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  1. Dachau Negatives

    Contains copy negatives of images showing the Dachau concentration camp shortly following liberation in 1945.

  2. Selected records of the City of Pińczów Akta miasta Pińczowa (Sygn. 2363) : Wybrane materialy

    Selected fragments of the tax books from the inhabitants of Pińczów, 1940-1942, and records of estate taxes, 1945-1949. Only a small part of files of the town Pińczów survived. About 3,500 Jews live in Pińczów before World War II in 1939.

  3. Polish Military Mission to the Allied Council of Control in Berlin. Consular Section Polska Misja Wojskowa przy Radzie Sojuszniczej w Berlinie. Wydział Konsularny (Sygn.190)

    Reports on missions activities in individual German occupation zones, concerning the Haupttreuhandstelle Ost, HTO (Main Trustee Office for the East), lists of assets confiscated by HTO in Poland, lists of losses incurred by Poland during the war, war damages refunds, questionnaires, German compensation, child care and invalidity. The vast majority of documents concern war claims and property revendication.

  4. Blinshteyn family papers

    Correspondence, documents, and photographs related to Semyon and Velya Blinshteyn, and their children Naum, Zhanna, and Fanya, originally of Odessa, Ukraine, and pertaining primarily to the experiences of the Blinshteyn family in the Soviet Union during World War II. Includes poems written by Naum Blinshteyn and correspondence related to Zhanna (Blinshteyn) Berina's search for the grave of her brother Naum, and the placement of a headstone there.

  5. Photographic print of a Jewish couple in Warsaw

    • United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
    • irn613745
    • English
    • overall: Height: 11.000 inches (27.94 cm) | Width: 13.880 inches (35.255 cm) pictorial area: Height: 10.500 inches (26.67 cm) | Width: 13.380 inches (33.985 cm)

    Gelatin silver print of a Jewish couple in Warsaw, ca. 1935-38.

  6. Tadek Korn papers

    The Tadek Korn papers include photographs, clippings, and a biographical statement by violinist Perec Brand that were formerly housed in an album and scrapbook. Photographs from the album primarily depict Tadek Korn, his family, and other displaced persons at the Zeilsheim displaced persons camp between 1945 and 1948. Additional photographs from the album depict the Korn family in America and on vacation in Eilat, Israel and Corinth, Greece. Photographs from the scrapbook include one depicting Tadek Korn wearing the clothing he had on upon arrival at the Zeilsheim DP camp, one depicting him...

  7. Sheiman family photographs

    The Sheiman family photographs consist of three photographs depicting pre-war Jewish life in Radziejów, Poland. Included are a studio portrait of unidentified Sheiman relatives, and two group portraits, the first of pupils and teachers of a local cheder, and the second depicting the Jewish community of Radziejów gathered at the ground breaking of a new synagogue in 1938.

  8. Quaker relief work in France

    Title card, cut off: “no means clear: problems of immense complexity remain. The wounds go deeper than we often know.” Cars drive around Place Vendome. The Pantheon. “Paris! Spared as few other capitals in Europe. A feast of beauty to the eye, but a cloak that hides the sufferings of France.” Civilians on the streets. Bridges over the Seine. A map of France, highlighting Le Havre, Caen, Montauban, Toulouse, Perpignan, Marseilles, Paris. An incoming train. A sign for Montauban. A bridge over the Tarn River. “Quaker Relief in Montauban is typical of services in many French cities. Undernouris...

  9. Watercolor

    Watercolor that forms part of a portfolio depicting the Officer's Quarters in Dachau, Germany. The watercolor is titled, "Living room", and depicts a china cabinet, table, and other furniture within the room. The watercolor is initialed "H" and dated January 1946, in the lower right corner of the verso.

  10. Policja Bezpieczeństwa-Komisariat Kryminalny Garwolin Selected records of the Security Police, Criminal Commissar in Garwolin Sondergericht Sicherheitspolizei Kriminalkommissariat Garwolin (Sygn.1057/II)

    Official newsletter “Nachrichtenblatt” published by the Kommandeurs der Sicherheitspolizei und des SD fűr den Distrikt Warschau Abt IV (Kriminalpolizei); incomplete issues from 1940, 1941 and 1942. Newsletters contain reports of criminal activities in the region, information relating to administrative matters, arrest warrants, lists of people sought by the police.

  12. American Red Cross Volunteer pin

    American Red Cross Volunteer pin received by Helen Weisberger during her service with the American Red Cross in World War II.

  13. Selected records from the State Archives in Vratsa related to the history of the Jewish community of Vratsa

    Records of the District Administration of Vratsa, District Court, and District Inspectorate of Public Schools. Included are school reports relating to Jewish students; legal proceedings and court records pertaining to the local Jewish population, and correspondence between the District Court and Department of Police concerning the local Jewish population. The collection also includes surviving records of the Jewish Community of Byala Slatina (municipality in Vratsa District) containing financial records, minutes of the meetings of the Board of the Jewish Community (1943), and requests to re...

  14. Outdoor celebration; holy communion; Vasilevsky family at leisure

    "AGFA 8 1941" Outdoor celebration with families, many smiling for the camera, eating and drinking. Some men in uniform. 01:04:50 Elizabeth, Emma, and George Vasilevsky pose for the camera. Woman with striped jacket. (This event could be "Mayales in Kvetnica. Liptaks, Stofkos, Strakas, etc" according to the canister). 01:06:28 Emma and George sit on a blanket outdoors, blooming trees. Girls dance in traditional costume. Slovak flag. Families at leisure. 01:09:42 First holy communion for Emma and her friends. The girls pose. Mothers talk. CUs, Emma. George biking in yard. Church of Saint Mary...

  15. "Claim 201171"

    Contains a manuscript written by Dalia Bogler Frieder regarding her experiences attempting to get reparations for her wartime experiences.

  16. Correspondence from Gurs to Palestine

    Contains correspondence sent from the Gurs internment camp via the Red Cross by Jewish parents to their son, a student in Palestine, 1941-1942.

  17. Greek-American couple visits Bucharest, Istanbul, and Salonika before WWII

    Title card: “Bucherest” [sic] Relatives walk down the street in Bucharest, Romania. Group including four women, Anna Mayo is third from left (dark-haired woman in polka dot dress with white trim down the center). Another group shot with Anna Mayo still second from left and Bocko Mayo second from right. Street scenes, including the young man (appearing earlier) on a bicycle. The visitors walk arm-in-arm down the street, pose around a table. An outdoor market. The visiting men and women walking towards the camera, very nicely dressed. They walk by the waterside. They eat a meal by the water, ...

  18. Mann and Schwarz families papers

    The Man and Schwarz families papers consist of two family photograph albums documenting the prewar lives of the Mann and Schwarz families in Tarnów, Poland and Vienna, Austria. The albums are titled "1817-1918" and "1927-1937." Included are depictions of family life, vacations, children, relatives and friends, and Lazar and Helene's wedding in 1930. Also included are a small amount of documents, primarily copies of correspondence. The majority of the photographs are annotated by the donor and include descriptions of the fates of family and friends during the Holocaust.

  19. Torah scroll with cover and box

    • United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
    • irn562912
    • English
    • a: Height: 17.500 inches (44.45 cm) | Width: 4.000 inches (10.16 cm) b: Height: 12.000 inches (30.48 cm) | Width: 7.130 inches (18.11 cm) c: Height: 3.500 inches (8.89 cm) | Width: 18.310 inches (46.507 cm)

    The scroll was used by Rabbi Ralph M. Weisberger during his military service in the Persian Gulf, circa 1944.

  20. American family visits the Balkans

    "Dubrovnik in Jugo-Slavia or Ragusa in Dalmatia" Sailors. Outdoor cafe, including a table with the Major family visiting from Kansas. Local people. Band performs. Pan up, church. Religious procession with young girls and boys. Harbor. "Bled The Summer Home of King Peter" (color) LS, lake and mountains in Bled with villas. Switches to black and white, marching soldiers. Rowboats on the lake in Bled. 01:12:30 KODAK