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  1. "Studenternes Efterretnigstjeneste"

    Contains copies of a newspaper entitled "Studenternes Efterretningstjeneste," with information about the arrests of members of the Danish population by the Gestapo. Studenternes Efterretningstjeneste (SE) was an underground resistance organization in Denmark.

  2. Postage stamp

    1. David Pearlman collection

  3. "My experiences in concentration camps"

    Describes Stanley Kania’s (Okocim, Poland, 07 May 1920 - ) arrest for anti-Nazi activities and interrogation by the Gestapo; his transport to and experiences in various Nazi concentration camps including Auschwitz, Gusen, Wiener Neudorf, and Mauthausen; and his liberation.

  4. Records relating to Jews and Roma in Berlin "Ostarbeiter" file from the Oberfinanzdirektion

    Includes information about various "Ostarbeiter" (forced laborers from the East) and their property.

  5. Kurt and Frieda Wellisch and Ignaz and Rosine Auerbach collection

    Collection of documents, correpondence, photographs and publications surrounding Kurt and Frieda Wellisch and their escape from Nazi occupied Vienna, Austria. Kurt, a lawyer, was arrested and held by the Gestapo before being released and able to flee to the United States.

  6. Karl Theumann photographs

    1. David Theuman collection

    Contains two photograps depicting Karl Theumann: a passport photo bearing a stamp from the Munich office of the Gestapo on the verso, with birthdate of Paul Theumann (6 July 1904); and an image of Theumann seated with a woman outside of a building.

  7. Bertha Pappenheim: Copy letter

    Copy letter of Bertha Pappenheim, dated FrankfurtBarely legible 

  8. PM (New York, New York) [Newspaper]

    1. PM Newspaper collection

    One PM newspaper, dated July 20, 1943 with illustration by Arthur Szyk on page 2. The cartoon shows Hitler and other Nazi officials sitting around a table with the notice, "Gestapo Report 2000000 Jews Executed" and the caption "We Are Running Out of Jews."

  9. Correspondence with Lectures pour tous

    1. Pre-1963 Correspondence

    Contained are: drafts of an invitation text, lists of invited individuals, press cuttings referring to this event

  10. Correspondence with Mumm, Giselher

    1. Pre-1963 Correspondence

    An enquiry by Mumm for documentation of his persecution by the Gestapo during the Nazi era.

  11. Correspondence with Hildebrand, Astrid

    1. Pre-1963 Correspondence

    Correspondence regarding investigation into war crimes in Latvia, in particular the role of Julijs Bracs, member of the execution squad of the Gestapo in Riga.

  12. DRUSHLIAK Vasilii Zakharovich

    1. Кримінальні справи на нереабілітованих осіб

    Case against DRUSHLIAK Vasilii Zakharovich From September 1941 to October 1943, he was the head of the Gornostayevka district council, Kherson region. He confiscated cattle from the locals, fined and beat the locals, participated in deporting Soviet citizens to forced labour in Germany, drew up lists of local Jews, according to which the Germans later shot them, drew up lists of Soviet activists and communists and handed them over to the Gestapo.

  13. SERDIUK Nikolai Sidorovich [Case No. 44]

    1. Кримінальні справи на нереабілітованих осіб

    Case No. 44 against SERDIUK Nikolai Sidorovich From September 1941 to July 1942, he was the head of the agricultural community in the 13th precinct of the Kalinindorf district, Kherson region. He actively assisted the Gestapo, participated in the execution of Jews, appropriated their belongings, arrested Jews hiding from execution, participated in detecting Soviet-Party activists and partisans.

  14. KILGORN Adolf Aleksandrovich

    1. Кримінальні справи на нереабілітованих осіб

    Case against KILGORN Adolf Aleksandrovich From September 1941, he was an interpreter for the German agricultural commandant in the village of Chaplinka, Kherson region. From December 1942, he was an interpreter in the Gestapo in the village of Chaplinka. In June-October 1943, he was the director of a state estate. He participated in the interrogation and torture of Soviet activists, and handed over Jewish workers to the police.

  15. KORDIYAK Nikita Nikolaevic and others [Case No. 3801]

    1. Кримінальні справи на нереабілітованих осіб

    Case No. 3801 on charges against KORDIYAK Nikita Nikolaevich, GNATIV Vladimir Pavlovich TURCHIN Vasily Andreevich, GORONIN Iosif Ilyich, GORONIN Fedor Ilyich - members of the police fire brigade in the town of Berezhany, Ternopil oblast, helped the Gestapo in the persecution and extermination of Jews. Participated in the identification and execution of Jewish citizens.

  16. GRIGORENKO Alexey Vasilievich [Case No. 576]

    1. Кримінальні справи на нереабілітованих осіб

    Case No. 576 on charges against GRIGORENKO Alexey Vasilievich - from September 1941 to February 1944, policeman in the Voznesensk town police. He took part in raids on Soviet partisans andparatroopers, guarded concentration camps, escorted prisoners to the Gestapo, and wrote statements against Soviet citizens.

  17. ERMAK Dmitrii Leontevich and others [Case No. 19]

    1. Кримінальні справи на нереабілітованих осіб

    Case No. 19 against ERMAK Dmitrii Leontevich – from October 1941, he was the head of the Novo-Zlatopol village council, Zaporozhye region. SIDOROV Denis Nikolaevich – from October 1941, he was the head of the Gupolovo village council, Novo-Zlatopol district, Zaporozhye region. He helped the Gestapo to carry out repression against Soviet citizens, participated in the arrests of Soviet Jews.

  18. Varied documentary material from the Innsbruck community and the Tyrol district regarding antisemitism before the war, confiscation of property, anti-Jewish legislation and disbanding of the communities in the Tyrol district

    1. O.30 - Documentation regarding the Jews of Austria, mainly during the Holocaust period

    Varied documentary material from the Innsbruck community and the Tyrol district regarding antisemitism before the war, confiscation of property, anti-Jewish legislation and disbanding of the communities in the Tyrol district - Performance of the antisemitic play, "Das Anderle von Rinn", based on the blood libel from the Middle Ages, and the reaction of the public and the press to the play; - Confiscation of property and use of assets and personal belongings for the needs of senior Nazi party officials - seizure of real estate, mansions and villas; - Suicide of Friedrich Reitlinger, owner of...

  19. Eichmann Trial -- Session 112 -- Hausner sums up

    Session 112. Hausner talks about group responsibility in crimes. Eichmann as a man who didn't take orders. Discusses whose responsibility it was for the extermination of the Jews, and the legality of murder and persecution as a result of law changes. 00:06:59 Asks why did they camouflage what was happening if it was legal. 00:08:49 Jumps to Hausner speaking about everyone's guilt within the "nerve center of the Gestapo" on condition that they knew what was happening and remained in Gestapo center after realizing what the purpose was. Eichmann, admitted himself that he knew of the order of t...

  20. ["Judenangelegenheiten"- Bayern II]

    1. The Alfred Wiener documents collection

    The file is the second part of a collection of correspondence between the Gestapo Würzburg and various government bodies. Its topics include the restrictions on social Jewish gatherings and the prevention of public unrest after the killing of Wilhelm Gustloff. It includes a letter by Rudolf Hess about the correct labeling of signs (Jews not welcome) in wake of foreign outcry. A search warrant by the Gestapo is included for a couple on a motorbike taking pictures of signs restricting access to Jews. Most correspondence deals with economic issues. For example, an interpretation of the Nurembe...