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  1. André Scheinmann collection

    Consists of materials related to the Holocaust experiences of André Scheinmann. Born Joseph Scheinmann in 1915, André hid his Jewish identity and worked in the French Resistance and for Great Britain as a spy in France. He was arrested as a Nacht und Nebel political prisoner and was interned at the Natzweiler-Strutthof concentration camp as a kapo, and later in the Dachau concentration camp. Includes "Call Me André," a narrative written by Diana Mara Henry with the assistance of Scheinmann, several articles she wrote about his experiences, and oral history interviews with Scheinmann.

  2. Inge Auerbacher collection

    The collection consists of a doll and doll clothing relating to the experiences of Inge Auerbacher during and after the Holocaust when she and her parents were deported from Germany and imprisoned in Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp in German occupied Czechoslovakia.

  3. Leah Rosenfield collection

    The collection conisists of scrip from the Łódź ghetto.

  4. Leo Weissman collection

    The collection consists of a concentration camp uniform jacket issued to Leo Weissman at Auschwitz concentration camp and two Nazi medals.

  5. Carlos Stern family collection

    The collection consists of an Iron Cross medal, correspondence, documents, and photographs relating to the experiences of the Stern family in Germany, Italy, Spain, and South Africa.

  6. Romanian Roma collection

    The collection consists of items used by Romanian Roma.

  7. Rudniki Forest collection

    The collection consists of tree trunks from the Rudniki Forest, a site of partisan resistance during the Holocaust.

  8. Zbigniew Antonii Piotrowski collection

    The collection consists of a forced labor badge, a wooden box, documents, and photographs relating to the experiences of Zbigniew Antonii Piotrowski and his family in Torun, Gdynia, and Warsaw, Poland, Breslau, Germany, Majdanek concentration camp, and the United States before, during, and after World War II.

  9. Anne Lehmann collection

    The collection consists of a suitcase and a blouse used by Anne Lehmann on a Kindertransport in December 1938.

  10. Herbert Kaufman collection

    The collection consists of a 1936 Olympics medal and a National Socialist German Worker's Party membership card.

  11. Diana Mara Henry research material regarding Natzweiler-Struthof

    Consists of research material gathered by Diana Mara Henry related to the Natzweiler-Struthof concentration camp. Includes oral history interviews with survivors of the camp, including footage of survivor Boris Pahor showing a group of French school children around the camp; recordings of presentations about the camp; the memoirs of Eugene Marlot; copies of her own research and writings regarding the camp's history, and an interview with camp survivor Philip Maisel.

  12. Monya Adam collection

    The collection consists of a medal and box honoring Israel's 20th anniversary.

  13. Rolland Pearce collection

    The collection consists of 2 bars of soap, cigarette papers, and razor blades relating otthe experiences of Rolland G. Pearce, a United States airman held as a prisoner of war by the German in Stalag Luft IV.

  14. Max Epstein collection

    The collectionconsists fo 5 drwaings created by Max Epstein while in hiding in the Netherlands.

  15. Mort Eckhaus collection

    The collection consists of 7 drawings in a series drawn by Mort Eckhaus depicting Nazi brutality in the Buchenwald concentration camp.

  16. Emil Singer collection

    The collection consists of two etchings created by Emil Singer in prewar Vienna, Austria.

  17. Emilie Boit collection

    The collection consists of items made and used at the Gurs internment camp.

  18. Marek Watnicki collection

    The collection consists of a concentration camp uniform cap, jacket, and pants, and Łódź ghetto coin relating to the experiences of Mieczyslaw (Marek) Watnicki during the Holocaust when he was in Auschwitz concentration camp in German occupied Poland.

  19. Aleksander Kulisiewicz collection

    The Aleksander Kulisiewicz collection contains sound recordings, objects, microfilms, correspondence, music scores and notation, personal narratives, artwork, poetry, manuscripts, research notes, photograph, negatives, and various other documents compiled by Aleksander Kulisiewicz from 1945 until the time of his death in 1982. The materials in the collection relate to a variety of Holocaust topics, but mainly music, poetry, art, and theater in the concentration camps during World War II. Kulisiewicz compiled the small archive of music, poetry, literature, photographs, and sound recordings d...

  20. Dr. Willy Katz collection

    The Dr. Willy Katz collection consists of ten medical instruments used by Dr. Katz in his medical practice in Dresden (reflex hammer, two forceps, otoscope, clippers, forceps, caliper, curette, medical scissors and case, acidimeter, and instructions for the acidimeter); four Star of David badges; and a collection of archival papers including biographical materials, correspondence, photographs, printed materials, and subject files documenting Dr. Katz’s medical service during World War I; his first wife, their child, and his second wife; and his work as the head of the Jewish health care cen...