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  1. Captured German records returned by USSR to Lithuania in 1953 (MVD) (R-1173)

    Record group 1173. Contains trophy documents from Germany relating to Lithuanian citizens collected by police and secret services.

  2. Goldhersz family papers

    Contains a doctoral dissertation written by Sara Goldherszowna; a report card for Sara Goldherszowna; a photograph of Sara Goldherszowna; a photograph of the ship, Cap Arcona, that later sunk with 6800 people on board; and a Łódź ghetto work card for Pinkus Goldhersz.

  3. Goldberg family papers

    Contains five legal documents and twenty-one photographs pertaining to the Holocaust experiences of the Goldberg family.

  4. Dr. Aharon Pick diary

    Dr. Aharon Pick (also spelled Pik or Pieck) created his diary in the Šiauliai ghetto between 1941 and 1944. In it, he remembers life in Lithuania before the Soviet take over in June 1940, life under the Soviet regime, his efforts to have his son be accepted at Vilna University, and the situation in Lithuania and in Šiauliai, particularly on the eve of the German invasion in June 1941. He then describes Šiauliai ghetto, educational and cultural activities in the ghetto, unsanitary conditions and public health in the ghetto, and Judenrat activities in the ghetto. David Pick buried the diary a...

  5. William A. Davis papers

    The William A. Davis papers contain correspondence, instructions, memoranda, orders, and reports related to Davis’ work with the United States of America Typhus Commission in France, the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, and Denmark; an extensive report on typhus at Bergen‐Belsen; two newspaper clippings about the 1945 Belsen trial; Davis’ notes about his daily activities; his immunization register; and photographs of members of the Typhus Commission. A chronological file includes correspondence, instructions, memoranda, orders, and reports related to Davis’ work identifying and combating typh...

  6. Prefecture of Police children's index file Fichier "Individuel" (Enfants) de la Préfecture de Police de la Seine

    This collection contains index files on Jewish children from the Prefecture of Police in the Seine region. These records form part of the records of the Seine Police Prefecture and the Drancy, Pithiviers and Beaune-la-Rolande camps, also known as the “Jewish files.”

  7. Prefecture of Police adult index file Fichier "Individuel" (Adultes) de la Préfecture de la Police de la Seine

    This collection contains catalog cards for adults arrested in the Prefecture of Police in the Seine region. These records form part of the records of the Seine Police Prefecture and the Drancy, Pithiviers and Beaune-la-Rolande camps, also known as the “Jewish files.” These files overlap with the Family files (Fond F/9, file 5605-6531) comprising RG-43.014M.

  8. Harry Langsam papers

    The Harry Langsam papers include a letter written by Harry Langsam to his gentile neighbor, Mr. Glazar, inquiring about his family and the rest of the Jewish population as well as a translation of the letter, in English. Also included are two photographs of Jewish policemen in the Ziegenhain displaced persons camp and a photograph of a group of men learning the bricklaying trade as part of vocational training provided by the ORT.

  9. Henry Alter papers

    The Henry Alter papers primarily document his family’s pre-war history; his immigration to the United States in 1939; and his service in the military, including training at Camp Ritchie and working as a Film Theater and Control Officer for the Information Services Branch, 1943-1946. Biographical material includes birth certificates, education materials, and immigration paperwork. Military service records include paperwork and memorandums related to his training at Camp Ritchie and his service overseas, including correspondence with Martin F. Hertz and memorandums from the theater and music ...

  10. Porus and Palevsky family photographs

    Contains eight black and white photographs of members of the Porus and Palevsky families who were murdered during the Holocaust.

  11. Norbert Bikales photographs

    The Nobert Bikales photographs depict Bikales and other children rescued and hidden in France and sheltered in Switzerland during the Holocaust at children's homes including at Chabannes, Fursac, and the Hôme de la Forêt in Geneva, Some of the children are identified on the backs of some of the photographs. The collection also includes a postcard depicting the Chateau de Quincy-sous-Sénart.

  12. Andrew F. McCarthy photographs

    Contains approximately 240 United States Signal Corps photographs that include images depicting the Dachau concentration camp, Normandy, the liberation of Paris, and bunkers in Berlin, Germany.

  13. Jules Benjamin Grad papers

    Contains 14 black-and-white photographs, newspaper clippings, magazine articles, a memoir, and biographical information about Jules Benjamin Grad's experiences as a Sergeant pool correspondent for General Dwight D. Eisenhower.

  14. Jacob Birnbaum papers

    The Jacob Birnbaum papers consist of an identification card documenting Jacob Birnbaum’s status as a concentration camp survivor and letters Jacob wrote to Rose (Róża) Strzegowska (later Rose Rothschild), an inmate at the women’s camp, while both were imprisoned at Langenbielau concentration camp, a sub-camp of Gross-Rosen, during the Holocaust. Birnbaum had been exchanging letters with Rose’s twin sister, Eve (Ewa), until Eve became too sick to write. Jacob’s letters describe the terrible living and working conditions at Langenbielau, insufficient food and his efforts to obtain more food, ...

  15. Eline Hoekstra-Dresden collection

    Contains documents issued to Eline Dresden and her father, Professor Daniel Dresden, while interned at Westerbork transit camp in the Netherlands.

  16. Simone LePort testimony

    Contains a typewritten oral history of Madame Simone LePort concerning her experiences in the French resistance during World War II.

  17. Marie Gardova collection

    Contains four black-and-white photographs of Marie Gardova, a former head nurse in the Terezin hospital.

  18. Michael Grauman collection

    Contains documents and photographs relating to the Graumann family's pre-war life in Germany and their immigration to the United States. The collection includes passports, identification cards, birth and marriage certificates, certificates of good conduct, Buchenwald release documentation for Erwin Graumann (dated November 16, 1938), and other documents compiled to support the family's emigration efforts.

  19. Yoram (Joram) Bar papers

    Contains one memoir written by Jacques Bar entitled, "Many Like Me," describing the Russian campaign 1941 along with handwritten notes, and the Polish military archives response to Yoram Bar's query regarding antisemitism in the Polish army.

  20. UJA/JDC appeal for relief for Jewish DPs

    Notes taken from NCJF documentation: Against a background of authentic newsreel footage showing the condition of the remaining survivors, the audience is urged to give to the campaign. The funds will allow these people to immigrate, either to Palestine, or the United States, where they can resettle. The Canadian Jewish Congress (CJC) endorses United Jewish Appeal (UJA) and American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) executives' appeal to bring DPs from Europe to Palestine or to the USA. Remnants of Warsaw Ghetto ruins, DP survivors, people in rags, walking aimlessly. Concentration ca...