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  1. Sailing on ships Khedive Ismail and SS Normandie

    View of a foggy horizon from a boat. Deck of the boat, with umbrellas and tables. A lifebuoy reads the name of the ship: “Khedive Ismail, London.” A seagull flies by. More scenes from the boat deck. A safety drill with life jackets. Sam Elias wearing a beret, sitting on deck. Another ship passing. Sam Elias wearing a life preserver. Sam Elias smiling and waving at the camera near the railing. Sam Elias holding a lifebuoy that reads “Normandie Havre.” Sam Elias smoking and taking his jacket off, pretending to go for a swim, then putting his jacket back on. Passengers on the deck. Flags flyin...

  2. Day of German Art 1933; Hitler salutes crowds

    “TAG DER DEUTSCHEN KUNST.” In Munich, people ride bicycles. Outdoor area with seats, decorated with large swastikas behind the podium and Reichsadler on the wall at the center. Nazi soldiers form a wall in front of the crowd on the street. Men in uniform walk by. “HERR HITLER” Hitler’s motorcade, he stands in the passenger seat of a car, salutes crowd. “PARADE” Spectators heil as the parade moves. Men transport a model of the Reichsadler. Soldiers on horseback with large Nazi flags. Classical-style sculpture of a male torso is carried. More parade floats and costumes. “SEEING THE PARADE WIT...

  3. Selected records of the Embassies, Consulates and Diplomatic Legations of the Polish : Embassy in London Ambasada Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej w Londynie (Sygn.503)

    Reports, publications, press releases, correspondence, press clippings notes related to national minorities in European countries and Russia, emigration polices, Jewish affairs and political parties before WWII, international preparation of postwar political and economic reconstruction of Europe and Poland, UNRRA planning for mission in Poland, investigation of Nazi crimes, compensation for victims of German atrocities, activities of Jewish socio-political organizations and emigration to Palestine.

  4. Heimstatt AW photograph

    Contains a photograph, mounted on card stock, depicting barracks on the outskirts of an unidentified city, possibly Cologne, attributed to Elly Hirschberg. The sign at the entry gate reads, "Heimstatt AW."

  5. Selected records from Tauragė County Branch Archives in Lithuania related to restitution of the Jewish property after WWII

    Records of the various county agencies (the State Notary Office, County Executive Council, People's Court, etc., related to the restitution and inheritance of the individual and communal Jewish property located in Tauragė County, and civil criminal cases of the Peoples Court of Tauragė and Jurbarkas districts in Lithuania after World War II.

  6. Bernat family photographs

    Consists of photographs of Andre Bernat and Magda (née Szemere) Bernat and their son Istvan (Stephen) while the family was living in a displaced persons camp in Bamberg, Germany. Included is a photo of the Bernats at the time of their wedding in 1946 as well as photos of the Bernats among friends and family. Among surviving relatives depicted are Andre's sister, Ibolya Weiss (later Violet White), and Magda's grandmother Julia Kainer Neufeld.

  7. Certificate from Central Committee of Liberated Jews in the American Occupied Zone in Germany

    Contains a certificate presented by the Central Committee of Liberated Jews in the American Occupied Zone in Germany to Judge Lowental, the Jewish Affairs Advisor of the Commander of the Army, December 25, 1947, reading in part: "To our friend Judge Lowental, the Jewish Affairs Advisor of the Commander of the Army of the American occupied zone of Germany. A gift given as a symbol of friendship and gratitude for his fertile and devoted work for She'erit Ha'Pletah in Germany..." Signed by the members of the committee, including David Trager, President of the Central Committee of Liberated Jew...

  8. Tema Posalska Bauer collection

    Photograph of Ella Mislouska, Allen Greener and Tema Posalska Bauer in Łódź, Poland, 1937. Ella and Allen were friends with Tema Bauer (donor's mother). Ella survived in Russia. Tema, also known as “Femcia," was born in Zdunska Wola or in Łódź and lived in Łódź, Poland. She was deported to Skarszysko Kamienna, where she was a slave laborer and then was then sent to Buchenwald in August 1944, where she worked for the Hasag munitions factory. She married Moisze Bauer also a survivor from Łódź. They lived in Pocking displaced persons camp where their first Child, Chil, was born.

  9. The Major boys on holiday; Carnival parade; University of Munich; beer garden

    “MARQUARTSTEIN.” Snow-covered castle in Bavaria. The American boys - Ralph (age 11) and John Major - in the doorway. They attended boarding school in Marquartstein. Sledding and skiing. “CARNIVAL” Carnival-goers, confetti. Young boys in costume march through the street. Many decorated floats, each introduced with a number on a sign. Some are animated with large paper mache moving parts. “Lufthansa” globe. Men in Native American outfits on horseback. “WAITING TO CLEAN UP. Men with brooms. “UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH” Triumphal arch in Munich. Cars pass the University of Munich where the American R...

  10. Bini Noam collection

    Collection of photos of donor's parents in Uzbekistan, including their wedding photos, and photographs of the family in Linz, Austria after the war with the donor's older sister.

  11. German Templers photograph collection

    Contains photographs showing German Templers in the village of Bethlehem of Galilee and the nearby village of Waldheim, dated 1936, during a gathering of “Hitlerjugend” (Hitler Youth) organization.

  12. My life, as a child, during the holocaust in Romania

    Testimony: “My life, as a child, during the holocaust in Romania”; 10 pages, in English by Liviu Schapira, born 1934 in Piatra Neamtz, Romania. Schapira describes his experiences primarily between 1939-1944. He describes the rise of the Iron Guard to power, expulsion from school for being Jewish, the murder of family members and other Jews by the Iron Guard, anti-Jewish laws and restrictions, how his father’s instincts helped the family avoid deportation, liberation by the Russians, and life after liberation.

  13. Holländer family papers

    The collection documents the pre-war lives of Gerson and Jenny Holländer and their daughter Gerda in Berlin, Germany and their immigration to the United States in 1938. Included are documents related to relatives, photographs, identification documents, marriage and death certificates, and immigration documents. The bulk of the correspondence is with Jenny’s uncle Max Friedwald in Montana; S. Frohman, Max’s executor of his estate; and Louis Melnick regarding their emigration from Germany.

  14. Laszlo Vasilie Nussbaum testimony

    Contains a letter from Holocaust survivor Laszlo Vasilie Nussbaum of Cluj-Napoca, Romania regarding his experiences, and photocopies of documents relating to his and his family’s experiences during the Holocaust.

  15. Fred Davis Johnson collection

    Contains photographs taken post liberation of Dachau concentration camp in Germany. Images depict Nazi atrocities, dead strewn about, in rail cars, survivors wandering about in camp; and Nazi guards who were killed by their victims or American troops. Most photographs inscribed with descriptions on reverse by donor’s father Fred Davis Johnson, a sergeant attached to the Third Army. Included are a few images taken by and/or processed by Germans and appear to be mug shots. Also includes a confession of Franz Ziereis, commandant of Mauthausen concentration camp in Austria, as told to survivor ...

  16. Selected records of the Embassies, Consulates and Diplomatic Legations of the Polish Republic : Polish Embassy in Paris Ambasada Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej w Paryżu (Sygn. 463)

    Reports, studies, articles, correspondence and other materials related to the condition of national minorities in Poland and other countries in Europe, including Germans, Ukrainians, Belarusians, Lithuanians and Polish Jews. Included are materials about Jewish matters: Jewish affaires in Poland and other countries, attitudes of the Jewish population to the Polish-Soviet war, Zionist organizations, the issue of pogroms of Jews in Poland, general position of the Jewish population in Poland, 1919-1920; the Universal Jewish Congresses in Gdańsk and Karlsbad, Jewish Memorandum to the Council of ...

  17. Charles and Ellen Hill collection

    Contains a handwritten letter, with envelope, from Charles Hill to his wife Ellen about his visit to the Buchenwald concentration camp, dated April 22, 1945; a typed carbon copy of the letter; three photographs and one partial photo, all mounted on paper, of Charles & Ellen Hill while on vacation in Greece and Europe shortly before WWII, dated 1939; and one loose photo of Charles Hill, dated January 1945.

  18. Charles Dennis Bobo collection

    Contains a photograph album compiled by Charles Dennis Bobo (circa 1960s) of images, copies created likely from negatives or other original images of Nazi propaganda, Nuremberg defendants, and a visit to the Dachau memorial site.

  19. Key fob commemorating the bicentennial of George Washington’s birth with a swastika on the back

    Hard plastic key fob commemorating the 1932 bicentennial of George Washington’s birth bearing his image on one side and a lucky swastika on the other. The fob was most likely manufactured in the United States around 1932, when the US had an official commission to manage nationwide bicentennial celebrations. Many prominent manufacturing companies produced medals, medallions, tokens, fobs, and other novelties for use during those celebrations, and their designs were widely copied by less reputable manufacturers. This fob is likely one of those copied novelties with a common image of Washingto...

  20. Archives of the Chief Rabbinate (Sephardi community) in Istanbul

    Records of the Jewish Community Istanbul in Turkey. Includes correspondence of the lay Council of the Jewish community of Istanbul, minutes of meetings, correspondence of the Chief Rabbinate, birth and death registers, a list of Jewish business, correspondence of the Chief Rabbi Hacham Bashi, correspondence with government offices, the rabbinic court (beit din) notebook, and press clippings from Turkish newspaper (mostly antisemitic). Note: Source Archives inventory at: http://cahjp.nli.org.il/webfm_send/1316