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  1. Hashem Ykom Wiktor Brilliant collection

    Consists of one set of copies and one CD-ROM containing a Powerpoint of scanned images, of pre-war and wartime correspondence from Hashem Ykom Wiktor Brilliant (the Levy), originally of Jaroslaw, Poland, and his sons, Edmond, Karol, Maximilian, and Yohanan, between Poland and Palestine. Also includes information about the family history.

  3. BDM (League of German Girls)

    League of German Girls, artillery, rescued ship wreck

  4. "Ruthie's Story"

    Consists of one memoir, entitled "Ruthie's Story," written by Ruth Meta Samson Bamdas, originally of Germany, about her Holocaust experiences. She describes her childhood in Germany and her training in Switzerland as a baby nurse. When she returned to Germany, she was told to report to the Gestapo, was warned to leave the area, and went to the Polish border. She and her aunt were able to obtain visas in 1937 or 1938 for England where she got a job. In 1945, she immigrated to the United States and reunited with her mother. Includes copies of family photographs.

  5. "Only a Goat Walks Backwards: The Life of Fanny Eichenblat"

    Consists of one memoir, 101 pages, entitled "Only a Goat Walks Backwards: The Life of Fanny Eichenblat,",as told to Dr. Alan David Kaye and Dr. Brian Horowitz. Fania Eichenblat was born in a town near Lublin, Poland, in 1938. In the memoir, she reflects upon her life as a Holocaust survivor and how her father arranged for the family to hide in a dirt hole under a stable for 2 1/2 years. In the spring of 1944, her brother and father were killed while trying to find food and the family was forced to leave their hiding place to find a new one in a hay barn. They were liberated by the Soviet Ar...

  6. Daniel Catan collection

    Consists of documents, newspapers, and handbills related to wartime and post-war France. Includes an anti-Mason, anti-war handbill entitled "Assassins!", correspondence regarding and copies of the "Lectures Francaises," "Histoire du Frontisme," and "Resurrection Nationale" publications, 1941 and 1944 copies of the newspaper "France," a 1945 document regarding the history of the "France" newspaper, and five copies, 1948-1949, of "Le Droit de Vivre" newspaper.

  8. Neil Hora papers

    This collection includes photographs of Doris and Nicole Hora as well as the donor's father, Morris Hora. Doris and Nicole were related to Morris's family and survived the Holocaust in France. Additional photographs include images of Odette and Suzanne Leon, also survivors in France; an image of Morris in immediate post-war in France; a postcard to donor's mother; and a hand-written note on a photo studio's card.

  9. Albert Balassa Schutzpass

    Consists of one Swedish safe conduct pass issued to Mr. Albert Balassa in Budapest on October 22, 1944. The document, in which Mr. Balassa's name is filled in to a form, is signed by Raoul Wallenberg.

  11. Ettelbruck, Luxembourg collection

    Consists of scanned articles, on DVD and on CD, which were published in a journal entitled "De Rieder: Informatiounsblad vun der Gemeng Ettelbréck" between 1998 and 2002. The articles, co-authored by Will Dondelinger and Arthur Muller, are entitled "Jüdische Bevölkerung in Ettelbrück," and describe the history and Holocaust experiences of the Jewish community of Ettelbrück, Luxembourg. The articles include scanned images, documents, and family information.

  12. Oral history interview with Sioma Zubicky

  13. Dolly Reichman memoir

    Consists of the memoirs of Peroshka Perl (Dolly) Reichman, who was born on November 2, 1927 in Slanci.

  14. Edit Weinstein Weisz collection

    Consists of copies of photographs, documents, and biographical information regarding the Holocaust experiences of the family of Edit Weisz. Includes information about Ignac Weinstein of Budapest, Hungary; about the family of Herman Weinstein of Szabolcs, Hungary; about Vilmos, Mor, and Jozsef Wiesz, of Szabolcs, Hungary,;and about other relatives who all perished in the Holocaust.

  15. Hanneliese Mendowsky family collection

    The collection consists of a suitcase, documents, and photographs relating to the experiences of Hanneliese Mendowsky Tannenbaum and her mother Martha Mendowsky during and after the Holocaust when they left Breslau, Germany, for the United States.

  16. Liliane Urtreger interview translation

    Consists of an English language translation of a French interview with Liliane (Salamea) Kiejzman Urtreger, who spent two years in Auschwitz, where she worked in the Kanada commando. She describes the Sonderkommando uprising and the evacuation of Auschwitz in 1945. After her liberation in May 1945, she returned to France. In the interview, she reflects on why it is so difficult for her to speak about her experiences.

  17. "Following in our Father's Footsteps"

    Consists of one oral history interview, 2 hours, with Martin Kastner, on DVD, entitled "Following in our Father's Footsteps." In the interview, which was conducted on September 3, 2007 by Louise Bobrow, Mr. Kastner describes his pre-war life in a small town in Romania near Sighet. In 1943, he and his family were put into a ghetto (their home was located in the ghetto area, so they were allowed to stay there.) They were later forced into a larger ghetto and in spring 1944 were taken by truck to the train station where they were deported to Auschwitz. Martin and his father, Wolf, survived the...

  19. Panel discussion with Taylor, Ferencz, Drinan, and Dershowitz

    Panel discussion: The Significance of Nuremberg, Principles and Precedents. Speakers include Telford Taylor, Benjamin B. Ferencz, Father Drinan, and Alan Dershowitz. Boston College Law School. Taylor discusses the judicial process as a step in the direction of an ordered world and peace (in his view, this was "the most significant accomplishment of Nuremberg"). Ferencz claims the fundamental principles established as a result of the Nuremberg judgments are a) aggressive war is a crime; b) crimes against humanity; c) head of state is responsible under law. Ferencz argues that the elaborate r...

  20. American volunteer recruitment on Vermont farms

    Promotional film for Volunteer Land Corp recruitment which follows the experiences of Dick Shaw, a young adult who learns to work on a Vermont farm as part of his contribution to the war effort. Summertime Barnard resident Dorothy Thompson wrote the story. This is a production of the United States Department of Agriculture and State Land Grant Colleges.