by Manfred Weidhorn

    1. Weidhorn family collection

    Children's book, Félix et Zizi, used by Manfred Weidhorn as a child. This French language book was written by Pat Sullivan and published by Hachette in 1939. The book is part of a collection documenting the experiences of Manfred Weidhorn and his family after they escaped Antwerp in 1940 and went to Paris and Spain before settling in New York.

  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. Children's booklet, Blanche-neige et les septs nains, used by Manfred Weidhorn

    1. Weidhorn family collection

    Children's booklet, Blanche-neige et les septs nains, or Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, used by Manfred Weidhorn as a child. The French language booklet depicts Disney's adaptation of the fairy tale and was partially filled out by Manfred by the time Antwerp was invaded on May 10, 1940. The booklet is part of a collection documenting the experiences of Manfred Weidhorn and his family after they escaped Antwerp in 1940 and went to Paris and Spain before settling in New York.

  15. Miniature dictionary, Le tout-petit dictionnaire Francais-Allemand, used by the Weidhorn family

    1. Weidhorn family collection

    Miniature dictionary, Le tout-petit dictionnaire Francais-Allemand, used by the Weidhorn family after they escaped Antwerp in 1940. The dictionary was published in Paris. The dictionary is part of a collection documenting the experiences of Manfred Weidhorn and his family after they escaped Antwerp in 1940 and went to Paris and Spain before settling in New York.

  16. Miniature dictionary, Le tout-petit dictionnaire Deutsch-Franzosisches, used by the Weidhorn family

    1. Weidhorn family collection

    Miniature dictionary, Le tout-petit dictionnaire Deutsch-Franzosisches, used by the Weidhorn family after they escaped Antwerp in 1940. The dictionary was published in Paris. The dictionary is part of a collection documenting the experiences of Manfred Weidhorn and his family after they escaped Antwerp in 1940 and went to Paris and Spain before settling in New York.

  17. Miniature dictionary, Le tout-petit dictionnaire Francais-Espagnol, used by the Weidhorn family

    1. Weidhorn family collection

    Miniature dictionary, Le tout-petit dictionnaire Francais-Espagnol, used by the Weidhorn family after they escaped Antwerp in 1940. The dictionary was published in Paris. The dictionary is part of a collection documenting the experiences of Manfred Weidhorn and his family after they escaped Antwerp in 1940 and went to Paris and Spain before settling in New York.

  18. Miniature dictionary, The Tiny One, English-French, used by the Weidhorn family

    1. Weidhorn family collection

    Miniature dictionary, The Tiny One, English-French Dictionary, used by the Weidhorn family after they escaped Antwerp in 1940. The dictionary was published in Paris. The dictionary is part of a collection documenting the experiences of Manfred Weidhorn and his family after they escaped Antwerp in 1940 and went to Paris and Spain before settling in New York.

  19. Deck of cards about the American presidents received by Manfred Weidhorn in the U.S.

    1. Weidhorn family collection

    Cards about the American Presidents with biographies and pictures that was obtained by Manfred Weidhorn soon after his arrival in the U.S.. The deck of cards is part of a collection documenting the experiences of Manfred Weidhorn and his family after they escaped Antwerp in 1940 and went to Paris and Spain before settling in New York.

  20. Herman Silbiger papers

    1. Herman Silbiger collection

    Consists of documents, postcards, correspondence, and Herman Silbiger's scrapbook, within a school exercise notebook, that features materials from his family's journey through France, Spain, Jamaica (Camp Gibraltar), and Curaçao from 1942-1945.