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Language of Description: English
Language of Description: Hebrew
Language of Description: Ukrainian

  1. Ilse Eton papers

    A large part of the collection relates to restitution claims made by Helene Ursell, Leo Einhorn and Ilse Eton herself. Helene Ursell was represented in Germany by a former family friend and lawyer, the previous mayor of Attendorn. Her claim was for the loss of property, including furnishings, paintings, silverware etc. and the legacy of her parents. She also brought a case for her pension claims as the widow of Siegfried Ursell Leo Einhorn started his claim in 1955 and he went through the United Restitution Office (URO) who represented his claim, mainly compensation for his imprisonment and...

  2. Waclaw Piotrowski Letter

    1 handwritten, original letter from Auschwitz (1942) to the sender's mother Maria in Poznan.

  3. Julius Rothschild Papers

    Official correspondence from Julius and Carry Ruth Rothschild (1957); Financial correspondence of Julius Rothschild (1955 - 1956): Passport applications (N.d.); Will of Carry Ruth Rothschild (1956); Various official papers relating to Carry Ruth Rothschild and Julius Rothschild (1939 - 1954); Death certificates (1955 - 1966).

  4. Ruth Locke Collection

    Papers relating to the family of Ruth Locke (nee Neumeyer). Printed material relating to Martin Ephraim (1992/N.d.); Typed testimony of Dr Hirschberg's experiences of Auschwitz (1944-1945); Typed letters from Vera Neumeyer (1942); Handwritten letter from Vera Neumeyer to her children in England (N.d.); Typed letter from Julius Kohn to Ruth and Raimund (1939). Photocopies of originals.

  5. Max Sondheimer Collection

    Papers and photographs belonging to Max Sondheimer, German-Jewish soldier. "War Diary" notebook (1915 - 1916); German Passport (1937); Photo album from the front (c. 1915); Handwritten letter (1917); Memorabilia magazine of WWI; Written document "Batterie 8/6 1915 - 1918" (1930).

  6. Carlebach Collection

    This collection mainly consists of papers related to Julius Carlebach (1922 - 2001) moved life, concerning his work in the Jewish Orphanage Norwood, his academic career and his religious placements and engagement. Few papers providing personal impressions reflecting his early life experiences in Nazi Germany, arriving in Great Britain as a refugee through the first Kindertransport in 1938 and commemorations on his father Josef Carlebach, former Chief Rabbi in Hamburg. His father and most other family members were killed in concentration camp. Guidance The collection consists of corresponden...

  7. Andrew Gummers Collection

    Documents relating to Julius Gummers education (1922 - 1934); Documents relating to Julius and Grete Gummers emigration to Spain and UK (1935 - 1937); Documents and correspondence relating to naturalisation in the UK (1947); Various official documents (1877 - 1936); German newspaperclippings (1929 - 1945) announcing their loss of German nationality; Documents relating to Andrew Gummers education (1945 - 1958); Various correspondence (1929 - 1946); "Papers concerning the Treatment of German Nationals in Germany 1938-1939", printed book (1939); Correspondence (2002).

  8. Hugo Steinhardt Collection

    Printed material relating to The Cedar Boys (N.d); Printed material relating to Hugo Steinhardt (1998); 1 photograph.

  9. Alfred and Klari Koster Family Papers

    Correspondence received by Alfred and Klari Koster after their engagement and subsequent wedding, including: Handwritten notes; Telegrams from Palestine; Telegrams from Germany; Calling cards. All signed with names.

  10. Susan Wallace Family Papers

    Documents relating to Goldschmidt and Ungar families, including family trees dating back to 1397 (c 1820 - 1909); Documents relating to Portheim family, with printed material relating to Leopold von Portheim's carrer (N.d); Documents relating to the Wallach family; Article on Wertheimber family (1788 - ); Document relating toWallace family history, with legal documents on Elizabeth and Leopold Portheim; Memoirs by Vica Henrion (1949); Printed documents on the Herz family (1863); Material on the Noether family (N.d.); Documents relating to von Portheim Familys properties in Prague.

  11. Ursell Family Papers

    Personal papers of Dr. Siegfried Ursell, German-Jewish refugee in the UK. 5WWI medals in a box (1914 - 1918); Jewish Registration cards for Siegfried and Helene Ursell (1939); Inaugural dissertation by Siegfried Ursell, printed document (1908); Postcards from Hutchinson Internment Camp (1940); Certificate of Medical Register in the UK (1944); Application for British Nationality (1947); Various correspondence (1933/1939/1961); Lists of furniture and books (1939); Correspondence relating to inventory and move to the UK (1939); Various official documents and correspondence (1933 - 1939); Unive...

  12. Hans Feld Papers

    Papers and documents relating to Dr. Hans Feld, German-Jewish film critic and journalist. The collection includes personal documents and letters relating to Hans Feld and his wife and son as well as manuscripts commenting on the radio and emerging film industry in Germany in the 1920s and 1930s. The collection also contains all of his appointment diaries stretching from 1922-1978.

  13. "Maccabi" sports association, Tighina branch

    • Societatea "Makkabi" din Tighina
    • Тигинская организация "Маккаби"
    • Tiginskaya organizatsiya "Makkabi"

    List of officials of the organization; annual report and charter of the organization; information about the activities of the organization; minutes of meetings of the organization; minutes of general meetings of the organization

  14. Jewish Legacy in Thessaloniki

    The website and the application contain information on the various aspects of the Jewish presence in Thessaloniki, such as religious life and tradition, daily life, economic and financial life, publishing activities, organisations and foundations, maps, the Holocaust and its aftermath. Both the website and the application contain photographs and the exact locations of existing and non existing synagogues, schools and foundations, historical buildings and jewish quarters, markets, and memorial sites. The website and the application also include maps of six suggested walking tours around the ...

  15. Gradsko poglavarstvo grada Križevci

    • The City Authorities of Križevci

    The collection is incomplete and contains various instructions and orders issued and received by the city authorities of Križevci. Researchers of the Holocaust will find files regarding the activities of the State Office for Renewal [Državno Ravnateljstvo za ponovu] here. This office oversaw the managing and distributing of property confiscated from Jews during the Holocaust. In addition, for scholars interested in perpetrator studies the files of the city employees are a potentially helpful source.

  16. Lewkowicz family. Collection

    This collection contains: the IDs of siblings Jakob Lewkowicz and Perla Lewkowicz; six photos of the Lewkowicz family including photos of the Lewkowicz family at the time of their migration to Belgium, photos of youngest daughter Rosine Regine Lewkowicz and photos of the Lewkowicz children with friends.

  17. De Waele-Godschalk family. Collection

    This collection contains original documents, digital copies of photographs and documents, an audio recording and a book regarding the Godschalk-Tokkie family, including: 25 pre-war and 2 post-war photos of family members, marriage certificates, residence and work permits, vaccination certificates, an audio file commemorating Judith Godschalk, a death notice of Sara Tokkie, documents regarding the release of Elisabeth Godschalk from the SS-Sammellager Mecheln (Dossin barracks), a copy of Samuel Godschalk’s death certificate, post-war documents regarding Elisabeth Godschalk’s estate and war d...

  18. THE HERSH SEGAL COLLECTION

    The collection contains the following materials: 1. 85 questioners with testimonies of children. In each questionnaire the children were required to write down their names, place and year of birth and also share their experiences during the war. Because the children were deported to different places in Transnistria it is possible to form a comprehensive picture of the camps and ghettos in Transnistria. (85 testimonies, handwritten original in Yiddish [with Hebrew translation]). 2. Two Booklets with a selection of 25 testimonies in Yiddish [Written in Hebrew letters]. (120 pages, Handwritten...

  19. Spinat-Toledano family. Collection

    This collection contains 34 photos, including : the Spinat children relaxing on the balcony of the family home in Antwerp, the Spinat children playing in the snow and with a dog, the Spinat children posing in the garden of their home in Antwerp, Doris (Dodi) Spinat dressed for a wedding, scenes depicting life at the La-Bas children's home in Aische-en-Refail led by the Association of Jews in Belgium, and a daughter of the Goffinet family which hid Doris Spinat in Péruwelz during the last weeks of the war.

  20. Yale Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies

    The Fortunoff Archive consists of testimonies of willing individuals with first-hand experience of the Nazi persecutions, including those who were in hiding, survivors, bystanders, resistants, and liberators. Testimonies were recorded in whatever language the witness preferred, and range in length from 30 minutes to over 40 hours (recorded over several sessions).