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  1. Letter regarding the liberation of Buchenwald concentration camp

    Consists of one letter, date April 26 [1945], from "Guy," an otherwise unknown author, describing his experiences as a member of the United States military while touring the Buchenwald concentration camp after the liberation of the camp. In the letter, he describes the various buildings in the camp, the survivors he met, and the way the camp operated. The letter was found in the personal papers of Mrs. Casimir de Rham of Tuxedo Park, NY.

  2. Jewish Council in Pińsk Rada Żydowska w Pińsku (Sygn.224/1)

    Contains records of the Jewish council in Pińsk. Includes a payroll for the Jewish council workers in Pińsk.

  3. Jewish Council in Międrzyrzecz Podlaski Rada Żydowska w Międzyrzeczu Podlaskim (Sygn. 219)

    Consists of the summons to turn up at forced labor, Judenrat stamps, a receipt of payment for Easter holiday, a receipt from the pharmacy.

  4. Appeal Court in Lublin (SAL) Sąd Apelacyjny w Lublinie (SAL), Sygn. 220

    This collection contains selected files of criminal trials which took place in the Appeals Court in Lublin during the years 1945-1969. These trials pertain to crimes committed against Jews and Poles in Poland during the German occupation. Trials were based on the Decree of August 31, 1944 (“Sierpniówka”), issued by the Polski Komitet Wyzwolenia Narodowego (PKWN), concerning the punishment of German criminals guilty of murders and persecution of civilians and prisoners of war, and the punishment of traitors to the Polish Nation. "Sierpniówka" was one of the world's first legislation on liabi...

  5. District Court in Lublin (SOL) Sąd Okręgowy w Lublinie (SOL), Sygn. GK 259

    Contains selected files of criminal trials created by the District Court in Lublin during the years 1945-1969. These trials pertain to crimes committed against Jews and Poles in Poland during the German occupation. Trials were based on the Decree of August 31, 1944 (“Sierpniówka”), issued by the Polski Komitet Wyzwolenia Narodowego (PKWN), concerning the punishment of German criminals guilty of murders and persecution of civilians and prisoners of war, and the punishment of traitors to the Polish Nation. "Sierpniówka" was one of the world's first legislation on liability for war crimes comm...

  6. Special Penalty Court in Lublin Sąd Specjalny Karny w Lublinie (SSKL), Sygn. GK 205

    Contains selected files of criminal trials created in the Special Penalty Court in Lublin during the years 1945-1969. These trials pertain to crimes committed against Jews and Poles in Poland during the German occupation. Most of investigation were discontinued. Trials were based on the Decree of August 31, 1944 (“Sierpniówka”), issued by the Polski Komitet Wyzwolenia Narodowego (PKWN), concerning the punishment of German criminals guilty of murders and persecution of civilians and prisoners of war, and the punishment of traitors to the Polish Nation. "Sierpniówka" was one of the world's fi...

  7. District Court in Wrocław Sąd Okręgowy we Wrocławiu (SOWr), Sygn. GK 298

    Contains selected files of criminal trials conducted in the District Court in Wrocław during the years 1947-1949. These trials pertain to crimes committed against Jews and Poles in Poland during the German occupation. Trials were based on the Decree of August 31, 1944 (“Sierpniówka”), issued by the Polski Komitet Wyzwolenia Narodowego (PKWN), concerning the punishment of German criminals guilty of murders and persecution of civilians and prisoners of war, and the punishment of traitors to the Polish Nation. "Sierpniówka" was one of the world's first legislation on liability for war crimes c...

  8. Special Penalty Court in Kraków Sąd Specjalny Karny w Krakowie (SSKr) (Sygn. GK 203)

    Contains selected files of criminal trials conducted in the Special Penalty Court in Kraków during the years 1947-1949. These trials pertain to crimes committed against Jews and Poles in Poland during the German occupation. Most of investigation were discontinued. Trials were based on the Decree of August 31, 1944 (“Sierpniówka”), issued by the Polski Komitet Wyzwolenia Narodowego (PKWN), concerning the punishment of German criminals guilty of murders and persecution of civilians and prisoners of war, and the punishment of traitors to the Polish Nation. "Sierpniówka" was one of the world's ...

  9. Appeal Court in Kielce Sąd Apelacyjny w Kielcach (SAK) (Sygn. GK 217)

    Contains selected files of criminal trials conducted in the Appeal Court in Kielce during the years 1946 -1969. These trials pertain to crimes committed against Jews and Poles in Poland during the German occupation. Most of investigation were discontinued. Trials were based on the Decree of August 31, 1944 (“Sierpniówka”), issued by the Polski Komitet Wyzwolenia Narodowego (PKWN), concerning the punishment of German criminals guilty of murders and persecution of civilians and prisoners of war, and the punishment of traitors to the Polish Nation. "Sierpniówka" was one of the world's first le...

  10. Związek Żydów Byłych Uczestników Walki Zbrojnej z Faszyzmem (Sygn. 318)

    Contains documents relating to activities of the Union of Jews-Former Participants of Military Combat with Nazism. Mostly correspondence, circular letters, minutes of meetings, resolutions, addresses, plans of ceremonies, invitations, personal files of the staff and combatants.

  11. Central Jewish Historical Commission at the Central Committee of the Jews in Poland Centralna Żydowska Komisja Historyczna przy Centralnym Komitecie Żydów w Polsce, Sygn. 303/XX

    Contains correspondence, certificates and agreements, minutes, reports, instructions and questionnaires for conducting interviews with Holocaust victims, name lists of war criminals and their victims, lists of Jewish doctors in Łódź Ghetto, and many other lists related to Jews in particular cities or villages; lectures, notes and memos, relating to many activities of the Central Jewish Historical Commission at the Central Committee of the Jews in Poland (CKŻP). One of most important part of correspondence constitute letters and supporting documentation relating to war crimes, war criminals ...

  12. "The Search for the Truth"

    Consists of one manuscript, 23 pages, entitled "The Search for the Truth," by Thomas Edward Brady. In the manuscript, Mr. Brady describes the history of his family, and documents the lives and deaths of his grandparents, Bernhard and Hedwig Kohn, originally of Vienna, Austria, and his aunt, Herta Kohn, who was seventeen years old when she perished in the Holocaust. The manuscript includes copies of archival documents showing his family's experiences, from their deportation to the Łódź ghetto in November 1941 to their deportation and murder in the Chelmno extermination camp. Also includes a ...

  13. Stanislaw Tarnawski collection

    Consists of identification and immigration documents for Polish displaced person Stanislaw Tarnawski, his wife, Dunja Pertuschuk Tarnawska, and their son. Includes work cards and forms for the Tarnawskis, who lived in the displaced persons camp at Celle and at the IRO Resettlement Centre at Wentorf, Germany. Also includes the June 1, 1945, issue of "Yank" magazine.

  14. Selected records from the Departmental Archives of the Deux-Sèvres

    Contains records relating to refugees, including Italians; instructions concerning lists of Jews, their professions, and the confiscation of their property; the appointment of Aryan administrators; the confiscation of radios belonging to Jews; the distribution of Jewish stars; medical examinations of the Jewish population; and documents concerning Roma.

  15. District Court in Radom Sąd Okręgowy w Radomiu (SORd) (Sygn. GK 281)

    The collection contains selected files of criminal trials conducted in the District Court in Radom during the years 1945-1969. These trials pertain to crimes committed against Jews and Poles in Poland during the German occupation. Trials were based on the Decree of August 31, 1944 ( “Sierpniówka”), issued by the Polski Komitet Wyzwolenia Narodowego (PKWN), concerning the punishment of Nazi criminals guilty of murders and persecution of civilians and prisoners of war, and the punishment of traitors to the Polish Nation. “Sierpniówka” was one of the world's first legislation on liability for ...

  16. Reichssicherheitshauptamt (Unprocessed appendix: Records from Greece)

    This collection contains a 19th century minute book from a "brotherhood" (Freemasons) from Athens, called "Athenon" (149 pages), date range: 1889 - early 1900s; a record book of a rabbinical court that originates from the Balkans, or possibly from Thessaloniki, which contains names lists from cities in Greece and Turkey (165 pages), date range: 1918-1926, and some records from 1933; also contains minutes of a rabbinical court, 1931-1934, Thessaloniki, Greece (120 pages).

  17. Council of Ministers Prezydium Rady Ministrów (PRM)

    Contains selected records from the Council of Ministers of the Polish government-in-exile, under Prime Ministers Władysław Sikorski (1939-1943), Stanisław Mikołajczyk (1943-1944), Tomasz Arciszewski (1944-1947), and Tadeusz Bór-Komorowski (1947-1949). Documents included pertain to agreements and relations with foreign governments, military and territorial problems, the situation in Poland under German and Soviet occupations, organization and activities of the Polish Resistance Movement in Poland and other states, plight of the Jews, and aspects of Polish Government activities between the ye...

  18. Polish National Council Rada Narodowa (A.5)

    Contains selected records of the National Council: the advisory body of the Polish government-in-exile, as established by the President of the Republic in the absence of the Polish Parliament. Included are minutes of sessions of the First and the Second National Councils, and of sessions of the Presidium of the National Council. The Chairman of National Council was Ignacy Paderewski, who was followed by Stanisław Grabski. Szmul Zygielbojm and Ignacy Schwarcbart were two representatives of the Polish Jews. The collection also includes the committees of the National Council of the sections: O...

  19. "We Came to America: Memories of a Refugee Child"

    Consists of one memoir, 81 pages with appendices, entitled "We Came to America: Memories of a Refugee Child" by Marlies Wolf Plotnik, written in 2005. In the memoir, Mrs. Plotnik describes her childhood in Darmstadt, Germany, her memories of Kristallnacht, her family history, her family's immigration to the United States through England in 1939,and her life in the United States. Includes copies of photographs, documents, and family trees.

  20. Fischgrund family letters

    The Fischgrund family letters consists of two letters, one each in German and English, written to Adolph Fischgrund of New York City in 1939. The letters, one written by a member of the family of Moritz Fischgrund of Bratislava and the other written by Otto Fischgrund of Brünn (now Brno, Czech Republic), describe the plights of the families and ask Mr. Fischgrund, who may or may not be a relation, if he would consider sponsoring them for immigration or to give money to help them.