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  1. "Rundbrief an die Spender für die überlebenden Juden in Lettland und Litauen"

    Consists of 22 issues of a newsletter entitled "Rundbrief an die Spender für die überlebenden Juden in Lettland und Litauen" (newletters aimed at Latvian Holocaust survivors), published by Wolf Middelmann in Göttingen, Germany, from 1994-2004. The newsletters focus on financial support for survivors and their families.

  2. Nordhausen liberation photographs

    Consists of eight photographs taken by Sgt. Jim Scheets of the United States Army at the liberation of the Nordhausen concentration camp. Sgt. Scheets wrote captions on the backs of the photographs, which depict the burial of corpses.

  3. Dachau liberation photographs

    Consists of ten photographs taken upon the liberation of the Dachau concentration camp. Photographs depict survivors and the Dachau camp grounds. These photographs are donated in memory of Captain Leon Strauss, who took the photographs.

  4. Fogel, Mermelstein, and Klarman families photograph collection

    The collection consists of six photographs of the Fogel family, the Mermelstein family, and the Klarman family and their life in Botragy, Batyu (Vuzlove, Ukraine), and Szuszko, Czechoslovakia before the Holocaust. The photographs picture both Holocaust victims and survivors. There is also a photograph taken of sisters Irene and Serena Fogel upon their arrival in New York in 1947.

  6. Colonel John Hinkel collection

    Consists of three documents from the collection of Colonel John Hinkel, a paratrooper who fought in the Italian campaign during World War II. Included are a military identification card, a small pamphlet instructing American soldiers on relations with German citizens, and a visitor's pass to the Dachau concentration camp for 15 July 1945. Colonel (then Major) Hinkel escorted Father Edmund Walsh, a Jesuit consultant to Justice Robert Jackson, on his tour of the camp.

  7. "Marian"

    Consists of a videocassette and DVD, each containing a documentary entitled "Marian." The documentary, 46 minutes long, juxtaposes an exhibition of Marian Kołodziej's post-war artwork with an oral history interview about his experiences. Mr. Kołodziej was a Catholic prisoner in Auschwitz from 1940-1944, and was liberated from Ebensee. By depicting their faces, his artwork focuses on the demoralization of the victims and prisoners in the camps.

  8. "The Yellow Armband"

    Consists of one memoir, 39 pages, titled "The Yellow Armband," by Zalmen Feuerwerker (now Sol Feuer), originally of Sighet, Romania. Mr. Feuer describes his experiences in a labor battalion, his time in the Buchenwald concentration camp, his experiences repairing railway tracks as part of a labor battalion which survived frequent Allied bombings, and his liberation from the Dachau concentration camp. Mr. Feuer concentrates on the story of his four closest friends, Zoli (a soccer player), Rozi (a religious scholar), Mendl (a holy man), and Doc (Dr. Friedman). Only Mr. Feuer (Freiu) and Rozi ...

  9. Dora Apsan collection

    The diary was written by Dora Apsan immediately following her liberation from Weisswasser, an I.G. Farben forced labor factory. In the diary, Dora recounts her family's final days in the ghetto in Sighet (Sighetu Marmației), Romania; their deportation and arrival in Auschwitz; and her liberation.

  10. Records pertaining to the expropriation of property belonging to Sigmund Freud's sisters

    Contains documents pertaining to the systematic expropriation of Sigmund Freud's sisters' assets by the Nazis, including the plundering of a trust fund set up for the sisters' benefit by their brother, Alexander Freud. Also includes documents from the 1960's and 70's related to a restitution effort.

  11. Haggadah commemorating the Holocaust

    Consists of one haggadah, entitled "Pessach Haggadah in Memory of the Holocaust", illustrated by David Wander with calligraphy and micrography by Yonah Weinrib. Published by Goldman's Art Gallery in Haifa, Israel and by the International Society for Yad Vashem, the haggadah is copy 115 of 250. It consists of 12 prints, 31 illuminated pages, and 13 black and white pages. It is housed in a large leather box.

  12. "Our Story"

    Consists of one story, 3 pages, entitled "Our Story," by Ruth and Paul Keller. They tell of their initial meeting as children in Germany in 1934 and their chance encounter in New York in 1942 after their respective emigrations to the United States to escape Nazi persecution. The Kellers presented their story at a 2005 Yom Hashoah commemoration.

  13. Feldafing reports

    Consists of one report, 8 pages, entitled "Notes on Feldafing," by Gershon Gelbart, dated 11 January 1946. Includes information on the physical and social environment of the Feldafing displaced persons camp. Also includes an article published in an August 1945 issue of "Stars and Stripes: Southern Germany edition" entitled "Life Begins Anew for Feldafing DPs," by Howard Byrne.

  14. Marcia Cyviner letters

    The Marcia Cyviner letters consist of postcards and letters written to Marcia from family and friends in Maków Mazowiecki, Poland, during the German occupation of that country in World War II, and from friends working in a labor camp in the Soviet Union. The majority of the letters are written by Marcia’s mother, Sara and contain messages from aunts, uncles, and cousins. The letters describe life in Poland during the German occupation, between 1940 and 1945, and discuss struggles to stay in touch, to stay in good health and to keep spirits up. Much of the correspondence is addressed to Mar...

  15. Anna Majewska Woźniakowska collection

    Consists of one memoir, entitled "69/71 Mokotowska Street, 1934-1944," by Anna Majewska Woźniakowska, originally of Warsaw, Poland. The memoir describes her memories of her childhood home and friends, and her memories of the German occupation and resulting deportations. Also includes a hand-drawn map of the area. This collection is dedicated to the memory of Ms. Woźniakowska's childhood friend Jankielek.

  16. Leon Weliczker Wells notebooks

    The Leon Weliczker Wells notebooks consists of fourteen volumes and two pages written by Wells during his second period of imprisonment in the Janowska concentration camp and while in hiding in the basement of the Kalwinski family following his escape. Wells describes the work of Sonderkommando 1005 in the Janowska camp, his escape, and his hiding place on the Kalwinski family’s farm. These notebooks were widely published as "The Janowska Road" and "The Death Brigade."

  17. "Pilgrimage to Jeleniewo" collection

    Consists of one videocassette, entitled "Pilgrimage to Jeleniewo," which shows the restoration and re-consecration ceremony for the pre-war Jewish cemetery in Jeleniewo, Poland. The cemetery had been desecrated during the Holocaust and was forgotten by the citizens of Jeleniewo. Also includes one booklet entitled, "Żydzi Jeleniewa," which describes the restoration of the cemetery and shows the headstones found in the cemetery.

  18. Paul and Martha Landmann collection

    Consists of correspondence between Paul Landmann and Martha Wertheimer and between Martha Wertheimer and S. Oppenheimer during World War I. In some of the correspondence, the authors hypothesize what life will be like for the Jews in Germany after the war. Paul and Martha married soon after the war, and the collection also includes some of Martha Wertheimer's post-World War II correspondence.

  19. La Villa Mariana OSE home photographs

    Consists of photographs taken of the OSE home at Boulouris, La Feuille, France, which was moved to St. Raphaël and named "La Villa Mariana" in 1941. Includes photographs of some of the OSE staff members and of the children who lived there.

  20. Israel Sjouwerman identification card

    The identification card was issued to Israel Sjouwerman in Antwerp, Belgium, and states that he was born in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on January 9, 1874.