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  1. The Joseph Siakkis archives related to the history of the Jewish communities of Greece

    Contains records related to the history of the Jewish communities of Greece. The archives are organized into 28 thematic sections. The most important topics are: 1. History of Greek Jewry and Jewish communities of Thessaloniki, Corfu, Larissa, Volos, Trikala, Zante, Chania, Preveza, Sparta, Chalkis and other major Jewish centers; 2. Antisemitism, Nazi occupation and Holocaust; 3. Collections of Jewish periodicals (Corfu and Athens); 4. Records of the Greek Jewish family names, personal correspondence, literary essays and poetry.

  2. "Max Adler: From Germany to America, 1926-1939"

    Consists of one memoir, 6 pages, entitled "Max Adler: From Germany to America 1926-1939," by Max Adler. In the memoir, Mr. Adler describes the history of his family and the Jewish community in his hometown of Bad Mergentheim, Germany. He describes antisemitism in the 1930s, his memories of Kristallnacht, and leaving on a Kindertransport to the Netherlands in January 1939. Mr. Adler's parents were able to immigrate to the United States in May 1939, and he joined them there in February 1940.

  3. "Reise zum Planeten der Nazis: Langenstein-Zwieberge 1944-1945"

    Consists of one manuscript, 118 pages, in German, entitled "Reise zum Planeten der Nazis: Langenstein-Zwieberge 1944-1945" by Alberto Berti, an Italian partisan. In the memoir, he describes his experiences in the Langenstein-Zwieberg concentration camp. The final chapter, entitled "Dreitausend auf dem Todesmarch," has been translated into English. The translation is included with the text.

  4. "We Will Always Remember"

    Consists of one document, six pages, entitled 'We Will Always Remember," commemorating the life of Eddie H. Willner (Hellmutt Willner), a Holocaust survivor from Germany. The tribute describes Mr. Willner's Holocaust experiences and his friendship with Maurits Swaab, a Dutch man who was transported to various camps with him. Mr. Willner and Mr. Swaab managed to escape from a death march from Langenstein and were liberated by the American Army. They were both able to immigrate to the United States, where they joined the American military.

  5. "A Voice for the Silenced"

  6. Beate Steigner collection

    The collection consists of a lottery ticket from the German Red Cross, a pamphlet titled "Gehl: German History in Keywords", a flier issued by the race-politics office of the NSDAP, and a magazine: NS-Frauen-Warte, Issue 15, Year 6.

  7. "Les condamnées des Sections Spéciales incarcérées à la Maison Centrale de Rennes Déportées les 5 avril, 2 mai, et 16 mai 1944"

    Consists of one manuscript, entitled "Les condamnées des Sections Spéciales incarcérées à la Maison Centrale de Rennes Déportées les 5 avril, 2 mai, et 16 mai 1944," by Yves Boivin. The manuscript contains research concerning women deported from Rennes in the département of the Ille -et-Vilaine, many of whom were non-Jews and were not members of the resistance. The CD contains name lists, testimonies, and statistical analyses.

  8. Embroidered blouse worn by a concentration camp inmate after liberation

    Embroidered blouse selected and worn by Ruth Gold immediately after her liberation from Malchow concentration camp by the Soviet Army in 1945.

  9. "A Christmas Memoir"

    Consists of one document, 6 pages, entitled "A Christmas Memoir," by Anne L. Knox, which describes her memories of life in a German concentration camp in Belgium (possibly Mecheln/Mechelen) in the winter of 1943. In the testimony, she describes the strange celebration of Christmas in the camp. Also includes eight photographs of Mechelen taken in 1990 on the site of the memorial at the Jewish Museum of Deportation and Resistance (located at the Kazerne Dossin in Mechelen).

  10. Aizen family papers

    Collection of documents, correspondence and photographs relating to the Aizen family, including passports, images of life in Hofgeismar DP camp in Germany, and descriptions of their experiences during the Holocaust. Includes a certificate issued by Jewish National Fund in Germany c. 1946, stating that Mr. Dov Aizen (donor’s late father-in-law) planted trees in Palestine in memory of his father, Jeshajahu Aizen, who was murdered during the Holocaust in Wlodzimierz Wolynski, Poland; issued by Jewish National Fund in Germany, c. 1946.

  11. Rhine River tour; Württemberg

    “GERMANY” "THE RHINE” Dark shots from from a boat on the Rhine River of the surrounding area. Castle on the hill. Trees. Smokestacks of boats on the water. The castle wall on the edge of a hill. Waterfront. Smaller castle on a terraced hill. “HALL IN WUERTEMBURG” Schwäbisch Hall, a town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Steep stairs lead up to St. Michael’s Church. Houses line the slanted road. Nazi flag. St. Michael’s Church. Young girl approaches the camera, joined by a young boy and mother.

  12. World War I soldiers and families travel to Wesel for an SA march and celebration

    Decorated title in German: "Vereinsfilm aufgenommen durch Fr. Jasper Text von H. Vosskamp" followed by the main title card: "Kameradschaft Duisburg der ehem. Angehoerigen des 3 Oberelsäss. Inftr.-Regiments 172 FAHRT INS BLAUE mit dem Salondampfer 'Deutschland' am Sonntag, dem 13 August 1933 vorm 7:10 Uhr ab Mühlenweide, Ruhrort". Another title card indicating the program, whereby guests will depart from Muehlenweide at 7:30 AM on a "Journey into the Blue" and debark for a march of SA men to the fortifications [in Wesel]. Comic illustration of an early rise from bed at 5 AM. Man opens apartm...

  13. Russian DPs waiting to return home; Montgomery awards medals

    03:18:51 (LIB 7052) Russian DPs go Home, Grimma, Germany, June 21, 1945. Displaced persons get off trains which are decorated with greenery and huge pictures of Stalin. Short scene, two US soldiers speak with a Russian woman who holds infant in her lap. Russian DPs in field await transportation to homeland. Some relax, other wash clothes in river, a few men and women swim. 03:23:15 (LIB 7054) Award, Wiesbaden, Germany, June 26, 1945. LSs, Field Marshall Sir Bernard L Montgomery presents British awards to US Army personnel. LSs, MLS, Montgomery and Gen Omar N Bradley troop the line of soldie...

  14. Helena Pietyra - Auschwitz

    Helena Pietyra describes her experience living near the city of Auschwitz, Poland. FILM ID 3448 -- Interview Auschwitz Pietyra -- Camera Rolls #1-3 -- 01:00:04 to 01:24:13 Roll 1 Madam Pietyra sits in the living room of the apartment she occupies in Auschwitz. Pietyra is citizen of Auschwitz. She was born in Auschwitz and has never left. She recounts that Auschwitz was a predominantly Jewish city before the war. Most of the city was occupied by the Jewish citizens, including the apartment Pietyra lives in, while only a few buildings belonged to Catholic citizens. Overall, the Jews were like...

  15. Abigael de Vries family collection

    The collection consists of artifacts, documents, and photographs relating to the experiences of Abigael de Vries, Ingeborg de Vries Nikkels, Simon Berklou, and friends in the Netherlands during World War II.

  16. Ezriel Reitzfeld identification card

    Collection consists of an identification card issued July 1, 1948, to Ezriel Reitzfeld, in the "Exodus" Police force in the Sengwarden displaced persons camp.

  17. Selected records from the National Library of Morocco

    Contains mostly regulations, correspondence, reports and the like, compiled by French authorities in Morocco. Main topics are: legislation related to Jews; Moroccan and Algerian laws concerning Jews; professions prohibited to Jews (1941-1942 records); records on taxes levied on the Jewish community (1940-1945); decrees concerning nationality and citizenship of Jews; 1930-1935 tax matters related to the Jewish community; Jewish cemeteries; Jewish life in Fez; German activity in Morocco before and during the war including notes of the DAP (Deutsche Arbeitspartei); activities in the Spanish zo...

  18. Nuremberg Trial war criminals on plane; Landsberg Hangings

    21:28:40 (Munich 187) War Crimes Trials, Nuremberg, Germany, May 24, 1946. War criminal von Burgdorff seated in truck on Furth airfield and guarded by MPs. Col. Muszkat, Chief of the Polish Mission for Prosecution of War Crimes at Frankfurt, signing receipt for prisoners. Prisoners are put aboard plane. INTs showing prisoners seated in plane. 21:34:01 (Munich 191) Hangings at Landsberg, Germany, May 28, 1946. Military hangings of two German civilians.

  19. Oral history interview with Lloyd Crothers

  20. "Les déportés de France internés su l'île d'Aurigny"

    Consists of one manuscript, entitled "Les déportés de France internés sur l'île d'Aurigny", a master's thesis by Benoît Luc. The manuscript contains information about the Aurigny/Alderney internment camp for Jews, Spaniards, and resistance fighters located on the Channel Islands.