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Holding Institution: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

  1. Swiss refugee regulations document

    1. Max K. Liebmann collection

    Contains a document issued by the Justice and Police Department in Geneva, Switzerland, in July 1944, stating regulations and decisions regarding the forbiddance of dancing, visiting bars, and gambling by refugees.

  2. British Paramount Newsreel (Reuters) -- Mrs. Roosevelt purchases a ticket for the Motion Picture Art Fund

    In New York, a group of well-dressed men and women gather around Jack Benny and Eleanor Roosevelt. Artwork on the walls behind them. Mrs. Roosevelt purchases the first ticket for 25 cents for the Motion Picture Art Fund for German Refugees. The First Lady says "I'm very happy to buy this ticket from you..." The tickets are for a drawing of art works from Jack Benny, the radio and movie comedian.

  3. Book

    1. Fred Lindheim family collection

    Picture book, So geht's schnell!, taken along by Fred Lindheim in December 1938 when his parents sent him from Frankfurt, Germany, on a Kindertransport to Belgium. His parents were able to get visas to England and the family emigrated there in 1939. They then immigrated to the US in 1940.

  4. Book

    1. Fred Lindheim family collection

    Picture book, Die Struwwel Liesse, taken along by Fred Lindheim in December 1938 when his parents sent him from Frankfurt, Germany, on a Kindertransport to Belgium. His parents were able to get visas to England and the family emigrated there in 1939. They then immigrated to the US in 1940.

  5. Asch Family Papers

    1. Nestor Winters collection

    Contains two letters from the Association of Jewish Refugees in Great Britain, informing Mrs. C. Asch of London that members of the Asch family have been liberated in Theresienstadt and have returned to Berlin, August-September 1945.

  7. Bob Levitan collection

    Consists of documents, newspaper clippings, photographs, and an oral history related to Hyman Robert (Bob) Levitan, a World War II veteran who became the captain of the SS Ben Hecht and illegally transported a group of refugees, mainly Holocaust survivors, to Palestine in 1947. The ship was intercepted by British warships and the passengers and crew were imprisoned. The crew was released after six months, while the refugees were eventually allowed into Palestine. The collection includes photographs taken on the ship and in prison, newspaper clippings, magazine clippings, and documents relat...

  10. The Austrian General Consulate in Palestine (RG 151)

    Contains passport and visa documentation, a list of Austrian Jewish war dead buried in Palestine, and various other materials on Jewish emigration to Palestine.

  16. Illegal Ship

    VAR shots of people on board. Everyone goes below deck to hide from bombs. British Navy patrollers jump onto refugee boat. Refugee boys toss out fake sign "Karaco Adalia" and raise Star of David flag and banner: "Haganah Ship Unafraid."