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Holding Institution: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

  1. Shapell family photograph collection

    The collection consists of photographs documenting German-occupied Oświęcim, Poland, circa 1940-circa 1941, and refugees living in the Münchberg, Germany, displaced persons camp, circa 1946. The photographs of Oświęcim include depictions of buildings, Jewish men forcibly having their beards and sidelocks (peyot) cut off, street scenes, and Jews clearing snow under the presence of a German soldier. Included are undated typed captions in Polish, and English translations of the captions produced in 2013. The bulk of the photographs of Münchberg document a funeral and re-interment ceremony in 1...

  2. Wooden Lazy Susan decorated with an inlaid windmill scene created by a Latvian in a displaced persons camp

    Handmade, Latvian, wooden turntable with an inlaid windmill scene created in Kleinkötz Displaced Persons (DP) Camp at Günzburg in the American Zone of Germany between 1945 and 1951. Latvia had a long tradition of woodworking, and many skilled artisans lived in DP camps following the end of World War II (1939-1945), where they made some additional income from the sale of pieces and trained others. Kleinkötz had a population between 1,000 and 2,500 refugees, and a large percentage of those were from the Baltic nations, including Latvia. Following the end of the war, Allied forces established...

  3. Simcha Dimant papers

    The Simcha Dimant papers relate to the Holocaust and immediate post-war experiences of Simcha Dimant, a Polish Jew. The papers contain identification documents including a provisional identification card issued by the Allied Expeditionary Forces in Buchenwald concentration camp, April 1945; a Haftlings-Personal-Karte (Prisoners-Personal-Card); a Mandat-Karte (Mandate Card), July 1945; and a fragment of a Military Government Temporary Registration form. The papers also include travel documents relating to Dimant’s work for the Allied Expeditionary Forces. These documents include a D.P. Index...

  4. UNRRA selected records AG-018-001 : China Office

    Selected records of the UNRRA China Office relating to Displaced Persons Operations, medical and agricultural rehabilitation in China, 1944-1949: reports, correspondence with Jewish Sephardic Committee, Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, lists of refugees, as well as records relating to repatriation, transportation, and tracing inquiries.

  5. Jewish children leave Prague

    At Ruzyn airport in Prague, Jewish children preparing to board plane for London on a transport organized by the Barbican Mission to the Jews, a Christian organization that aimed at rescuing and converting these children (upon their parent´s agreement). Boy holds hands of 2 sisters. Small group of children wave to camera. INTs, boy with kerchief and an elderly woman. CUs, children on a bus.Little girl, Hansi Beck, with knitted hat. Children of various ages, including Eva Heller, Holger Heller, Eva Fried, Renate Fried, Gertie Pfeffer, and Hansi Beck, board the plane. Pan of KLM airplane. Pare...

  6. Alex Frieder and family visit tobacco plantations and workers in the provinces

    A Filipino man riding a water buffalo takes Alex Frieder for a ride in a cart pulled by the buffalo. Tobacco field, possibly in the Cagayan Valley and other provinces in the Philippines. Native Filipino men stand before bamboo hut. Alex inspects tobacco leaves for purchase. Alex talks with villagers. Locals show him how to row a bangka (an outrigger canoe) across a stream. 01:02:22 Village women squat and sort tobacco leaves. Wider view of the hut with a thatched roof. 01:03:04 Frieder gets a tour. INTs, women pound grain and tobacco leaves. 01:03:29 A woman (with a cigar) and her young chi...

  7. Adam and Roma Zandel papers

    The Adam and Roma Zandel papers contain personal items and documents relating to the immigration of Adolf Adam Zandel and Roma Kleczewska to the United States. Adam’s documents contain documents such as his birth certificate, visa information, documentation of health, travel permits, proof of identity, and his diplomas. Also included are two photographs of his parents, and a memoir he wrote for his daughter, Susan. The papers of Roma Kleczewska contain primarily correspondence, written from Roma’s parents (Maurycy and Karola) and grandparents (Teofila and Salomon Kupczyk) while they lived i...

  8. Czechoslovakian postage stamp, 1 koruna, acquired by a former American internee

    1. Leonie Roualet collection

    Commemorative postage stamp of Czechoslovakian President, Ludvík Svoboda, issued in 1970 and acquired by Leonie Roualet. Svoboda served as president from 1968-1975, and was regarded as a national hero for his military service in both World Wars. Leonie was born in New York to Leonie Calmesse and Henry Charles Roualet, French champagne vintners who had immigrated to the United States in the 1890s. In the 1930s, Leonie’s mother returned to France to take care of her ailing brother. While caring for her brother, she too became sick, and in 1939 Leonie traveled to France to take care of her mot...

  9. Czechoslovakian postage stamp, 40 haléř, acquired by a former American internee

    1. Leonie Roualet collection

    Commemorative postage stamp of Hungarian astronomer, Maximilian Hell, issued in Czechoslovakia in 1970 on the 250th anniversary of Hell’s birth and acquired by Leonie Roualet. The stamp depicts Hell on his scientific expedition in Norway to establish the distance between the earth and the sun. Leonie was born in New York to Leonie Calmesse and Henry Charles Roualet, French champagne vintners who had immigrated to the United States in the 1890s. In the 1930s, Leonie’s mother returned to France to take care of her ailing brother. While caring for her brother, she too became sick, and in 1939 ...

  10. Stekler family papers

    1. Stekler family collection

    The collection consists of biographical material, correspondence, and photographs documenting the pre-war lives of Gisela (née Schrott) and Walter Stekler in Vienna, Austria and their immigration to the United States in 1938 (Walter) and 1939 (Gisela and their son Herman). Included are identification documents, education and professional records, immigration paperwork, pre-war family photographs, and correspondence. The correspondence includes pre-war and wartime letters from Gisela’s father David Schrott and other family and friends in Europe and elsewhere. Biographical material include id...

  11. Chaim Kozienicki papers

    1. Chaim Kozienicki collection

    The papers consist of two postcards to Chaim Kozienicki, who was living in Palestine, from Mala Maroko, his girlfriend who was living in Malmö, Sweden. She sends him best wishes for the Jewish New Year and provides news about mutual friends. The postcards are addressed to "Josef Rodlepmurt" which is "Josef Trumpeldor" spelled backwards.

  12. Scene still for the film “So Ends Our Night” (1941)

    1. Cinema Judaica collection

    Scene still for the American feature film, “So Ends Our Night,” released in the United States in February 1941, and re-released in 1948. Scene stills are photographs taken on or off the set of a motion picture and are then used as marketing and advertising tools. “So Ends Our Night” was an independently produced adaptation of the 1939 novel, “Flotsam,” by Erich Maria Remarque. Remarque was a German veteran of World War I, who became famous for writing “All Quiet on the Western Front” about war and the experiences of German soldiers. After Hitler was appointed Chancellor of Germany in 1933, ...

  13. Magazine advertisement for the film “So Ends Our Night” (1941)

    1. Cinema Judaica collection

    Magazine advertisement for the American feature film, “So Ends Our Night,” released in the United States in February 1941, and re-released in 1948. “So Ends Our Night” was an independently produced adaptation of the 1939 novel, “Flotsam,” by Erich Maria Remarque. Remarque was a German veteran of World War I, who became famous for writing “All Quiet on the Western Front” about war and the experiences of German soldiers. After Hitler was appointed Chancellor of Germany in 1933, Remarque’s works were deemed “unpatriotic” and banned. He fled for Switzerland, had his German citizenship revoked i...

  14. Argentine One-Sheet Poster for the film “So Ends Our Night” (1941)

    1. Cinema Judaica collection

    Argentinian poster for the American feature film, “So Ends Our Night,” released in the United States in February 1941, and re-released in 1948. “So Ends Our Night” was an independently produced adaptation of the 1939 novel, “Flotsam,” by Erich Maria Remarque. Remarque was a German veteran of World War I, who became famous for writing “All Quiet on the Western Front” about war and the experiences of German soldiers. After Hitler was appointed Chancellor of Germany in 1933, Remarque’s works were deemed “unpatriotic” and banned. He fled for Switzerland, had his German citizenship revoked in 19...

  15. U.S. One-Sheet Poster for the re-release of “So Ends Our Night” (1941)

    1. Cinema Judaica collection

    One-sheet, re-release poster for the American feature film, “So Ends Our Night,” released in the United States in February 1941, and re-released in 1948. “So Ends Our Night” was an independently produced adaptation of the 1939 novel, “Flotsam,” by Erich Maria Remarque. Remarque was a German veteran of World War I, who became famous for writing “All Quiet on the Western Front” about war and the experiences of German soldiers. After Hitler was appointed Chancellor of Germany in 1933, Remarque’s works were deemed “unpatriotic” and banned. He fled for Switzerland, had his German citizenship rev...

  16. Lobby card for the film “So Ends Our Night” (1941)

    1. Cinema Judaica collection

    Lobby card for the American feature film, “So Ends Our Night,” released in the United States in February 1941, and re-released in 1948. Lobby cards are promotional materials placed in theater lobby windows to highlight specific movie scenes, rather than the broader themes often depicted on posters. “So Ends Our Night” was an independently produced adaptation of the 1939 novel, “Flotsam,” by Erich Maria Remarque. Remarque was a German veteran of World War I, who became famous for writing “All Quiet on the Western Front” about war and the experiences of German soldiers. After Hitler was appoi...

  17. United States advertisement for the film “So Ends Our Night” (1941)

    1. Cinema Judaica collection

    Double-sided advertisement for the American feature film, “So Ends Our Night,” released in the United States in February 1941, and re-released in 1948. Lobby cards are promotional materials placed in theater lobby windows to highlight specific movie scenes, rather than the broader themes often depicted on posters. “So Ends Our Night” was an independently produced adaptation of the 1939 novel, “Flotsam,” by Erich Maria Remarque. Remarque was a German veteran of World War I, who became famous for writing “All Quiet on the Western Front” about war and the experiences of German soldiers. After ...

  18. Loeb family papers

    The Loeb family papers consists of materials relating to the emigration of Olga Loeb and her son, Hans Otto Loeb, aboard the MS St. Louis. The papers contain telegrams, telegram receipts, correspondence from family members, a document relating to identity papers for Hans Otto Loeb, menus from the MS St. Louis, and an untitled poem written aboard the MS St. Louis. The collection also includes Loeb family photographs and photographs of Hans with classmates from the Jüdische Anlernwerkstatt, a Jewish vocational school, in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. The Loeb family papers consists of material...

  19. Doily printed with the portrait photograph of a young bride in a displaced persons camp

    1. Rosa and Zygmunt Schleichkorn collection

    Doily featuring a photographic portrait of Rosa Freimann Schleichkorn. It was created to commemorate her wedding to Zygmont Schleichkorn around 1947 in the Zeilsheim displaced persons camp in Germany. In 1940, Rosa escaped from the Łódź (Litzmannstadt) ghetto and hid in a convent. She later moved to Warsaw and assumed a false identity as a Catholic. When that ghetto was about to be destroyed in spring 1943, she paid someone to smuggle her out. Zygmont was interned by the Germans in the ghetto in Bochnia, Poland. It was emptied by the summer of 1943, but Zygmont and his family had hidden in ...

  20. Doily printed with the wedding photograph of a young couple married in a displaced persons camp

    1. Rosa and Zygmunt Schleichkorn collection

    Doily featuring a photographic portrait of Rosa Freimann and Zygmont Schleichkorn. It was created to celebrate their wedding around 1947 in the Zeilsheim displaced persons camp in Germany. In 1940, Rosa escaped from the Łódź (Litzmannstadt) ghetto and hid in a convent. She later moved to Warsaw and assumed a false identity as a Catholic. When that ghetto was about to be destroyed in spring 1943, she paid someone to smuggle her out. Zygmont was interned by the Germans in the ghetto in Bochnia, Poland. It was emptied by the summer of 1943, but Zygmont and his family had hidden in the forest w...