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  1. Lily Zelenka biography "Little Lily"

    Contains the remembrances of Lily Zelenka in Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia, as a victim of deportation, prisoner in several concentration camps, and survivor of the Holocaust. "Little Lily" covers a general span of time from 1900 through the 1950s. "Little Lily" was written by Claire Ramsay as told to her by Lily Zelenka in 1981.

  2. Alois Moser papers

    Contains information about Alois Moser's experiences as a Jehovah's Witness during the Holocaust. Moser describes his persecution as a Jehovah's Witness, his imprisonment in several camps including Mauthausen, and the various types of camp inmate markings (triangles and badges) that he encountered in the camps. Also included is a timeline that traces Moser's travels as a prisoner from April 1939 through May 1945.

  3. Emil: episodes and remembrance

    The testimony describes Emil Jacoby's Holocaust recollections and his return to Eastern Europe to visit various concentration camps in 1987. Included is information about imprisonment at Auschwitz, survival of a death march in Austria, liberation by the Soviet army, and Jacoby's involvement in a Zionist organization called the Palestine Brigade (a.k.a. Jewish Brigade).

  4. "Once upon four decades, 1939-1979"

    Consists of a copy of "Once upon four decades, 1939-1979" written by Margaret Collin. The volume contains testimonies of several Holocaust survivors seeking restitution from the German government. The various testimonies describe the experiences of the survivors in concentration camps, escape from the Nazis, life in hiding, episodes of suicide, and great mental anguish suffered since the end of the Holocaust. Also included are recollections of Margaret Collin about her own escape from Germany and the loss of her family. Intermingled in the text are several photocopies of Holocaust-related d...

  5. "Hell and rebirth: my experiences during the time of persecution"

    Consists of a copy of "Hell and Rebirth: My Experiences during the Time of Persecution," by Dr. Edith Kramer. The memoir describes Kramer's experiences as a Jewish physician forced to care for women in various camps near Poznań, Poland. Also included is information on the inferior medical conditions in the camps, inferior sanitation, the treatment of women, and Kramer's post-liberation acquaintance with Hermann Hesse (Nobel Prize winner) and his wife, Ninon Hesse.

  6. "Fort Montluc and Ravensbrück" a record of imprisonment

    Consists of copies of a memoir of an anonymous Holocaust survivor. A member of the French resistance, the young woman was captured by the Gestapo and subjected to severe treatment. The testimony describes her deportation from France to Ravensbrück, slave labor in a German plane factory, experiences with female SS guards, her many illnesses as a prisoner, and her eventual liberation by the Red Army.

  7. Death march April 14, 1945-April 24, 1945

    Consists of a copy of "Death March: April 14, 1945-April 24, 1945," written by Benno Fischer in June 1945. The testimony describes Fischer's experiences as a prisoner of Flossenbürg, his forced labor in an airplane factory, and his participation in a death march through Bavaria.

  8. The remembrance

    Consists of the transcript for the oral history video "The Remembrance" by Norman Feld. "The Remembrance" concerns the experiences of the Feld family in Poland as they attempted to escape Nazi persecution during the Holocaust. The bulk of the transcript contains information on Feld family genealogy and the emigration of family members to the United States after World War II. The oral history interview was conducted with Norman Feld's father, Stephen Feld, his uncle, Mel Feld, and his aunt, Estelle F. Nadel.

  9. "I saw Buchenwald"

    Consists of a copy of "I saw Buchenwald" by Lt. Col. (Ret.) Jack La Pietra. The testimony describes the inhumane conditions and places of torture and death seen by La Pietra as he was taken through the camp by one of the Buchenwald survivors shortly after liberation. It was written in 1979 and and epilogue was added in 1985.

  10. Transcript of Richard Glazar interview

    Consists of a copy of the transcript of the oral history testimony given by Richard Glazar at the Center for Holocaust Studies on 26 October 1981. The transcript includes Glazar's remembrances of life during and after the Holocaust. Glazar devotes a major part of the testimony to his experiences in the Treblinka concentration camp. He describes in detail the administration of the camp, the various nationalities of the prisoners, the method of gassing and incineration of corpses, the formation of the orchestra, and the burning of Treblinka after the uprising.

  11. Shari: a true story

    Consists of a copy of "Shari: a true story" written by Shirley Lebovitz, formerly Shari Weisberger, in 1946 and translated from Hungarian to English by Lebovitz's daughter, Magda Weisberger Willinger, in 1981. The story describes the survival of Lebovitz and her daughter during the Holocaust and their return to a normal life after World War II. "Shari" includes information about the treatment of Czech Jews at the hands of the Nazis and the Hungarian occupation forces, Hungarian Zandars, deportations to ghettos, survival in Auschwitz and forced labor camps, reunions with relatives and friend...

  12. Occupation and administration decrees from the Jewish Museum in Prague

    Consists of photographs of decrees and public notices issued by the Jewish communities of Prague and Slaný, Czechoslovakia (Czech Republic), and German occupation agencies from 1940 to 1942. The decrees concern persecution of Jews in Prague and Slaný, the regulation of communication by mail between Jews and their family members in Terezin, Czechoslovakia (Czech Republic), the confiscation of Jewish property, and the regulation of contact between Jews and Aryans.

  13. L'univers concentrationnaire Conference internationale du 26 au 28 Octobre Washington sur la liberation des camps de concentration Nazis par les Arme Allie et Franaise

    Consists of "L'univers concentrationnaire" compiled by the French Embassy for the International Liberators Conference in October 1981. Included is a report concerning the general history of concentration camps and reports on selected individual camps. Among the camps with individual reports are Dachau, Auschwitz, Neuengamme, Mauthausen, and Alderney (a.k.a. Aurigny).

  14. Sterbebuch (Zweitbuch) 1942 Band 18. NR. 25501.- 27000

    Consists of a copy of "Sterbebuch (Zweitbuch) 1942: Band 18. NR. 25501.-27000." compiled by the Standesamt Auschwitz in September 1942. The death book provides the prisoners' identification numbers, their native cities, the names of their parents, the names of the attending physicians, and the alleged causes of death.

  15. Dokumentationsarchiv des Österreichischen Widerstandes records relating to Roma in Austria

    Consists of copies of various letters and government-generated documents relating to the fate of Roma in Austria during and after the Holocaust. The documents focus on topics such as deportations, establishment of concentration camps for Roma, forced labor of Roma, and transports of Roma to Mauthausen and Auschwitz.

  16. Records relating to Jews and Roma in Berlin from the Brandenburgisches Landeshauptarchiv

    Includes approximately 250 case file created by the Oberfinanzdirektion of Berlin concerning the evacuation of Roma in Berlin and the confiscation of their personal property. Also included are files concerning transports of Jews and Roma from Berlin to Auschwitz, specific cases of Roma receiving restitution after the Holocaust, and a list of German concentration camps and sub-camps. After comparing the individual case files to the name list, the accessioning archivist discovered that 20 files are missing from the collection. The missing files are: Buchler, Josef; Frolian, Peter; Haustein, A...

  17. Willi Seitz papers

    The Willi Seitz papers consist of photocopies of court records, a personal narrative, printed materials, and poems. The court records document his persecution for not participating in patriotic school activities The personal narrative documents his father’s experiences as a Jehovah’s Witnesses and political prisoner and his years in the Buchenwald concentration camp. Printed materials document Jehovah’s Witnesses, Buchenwald, and Salamo Arouch. The poems document the Buchenwald concentration camp.

  18. Erna Ludolph, Josef Niklasch, and Margarete Niklasch papers

    Consists of copies of personal documents relating to Erna Ludolph, Josef Niklasch, and Margarete Niklasch, all German Jehovah's Witnesses, during the Holocaust. Includes information about arrests, concentration camp experiences, and liberation, as well as biographical information.

  19. Anna Gustavsson papers

    Consists of copies of documents issued to Anna Gustavsson by Nazi authorities accusing her of connections with the Jehovah's Witnesses.

  20. Articles from "The golden age" and the "Yearbook of Jehovah's Witnesses" and other publications relating to the persecution of Jehovah's Witnesses during the Holocaust

    Consists of copies of articles from "The golden age" and "Yearbook of the Jehovah's Witnesses," and other publications concerning the persecution of Jehovah's Witnesses, Protestants, and Jews from the beginning of Nazi rule through the years of the Holocaust. Some of the articles focus on the cooperation of the Catholic Church in the persecution of other Christian groups in Europe. Also included is a copy of a letter from a young Jehovah's Witness to his parents shortly before his execution.