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  1. Jewish census cards

    Consists of two registration certificates for the Jewish Citizens Population census, which occurred in Romania in 1942. One certificate was filled out by Leiba Strul on June 14, 1942 in Iasi, while the other certificate was filled out by Cecilia Goldschmidt on May 31, 1942 in Arad.

  2. "Lamentation for the Murdered under the German Regime" Qynt mqʾtylnʾ tḥt kdmt ʾl-ʾlmʾn. "Kinéte mkatilna tahte khedmete el-Almane"

    Consists of one booklet entitled "Kinéte mkatilna tahte khedmete el-Almane" ("Lamentation for the Murdered under the German Regime"; "Qynt mqʾtylnʾ tḥt kdmt ʾl-ʾlmʾn") which was published in Tunisia in 1946. The text is in the Judeo-Arabic language written in both Hebrew and Roman characters.

  3. "Der Grager: Geşriben in Lager"

    Consists of a booklet entitled "Der Grager: Geşriben in Lager," written by Samson Först and published in Bucharest, Romania, in 1947. The booklet is a parody written on the occasion of Purim for survivors of the Holocaust in Bucovina and Transnistria. The parody includes the text of stories, songs, and parodies about Haman, Hitler, and Jewish life in Romania during and after the Holocaust. The booklet is written in German designed to be an imitation of Yiddish with a Romanian accent.

  4. Goldstein family letters

    The Goldstein family letters consists of letters sent by Hinda Goldstein and her children in Lviv, Poland, to her daughters, Marimtzia (Molly), Rivka (Regina) and Chantzia (Ann), who had immigrated to the United States. The letters, written between 1927-1941, detail the hardships and poverty of life in Lviv, as well as the desire to come to the United States and the fear of the impending war.

  5. Renate Bob collection

    The Renate Bob collection consists of a report regarding the Ravensbrück concentration camp written immediately after the war, likely by a former inmate of the camp. The report (which was called "Mia's Report" by the donor's mother, though the author remains unknown) describes the history of the camp and the lives of prisoners. It was written in German but the collection also includes an English language translation. Also includes a document from the Dutch Red Cross to Hilde Hochfeld (Hoke) letting her know that members of the Katz family of Amsterdam perished in Sobibor in May and June 1943.

  7. Don Tague testimony

    Consists of handwritten testimony, two pages, written by Don Tague, a member of A Company of the 261st Infantry, 65th Division, who participated in the liberation of prisoners on a death march from the Mauthausen concentration camp on May 4, 1945. He describes his company's movement and a story he heard when the reserve troops tried to get bread from a local bakery for the newly liberated prisoners.

  8. Georges Zeraia Ayache collection

    Consists of a folder of copies of webpages, a copyprint, and a letter describing the life and Holocaust experiences of Georges Zeraia Ayache, originally of Algiers. In April 1944, Mr. Ayache was picked up in Paris and deported to Drancy, and then in May, deported to Kovno, where he was interned in the Ninth Fort. Mr. Ayache perished in the Holocaust. Includes a copyprint of Mr. Ayache and photocopies of webpages annotated with additional information.

  9. "My Story"

    Consists of one memoir, 42 pages, entitled "My Story," written in 2005 by Eva Biro Slott, originally of Szentes, Hungary. She describes her childhood in Hungary, the deaths of her parents in 1931, and living with various relatives. In 1944, she was living in Budapest and writes about the German invasion of Hungary. She was sent to forced labor but was soon released, returned to Budapest, and described life in wartime Budapest. After the war ended, she made her way to the American zone of Germany, reconnected with her brother, who had immigrated to the United States previously and was a memb...

  10. Nelson Akagi collection

    Consists of photocopies of an album compiled by Nelson Akagi, a Japanese-American member of the 442nd combat regiment of the 552nd Field Artillery, who participated in the liberation of the survivors of a death march near the Dachau concentration camp. The album includes Dr. Akagi's handwritten memories and information regarding Larry Lubetzky, a Lithuanian Jew who was liberated and then employed by the regiment as a translator. In 1994, Dr. Akagi reunited with Mr. Lubetzky, and the folder includes Mr. Lubetzky's memories of his experiences and documentation regarding their 1990s reunion.

  11. Weiner family collection

    Consists of photographs and identification, emigration, and passports related to the wartime experiences of Heinrich (Henry) and Eugenia (Jenny) Weiner, originally of Vienna, Austria. A few months after the German annexation of Austria, Heinrich fled to Italy and got papers for Eugenia to join him. Collection includes their passports and a copy and translation of their wedding certificate. They emigrated to Equador in 1939 and from there to the United States, where Henry joined the United States Army in 1941. Includes naturalization paperwork, family photographs, and an article about the bi...

  12. Knopf family collection

    The Knopf family collection consists of documents related to the Holocaust experiences of Oswald, Frieda, and Jeanette Knopf, originally of Vienna, Austria. Includes Oswald and Frieda Knopf's pre-war papers, including the marriage certificate for Frieda's parents, Jeanette Winter and Solomon Wolfer (1901), Oswald's pre-World War I military papers, schooling papers, their ketubah, and a copy of their Viennese marriage certificate. Also includes immigration paperwork, Oswald and Frieda Knopf's 1938-1939 Reisepasses, a health certification for boat travel, a 1939 immigration card for their dau...

  13. Presentation by Cecilia Bitter Federman

  14. Werner Kleeman collection

    Consists of material collected by Werner Kleeman, originally of Wurzburg, Germany, who immigrated to the United States and was a member of the 4th Infantry Division and participated in the liberation of a subcamp of Dachau. The collection includes a typed copy of the diary of Col. Norborne P. Gatling about his experiences in the American Army, including a tour of Ohrdruf; information about wartime Wurzburg; copies of Mr. Kleeman's postwar correspondence from Wurzburg; correspondence with Ulrich Strauss and Leila Levinson; restitution paperwork for Mr. Kleeman's father, Louis Kleeman; and an...

  15. Wajnberg family collection

    The Wajnberg family collection consists of original and copied documentation related to the wartime and post-war lives of Saul, Chaja, and their daughter, Lusia Wajnberg, originally of Demblin, Poland. Includes Saul Wajnberg's identity card as a survivor of Buchenwald, and narrative information about the experiences of Chaja and Lusia, who spent the war in various ghettos and concentration camps in and around Demblin. Includes documentation regarding Lusia's post-war psychological problems conducted by the Anna Freud clinic, Saul and Chaja's medical problems, and restitution documentation f...

  16. Max Kurt Mühlfelder document

    Consists of a work document for Max Kurt Mühlfelder, issued by the Gewestelijk Arbeidsbureau of Zwolle, the Netherlands, dated 2 September 1942.

  17. Michael and Rita Green collection

    Consists of original identity documentation related to Michael and Ryssel (later Rita) Grün (later Green), originally of Vienna, Austria, and legal documentation related to his post-war restitution claims. Mr. Green was arrested on Kristallnacht and imprisoned in Dachau from November 1938 to February 1939 when he was released prior to his immigration, first to Belgium and then to the United States in 1940.

  18. Ronald Cohen collection

    Consists of the bound program for the 1938 music festival in Salzburg, Austria, which includes artwork, informational essays, and Nazi propaganda in the wake of the recent Anschluss. Also includes a broadside of anti-Nazi propaganda inviting the bearer to Hitler's funeral. The broadside, which is undated, was issued by the French Resistance.

  19. Bergen-Belsen machzor

    Consists of a machzor (Rosh Hashanah prayer book), which was discovered by Sergeant John Waholek outside the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp immediately after the camp was liberated in April 1945. The machzor was published in Warsaw, Poland, in 1940. Sergeant Waholek, a member of the American Army, was sent to Bergen-Belsen to deliver supplies to the British forces that liberated the camp.