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Holding Institution: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

  1. MS St. Louis immigrant identification card

    An identification card for Elisabeth Haas, a passenger on the MS St. Louis, dated May 27, 1939, the anticipated date of arrival.

  2. Selected records of the Argentinean National Directorate of Migration

    Contains documents related to immigration legislation and policy in Argentina in the years during and immediately after the Holocaust.

  3. Selected records of the Argentinean Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    The collection contains documents related to Argentinean diplomatic activity in Germany and occupied Europe during World War II. The bulk of the materials relate to Poland, Germany, and France.

  4. Robert Schwab identification card

    The identification card was issued to Robert Schwab [donor's father] in 1942. "Juif" is marked in red ink across the top.

  5. Gabriella Alter papers

    The papers consist of photographs and documents relating to the experiences of Gabriella Knöbel (now Gabriella Alter), originally of Nowy Sącz, Poland, with the Teheran Children in Russia, Iran, and Palestine. Included are depictions of children in a school near Irkutsk, the arrival of the Tehran Children in Palestine, and former Tehran Children in Kibbutz Givat Brenner.

  6. Emanuel Ascarelli memoir

    Consists of one memoir, in Hebrew, written by Emanuel Ascarelli (1919-1999), originally of Bologna, Italy. In the memoir, Emanuel describes his family history and his experiences in the Jewish Brigade.

  7. Csengeri family photograph collection

    The collection consists of pre-World War II, wartime, and post-war photographs of the Csengeri family, originally of Hungary. The photographs depict twin sisters, Lea and Yehudit Csengeri, who survived experiments performed by Josef Mengele in Auschwitz. Includes photographs sent by their mother, Rosalia, to their father, Zvi, while he was in a labor camp in Ukraine.

  8. Bermann family papers

    The papers consist of documents and photographs documenting the Bermann family, originally of Olomouc, Czechoslovakia (Olomouc, Czech Republic), before World War II and their experiences emigrating from Olomouc to Cuba in 1941.

  9. Ninette Depomme Lavergne collection

    Consists of photographs and documents relating to the Holocaust experiences of Ninette Depomme Lavergne and her family. Includes pre-war and wartime photographs of the town of Vereilles, France. Includes photographs featuring Felix and Blanche Chevrier, who ran the OSE home Chateau de Chabannes.

  10. Ruth and Kurt Elias papers

    The Ruth and Kurt Elias papers include correspondence from Kurt’s father asking relatives to help him immigrate to the United States and providing his address at the Mauthausen concentration camp; identification papers for Ruth, her sister, and Kurt’s father; and photographs depicting Ruth and Kurt Elias and their families before the war and after liberation in Czechoslovakia.

  11. Bianka Karpf papers

    The papers consist of six photographs relating to the experiences of Bianka Karpf and her family in Boryslaw, Poland, (now Boryslav, Ukraine), their attempt to emigrate to Palestine, and their activities with Hashomer Hatzair as well as one "Ausweis für Arbeitsjuden" issued to Bianka Silberman [donor].

  12. Victor Klapholz papers

    The papers include two photographs, an identification card for Victor Klapholz from the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), a document from the Jewish community at the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA) DP camp in Fürth, Germany, and three false Polish documents used during World War II.

  13. Itzhak Mayer papers

    The collection consists of Holocaust-era documents and photographs of Itzhack Mayer (born Peter Trebitsch) and his family in Hungary. Documents include an immigration certificate from Hungary to Israel for Itzhack’s aunt Eva Trebitsch; a receipt for services provided from Magyarországi Zsidók Deportáltakat Gondozó Országos Bizottság (DEGOB), a national relief committee for Hungarian Jewish deportees, to Itzhack’s cousin Josef Lengyel; and a proof of residence document for Itzhack’s aunt Aranka Trebitsch. Photographs include depictions of Itzhack’s aunt and uncle, Margit and Marcus Tre...

  14. Shaked-Zalmonovitz family papers

    The papers consist of four photographs depicting Hava Shaked (born Eva Zalmonovitz), her parents, and her twin brother, Moritz Moshe, in Hungary during and immediately after World War II and after her immigration to Israel in 1949. A memoir written by Hava’s husband, Dov Shaked, about his experiences during the Holocaust is also included.

  15. Siaky family photograph collection

    The collection consists of 17 photographs documenting the experiences of twin brothers Perez and Eliyahu Siaky and their family in pre-war Greece and while in hiding during the Holocaust.

  16. Leo Dercin collection

    Consists of a copy of the memoir, "Slave Laborer Number 72318: Memories of a Holocaust Survivor," by Leo Dercin, 1983, (145 pages), and a bound copy of the advance papers for the Academic Conference on the Holocaust at Hebrew College on April 30, 1973. Papers include those by Paul Bookbinder, Henry Feingold, Raul Hilberg, and Isaiah Trunk. Also includes two copies of an article about Mr. Dercin's memoir printed in "The Jewish Advocate," on April 11, 1985 and copies of speeches given by Mr. Dercin about his experiences.

  17. Fay Nadaner papers

    The papers consist of two school certificates issued to Fela Friedmann (later Fay Nadaner) and her twin sister, Celina, in Poland around 1944 using the false Christian names that they adopted in hiding and ten pre-war photographic negatives of the Friedmann family.

  18. 60th anniversary of the deportation of Hungarian Jews commemorative stamp

    Consists of two postal commemoration envelopes with stamps commemorating the 60th anniversary of the deportation of the Hungarian Jews; issued Apr.16, 2004, in Budapest, Hungary.

  19. "A Bizarre Belsen Encounter-Sweden 1982"

    Consists of a memoir, 12 pages, describing the liberation experiences of Peter Gannon, a member of the British Armed Forces that liberated the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. He also describes a chance reunion with a survivor of Bergen-Belsen in Sweden in 1982. Mr. Gannon had given the woman chocolate on the day of liberation.

  20. Koch/Pistreich family papers

    Contains documents, correspondence, and official papers pertaining to the Koch and Pistreich families of Vienna, Austria. The collection focuses on papers and correspondence regarding the successful attempt of Salomon Koch and Camilla Pistreich Koch to emigrate from Vienna to the United States in 1939. Also includes a history of the Pistreich family as well as extensive information about the Holocaust and emigration experiences of family members.