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Holding Institution: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

  1. Melvin Goldfarb collection

    Contains materials documenting the experiences of Melvin Goldfarb and his family. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.

  2. Frederick R. Wohl collection

    Contains materials related to the Holocaust experiences of Frederick R. Wohl and his family. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.

  3. Anton Fojn collection

    Contains materials related to the experiences of Roma during the Holocaust. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.

  4. "Music of the Holocaust" web exhibition

    Songs included in the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum's web exhibition, "Music of the Holocaust" https://www.ushmm.org/exhibition/music/. Music was heard in many ghettos, concentration camps, and partisan outposts of Nazi-controlled Europe. While popular songs dating from before the war remained attractive as escapist fare, the ghetto, camp, and partisan settings also gave rise to a repertoire of new works. These included topical songs inspired by the latest gossip and news, and songs of personal expression that often concerned the loss of family and home. Classical music—instrument...

  5. Adek Firestone collection

    Th collection consists of a bar of soap, a book, and an identification badge relating to the experiences of Adek Firestone in a Jewish refugee camp after the Holocaust.

  6. Harry and Ruth Krautwirth Meyerowitz collection

    The collection consists of a belt and two handkerchiefs relating to the experiences of Ruth Krautwirth, who was an inmate of Auschwitz, Ravensbruck, and Malchow concentration camps during the Holocaust, and a Nazi armband and SA uniform shirt relating to the experiences of Harry Meyerowitz, a soldier in the United States Army in Europe during World War II.

  7. Nazi Party antisemitic poster collection

    The collection consists of three small text only antisemitic Parole der Woche posters produced by the Nazi Party in Germany.

  8. Mike Korenblit collection

    Contains materials related to the Holocaust experiences of the Nagelsztajn and Kornblit families. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.

  9. Norma Flanders collection

    The collection consists of a 1936 Olympics map of Berlin and a 1936 route distance schedule for Lufthansa airlines.

  10. Cygielsztrajch family collection

    Contains materials related to the experiences of the Cygielsztrajch family. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.

  11. David H. Pollock collection

    Contains materials related to David H. Pollock and his work with survivors shortly after the liberation of Buchenwald. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.

  12. Berta Hertz collection

    Contains materials about the Holocaust-era experiences of the donor, Berta Hertz. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.

  13. Josef L. Meshorer collection

    These collections contain materials primarily about the Holocaust experiences of the Meszorer (or Meshorer) family. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.

  14. Richard C. Geehr collection

    Contains correspondence from various individuals compiled by Richard C. Geehr. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.

  15. Beitar Austria collection

    Photos of the Beitar movement in Austria from 1935 - 1937; Copper symbol of the Beitar movement in Austria

  16. John and Melanie Balzer collection

    Contains materials concerning the experiences of apparently unrelated individuals during the Holocaust. The materials were compiled by John and Melanie Balzer. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.

  17. Sigmund Boraks collection

    Contains photographs and other materials documenting the Holocaust-era experiences of Sigmund Boraks. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.

  18. Regine Donner collection

    Contains photographs documenting the Holocaust-era experiences of Regine Donner and her family. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.

  19. William H. Ramkey collection

    Contains materials related to the experiences of William H. Ramkey. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.

  20. Alfred Eisner collection

    These materials concern Alfred Eisner and his family's experiences in Czechoslovakia during the Holocaust. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.