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  1. Hedwig Ems memoir

    Consists of a memoir written in 1947 by Hedwig Frank Ems, originally of Halle, Germany. The memoir, which is in the original German and accompanied by an English translation, describes Mrs. Ems' experiences when she was deported at age 73 from Berlin to Theresienstadt. Mrs. Ems describes life in wartime Berlin, the constant threat of deportation, her deportation in late October 1942, and life in Theresienstadt. She describes life in Theresienstadt in great detail, including death, disease, inspections, and witnessing the mass transports out of the camp. In February 1945, she received notice...

  2. "This is Impossible to Forget"

    Consists of one typed memoir, in Russian, written in 2002 by Yevgeny Vodlinger, originally of Krasnye Okna, Ukraine. In the memoir, Mr. Vodlinger describes his experiences as a Jewish soldier in the Red Army during World War II, including how he was treated by fellow soldiers. After the war, he learned that his parents and brother had been taken from their hometown of Ribnita and executed in a mass-shooting by the Nazis near Dubosary.

  3. "Hindenburg--Aug 1944--January 1945"

    Consists of one memoir, 69 pages, entitled "Hindenburg--Aug 1944-January 1945" by Halina Den, originally of Radom, Poland. In the memoir, Ms. Den describes being taken from Auschwitz to Hindenburg, a newly opened forced labor camp housing both Jewish and Roma prisoners. She describes an SS officer named Muller and many of the other prisoners whom she names, as well as life at Hindenburg and the interactions between the Jewish and Roma prisoners. She describes being evacuated from Hindenburg by rail in January 1945 and, as the memoir ends, their arrival at Bergen-Belsen. Also includes a draw...

  4. Records relating to the research and judicial verdicts of the authenticity of Anne Frank diary (Fond 212c)

    Contains documents regarding research and judicial verdicts of the authenticity of the Anne Frank diary.

  5. Hans Kuehne letter

    Consists of a typed copy of a letter written by Hans Kuehne to his brother, Paul Kendal, in 1948, while Hans was interned as an illegal Jewish immigrant in Cyprus. In the letter, Mr. Kuehne describes his experiences on the boat on his way to Palestine, being turned back within sight of land, and life in a British camp in Cyprus. Also includes a photocopy of the original letter. Anne Kelemen is mentioned in the letter as "X."

  6. Herman Fischer papers

    The Herman Fischer papers consists of correspondence, photographs, identification documents, and affidavits relating to the relatives of Herman Fischer. The correspondence was sent from Hungary, Austria, German, and France to Herman Fischer in Detroit, Michigan. The affidavits of support were issued by Herman Fischer on behalf of his relatives and friends. Some of the correspondence is between Herman Fischer in Detroit and the American Consul General in Switzerland regarding issuing visas before, during and after World War II. The photographs were taking in Detroit, Michigan, and during a t...

  7. District self administration Gauselbstverwaltung

    Contains only those records of the district self administration that were continued in the financial division after 1945. The records pertain mostly to the confiscation of Upper Austrian cloisters and monasteries, properties owned by the Schwarzenberg family, as well as other "Aryanization" or expropriation cases. The administration of the real properties is partly documented until the 1950s. The collection also contains some unrelated earlier and later records dealing with agricultural activities as well as the Oberösterreichische Kraftwerke.

  8. U.S. soldiers stateside; providing first aid to German prisoners; war damage in France; refugees load carts; captured Germans; softball

    (b/w) Amphibious landing drill at Martha's Vineyard (1943). U.S. soldiers stand on a beach and load a small artillery piece and a jeep onto an amphibious transport. The jeep hood is marked with a star, and the transport is marked LCV68. The transport takes off. Another boat marked LCV92 comes to shore and soldiers step off. Camera pans across the beach as similar transports arrive. One very large transport, marked 494, lands and unloads trucks and larger artillery pieces. 01:02:07 (color) Military drill (1943). U.S. soldiers in uniform (not battle dress) stand at attention outside camp tent...

  9. Baruch Wind bronze, metal, and stone sculpture commemorating the experiences of his family and the Jews of Galicia at forced labor

    • United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
    • irn40071
    • English
    • a: Height: 6.750 inches (17.145 cm) | Width: 6.000 inches (15.24 cm) | Depth: 2.750 inches (6.985 cm) b: Height: 8.625 inches (21.908 cm) | Width: 13.875 inches (35.243 cm) | Depth: 5.875 inches (14.923 cm) c: Height: 4.375 inches (11.113 cm) | Width: 10.000 inches (25.4 cm) | Depth: 23.375 inches (59.373 cm)

    Contemporary sculpture created by Baruch Wind based upon his experiences and in memory of his family and the many Galician Jews who were persecuted and killed during the Holocaust in Poland. The work is in three sections that join together to form the sculpture. It presents a group of bronze figures pulling a large stone wheel chiseled with concentration camp numbers up a sloped base that resembles a tombstone. As the wheel rolls, it seems to stamp the numbers in the base. The figures represent Jews and the numbers on the wheel are those of actual prisoners that Baruch gathered for his work...

  11. Ahlem commemorative collection

    Consists of two commemorative books related to the history and liberation of the Ahlem concentration camp. One book, entitled "Memorial Book for the victims of KZ Ahlem made by Hauptschule Ahlem; Hannover, Germany" contains photographs, newspaper clippings, survivor testimony, and names lists compiled by students regarding the history of Ahlem and documenting various commemorative events. Also includes one book entitled "Ich bin Gewesen in Ahlem" showing artwork by students commemorating individual victims who perished at Ahlem. Each piece of artwork gives the name, birth, and death dates o...

  12. Private collection Hélène Benatar (Sig. P129)

    Contains personal papers of Hélène Benatar regarding her activities concerning Jewish refugees in Northern Africa (mostly in Morocco). The collection also contains interviews with Hélène Benatar and articles related to her.

  13. Bloch Brothers (Fond 293)

    Contains correspondence and other documents relating to Jewish emigration and Jewish refugee help.The correspondence refers often to the Dutch Comité voor Joodsche Vluchtelingen (Committee for Jewish refugees). Max, Lippmann, and Albert Bloch, Jewish businessmen were born in Breslau, now Wroclaw, where they owned a large company until 1933. Forced by the Nazis, they emigrated to Amsterdam with their company. More or less immediately after their emigration to Amsterdam the Bloch brothers started helping other Jewish refugees who tried to leave Germany or other countries and looked for refuge...

  14. Robert Bogart collection

    Consists of three photographic images from the Stroop Report. The photographs are from the collection of Robert Bogart, a photographer with the Signal Corps.

  15. Nordhausen liberation photographs

    Consists of five photographs taken after the liberation of the Nordhausen concentration camp. The photographs depict American soldiers and corpses being prepared for burial. United States censorship marks are on the verso of the images.

  16. Simmonds family collection

    Consists of correspondence, documents, and photographs documenting the Holocaust experiences of the family of Traute Simmonds, who spent the war in hiding in France. Includes correspondence between Traute's father, Otto, a German-born physician, and brother Steffen, both of whom perished at Auschwitz, as well as a note from a railway worker who found a letter written by Otto while on the train to Auschwitz. The majority of the documents show the extensive restrictions placed on Jews living in France and the collection also includes photographs of the Simmonds family. Also includes two Simmo...

  17. Berta Kaufmann collection

    Consists of immigration and naturalization documents for Berta Kaufmann, originally of Hechingen, Germany, who immigrated to the United States in February 1940. Includes her German passport, naturalization petition, a postcard and menu from the SS Westernland, identification paperwork, and study materials for her naturalization exam.

  18. Manya and Abraham Lebensold collection

    The Manya and Abraham Lebensold collection consists of two CDs containing scanned images of documents and correspondence related to and written by Manya and Abraham Lebensold while imprisoned in the Warsaw ghetto. The bulk of the material is correspondence written by the Lebensolds between 1939 and 1942 to their children who were living in England.

  19. Records of investigation and documentation of the Main Commission to Investigate Nazi Crimes in Poland (B.d) Akta badawczo-dochodzeniowe Głównej Komisji Badania Zbrodni Hitlerowskich w Polsce (B.d.)

    Contains investigation files on crimes committed by Nazi criminals in the concentration camps in Poland and Germany, as well as in ghettos, towns, and villages in Poland.

  20. F. Keith Davis memoirs

    Consists of two memoirs, "16th FAOB" by F. Keith Davis, written in March 2000, and "KZ" compiled by F. Keith Davis in 1995. In "16th FAOB," Mr. Davis describes being drafted in 1943, his army training, landing in France in August 1944, his memories of the Battle of the Bulge, and his experiences at the liberation of Ohrdruf. Includes copies of his personal wartime photographs. In "KZ," Mr. Davis presents clippings and photographs about the liberation of Ohrdruf and his memories of that day with annotations.