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  1. Carrol Walsh letter

    The Carrol Walsh letter was written by World War II veteran and liberator Carrol Walsh to Holocaust survivor Stephen Barry on April 10, 2008. Walsh, who liberated Barry from a train on the outskirts of Magdeburg, Germany, on April 13, 1945, writes about their friendship. Walsh also describes how unworthy he feels when survivors express their gratitude to him. He believes that the liberating soldiers were doing what they were morally obligated to do.

  2. Oral history interview with Walter Brinegar

  3. "Poppy Remembering 1939-1945"

    Consists of one memoir, entitled "Poppy Remembering 1939-1945," about the experiences of Sol Roth, written, transcribed, and edited by their daughter, Marion Amsellem. Mr. Roth's memoir describes his experiences in the Polish army, life in the Łódź ghetto, arrest as a thief (for which he was innocent), and deportation to various labor camps. In 1942, he was deported from the Polomones camp to Riga and various camps nearby, and in 1944, was deported from Riga to Stutthof before being liberated by the Russians in early 1945. He lost his wife and son in the Holocaust.

  4. "My Mother's Words"

    Consists of a memoir, entitled "My Mother's Words," about the experiences of Eva Roth, written, transcribed, and edited by her daughter, Marion Amsellem. In Mrs. Roth's memoir, she describes wartime life after her escape from Poland to Russia with her husband, who died in Samarkand during the war. She was remarried to Sol Roth in a displaced persons camp and they immigrated to the United States and reunited with some of Sol's siblings, who had been able to immigrate prior to the war.

  5. Jewish Organizations (Czech Republic) Židovské organizace (425)

    Fond 425 consists of records of several Jewish and Zionist organizations that were active in the Czech Republic from circa 1930-1950, such as the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (AJJDC), as well as records that were collected and used by the Czech secret police after 1950. The materials include information about the activities of Jewish communities in the Czech Republic; the Palestine Office established in Prague and Bratislava to facilitate the emigration and rescue of Jews; the records of the Central Committee of Zionists in Prague and Bratislava; records of the Jewish commun...

  6. Selected records from the archives of the Alliance Israélite Universelle

    The collection deals with the general situation of Jews in various countries, including relations with the local government, antisemitism, immigration, emigration, proselytizing by Christians and Muslims. Countries represented in order of preponderance of material include North Africa and the Middle East, including the former Ottoman Empire, countries situated in Eastern and Central Europe, and “The Rest of the world and small countries.” Also contains documents of Jonathan Thurz (1895-1976), a Polish-born Zionist leader who settled in Casablanca in 1927, which includes information about Je...

  7. Bauchwitz family collection

    Consists of information regarding the Holocaust experiences of siblings Peter Siegbert Bauchwitz and Rita Bauchwitz Molony, both of Halle, Germany. Includes biographical and memoir information, in German and English, about Peter Bauchwitz, copies of correspondence regarding the Jewish community of Halle, and copies of official wartime documentation and correspondence related to the Bauchwitz family (focused on father Paul Bauchwitz and on Rita Bauchwitz). Includes lists of property looted from the family. Rita and Peter were both able to immigrate to Palestine, but their parents were deport...

  8. "The Kindertransport: Anne Kelemen Talks about her Life"

    Consists of one DVD of a talk given by Anne Kelemen at Oakwood School in North Hollywood, CA, in November 2006. In the talk, Ms. Kelemen discusses her experiences in pre-war Vienna and on a Kindertransport in May 1939 to England.

  9. Lwòw branch office of administration for emigration Ekspozytura Urzedu Emigracyjnego we Lwowie (Fond 422, opis 1)

    Consists of various reports, statistical information, records related to organization and administration emigration and repatriation, finance and transportation. It also includes correspondence with shipping companies.The bulk of this collection relates to the administration of emigration and is arranged in alphabetical order (Ukrainian) according to designated countries of emigration, e.g. Australia, Austria, etc.

  10. Union of "Napredak" (Progress) co-ops in Sarajevo Savez Napretkovih Zadruga-Sarajevo (Fond DRGP)

    Contains documents relating to the inventory of Jewish shops in the Independent State of Croatia. They encompass records of both the State Agency for Economic Renewal (Državno ravnateljstvo za gospodarsku ponovu) in Zagreb and the Union of “Napredak” Cooperatives in Sarajevo, Banja Luka, and Osijek.

  11. State Agency for Economical Renewal, branch office in Osijek Državno ravnateljstvo za gospodarsku ponovu-podružnica Osijek (Fond DRGP)

    Contains primarily of records of the Office for Nationalization. It includes lists of Jewish property, correspondence and decrees issued by the State Treasury regarding the confiscation of Jewish property in Osijek and other localities, appeals by local Jews, and inspections of confiscated property and businesses.

  12. State Agency for Economical Renewal, branch office in Sarajevo Državno ravnateljstvo za gospodarsku ponovu-podružnica Sarajevo (Fond DRGP)

    Consists primarily of decrees issued by the State Treasury regarding the confiscation of Jewish property in Sarajevo. Also included are correspondence regarding the confiscation of Jewish property, appeals by local Jews, and inspections of the confiscated property and businesses.

  13. Selected records from the State Regional Archive in Nitra

    Records of the Tiso administration’s wartime policies in Nitra and surrounding towns. Topics covered include Aryanization, the local Hlinka Guard and Hlinka Slovak People’s Party, the application of antisemitic laws, and the Roma. The collection includes the periodic situation reports for the Nitra region, and complaints and appeals by citizens.

  14. Selected records from the State Regional Archive in Modra, Slovak Republic

    Consists of World War II-era administrative files from the district archives in Modra and the wider Bratislava region. It includes reports, lists, and propaganda leaflets. Topics include Gestapo members and activities in occupied Czechoslovakia, the Hlinka Guard, the Sudetendeutsche Partei, the use of Nazi symbols and greetings, pro-and anti-Communist movements, and the writings of prominent individuals. A large part of the material pertains to antisemitic measures: the confiscation of Jewish property and the distribution of Jewish assets among Hlinka Guard members; prohibitions against Jew...

  15. Edith Hamberg Tarcov papers

    The collection documents the Holocaust-era experiences of Edith Hamberg (Tarcov), originally of Hannover, Germany, including her immigration to the United States, correspondence with her parents Minna and Sally Hamberg who remained in Hannover until their deportation to Riga in December 1941, restitution paperwork, photographs, and an unpublished novel manuscript based on her life. Biographical materials include family trees, immigration documents, restitution papers, Edith’s German passport, and a family book. The immigration documents include copies of the affidavits by her relative Milto...

  16. Usher Korol’ letters from the front

    Contains copies of personal documents and letters sent by the political commissar Usher Korol’ from the Front to his family, which had been evacuated to Bukhara, in Uzbekistan.

  17. Selected Records from the Departmental Archives of the Alpes-Maritimes. 1933-1972

    Contains records directly linked to the war: internments for administrative or “political” reasons; purges; surveillance of political parties; freemasons (“Sociétés Secrètes) and the press; food distribution and rationing; non-Jewish laborers requisitioned to work in Germany (“STO”); military affairs; prisoners; refugees; supervision of real estate transactions; sequestered property; affairs related to German or Italian occupation; war damages; veterans’ affairs; judicial matters and lawsuits; as well as the Armistice Commission. Also contains material indirectly related to the war: public ...

  18. Memoirs and testimonies of Jewish Holocaust Survivors

    Contains first and third person biographies and testimonies of Jewish survivors about their life stories during WWII in Ukraine and Russia under Nazi occupation.

  19. Joseph Shaykin collection related to Jewish agricultural colonies in Ukraine

    Contains records relating to the history of Jewish agricultural colonies in Ukraine before World War II. Included are tables with statistical and demographic information, maps, biographies, and testimonies gathered by Joseph Shaykin between 1960 and 1990. There are also copies of publications about the colonies.

  20. Selected records from the Vatican Archive collections

    Contains records from pontifical representatives, the Congregation for Extraordinary Ecclesiastical Affairs, and the archive of the Vatican’s Secretary of State. Includes records representing the Vatican communications with Church representatives in numerous countries, as well as materials from Secretary of State Eugenio Pacelli, later Pius XII.