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  1. Arie Singer collection

    The collection consists of contemporary paintings by Arie Singer relating to his experiences as a child in Vilna, Poland (Vilnius, Lithuania), the ghetto in Glembokie (Hlybokaye), Belarus, and with a partisan group in the forests near Vilnius during the Holocaust.

  2. Memoir

    Testimony, photocopy of manuscript, 11 pages, in Russian (with one page English summary included by donor). Covers experiences between 1941-1944 in occupied Odessa, includling Slobodka ghetto.

  3. Letter relating to the bombing of Auschwitz

    Photocopy of one letter, from Norman Bottomley to Carl Spaatz, providing rationale for not bombing Auschwitz, September 1944.

  4. Deposition of Isaak Egon Ochshorn

    Photocopied document, looks to be testimony from Ochshorn given for purposes of trials at Nuremberg, about life in six Nazi concentration camps. Is in German, but also appears to have handwritten Hebrew translation.

  5. Harry Posmantier and family papers

    Contains photographs of a relative who died at Auschwitz and a photograph of the donor's brother, Sam, who was a Jewish policeman at Landsberg DP camp. There also is a photocopy of his postwar ID certificate.

  6. Charles Laufer collection

    The collection consists of Gewerberlegitimationskarte, Landhurm-Pals, Reisepass, Arbeitsbuch, two Polish passports, box of correspondence, blue and white sash, three books, leather portfolio, and two photo albums.

  7. Paul Kuttner memoir

    Contains a memoir about Paul Kuttner's Holocaust experiences.

  8. Mary Mills oral history collection

    The collection contains oral history interviews from the Mary Mills collection.

  9. Stella Luftig collection

    Contains two photographs: one, dated 15 May 1927, a studio portrait of two boys; the other, undated, of a woman with three children in a park.

  10. Arzt family collection

    Collection of documents, correspondence, photograph albums, family histories and genealogies, notebooks, a wallet, textile-covered box, small bottle, and souvenirs relating to the experiences of the Arzt family who fled Berlin, Germany for the Dominican Republic.

  11. Documentation of the International Jewish Young Women's Zionist Organization WIZO in Tallinn, 1931 - 1933

  12. Συλλογή Μοδιάνο

    • Collection Modiano
    • Syllogi Modiano

    Title deeds, contracts, correspondence with Italian Authorities, certificates of nationality, judicial documents.

  13. Onie Rogers photograph collection

    Contains photographs of the aftermath of the Gardelegen atrocity.

  15. Ruth Wiener Klemens collection

    The collection relates to the life of Ruth Wiener Klemens, her mother, Margarete Wiener, and her sisters, Mirjam and Eva Wiener, during their time at Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in Germany and Westerbork concentration camp in the Netherlands.

  16. Elisabeth Orsten family collection

    The collection consists of two memoirs and cutlery relating to the experiences of Elizabeth M. Ornstein (later Orsten) and her family in Vienna, Austria, before and during the Holocaust, and the Ornstein family’s immigration to the United States.

  17. Office of David Ben Gurion.

    In this fonds we note the file S44/244, containing correspondence on the situation of the Jews and Zionism in Belgium (1944-1945).

  18. Green family photographs

    Contains five photographs of Green family members and friends in Celle, Germany.

  19. Betty Ventura papers

    Contains one songbook that includes Yiddish songs sung in her hometown of Oshmiena and eleven concentration camps, one copyprint of Betty Ventura [donor], and one embarkation card for Basia Prusak.

  20. Oral history interview with Mark Zilist