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  1. Golda L. Holocaust testimony

    Videotape testimony of Golda L., who was born in Berlin, Germany in 1935. She recounts her grandparents were orthodox, but her parents being atheists; not understanding she was a Jew; her father taking her to Frankfurt in 1939; travelling to Freiburg, then Paris where she lived with her aunt and her aunt's boyfriend (they married later); terrible loneliness and longing for her parents; fleeing south with her aunt and her boyfriend; two weeks in Gurs; living on a farm in Montauban; attending school; hiding in a convent one night, then entering Switzerland illegally in 1943 with the help of a...

  2. Golda Meir; Israeli truce; Mid East peace

    Part Two of the event. Meir addresses an assembly in New York. This address was simultaneously broadcast in 19 other US cities via closed circuit TV. The main focus of Meir's speech is the need for the existence of an independent Jewish state and peace in the Middle East. The following people give their closing remarks: Sam Rothberg Abraham Feinberg Story ends abruptly.

  3. Golda Meir; Israeli truce; Mid-East peace

    Part One. Meir addresses an assembly in New York. This address was simultaneously broadcast in 19 other US cities via closed circuit TV. The following people speak before Golda Meir addresses the crowd: Edward Ginsberg Dr. William A. Wexler, President of B'nai Brith Mr. Max Fisher, Honorary President of UJA Mr. Sam Rothberg introduces Golda Meir The main focus of Meir's speech is the need for the existence of an independent Jewish state and peace in the Middle East.

  4. Golda S. Holocaust testimony

    Videotape testimony of Golda S., who was born in Sokal?, Poland (presently Ukraine) in 1922, one of eight children. She recounts a weaving apprenticeship in L?viv; increased antisemitism in the mid 1930s; Soviet occupation of Sokal? in 1939; German invasion in 1941; anti-Jewish violence and restrictions; ghettoization; escaping from a deportation train; returning home; being hidden in a monastery; leaving when her life was in danger; encountering a woman on a train who offered her a job in Krako?w; discovery and incarceration in P?aszo?w; escaping four weeks later; obtaining false papers; w...

  5. Golda Szajniak registration form

    Consists of one document registering Golda Szajniak, born December 30, 1926 in Eichstädt, at her local police station. The document, which is undated, identifies her as Jewish, includes her fingerprint, and is stamped with a Third Reich police and SS stamp.

  6. Golda Wainberg Tatz collection

    Contains a photocopy of Oswaldas Balakauskas's score for cello, piano and string quartet entitled "Betsafta" ("Together"), composed in 1995, which was premiered by Golda Wainberg Tatz with the Vilnius String Quartet; and a photocopy of a newspaper clipping about Golda Wainberg Tatz's memories of the Holocaust experiences of her mother, Judith, and of her own musical career in Lithuania and the United States.

  7. Goldberg family collection

    Contains photographs of Szlameck and Jack Goldberg. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.

  8. Goldberg family papers

    Contains five legal documents and twenty-one photographs pertaining to the Holocaust experiences of the Goldberg family.

  9. Goldberg-Goldberg family. Collection

    This collection contains: pre-war and wartime pictures of Sarah Goldberg’s family, and a group photo of repatriated female Auschwitz survivors ; a testimony written post-war by Sarah Goldberg, documenting her experiences in the concentration camps ; documents regarding the wartime and post-war life of the family of Jacques Goldberg, future husband of Sarah Goldberg, in hiding as the Goffin family, including several fake Belgian IDs ; propaganda leaflets ; three worn yellow stars ; photocopy of a letter sent by Sarah Goldberg and her fiancée Henri Wajnberg after their arrest to Henri’s famil...

  10. Goldberg-Kardimann family. Collection

    This collection contains: a studio portrait of the deported Bernhard Goldberg reading a book ; a studio portrait of the deported Rosa Kardimann, married Goldberg ; a portrait of spouses Majer and Malka Goldberg-Goldberg.

  11. Goldberger family photograph

    Consists of a photograph of the Goldberger family taken in Tiszalok, Hungary, in 1935. Pictured are Celia, Miklos, Livia, and Ervin Goldberger.

  12. Goldberger family photographs

    Consists of eight pre-war and wartime photographs from the collection of Gustav (Gus) Goldberger. The Goldberger family emigrated to Denmark in 1935, where Jeno Goldberger was the chief cantor in Copenhagen. The photographs include kindergarten pictures, piano recital pictures, and other pictures that demonstrate the daily life of the family in pre-war and wartime Denmark. The family escaped to Sweden in 1943, but returned to Denmark after the war.

  13. Golden book and other Forty-Second US Rainbow Division memorabilia from the Rainbow Division archives

    Contains information about the involvement of the 42nd US Infantry ("Rainbow") Division in the liberation of Dachau and the memorialization of Belgian political prisoners who died there. Included are excerpt pages from the "Golden Book" containing the signatures of several Dachau survivors.

  14. Goldfarb family collection

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

  15. Goldfarb family collection

    The collection consists of two metal and enamel pins and one wood and rubber stamp relating to the experiences of Elimelech, Roza, and William Goldfarb in the Ziegenhain and Kassel DP camps.

  16. Goldfarb family papers

    The Goldfarb family papers document the experiences of Polish-born Leopold Goldfarb, his Belgian-born wife Jenny, and their daughter Nina; as they sought to escape Belgium following the German invasion in 1940, and immigrate to the United States, by way of Portugal, Jamaica, and Cuba, following Jenny’s death in France. The papers contain identification and immigration documents, correspondence, including over a dozen postcards sent to Leopold Goldfarb by members of his extended family in the Warsaw Ghetto in 1940-1941, family photographs, and correspondence related to Goldfarb’s efforts to ...

  17. Goldfarb family papers

    Contains vaccination certificates, testimony, marriage certificate, and naturalization papers for Moses Goldfarb and Szaindl (Shirley) Dudelsak Goldfarb. Also includes a certificate for a tree planted in Israel in the memory of Sara Dudelsak, who perished in the Holocaust.

  18. Goldfeld and Rauchbach families papers

    Letters, documents, and photos related to Beate Rocker (nee Goldfeld), her parents Israel & Dora Goldfeld (nee Heitner) and her brother, Albert Goldfield (originally Goldfeld). Also includes a book of congratulatory telegrams for the marriage of Marie Brandstetter and Hermann Rauchbach as well as photos and a document related to their son Otto Rauchbach (later Rocker). Also includes Kurth Rauchbach (later Rocker)'s 1945 account of his wartime experience.

  19. Goldfischer-Wyszegrodzka family. Collection

    This collection contains a Polish passport issued to Marjem Wyszegrodzka in 1937. Marjem Wyszegrodzka, born on 20 August 1908 in Łęczyca, Poland, moved to Belgium and married Leibisch Goldfischer. She had been in Belgium since 22 August 1927, working at a clothing shop in Brussels. On 7 October 1942, both Marjem and Leibisch were registered at the Dossin Barracks for deportation to Auschwitz-Birkenau on Transport XIII, which departed on 10 October 1942. Upon arrival, Marjem did not survive the deportation. Her husband, Leibisch, was selected for forced labour and survived the war, being rep...

  20. Goldhersz family papers

    Contains a doctoral dissertation written by Sara Goldherszowna; a report card for Sara Goldherszowna; a photograph of Sara Goldherszowna; a photograph of the ship, Cap Arcona, that later sunk with 6800 people on board; and a Łódź ghetto work card for Pinkus Goldhersz.