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  1. Ernst Thaelmann postcard

    Pre-printed postcard addressed to Ernst Thaelmann, Berlin, Germany. Postcard proclaims that the undersigned person demands a public trial, medical care, and the release of Ernst Thaelmann and all others from fascist jails and concentration camps.

  2. Frances Maisel collection

    Consists of documentation regarding attempts by Samuel Friedman and Moses Goldberg (both of New York City) in 1941, to obtain a visa for Szolim Ejcer of Plunge, Lithuania. Mr. Ejcer was the twenty-three-year-old nephew of both Mr. Friedman and Mr. Goldberg. The paperwork includes affidavits of support, a photograph of Mr. Goldberg, and a 1942 envelope which returned from Lithuania stating that Mr. Ejcer's whereabouts were unknown.

  3. "As Children during the Holocaust in France (1940-1944)"

    Memoir, 13 pages, relates the Holocaust experiences of Joseph Sungolowsky, who escaped from Belgium to France with his family after the Nazi invasion in 1940. The son of a rabbi, Joseph and his family went into hiding in Nice, France, with the help of the Œuvre de secours aux enfants (OSE).

  4. Dachau 1950-1951 collection

    Consists of nineteen slides of photographs taken at the concentration camp Dachau in 1951.

  5. Zygielbojm bibliographic and research materials

    Consists of photocopies, translations, speeches, and articles about the life, death, and memory of Shmuel "Artur" Zygielbojm, a member of the Polish government-in-exile in London, who committed suicide in 1943 in hopes of bringing the world's attention to the plight of the Jews of Poland. Dr. Aliza Kolker of George Mason University compiled this research, originally intended as a bibliography of work done on Zygielbojm.

  6. "Blanka's Story" memoir

    Consists of memoir, 14 pages, entitled "Blanka's Story," describing the Holocaust experiences of Blanka Schuh, born in Dubrinic, Czechoslovakia. She and her family were deported in 1944, first to Uzhgorod and then to Auschwitz, where they were separated. She was sent to Latvia to work for the Wehrmacht, and was then transferred to the Stutthof concentration camp. She was liberated by the Russians and went to a displaced persons camp in Torino, Italy. She remained in Italy for two years, then emigrated to Israel and finally to the United States in 1958. Of her family, four siblings, her pare...

  7. Kahn family correspondence

    Consists of correspondence from and regarding Bertha and Johanna (Hansel) Kahn. As Jewish life became difficult in Germany, the mother and daughter moved to Amsterdam. When the Nazi invasion occurred, they went into hiding until their finances ran out. The Dutch Underground offered to take Hansel in, as she did not look Jewish and was good with languages, but she refused to leave her mother. The two women were deported to Westerbork and perished in Sobibor. The correspondence includes a Red Cross telegram from Bertha, dated 1943, and letters describing their situation that were sent to fami...

  8. Hilda Hrabovecká autograph album

    The autograph album was created and carried by Hilda Hrabovecká at the Ravensbrück concentration camp. Camp inmates contributed autographs, drawings, addresses, and "well-wishings " for the post World War II period to the album.

  10. "Leni Riefenstahl's Triumph of the Will: Nazi Propaganda at Work!"

    Consists of speech given by James May on April 29, 2003 at the State University of New York at Binghamton entitled "Leni Riefenstahl's Triumph of the Will: Nazi Propaganda at Work!" In the speech, he describes his experiences at school in Germany and the influences of the film work of Nazi director Leni Riefenstahl on his daily life. Includes copies of his correspondence with various media outlets regarding Riefenstahl.

  11. Harry Anrode collection

    Consists of one photocopied document, 9 pages, describing the author's arrest and detainment in the Buchenwald concentration camp after the Kristallnacht mass arrests in November 1938. The document is unsigned and undated.

  12. Dias Santilhano family papers

    Contains 11 photographs illustrating the experiences of Elisabeth and Jetty Dias Santilhano during and after the Holocaust, including a photograph of Simon Dias Santilhano [donors' father] that was carried by Jetty while in concentration camps, and and post-war photographs of Elizabeth, Jetty, Louis Furth [Jetty's husband], and their son. Also includings a postcard written by David Furth in Amsterdam, Netherlands, to his son Louis in Switzerland.

  13. Laufer family papers

    The collection contains photographs, correspondence, and documents relating to the exeriences of the Laufer family in Germany and the Netherlands during the Holocaust. The collection includes pre-World War II photographs of Elizabeth and Wilhelm Laufer and their daughters, Gisela, Margreet, and Deborah [donor], as well as a letter written from Elizabeth who was interned in Ravensbrück with her daughters to Wilhelm who was interned in Buchenwald, post-war documents issued to the Laufer women liberated in Bergen-Belsen, and post-war photographs of the family and three additional children bor...

  14. "Fighting for Survival" memoir

    Consists of a memoir, 218 pages, describing the Holocaust experiences of Erwin Kampelmacher from 1938-1945. The memoir describes his emigration to Holland from Vienna after the Anschluss and his experiences hiding with various Dutch families as a non-Jew and working in various occupations in wartime Holland. The memoir began as a diary, with the pages concerning 1938 written as the events occurred, but the description of the years following 1938 were written fifty years after the war.

  15. Edward Pavlakovich photograph collection

    Consists of 39 photographs taken by Edward Pavlakovich, a member of the 45th Division, upon the liberation of the Dachau concentration camp.

  16. Manfred Marcuse papers

    The papers relate to Manfred J. Marcuse's experiences during the Holocaust. Included are documents issued to Bruno Marcuse, Manfred's Jewish father, concerning his internment in and liberation from Theresienstadt concentration camp and documents issued to Manfred Marcuse, born of a Protestant mother, regarding his forced labor for the Organisation Todt.

  17. Malach and Feder family photographs

    Consists of 48 photographs of the Malach and Feder families of Be̜dzin and Da̜browa, Poland. Includes photographs taken in the Da̜browa Górnicza ghetto.

  18. Salomon-de Winter family papers

    The papers consist of documents, photographs, transcripts, newspapers, and a booklet concerning the experiences of the Salomon and de Winter families during the Holocaust. Included in the papers are post-World War II photographs of the Salomon family, a false identification card issued to Curt Salomon under the alias "Hendrik Piersma," and a false identification card issued to a family friend, Eva de Friese, under the alias "Johanna Huften." Also in the papers are photographs of the de Winter family before and after World War II, a document issued to Judik de-Winter after her liberation fro...

  19. Miller-Polak postcard

    The postcard was sent to Olga Polak [donors' paternal aunt] by Alfred and Lilly Miller [donor's father and his second wife] from Koprivnica, Croatia. The Millers were deported to Jasenovac concentration camp in Croatia.

  20. Felice Zimmern Stokes collection

    Consists of correspondence written by Felice Zimmern [donor] from the Taverny, France, OSE (Oeuvre de Secours aux Enfants) orphanage as well as a report card issued by the orphanage. Also includes two copyprints of wartime photographs taken of the donor while in hiding with the Patoux family, as well as two post-war copyprints, one of the donor and her sister with the Patoux, and one of friends at the Taverny OSE orphanage.