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  1. Charcoal and watercolor sketch of six Orthodox Jewish males

    Watercolor sketch called Pozsony, Hungarian for Bratislava, Slovakia, of 6 Orthodox Jewish males created by Magda Frank, a professional sculpture, at an unknown date. Magda, 30, a native of Kolozsvar, Hungary (now Cluj-Napoca, Romania) was in Budapest attending art school when it was occupied by Nazi Germany in March 1944. Magda was relocated to a yellow star building and, in November, confined to the Jewish ghetto. In early 1945, Budapest was liberated by Soviet forces. In 1950, Magda emigrated to Buenos Aires, Argentina, to join her only surviving relative, a brother Stefan.

  2. Frieders on vacation, horseback riding, playing

    People play and relax on the beach, probably in Hawaii. Morris Frieder and his girls wearing flowered leis aboard a boat. 00:00:47 Pan of a large garden in the Philippines, probably in Baguio City (see Film ID 2957 at 00:02:56 for film of the same location when the girls are younger). Peggy and a younger girl (likely her sister Sue - b. 1934) pose for the camera. Jane practices swinging a golf club. Catherine O'Connor, the governess from Indiana, helps the girls pick flowers from the garden, and Jane picks up Sue. 00:02:17 A plane lands on a dirt runway. Morris gets out and kisses Sue. The ...

  3. James Boalick collection

    Consists of three pages of typed testimony written by James G. Boalick, a member of Company B of the 45th Armored Medical Battalion of the 3rd Armored Division of the Third Army. He was a replacement on the front line in the Battle of the Bulge and, in the spring of 1945, participated in the liberation of Nordhausen, where he administered first aid to survivors. Also includes a copy of his honorable discharge and his separation record.

  4. Myron and Dottie Miller collection

    The collection consists of photographs from an unidentified ghetto and of the Auschwitz and Dachau concentration camp, as well as postal covers from Bulgaria, Denmark, Germany, Palestine, and Switzerland.

  5. James Georg Lau papers

    The James Georg Lau papers consist of five diaries written by James Georg Lau between 1939-1941 and 1944-1953, describing his life in Liepāja Latvia, the Soviet occupation, being forced out of school because he was half-Jewish, and his mother being forced into the ghetto. There is a gap in the diaries from 1941-1944 while James was in Germany. When Lau continued his diary in 1944, he describes the end of the war, when he and his father went to Germany, and working as a journalist in Bayreuth from 1945-1953. The collection also includes loose pages and newspaper clippings from the diaries, w...

  6. Illustration 9 from a handmade portfolio of illustrations by Herbert Heyne and Erich Kästner

    Book of illustrations sent by Herbert Heyne to Walter Furst. The book was a gift from Heyne to Furst and was written with Erich Kästner in 1945. It features color illustrations by Heyne and offers a comical and critical depiction of National Socialism and Nazi militarism.

  7. Henry Dressler papers

    The Henry Dressler papers consists of biographical material, writings, restitution material, photographs, and correspondence related to the Holocaust experiences of Henry (Heinz) Dressler and his family. Joachim and Martha, along with their children Henry and Susi, survived the war by working in Oskar Schindler’s factory. The collection consists of Henry’s wartime and post-war diary, the family’s work papers for Oskar Schindler, immediate post-war correspondence of Henry and Joachim Dressler to various family members, friends, and associates, and photographs depicting the Dressler family be...

  8. Bernard Kutas collection

    Consists of mimeographed documents and resistance tracts issued between 1943-1944 by various groups involved in the resistance movement in France. Includes tracts distributed by "Francs-tireurs et partisans--main d'oeuvre immigrée" (FTP-MOI), "Le Mouvement National Contre le Racisme," "Radio France," "L'Humanite," "L'Avant Garde," "L'Union de la Jeunesse Juive," "Le Comité Central du Parti Communiste Francais," and other resistance groups. Also includes a document used to assist resistance groups in identifying facets of the German occupation forces.

  9. Alexander Kipnis papers

    Two letters from Kipnis, sent to composer Max Wolff, in London, October 1938; plus one concert program from a performance by Kipnis at the Synagogengemeinde Düsseldorf, March 1935.

  10. Military Entry Permit

    Consists of a military entry permit for S. Wallace Kagan to move freely around the British, French, and American occupied zones of Germany, dated December 1946.

  11. Aizen family papers

    Collection of documents, correspondence and photographs relating to the Aizen family, including passports, images of life in Hofgeismar DP camp in Germany, and descriptions of their experiences during the Holocaust. Includes a certificate issued by Jewish National Fund in Germany c. 1946, stating that Mr. Dov Aizen (donor’s late father-in-law) planted trees in Palestine in memory of his father, Jeshajahu Aizen, who was murdered during the Holocaust in Wlodzimierz Wolynski, Poland; issued by Jewish National Fund in Germany, c. 1946.

  12. Jewish Brigade patch

    Jewish Brigade patch: square with blue and white striped background and yellow Star of David in center

  13. Irving P. Eisner correspondence

    Consists of one letter, four pages, written on May 15, 1945, by Irving Phillip Eisner, a Jewish soldier in the American Army. In the letter, Mr. Eisner described what he witnessed touring the Buchenwald concentration camp and asked his father to pass along a message from a survivor to a family member living in the United States.

  14. Selected records from the State Archive Livorno

    Contains records from the Prefecture of Livorno as well as the Police of Livorno relating to the racial laws and their implementation in Livorno. Records include a census of Jews of Livorno municipality in 1938 and other records relating to internment in concentration camps, and arrests of Jews.

  15. Zoo and snow in Holland

    Abraham at the zoo in the Netherlands, bears and lions. 01:07:53 In black and white, children sled in the snow. Two men pull a heavy load on a wagon.

  16. Hitler returns to Berlin in July 1940

    With Sound. Camera pans over Upper Rhine. Hitler's motorcade crosses pontoon bridge eastwards; tracking shot shows children in swimsuits waving near a customs post and adults showing signs of love, loyalty and gratitude. Hitler, now aboard train, accepts flower from girl and shakes hands of HJ boy. Train journey continues past Marbach (Neckar), peasant on his plow, and stops at stations where Hitler autographs postcard portraits of himself. Camera shows Hitler in profile. Berlin prepares welcome; swastika flags fly, BDM girls spread flowers along route from Anhalter Bahnhof to Reichs Chance...

  17. "War Crimes Trials Nurnberg Germany Nov. 20, 1945-"

    Program: "War-Crime / Trials / Nurnberg / Germany / Nov. 20, 1945-"; 7 loose pages; program contains biographies of the defendants and a floor plan of the courtroom; dated November 1945; in English; brought home from the war by Maj. Fred Brown (donor's father) who attended the trials.

  18. Bina Bojman Friedman collection

    Collection of photographs and documents relating to Wigdor Bojman (donor's father) and Benedykt Friedman (donor's late husband); donor's identification documents and a collection of photographs of children and youth given as a memento to Bina and her brother Hersh Zvi in Bielsko children's home in 1946-1947; Krakow in 1946; Paris and Combault, France in 1947.

  19. Envelope from Simon Wiesenthal

    One air mail envelope, printed with the return address of Dipl.-Ing. Simon Wiesenthal, Linz-Donau, Pacherstrasse 3, Austria. Addressed to Ernesto Klinger, Casilla Correo 2157, Buenos Aires, Argentina, and postmarked 9 April 1953 from Linz. No letter was found in envelope.

  20. Leopold Prinz document

    Consists of German identification card (Kennkarte) of Leopold Prinz, born in 1888, which was issued on February 6, 1939. The document identifies Mr. Prinz as a Jewish man living in Berlin and includes a photograph. Mr. Prinz was able to leave Germany in 1939 and emigrated with his mother to Haiti and, in 1940, to the United States.