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  1. Ney and Grundmann families collection

    Correspondence, documents, autograph books, printed material, audiovisual recordings, and other related materials, documenting the history of the families of Herbert Ney (Neu), originally of Munich, Germany, and his wife, Hannelore (née Grundmann), originally of Essen, Germany, relating to their emigration from Germany due to anti-Semitic persecution, as well as documenting their lives in pre-Holocaust era Germany, and following their immigration to the United States.

  2. Fred Rosenbaum collection

    Consists of photocopies of documents, photographs, maps, and correspondence documenting the family history, emigration, and adoption of Fred Rosenbaum (born Hans Frank). Includes documents related to the Dinslaken orphanage and the fate of his biological family. Also consists of 2 VHS tapes (oral histories).

  3. Irina Farkas Berkovits collection

    The collection consists of two dresses and a suit (jacket and skirt) that belonged to Irina Farkas Berkovits before the war in Șimleu Silvaniei, Romania. The collection also contains an accretion of an additional two dresses that belonged to Irina Farkas Berkovits before the war in Șimleu Silvaniei, Romania. They were saved by Mr. Keleman who was a tenant of the donor's parents, and he returned these dresses to Elly Berkovits when she returned from slavery. In addition, another suit (jacket and skirt) is also part of the collection.

  4. Gertrude Jackel and Julius Wetterhahn family collection

    Collection of documents, correspondence, photographs, diploma, photo album, oral history and other materials relating to the experiences of Gertrude Jackel and Julius Wetterhahn (donors' parents) and their parents, siblings, and extended family during the time period surrounding the Holocaust.

  5. Church of St. Teresa of Avila collection

    The collection consists of a picture of Dr. Gyula Hevey who was the priest at the St. Teresa of Avila church during WWII; Gyula Hevey (worked 1935-1952) was active in trying to supply baptismal certificates to Jews in 1944 as well as earlier during the war and a sign posted in St. Teresa of Avila Catholic Church in Budapest to notify people that conversions will no longer be offered.

  6. Horia Stamatu collection

    The collection consists of correspondence, documents, manuscripts, and other materials related to the life and career of the donor's father, Horia Stamatu (1912-1989), the Romanian poet and essayist, and onetime member of the Iron Guard. Most of the materials document Stamatu’s career as a writer, poet, and philosopher living in Freiburg, Germany, from the late 1950s through the 1980s.

  7. Martin Stuler collection

    Nazi radio manufactured by Siemens, decorated with Nazi eagle and swastika. Brought home from WWII by German Jewish refugee Martin Stuler (donors' father) after his service with the US Army during WWII. Two photos of Martin Stuler in his Army uniform during WWII.

  8. Town of Tîrgu-Mureș collection

    The collection consists of a Kiddush cup and saucer relating to the experiences of a Jewish family in Tîrgu-Mureș, Romania before and during the Holocaust.

  9. Maerker and Behr families papers

    The collection consists of biographical documents, correspondence, photographs, memoirs and family histories, a military medal, and other items related to the history of the Maerker and Behr families, originally of Bernburg and Mainz, Germany. Includes materials related to the emigration of Willy and Else (nee Behr) Maerker, and their children, Gerhard and Inge, from Germany, to escape anti-Semitic persecution, in 1938.

  10. Hungarian brick collection

    The collection consists of two bricks from local brick factories relating to events in the area of Kőszeg, Hungary, during the Holocaust.

  11. Schultz and Bodnar families papers

    Documents, photographs, and correspondence, related to the experiences of Zoltan Schultz, originally of Budapest, Hungary, who was imprisoned by the Germans during World War II and killed during a forced march in Austria in April 1945. Material includes identification documenst, and a packet of documents and photographs found with Schultz's remains when he was reinterred by personnel of the U.S. Army in late 1945, and retained by Austrian police officials until they were returned to Schultz's family in 2015, along with the original Austrian police report concerning the circumstances surroun...

  12. Bojdman family collection

    Photographs; some found after the mass murder in Łuck ghetto on August 19-23, 1942 in Hirka Polanka, during which 18,000 Jews were murdered, among them Froim Aron Bojdman, Rywka Bojdman, donor’s maternal grandparents and Rachela, Abram and Leib Bojdman, siblings of Estera Bojdman, later Ettinger. As well as Stella Ettinger, donor’s paternal grandmother and her son Aleksander Ettinger. Other photographs are from 1944-1946 in Łuck and later in Warsaw. Correspondence and documents; letters from Estera’s cousins in USSR and others; list of Germans and Ukrainians who tortured and murdered Jews i...

  13. Hirschbruch family collection

    Photographs; Photo Album; Correspondence; Documents; Map; Publication; relating to the Hirschbruch ,Greatz and Rosenblüth families in Germany and later in Palestine. Eva Hirschbruch, donor’s mother, was born in Potsdam, Germany on Dec. 12, 1920. Her younger brother, Josef was born in 1923. Felix Rosenbluth, later Pinchas Rosen, was active in the Zionist Federation of Germany, influenced his extended family to immigrate to Palestine. The Hirschbruch family left Germany in 1933, but Eva and Josef’s paternal grandfather and two aunts with their families were deported to Riga in January 1942. B...

  14. Sara Kupinski Cohen collection

    The collection consists of a kimono, shoes, a vase, decorative silver figurines, a novelty card, and a photograph relating to the experiences of Sara Kupinski Cohen and her family in Poland and Lithuania, before and during the Holocaust, in the Soviet Union, Japan, and China during the Holocaust, and in Canada after the war.

  15. Piroska Toim collection

    The collection consists of two photographs and a figurine relating to the experiences of Ilona Kirschner, Piroska Toim, Frida Farbenblum, and Katalin Weinrauch in Munkačevo and Beregszasz, Hungary before and during the Holocaust.

  16. Harry Lindauer collection

    Papers of Harry Lindauer, Col. U.S. Army, retired. Documents, letters, photographs, published accounts and military reports concerning Harry Lindauer's family history and military experiences, 1941-1945. Additional photocopies and photographs of his return trips to Germany and of award from Federal Republic of Germany in 1988; Dog tag issued to Harry Lindauer.

  17. Louis W. Collier collection

    Consists of material related to Louis W. Collier's experiences as a member of the American occupying forces in post-war Europe, particularly his role as director of the Werl-Westf. displaced persons (DP) camp for non-Jewish Poles in Germany. Includes correspondence with his family; photographs; a bound, handwritten log of camp activities illustrated with photos; and a photo album of handmade crafts. Also includes Polish emblems, one mounted on a wooden plaque, and one with a chain.

  18. David Friedman collection

    Archival material documenting the legacy of artist David Friedman (donor's father) including artist's scrapbook with photographs, correspondence, exhibit brochures and catalogs, press clippings, magazines book and DVD (for Library) and "Warsaw Ghetto Aufstand" (pen and ink drawing with color)

  19. Kim family collection

    The collection consists of of correspondence, documents, photographs, identification cards, and other original materials pertaining to Max and Regina (née Tenenbaum) Kim and their daughter Betty, as extended family members in Berlin, Germany and Warsaw, Poland. Included in the collection is a letter from Cordell Hull relating to their efforts to get visas and leave Nazi Germany. The collection also includes a Star of David "Juif" badge worn by Regina’s brother Joseph Tenenbaum, who survived the Holocaust in hiding in France.

  20. Loewenstein family collection

    Consists of documents related to the Loewenstein family, originally of Luxembourg. Includes ration books, identity paperwork, and inventories from pre-war Luxembourg, Gurs, wartime France, and post-war Luxembourg. Also includes a paper document pouch.