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  1. Halina Diller Gartenberg collection

    Contains memoirs, photographs, and other documents regarding the Holocaust experiences of Halina Diller Gartenberg and her family. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.

  2. Szlama Kleiner collection

    These collections contain materials related to the experiences of the Kleiner and Wajsfus families. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.

  3. Oral history interviews of the Thomas Blatt collection

    Oral history interviews recorded with and by Sobibor extermination camp survivor Thomas Blatt

  4. Jack Nusan Porter collection

    Contains materials donated by Jack N. Porter. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.

  5. John L. Steffens collection

    Contains photographs taken by Roman Vishniac. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.

  6. Walter Benson collection

    Contains photographs related to the liberation of various concentration camps. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.

  7. Adek Firestone collection

    Th collection consists of a bar of soap, a book, and an identification badge relating to the experiences of Adek Firestone in a Jewish refugee camp after the Holocaust.

  8. Harry and Ruth Krautwirth Meyerowitz collection

    The collection consists of a belt and two handkerchiefs relating to the experiences of Ruth Krautwirth, who was an inmate of Auschwitz, Ravensbruck, and Malchow concentration camps during the Holocaust, and a Nazi armband and SA uniform shirt relating to the experiences of Harry Meyerowitz, a soldier in the United States Army in Europe during World War II.

  9. Nazi Party antisemitic poster collection

    The collection consists of three small text only antisemitic Parole der Woche posters produced by the Nazi Party in Germany.

  10. Mike Korenblit collection

    Contains materials related to the Holocaust experiences of the Nagelsztajn and Kornblit families. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.

  11. Norma Flanders collection

    The collection consists of a 1936 Olympics map of Berlin and a 1936 route distance schedule for Lufthansa airlines.

  12. Cygielsztrajch family collection

    Contains materials related to the experiences of the Cygielsztrajch family. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.

  13. David H. Pollock collection

    Contains materials related to David H. Pollock and his work with survivors shortly after the liberation of Buchenwald. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.

  14. Berta Hertz collection

    Contains materials about the Holocaust-era experiences of the donor, Berta Hertz. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.

  15. Josef L. Meshorer collection

    These collections contain materials primarily about the Holocaust experiences of the Meszorer (or Meshorer) family. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.

  16. Richard C. Geehr collection

    Contains correspondence from various individuals compiled by Richard C. Geehr. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.

  17. Sass and Sygal families collection

    Consists of documents, photographs, correspondence, German POW camp issue scrip, and wallet/document holder. The collection pertains to the experience of Paul (Pesach) Sass, his wife Bernice (Bronia) Sass (née Sygal) and their families. A number of Sass and Segal family members survived the Holocaust in Poland. They later lived as displaced persons in Cremona, Italy where 3 Sass siblings (Pesach, Schaja, and Nechama) married three Sygal siblings (Bronia, Ruth, and Szamu). The collection also includes a document confirming Pesach Sass's release from Majdanek in February 1942 to return to Ska...

  18. Zajonc family collection

    THe collection consists of a suitcase from Hinda Zajonc (Hilda Kreuzer in the United States), photos of liberation of Dachau and Dachau postcard in red photo holder, and copies of documents related to Zelda Zajonc (Sophie Morris in the United States).

  19. Maier family collection

    The collection consists of artifacts from the Maier family (Ludwig, Freya and Sonja), who were passengers on board the MS St. Louis: 2 women's handbags, a blue velvet ball gown, a shoe bag, a women's toiletries bag, and a tan blanket.

  20. Oral history interviews of the Darby Linn collection

    Oral history interviews with Holocaust survivors recorded by Darby Linn in Boulder, CO