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  1. Articles, clippings, and other materials relating to the UNRRA and displaced persons

    Consists of several newspaper and magazine articles concerning Jews and displaced persons and the activities of American and British armies in the occupied zones in Europe after World War II. Included are three issues of "UNRRA," which concern the work of the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA) with displaced persons after the Holocaust. Also included are issues of Jewish publications in Brazil containing articles about displaced persons and two issues of "Army talks."

  2. Fannie Stern Selig diary

    The collection consists of a typed copy of a travel log kept by Fannie Stern Selig from 3 November 1947 through 8 December 1947 during her visit to Europe and Palestine as a representative of the Jewish Federation. During her travels she visited DP camps, concentration camps, and children's homes in France, Czech Republic, Poland, Switzerland, Italy, and Palestine. The diary focuses on topics such as her daily experiences, emigration of Jews to Palestine, the care of children, the conditions at abandoned concentration camps, and the challenges Jews faced after the Holocaust. The collection ...

  3. Affidavit concerning the heroism of Céline Demarez Morali

    Consists of a copy of a French affidavit describing the heroism of Céline Berte Morali, who was responsible for the rescue of several Jews by hiding them in the basement of her hardware store in Paris.

  4. Mann and Mandelbaum family correspondence

    Consists of copies of letters exchanged primarily between the Jacob Mann Family and the Sidney Mandelbaum family between November 1938 and March 1949. The letters concern the attempts of Jacob Mann to emigrate, along with his wife and daughter, to the U.S. just prior to the start of World War II with sponsorship and financial assistance from the Mandelbaum family. Several letters relate to the work done by the Council for German Jewry and the German Jewish Aid Committee during the emigration process of the Mann family.

  5. Story of Sally and Samuel Bloom

    Consists of a copy of a memoir by Jack Bloom concerning the Samuel and Sally Bloom family of West N.Y., N.J. The memoir describes the generosity shown by the Blooms as they agreed to sponsor the family of Martin Lichtenstein in order for them to emigrate from Germany just prior to the outbreak of World War II.

  6. William Perl papers

    The William Perl papers include original documents as well as photocopies of documents held by the Public Records Offices in London and Richmond and by the British National Archives. Most records relate to William Perl's involvement in clandestine Jewish emigration by Jewish refugees from various European countries to Palestine around 1939-1940. The collection also includes a July 4, 1944 report titled “Soviet State Extraordinary Commission for Ascertaining and Investigating the Crimes Committed by the German-fascist Invaders and Their Accomplices” including information about executions of ...

  7. Paul Singer identification card

    An identification card issued to Paul Singer by the Jewish Administration of Displaced Peoples' Camp after his liberation from Dachau. The card contains biographical information about Singer and indicates that he participated in a special transport to visit the zone of Poland occupied by the Russians.

  8. SPD campaign film

    Campaign film with animation and titles. "Break the Swastika/Support the SPD" Title: " Gefesselt, wehrlos, _gesetzt der Pein, _es wird Dein Los Dritten Reiche sein!" Parts of the title are off-screen. Brief cartoon depiction of a laughing Nazis outside a prison cell, then cartoon hands breaking a swastika. The film continues with captions overlaying scenes of socialist demonstrations and speeches, including some montages of several events at once. The captions include: "We demonstrate against fascism! Fascism means the repression of the working class! Fascism? No! Socialism!"

  9. Regina Bochner Schweid papers

    Includes the personal correspondence of Regina Bochner Schweid, exchanged between her and members of her family in Poland. The letters concern the movement of various family members throughout Eastern Europe and the attempt of several Bochner family members to finance their emigration to the United States. Also included is a list of statistics for Bochner family members and a 31 August 1945 issue of the "Fort Wood News," which contains an article concerning the viewing of a Holocaust photograph exhibit by American liberators. See RG list for RG-10.02701 - RG-10.027*02 titles.

  10. "The words of our mouths: our family's heritage as told by members of the Beer-Lasner, Goss-Kaufman, Katz-Rosenstein, Ribak-Weiner families"

    Includes of a copy of "The words of our mouths..." written by Robert H. Weiner. It concerns the family heritage of the Weiner family and other related families of American Jews. The work includes information about Jewish emigration in the 19th century, the assimilation of immigrant Jews into American Society, and European History. Weiner uses quotes of family members and quotes from family correspondence in order to illustrate the family's story in both Europe and the United States. Special "Who's Who" segments, used alongside photographs, help trace the family tree. Also included is an ess...

  11. Booth family papers

    Includes photocopies of correspondence between the Philip Booth family and Leon Kubowitzki, exchanged while attempting to aid several Jews from German-occupied Belgium with emigration matters. Also included are affidavits relating to the efforts of Philip and Mary Booth to help Jews emigrate from Europe. See RG list for RG-10.02601 and RG-10.026*02 titles.

  12. Reports of Einsatzgruppen

    Consists of copies of reports concerning the activities of various Einsatzgruppen in several occupied European countries during the Holocaust. Among the topics discussed in the reports are Einsatzgruppen activities against communists in occupied areas and specific actions against the Jews of Estonia.

  13. Armand Eisler papers

    Contains letters, essays, and articles relating to the life and career of Armand Eisler. Among the topics covered are Eisler genealogy, post-war Austria, international politics, and the Middle East. Included with the papers is a copy of "The Terror as a System: the Concentration Camp" by Ernst Federn. Included in the correspondence are letters signed by Eleanor Roosevelt, Albert Einstein, Felix Frankfurter, Virginia Gildersleeve, Harold Stassen, and post-war Austrian presidents Karl Renner and Adolf Schärf.

  14. Jacob David Watton postcard

    Consists of one postcard received by Jacob David Watton in late 1940 from his brother-in-law in the area of Minsk. The card describes a hasty flight from his home and a plea for financial assistance.

  15. Hermann Katz papers

    Contains various documents relating to Hermann Katz during the Holocaust. Among the topics covered in the documents are Katz's emigration attempts prior to the Holocaust, his imprisonment at Westerbork concentration camp, and his liberation from Westerbork.

  16. Charles Kotkowsky papers

    Includes articles, essays, and publications concerning the Piotrków Trybunalski Jewish community in Canada, the Jewish Fighting Organization, and the plight of children in the ghettos and camps. Also included is “Remnants: Memoirs of a Survivor,” a testimony of Holocaust survival by Charles Kotkowsky. The testimony describes Kotkowsky’s life in the Piotrków ghetto, his participation in an underground resistance movement, his imprisonment in two concentration camps, and his escape from a railroad transport.

  17. Avram Lazar papers

    Consists of several documents (some copies and some originals) issued to Avrom Lazar (Mendel Avram) during the Holocaust. The documents relate to his life as a Romanian Jew, his experiences with forced labor, and the Judenrat in Romania.

  18. Isabella Leitner letters relating to searches for Holocaust survivors

    Consists of eight letters from Holocaust survivors to Isabella Leitner and her sisters in 1945. The letters presumably concern attempts by survivors to locate members of their families after the Holocaust.

  19. Herbert Luft papers

    Includes various documents written by Herbert Luft. Among the documents are stories of life in concentration camps and shortwave radio transcripts of broadcasts conducted by Herbert Luft in 1942. The broadcast messages target the German people and give praise to the American government and military for their aid to the people of Europe. The broadcasts were recorded by the US Department of Agriculture, Division of Information, for Shortwave Broadcast of the O.W.I. to Europe. A later accretion to the papers includes a photograph of Herbert Luft and a letter written inside Birkenau concentrati...

  20. Bessie Gold Nekritz papers

    Consists of copies of photographs and letters relating to the family of Bessie Gold Nekritz prior to the Holocaust. A brief family history is included with the photographs.