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  2. "Das Heldentum der Besatzung des Krematorium, 1.10.1944, Der Aufstandt im Sonderkommando Auschwitz-Birkenau"

    The collection consists of testimony form Stanislaw Gwizdka regarding the revolt of the crematoria work crew in Auschwitz-Birkenau on October 1, 1944.

  5. "Images from Auschwitz-Birkenau"

    Consists of a portfolio of artwork entitled "Images from Auschwitz-Birkenau: By John Wiernicki, Polish Resistance Fighter and Prisoner Number 150302." Mr. Wiernicki, who is not Jewish, was imprisoned in Auschwitz-Birkenau from September 1943 - December 1944, and in Ohrdruf from December 1944 until the liberation of the camp. The collection contains an introduction explaining Mr. Wiernicki's experiences and 20 watercolor and ink drawings of events he witnessed, both at Auschwitz and in Ohrdruf. Also includes a CD-ROM containing scanned copies of the images.

  6. "Paths of Fate, Auschwitz-Birkenau, No. B-1968"

    Contains a memoir entitled "Paths of Fate, Auschwitz-Birkenau, No. B-1968," relating to experiences in Białystok, Majdanek, Blizin, Auschwitz, and Ohrdruf.

  7. Auf einen fremden planeten das lager BIIb in Auschwitz-Birkenau

    Testimony, 10 pages, typescript in German, with corresponding English translation, about author's experiences in "family camp" B II b at Auschwitz-Birkenau.

  8. Auschwitz-Birkenau

  9. Auschwitz-Birkenau O/S / The Largest Destruction Camp of the World

    Contains a typed, mimeographed copy of an undated report, written by an unknown author; 7 pages (note: pages are numbered 2-8). Acquired by Joseph M. Washburn (donor's father) while with the US Army during WWII, where he served as a member of War Crimes Investigating Team 6829

  11. Bar of soap stamped RIF issued to an inmate of Auschwitz-Birkenau

    1. Margo and Rudolf Selby family collection

    Soap bar received by 21-year old Rudy Zelmanovics when he was imprisoned in Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp in Poland in 1945. Rudy was living in Nagybanya, Hungary, when it was occupied by German soldiers in March 1944. In early 1945, Rudy was deported to Auschwitz-Birkenau, and tattooed with prisoner number A-13161. At the end of the month, the inmates were sent on a death march to Buchenwald. They arrived in March, but a few weeks later, were forced on another death march. Rudy and a few inmates escaped and found a place to hide. On April 23, 1945, they were discovered and liberated by Ame...

  12. Brown leather belt worn by a Dutch Jewish political prisoner in Auschwitz-Birkenau

    1. Arie Torner collection

    Leather belt worn by Arie Torner during his internment in various ghettos, labor camps, and concentration camps in German-occupied Poland from October 1941 through May 8, 1945. While being held, Arie had to add seven hand-cut holes to the belt to compensate for all of the weight he lost due to malnutrition and the small quantity of food provided to prisoners. Arie was born in Wloclawek, Poland, but was living with his family in Rotterdam, Netherlands by 1940. His parents Chaim and Malka, his sister, and his five brothers were all killed when the German Luftwaffe bombed the city on May 14, 1...

  14. The competing interests reflected in the design of Holocaust Memorials: an examination of three Holocaust memorials - Auschwitz-Birkenau; the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and "Le Memorial des Martyrs de la Deportation."

    Collection analyzes three different Holocaust memorials as case studies, and how the architecture reflects the experiences of Holocaust victims.

  15. Documentation from 1961-1973 regarding Rudolf Vrba and his escape from Auschwitz-Birkenau in 1944

    1. P.25- Archive of Erich Kulka, Historian of Czech Jewry and Author

    Documentation from 1961-1973 regarding Rudolf Vrba and his escape from Auschwitz-Birkenau in 1944 In the file: - Correspondence between Erich Kulka and Rudolf Vrba (in the Czech language), 1964-1965; - Scientific article by Rudolf Vrba on Chemistry (in English), 1964; - Sketches of the Auschwitz camps; - Newspaper surveys regarding the escape of Rudolf Vrba (in English); - Testimony of Rudolf Vrba (in English), 1961.

  16. Documentation from 1978-1994 regarding the establishment and work of the Sonderkommando in Auschwitz-Birkenau and the revolt of the Sonderkommando workers, 07 October 1944

    1. P.25- Archive of Erich Kulka, Historian of Czech Jewry and Author

    Documentation from 1978-1994 regarding the establishment and work of the Sonderkommando in Auschwitz-Birkenau and the revolt of the Sonderkommando workers, 07 October 1944 1. Zalman Gradowski and his notes, some of which were discovered by the Soviets who liberated the camp, and some of which were acquired from a Pole by Chaim Wolnerman; 2. Testimony of the SS man, Dr. Horst Fischer; 3. Testimony of the Polish inmate, Stanislaw Gwidzka; 4. "The Auschwitz Scrolls", a production evaluation report regarding Dr. Miklosz Nyiszli's book; 5. Documentation regarding the Sonderkommando Project based...

  17. Documentation from 1984-1986 regarding the memorialization of the Jews who escaped from Auschwitz-Birkenau in the spring of 1944

    1. P.25- Archive of Erich Kulka, Historian of Czech Jewry and Author

    Documentation from 1984-1986 regarding the memorialization of the Jews who escaped from Auschwitz-Birkenau in the spring of 1944

  18. Documentation regarding SS man Hans Stark who murdered Jews in Auschwitz-Birkenau

    1. P.25- Archive of Erich Kulka, Historian of Czech Jewry and Author

    Documentation regarding SS man Hans Stark who murdered Jews in Auschwitz-Birkenau

  19. Documentation regarding the escape of Jewish inmates from Auschwitz-Birkenau in 1944

    1. P.25- Archive of Erich Kulka, Historian of Czech Jewry and Author

    Documentation regarding the escape of Jewish inmates from Auschwitz-Birkenau in 1944 1. Maps of the escape route of Rudolf Vrba (Walter Rosenberg) and Alfred Wetzler; 2. Documentation of the SS in Auschwitz regarding the search for the escapees Siegfried Lederer, Alfred Wetzler, Rudolf Vrba, Arnost Rosin and Czeslav-Petr Mordowic; 3. Documentation regarding the escape of Siegfried Lederer from Auschwitz, April 1944 (in the Czech language); 4. Article by Erich Kulka regarding the escape of inmates and the effort to halt the annihilation, also published in the book pertaining to the internati...

  20. Dr. Abraham Silberschein Archive: Detailed report regarding Auschwitz-Birkenau submitted by Walter Rosenberg (Rudolph Vrba) and Alfred Wexler (Josef Lanik) who succeeded in escaping from the camp

    1. M.20 - Archive of Dr. Abraham Silberschein, Geneva: Documentation regarding relief to persecuted Jews, 1939-1951

    Dr. Abraham Silberschein Archive: Detailed report regarding Auschwitz-Birkenau submitted by Walter Rosenberg (Rudolph Vrba) and Alfred Wexler (Josef Lanik) who succeeded in escaping from the camp Detailed report regarding Auschwitz-Birkenau, 1942-1944, submitted by Walter Rosenberg (Rudolph Vrba) and Alfred Wexler (Josef Lanik) who succeeded in escaping from the camp, 07 April 1944, and arriving in Slovakia Also in the file: - Gestapo telegram regarding the escape of these two inmates, 09 April 1944; Two Gestapo telegrams regarding the escape of inmates from Auschwitz: Siegfried Lederer, Cz...