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  1. Prayer book

    Sukkot Mahzor, published in 1877, that belonged to Martha Bermann Loeb.

  2. Sightseeing in Paris; World's Fair 1937; Cherbourg

    "FRANCE" Riverside. "Views of Paris" Street scenes in Paris. Seine. Book market. Street traffic with parked Coca-Cola truck. Shops. La Madeleine church. Arc de Triomphe and cafe. Le Figaro. Riverboats. Fountain. Children playing. Outdoor cafe. Pedestrians crossing the street. American-Express-Co building. 01:05:53 "The World's Fair In Paris" Pan up, Eiffel Tower. Crowds attend the World's Fair. Pavilions with fountains and monuments. 01:06:57 Nazi flag flying from the Germany pavilion. CUs of Great Britain and USA pavilions. Visitors. The Exposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques dan...

  3. Hand-made wooden souvenir letter opener

    Painted wood souvenir letter opener given to Lavan Robinson. One side is engraved, "Souvenir from your boys" and the other is engraved, "Post Theatre Dachau 1946. The handle of the letter opener is a four-leaf clover.

  4. Ludwig Hiss collection

    The collection documents the post-war experiences of Ludwig Hiss of Borysław, Poland in the Zeilsheim displaced persons camp; other DP camps in Linz, Austria; and the Bellfaire orphanage in Cleveland, Ohio. Documents include a civilian transportation pass from Linz; a newspaper clipping describing Ludwig’s story; and two writings of Ludwig describing his experiences during and after the war. Photographs include depictions of the DP camps, Ludwig’s immigration to the United States onboard the SS Marine Perch, and the Bellfaire orphanage he lived in after he arrived. There are also a few pre-...

  5. Jay Janis collection

    Photograph of Berchtesgaden taken by Jay Janis (donor's father) in the postwar period.

  6. Sali Friedler photograph collection

    Contains four vintage photographs and two copy prints illustrating the pre-war life of Sali Friedler (donor's husband) and his immediate family in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. Sali, born in 1930, was sent on Kindertransport to Glasgow, Scotland in 1939 with his older brother Leo. Their parents, Charlotte and Bernhard, were deported to Riga, Latvia and Auschwitz-Birkenau respectively. Charlotte was deported from Riga to the Stuthoff concentration camp and was liberated in March 1945. She was eventually reunited with her sons in the 1950s in the UK.

  8. Harold Oram collection

    Collection illustrating the direct mail campaign efforts for the organization Citizens Committee on Displaced Persons. Harold Oram created direct mail fundraising for the Committee. Collection consists of several examples of the fund raising and public relations pieces that were sent by the Committee to not only garner support for displaced persons who remained in camps in Europe awaiting emigration, but to raise funds under the signature of Earl G. Harrison and William S. Bernard (secretary of the committee).

  9. Sección Khurbn un Vidershtand

    Consists of a mixed provenance collection of documentation donated to Fundacion IWO in Buenos Aires, Argentina by survivors starting in the immediate post-war years until the 1970s. Includes documents, photographs, manuscripts and other records.

  10. Selected records of the District Court in Kielce Sąd Okręgowy w Kielcach (Sygn. 146) : Wybrane materialy

    Court files pertaining to civil cases of Jewish population in Kielce: Authorization, protocols, statements, translations from Russian, court judgments, notices, receipts, marriage certificates related to inheritance, rights of possession, notary acts, acknowledgement of purchase-sales, restoration of property, exclusion of rights of possession, appropriation of land, annulment of last wills, bids, returning of money, divorces and annulment of marriages, ratification of marriage acts, alimonies, determining identity, rectification of register act, criminal acts as homicides, robbery assaults...

  11. Captain Stuart Cosgriff, MD collection

    Contains correspondence written by Dr. Cosgriff to his mother and a friend/fellow doctor which document his experiences in the Buchenwald concentration camp in the days immediately following liberation, his visit of Ebensee and other locations. Also includes photographs taken by Dr. Cosgriff during his visit to the concentration camps at Buchenwald and Wels, and a Russian POW camp at Nurnberg; dated April - May 1945; in English. Dr. Cosgriff was in charge of the medical setup in Buchenwald after liberation.

  12. Bimah cover

    Bimah cover cloth from the Dej synagogue. This cloth was in the synagogue when it was used in 1944 as a gathering place for Jews before they were sent to the local ghetto.

  13. Selected records of the Embassies, Consulates and Diplomatic Legations of the Polish Republic : Consulate General of the Republic of Poland in Berlin Konsulat Generalny Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej w Berlinie (Sygn.475)

    Correspondence, passport applications, passports, and consular letters relating to legal matters of Polish minorities living in Germany, and about Zionist organizations in Germany.

  14. Hausspiegel family collection

    Contains postcards that Wolf Hausspiegel received from relatives in the Łódź ghetto; Bertha (Priwin) Hausspiegel's passport; and a Polish/Hebrew document regarding the family.

  15. General Jewish Council. Selected records.

    Constitution, meeting agenda, press releases, statements, memoranda, and similar documents, from the General Jewish Council (New York, NY), relating to its efforts to raise public awareness of the threats of Nazism and antisemitism, and to mobilize individuals and organizations in the United States to combat antisemitism, 1938-1942. The documents, which were mimeographed copies that were distributed to member organizations, were collected and housed in one volume at the library of the American Jewish Congress at time of distribution, and were later withdrawn from that library. In addition t...

  16. Aharon Lazer papers

    The Aharon Lazer papers contain two handwritten diaries and documents that belonged to Jewish Brigade soldier, Aharon Laser (Lazer). Aharon served in the 1st Palestine Light Anti-Aircraft Battery of the 202 Field Artillery Regiment in Cyprus, Italy, Germany, and other locations in Europe. The first diary, which begins in French and then switches to Hebrew, dated November 14,1944, includes numerous edits and deletions. In an entry dated May 27, 1944, and revised on December 1, 1944, he documents the last months of the war. This diary also includes entries about a battle on the Senio River, e...

  17. Gertrude Adams Collection

    Contains photographs of the roundup and execution of Poles by Military Field Police Section 581, Einsatzgruppe IV under the command of SS-Brigadefuehrer Lothar Beutel, and the 6th Motorized Police Battalion in Bydgoszcz, Poland. Images show Polish hostages arrested during the "pacification" of Bydgoszcz, Poland before being shot by men with the 6th Motorized Police Battalion, as well as general scenes of the killing site in Bydgoszcz (Bromberg); captioned on verso in German.

  18. William Shirer handbill

    Consists of one handbill issued by the National Lecture Management Corp. to advertise William Shirer's lecture, "Where are we Going? A Front-Page Analysis on America in World Affairs", circa 1949-1950. The broadside includes a large photograph of Shirer on one side posing with an MBS microphone, and includes a brief biography of him on the verso.

  19. Selected records of the Embassies, Consulates and Diplomatic Legations of the Polish : Consulate General in Istanbul Konsulat Generalny Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej w Stambule (Syg.500)

    Correspondence, registers, certificates, visas and other documents relating to social care for immigrants abroad, employment, refugees from Poland Oct. 1, 1939, evacuation of Polish people from Romania to Turkey, opening of the Shipping Line from Poland via Constanța to Haifa (ship "Polonia"), 1932, transport of emigrants and food/supplies by the shipping companies from Gdansk and Gdynia, Poland, 1936 (Gdynia America Shipping Lines) to Palestine via Turkey and Romania (Line Constanța-Haifa), crew lists, tourist tours to Palestine, 1933; proceedings of succession in Palestine (Stefan Norblin...

  20. Selected records from Telšiai County Branch Archives in Lithuania related to restitution of the Jewish property after WWII

    Records of various county agencies (State Notary, County Executive Council, People's Court etc) related to the restitution and inheritance of individual and communal Jewish property located in the Telsiai County after World War II, includes sales contracts, wills, sales records and personal documentation of Jewish residents trying to re-establish ownership over their property and/or inheritance rights.