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Holding Institution: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

  1. Gelbhaus, Neumann, Butzel and Beck families collection

    The collection consists of documents (primarily photocopies from Austrian archives) related to the experiences of the Gelbhaus and Neumann family, documents and photos about Juliette Beck's clothing design and custom couture for Princess Valerie, correspondence from Butzel family and photographs, a statue given to donor's father by the employees of his bicycle factory in 1932 to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the factory, and photocopies of correspondence from Gabriele Aufricht.

  2. Ernest Weiss collection

    The collection consists of documents, papers, photographs, interrogation reports, publications, broadsides (German and American), maps, and books related to Ernest Weiss's service in the U.S. Army Intelligence. Also includes documents related to Eva Hausen Feuerman Weiss.

  3. Baruch and Cila Knaster collection

    The collection consists of a suitcase, a pair of earrings, a skirt, hand-embroidered linens, a doily, handknit baby clothing, documents, and photographs relating to the experiences of Baruch and Cila Hausman Knaster and their families in Poland before and during the Holocaust, and relating to their and their daughter Mirka's experiences in a displaced persons camp in Italy after the war.

  4. Susi Traumann Lewinsky collection

    The collection consists of children’s illustrated books, documents, photographs, a prayerbook, news articles and periodicals relating to Susi Traumann Lewisnsky.

  6. Ferenc Hevesi family collection

    The collection consists of Jewish religious attire, athletic medals, commemorative plaques, and copy prints relating to the experiences of Rabbis Simon and Ferenc Hevesi and their family in Budapest, Hungary, before and during the Holocaust.

  7. Temple Beth Am collection

    Programs, guest registers, newspaper clippings, script and other material related to the dedication of the dedication of the Memorial Wall to the Martyred Six Million at Temple Beth Am, Los Angeles, California, in April 1966. Also includes collected newspapers, publications, and other related material about the Holocaust, and in particular the response of Jewish congregations in the United States, circa 1943-1945. The collection also includes a Belgian Star of David badge that was sent to Rabbi Jacob Pressman by Harry Jungerman.

  8. David Friedman collection

    The collection consists of six pieces of artwork created by artist David Friedman: drawing entitled "Nothing in His Pot"; Poster montage of 1964 exhibition photos; 1966 sketch of Warsaw Ghetto Uprising; 2 pieces In Memorial of the Warsaw Ghetto for the Jewish Community Center in Baltimore; Poster created of the original invitation to the Warsaw Memorial Meeting.

  9. Nazi party documents, correspondence and artifacts collection

    The collection consists of documents, correspondence, and artifacts relating to several high ranking Nazi party members and likely collected as evidence by the US Army after World War II (1939-1945).

  10. Jerome S. Buser collection

    Consists of notebooks, documents, and clippings from the collection of Jerome S. Buser, who was given intelligence gathering and German language training at Carleton College in Minnesota during World War II. This training was done for eventual espionage wherein Mr. Buser would be dropped behind enemy lines to pose as a German businessman. The notebooks contain notes from history, geography, and language classes, demonstrating the training one received for future espionage activities. Due to the end of the war in Europe, Mr. Buser was never deployed overseas. Also includes seven small German...

  11. Adler and Houska families collection

    Fur coat entrusted to the Houska family by Jewish friends Richard, Elsa and Hanus Adler prior to their deportation. The Adlers were deported to the Łódź ghetto and murdered in Chelmno. Also donated is a contemporary photograph of Mr. Houska and a period wedding photograph.

  12. Baumann and Moravec families collection

    Documents and Photographs; relating to the Baumann and Moravec families (related by marriage); The grandfather of Ms. Zuckerbrod was Emanuel or Eman Moravetz, later James E. Morris, who was married to Anna Baumann, Dr. John Shilling’s (another USHMM donor) maternal aunt. The documents include passports of Emanuel Moravetz; Berta Baumann and Anna Baumann and a copy of the passport of Otokar Baumann as well as claims for reparations; Tallit and Teffilin; which belonged to Emanuel Moravec, later James E. Morris; Teffilin consist of a complete set of leather boxes with straps, one worn on the f...

  13. Ilona (Elena) Kellner Kalinova collection

    The collection consists of a prisoner badge, factory pin, leather charm, recipes, and copy photographs relating to the experiences of Ilona (Elena) Kellner Kalinova in Hungary, Poland, Germany, and the United States before, during, and after the Holocaust.

  14. Oral history interviews of the Ciel Loots Hidden Children collection

    Oral history interviews with Holocaust survivors who were hidden by Ciel Loots in the Montessori school she ran for children with learning disabilities in Amersfoort, Netherlands.

  15. Berlfein and Burns families collection

    Collection of photos and documents related to the Berlfein family. Scrapbook documenting the experiences of Leon Burns as a member of the US Army serving in Europe during WWII Audio recordings of survivor interviews Camera used by Lee S. Burns (donor's father-in-law) acquired while in service in German and used to take some of the photos in this collection

  16. Larry Shalit (Schalyt-Tykotzki) family collection

    The collection contains correspondence, immigration papers, residence permits, identification papers and other related documentation regarding the immigration of Alexander and Sima Shalit, and their son Larry, from Berlin, Germany to the United States in 1934. Also included is earlier documentation from Russia (their country of origin), photographs, and correspondence and immigration documents from other relatives in Europe. Additionally, there is correspondence between Larry Shalit and his parents while he served in the U.S. Armed Forces during World War II. The collection also includes a ...

  17. Eugene Goldfield collection

    The collection consists of two German American Bund posters and a photograph of a drawing.

  18. Ney and Grundmann families collection

    Correspondence, documents, autograph books, printed material, audiovisual recordings, and other related materials, documenting the history of the families of Herbert Ney (Neu), originally of Munich, Germany, and his wife, Hannelore (née Grundmann), originally of Essen, Germany, relating to their emigration from Germany due to anti-Semitic persecution, as well as documenting their lives in pre-Holocaust era Germany, and following their immigration to the United States.

  19. Fred Rosenbaum collection

    Consists of photocopies of documents, photographs, maps, and correspondence documenting the family history, emigration, and adoption of Fred Rosenbaum (born Hans Frank). Includes documents related to the Dinslaken orphanage and the fate of his biological family. Also consists of 2 VHS tapes (oral histories).

  20. Irina Farkas Berkovits collection

    The collection consists of two dresses and a suit (jacket and skirt) that belonged to Irina Farkas Berkovits before the war in Șimleu Silvaniei, Romania. The collection also contains an accretion of an additional two dresses that belonged to Irina Farkas Berkovits before the war in Șimleu Silvaniei, Romania. They were saved by Mr. Keleman who was a tenant of the donor's parents, and he returned these dresses to Elly Berkovits when she returned from slavery. In addition, another suit (jacket and skirt) is also part of the collection.