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  1. Franz Süss letter

    Consists of one letter sent by Dachau prisoner Franz Süss to a relative named Ludmila Süss in Prague on October 1, 1944. The letter, in German, was written on Dachau stationery. In the letter, Mr. Süss describes life in Dachau and the rations he received.

  2. Henry Schimmel collection

    The Henry Schimmel collection consists of documents, affidavits, and correspondence related to Henry Schimmel's post-war assistance with the emigration efforts of his relatives who had survived the Holocaust. Mr. Schimmel, who immigrated from Uzhorod, Czechoslovakia in the 1920s, contacted various relief organizations and government officials to intervene and assist with the immigration of his sister, Jolan Rozenbaum, her children Andy, Ella, and Katherine, and his nephew, David Silberstein, all of whom had survived the Holocaust.

  4. Burial Authorizations and Memorial Inscriptions of the United Synagogue's Cemetery at Willesden, UK

    Contains copies of the burial authorizations as well as abstracts of memorial inscriptions which make reference to the loss of a family member in Europe during World War II.

  5. Selected records from the collections of the Prahova branch of the Romanian National Archives

    Contains correspondence of the members of Jewish communists from Ploiești, relating to war criminals, creation of the People’s Republic of Romania,1948 elections, meetings, and study circles. Also includes records of the National Committee for Romaization (Aryanization) for the Prahova district containing tables of confiscated Jewish real estate, correspondence relating to the expropriation of Jewish properties, registers, instructions on buildings confiscated from Jews, lists of confiscated Jewish real estate in 1943, procès-verbaux of confiscated Jewish real estate property by address.

  6. Oral history interview with Martin Silberman

  7. David Fränkel collection

    The David Fränkel consists of copies and scans of documents related to Rabbi David Fränkel, who was a rare books dealer specializing in Hebraica in Vienna. The documents relate to Fränkel's work building this collection, which was confiscated under the orders of Adolf Eichmann.

  9. Bela Trebitsch collection

    Consists of copies of correspondence and poetry written by Bela Trebitsch, a Hungarian man who converted to Christianity during the war, spent most of the war in a forced labor battalion, and was deported to Bergen-Belsen in January 1945. The correspondence and poetry, written from Bergen-Belsen in 1945, describes his search for his daughter, Valeria, who had also been deported into Germany. Also includes copies of his forced labor diary and of correspondence Bela wrote to his family in Budapest after his liberation from Theresienstadt. In June 1945, while still at Theresienstadt, Bela cont...

  11. Genowefa Gasior collection

    Consists of photocopies of notarized translations and a letter attesting to the wartime experiences of Genowefa Dobrzawska Marcjan-Gasior, originally of Boryslawa, Poland. During the war, Mrs. Gasior and her family hid a Jewish man named Naftula Strauser (later Marian Stasinski) and a Jewish woman named Zofia Lawoczkin in their home. The collection includes a copy of a letter written by Mrs. Gasior and translations of the statements of wartime neighbors, Danuta Wesolowska and Janina Ziemianska, both of whom knew that the Gasiors were hiding Jews.

  12. "Shari's Story"

    Consists of one memoir, 52 pages, entitled "Shari's Story" by Charlotte Wiesner Kuna, originally of Michalovce, Czechoslovakia. In the memoir, she describes pre-war family life in Michalovce, the beginning of anti-Jewish restrictions, and the fate of many friends and family members in Michalovce. In 1944, Charlotte (known as Shari or Shandele) and her sister received identity papers with Aryan names and moved around frequently to escape the Gestapo. They were imprisoned by the Gestapo in the spring of 1945, escaped after five weeks, hiding until they were liberated. She reunited with surviv...

  13. John Rothschild memoir

    Consists of one memoir, 4 pages, written by John J. Rothschild, originally of Zurich, Switzerland. In his memoir, Mr. Rothschild, who moved to France in 1934, describes meeting his future wife, Renée, who was originally from Germany. After the German invasion of France, he and Renée were separated and he returned to Switzerland in 1941. His family was deported from France to Auschwitz in July 1942 where they perished. Renée was imprisoned in Rivesaltes and was on a list to be deported east in October 1942 when Mr. Rothschild was able to intervene. Together they escaped back to Switzerland a...

  14. "Befriending a Polish Prisoner of the Landsberg Concentration Camp in Germany"

    Consists of one written testimony entitled "Befriending a Polish Prisoner of the Landsberg Concentration Camp in Germany" by Sgt. George C. English, written in July 2010. In the testimony, Sgt. English describes helping a newly liberated prisoner to get new clothes and food in preparation for his return to Poland.

  15. Laurel Terry collection

    Consists of a small book entitled "Mitglieder=Grundbuch" consisting of the handwritten names and membership numbers of members of the Bund Deutscher Mädel (League of German Girls) from an unknown town. Also includes a Russian postcard sent to Lemberg in 1943 depicting a drawing of frontier men discovering a Russian town, and a photograph of a group of young men in uniform standing with Nazi flags in Neuburg an der Donau, Germany.

  16. Association of Immigrants from Germany (and Austria) - Association of Immigrants from Central Europe - "Aliya Hadasha Party", Tel-Aviv (J18)

    Contains records related to Jewish immigrants to Palestine (and later the State of Israel) from various countries in Central Europe, including Germany and Austria, starting from the immediate pre-war period. Includes correspondence and reports on various immigration-related and political issues, speeches by members of the Association, communication with various organizations, and protocols of the “new immigration” management center. Also includes the papers of Dr. Max Kreuzberger featuring correspondence regarding Jewish property restitution, war compensation and matters regarding immigrati...

  17. Emissaries Section (S86)

    Contains records of Israeli delegations in various countries of Europe, Asia and the Middle East, including the records of Zionist organizations abroad such as Youth Aliyah and Keren Hayesod. Features reports on the Jewish situation including Jewish refugee and DP camps after the war, negotiations with immigration agencies, cultural material that was prepared and sent around the world, and various other documentation.

  18. Youth Aliyah Department, Continental/European Office, Geneva - Paris, L58

    Contains records of the immediate post-war period of the Youth Aliyah. These records include correspondence regarding orphanages in Italy and France, records from the orphanages “Cambous” and “Rocquefort La Bedoule,” correspondence with the Youth Aliyah offices in Geneva, Marseille, Paris and Jerusalem, personal files, and other material. Also includes correspondence with the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, Inc. and the World Zionist Organization. Types of documents include lists of children, questionnaires, and various certificates (health reports, exit and entrance visas, em...

  19. Flora Kahn collection

    Consists of one money order sent on January 6, 1941 transmitting seventy dollars to Flora Kahn, listing her address as Camp de Gurs, France.

  20. Robert Waitz collection

    Consists of articles written by Dr. Georges Hauptmann regarding the work and Holocaust experiences of Professor Robert Waitz. Professor Waitz, a hematologist, was deported to Auschwitz in October 1943, where he worked as a doctor in the prisoner's hospital in Monowitz. He was liberated from Buchenwald in April 1945. Professor Waitz was later president of the International Auschwitz Committee between 1960-1967 and the collection contains speeches he made in that capacity as well as speeches and articles regarding his research on the consequences of deportation and medical experimentation, pa...