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  1. Documents from the Zentrale Staatsarchiv Potsdam

    Consists of selected documents from the Zentrale Staatsarchiv in Potsdam concerning various Holocaust subjects. Among the topics mentioned are antisemitism, Jewish refugees from Germany, laws for identification of Jews, and transport lists for Terezin and Auschwitz.

  2. Philip Ellovich papers

    The Philip Ellovich papers include letters from artist Emil Singer to Philip Ellovich documenting his efforts to immigrate to the United States with his wife, correspondence documenting Ellovich's efforts to help him, correspondence documenting postwar efforts to discover what happened to the Singers, and a brief biographical sketch of Emil Singer by Ed Leffingwell created for an exhibit of Singer's work at the Insignia Gallery in Youngstown, OH.

  3. Andrew H. Weinstein papers

    Consists of copies of documents of the Weinstein family formerly of Vienna, Austria. The copies include personal letters, documents of vital statistics, school records, documents relating to the emigration of various members of the Weinstein family from Austria to the United States. Some of the documents are accompanied by English translations.

  4. Report of Henry S. Otto

    Consists of a copy of a report given by Colonel Henry S. Otto. The report concerns Otto's involvement with the SHAEF Intelligence and the International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg. Also included are details of Hermann Göring's surrender to the Seventh U.S. Army and the sentences given to the Nuremberg defendants.

  5. Copies of Hadamar photographs from the case of US vs. Alfons Klein et al

    Consists of copies of photographs from the war crimes case of the U.S. vs. Alfons Klein et al. The ten copyprints depict scenes at the Hadamar sanitarium, cemeteries in the vicinity, and autopsies performed at Hadamar by Dr. Hermann Bolker. Each photograph has a caption on the reverse side in English. Item #7 (Photo of autopsy) is missing from the file.

  6. War crimes case of Viktor Bernhard Arajs

    Consists of copies of the indictment and the verdict in the case of Viktor Bernhard Arajs. Among the documents are lists of witnesses, results of the investigation, and information concerning Arajs' crimes against Jews in Latvia and the Soviet Union. An English translation is included for the indictment only.

  7. War crimes cases from the archives of the Staatsanwaltschaft Berlin

    Consists of copies of various West German war crimes trial cases. Among the cases are those of Richard Otto Bovensiepen, Stella Ingrid Gärtner, and Stella I. Isaaksohn. The records relate to alleged war crimes, the deportation of Jews, collaboration, and transports to concentration camps. See the RG list for titles for RG-06.009.0401 through RG-06.009.04*05.

  8. Verdict and sentence of Hans Fritz Scholl, Sophia Magdalena Scholl and Christoph Hermann Probst

    Consists of copies of the verdict and sentence of Hans Fritz Scholl, Sophia Magdalena Scholl, and Christoph Hermann Probst. The documents contain information relating to the involvement of the Scholls and Probst in the "White Rose" resistance movement and anti-Nazi propaganda.

  9. Auschwitz inmate list (partial), 02 Dec. 1943

    Includes a copy of a fragment of an inmate list from Auschwitz. The list provides the names of 21 prisoners and their identification numbers. It also shows Helen Kopman as a member of Block #12. Also included is a more recent document giving biographical information for Helen Kopman and a chronology of her life in the concentration camps.

  10. Records relating to the activities of the International Red Cross in Terezin

    Consists of photocopies relating the work of the International Red Cross in the ghetto at Terezin. Among the materials are "white papers" produced by the Red Cross in defense of its activities at Terezin during the Holocaust era. In addition, there are several photocopies of photographs depicting various scenes of the Jews and other citizens at Terezin.

  11. War Refugee Board report on Auschwitz

    Consists of the November 1944 published report of the War Refugee Board which contains the testimony of two Slovak Jews and a non-Jewish Polish soldier. The report involves eyewitness testimony of conditions in Auschwitz and other concentration camps during their years of operation. Among the topics discussed are methods of killing, succession of identification numbers, and transports from various ghettos and Nazi camps.

  12. Selected records from the Nationale Mahn- und Gedenkstätte of Ravensbrück and Sachsenhausen

    Includes copies of documents concerning the administration of Ravensbrück concentration camp for women. The documents relate to the distribution of labor in the camp, names of kommandos and overseers, and transports. Also included is a separate file for Harry Hüttel, a political prisoner at Sachsenhausen.

  13. Confession and letter of Mauthausen commander

    Includes a copy in English of a confession made by Franz Ziereis, the commandant of Mauthausen concentration camp (identified in the documents as "Franz"), after his arrest by American forces in May 1945. In the confession, the commandant describes conditions in Mauthausen and other camps as well as the various methods of torture and execution practiced by the Nazis. Ziereis also gives detailed information relating to the activities of his fellow commanders and physicians employed in the camps. Also included are two poems in German concerning suffering in the camps and a letter from Ziereis...

  14. Blueprint copies for Buchenwald

    Includes three copies of the blueprint plans for Buchenwald concentration camp. Also included is a report by the Sixth Service Command describing conditions in Buchenwald in 1944. This report contains testimony by Henry Glass, a prisoner of Buchenwald for approximately four months, from September 1938 to January 1939. The report describes the physical layout of the camp, its administration, methods of torture practiced in the camp, and the colored markings used to identify the prisoners.

  15. Carolina Taitz papers relating to the Rīga ghetto

    Includes letters exchanged between Carolina Taitz and her sister, Berta Knoch, during the Holocaust along with English translations prepared for the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum by Taitz. The letters discuss conditions of living and forced labor in the ghetto in Rīga, Latvia. Also included is the survival testimony of Carolina Taitz. The testimony describes her escape from the Rīga ghetto and her life in hiding.

  16. Edith David postcard from the Lublin ghetto

    Consists of a postcard written by Edith David to a gentile friend in Düggenheim (Eifel region), Germany, from the ghetto at Lublin, Poland. The postcard simply states that Edith and her mother are doing well and have met many acquaintances in Lublin. She expresses her hope to receive word back from the addressee, Frau Wnr. Heinr. Brck Edith David was deported to Lublin at the age of 14 with her mother. She was never heard from again.

  17. Selected records from the Sächsisches Staatsarchiv Leipzig

    Various local government offices in Leipzig, Germany, created the documents from the 1880s to the 1940s. Among topics covered in the Holocaust era are Jewish organizations, youth organizations, Romanies, labor, Jehovah's Witnesses, and confiscation of Jewish property.

  18. The treatment of shock from prolonged exposure to cold, especially in water

    Contains information about hypothermia experiments conducted at the Dachau concentration camp.

  19. "The story of Dr. Josef Jaksy"

    Includes of "The story of Dr. Josef Jaksy" by Amira Trattner. The speech includes testimony by several of Jaksy's acquaintances including Mario Cuomo, Governor of New York. The testimonies describe Jaksy's activities as a Righteous Gentile in Czechoslovakia where he was responsible for the rescue and successful escape of many Jews and political deviants. Also included is an invitation to a reception given in Jaksy's honor at the Consulate General of Israel in NewYork.

  20. Records relating to the investigation of Giorgio Perlasca by the United States Holocaust Memorial Council

    The collection consists of four folders of photocopied materials from the files of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Campaign Office. In general, the files concern Giorgio Perlasca and his work to assist and rescue Hungarian Jews during the Holocaust. Among the copied materials are letters, newspaper and magazine articles, testimonies, and interviews concerning the investigation of Giorgio Perlasca conducted by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Campaign Office.