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  1. Holcman family papers

    The papers consist of eight photographs documenting the experiences of Roza Holcman and Liza Rozenberg Holcman during World War II. Also included in the papers is a notebook kept by Roza Holcman from 1942 to 1945 while she was interned in a Soviet labor camp and in which she wrote dates and historical facts.

  2. Paul Weiner photograph collection

    The collection consists of five photographs documenting the Weiner family in Czechoslovakia during the time period of the Holocaust. Includes pre-World War II images of Paul Weiner, his parents, brother, grandmother as well as a photograph of his high school class at Truhlarske Gymnasium after the war.

  3. Selected records from the war trial cases of the Nazi collaborators tried in the Kazakh SSR

    Contains material from trials conducted in the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic (SSR) from 1943 to 1950. The material includes documents from pretrial investigations by the "SMERSH" ("Death to Spies"-Soviet military counter-intelligence units)) and Kazakh NKVD (MGB and KGB), as well as protocols of interrogations, indictments, verdicts and sentences. For each trial, the principal defendant, the geographic area where the defendant committed his/her crimes, the rank/occupation, and the year of trial are listed.

  4. Metropolitan Andrew Graf Szeptycki collection

    Consists of copies of documents (many with English translations) written by Metropolitan Andrew (or Andrey) Graf Szeptycki (Sheptytsky or Sheptytskyi), the Metropolitan of Halicz and Archbishop of Lwów (today L’viv). Includes two pastoral letters: the first was issued on July 1, 1941, the day of the German occupation of Lwów, while the second, entitled "Thou Shalt Not Kill," was issued in Nov.1942. Also included are signed and notarized depositions from witnesses attesting to the efforts of the Metropolitan to save Jews during the Holocaust, articles written about the Metropolitan and his b...

  5. Lewin family papers

    The papers consist of documents, identification cards, and photographs relating to the Lewin family and their experiences in Luxembourg during the Holocaust.

  6. The World Jewish Congress New York Office records. Series C (Institute of Jewish Affairs)

    The World Jewish Congress collection consists of the records of the New York Office of the organization. The Institute of Jewish Affairs, Series C, contains records of investigation of antisemitic legislation and activities, persecution of war criminals and war crimes, restitution for victims of the Holocaust, subjects relating to Jewish life and related problems such as minorities, migration, and human rights. The Institute produced reports for submission to the United Nations and other bodies.

  7. Herman Rothberg photograph collection

    The 33 photographs were taken in the Föhrenwald displaced persons camp in Germany after World War II. Many of the photographs have captions on the verso.

  8. Dobroye collection

    Consists of one memoir, written by Arkadiy Pilnik, describing the town of Dobroye, Nikolayevskaya oblast, Ukraine, and the aktion on August 28, 1941, which resulted in the deaths of the Jewish residents of the town, including many members of Mr. Pilnik's family. Included are copyprints of photographs of his father, sister, and grandmother, who perished in the aktion; copyprints of photographs of the memorial headstone to commemorate the victims; and a copy of a letter informing Mr. Pilnik of the deaths.

  9. Fritz Wetzel collection

    Consists of items collected and saved by PFC Fritz Wetzel, a member of the 483rd Medical Collection Company, during World War II. Included are a set of German cigarette cards featuring Hitler and German propaganda, photographs taken after the liberation of Paris, and US Army magazines. Notable are a pocket guide to Germany distributed to US troops and a pass, permission slip, and customs form allowing PFC Wetzel to possess and retain captured German military equipment. Also includes nine photographs taken the liberation of an unknown camp, perhaps Gardelegen, and a July 1945 copy of the Bel...

  10. Pia-Kristina Garde collection

    Consists of forms, correspondence, manuscripts, and photographs collected by Pia-Kristina Garde [donor] from Holocaust survivors who had been evacuated to Sweden after liberation. Inspired by the 1945 book "De dödsdömda vittna" ("Those Who Were Sentenced to Death Witness), which was based on questionnaires given to the survivors, the donor searched for these survivors to find out what happened to them later in life. The collection consists of her research files (including correspondence, manuscripts, and photographs she received from survivors) as well as copies of the original questionnair...

  11. Photographs of Nuremberg Atrocities

    Consists of 24 photographs of atrocities supposedly committed by Gestapo in and around Nuremberg, Germany, 1944-1945. Includes photographs of corpses of German soldiers and civilians. Some photographs are described, and some were apparently taken by the Nuremberg Criminal Police in 1944.

  12. Sophie Kimelman-Rosen papers

    The collection consists of false-identity documents used by Sophie Kimelman during the Holocaust. Included is a false certificate of Aryan status issued in 1939 to Zofia Nowak and a false baptism certificate issued to Sofia Irena Nowak in 1936 in Kosów, Poland.

  13. Photographs of Jewish Youth and Zionist Groups in Da̜browa

    Consists of nine pre-war and wartime photographs of Jewish youth and Zionist groups in Da̜browa, Poland. All are group photographs; those photographed have been identified on the backs of most of the photographs.

  14. Porges family papers

    The collection consists of documents and photographs regarding the Holocaust-era experiences of the Porges family of Vienna, Austria. Includes pre-war family photographs, identification documents, and paperwork related to immigration to the United States in 1946.

  15. Emil Oettinger papers

    The Emil Oettinger papers consist primarily of correspondence and photographs documenting the family of Emil Oettinger from Hamburg, Germany, and his plans to emigrate with his wife Käthe in 1939. The collection also includes biographical materials documenting their parents as well as emigration and immigration files including some of the records they needed to prepare in order to emigrate. Biographical material include announcements and poems documenting the wedding of Martin and Bertel Cohn and of Emil and Käthe Oettinger; notices, memory cards, and a mourning album documenting the deaths...

  16. Lazar/Grünstein family collection

    Consists of memoirs and biographies written by and about members of the Lazar and Grünstein families. Included are "Inspirational Lady: The Story of Eva Grünstein," by Liora Grünstein, 2002 (28 pages); "Chosen: The Story of Eva Klein," by Tahli Grünstein, 2000 (37 pages); "Memory from the Holocaust, 1944-1945," by Israel Lazar, 2002 (158 pages); and "Erinnerungen und Erlegnisse aus den Jahren des Holocaust," by Israel Laszlo Lazar, 2003 (99 pages). Also included are one CD-ROM containing an updated version of "Memories from my Childhood," by Israel Lazar, and one videocassette containin...

  17. Benjamin Midler memoir

    Consists of one memoir, untitled and undated, describing the pre-war, wartime, and post-war experiences of Benjamin Midler, originally of Bialystock, Poland. He describes the Russian and German occupations of Bialystock; life in the Bialystock ghetto; the August 1943 liquidation of the ghetto and Jewish resistance; life in the Majdanek, Bliszin, and Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camps; and his post-war life in Poland, Israel, and the United States.

  18. "My Life: 1920-1943"

    Consists of the one manuscript, entitled "My Life: 1920-1943," by Margot Pogorzelski Hodge, originally of Freystadt, Germany. The eldest of five children, she describes her life in Freystadt, her memories of Nazi persecution, dropping out of school to work to support her family after her father's death in 1933, and her immigration to England in 1939 to work as a nurse.

  19. Papers regarding refugees to Cuba

    Consists of photocopies of correspondence,1967-1968, between Fulgencio Batista, former President of Cuba, and Lawrence Berenson, a lawyer who had represented several Jewish organizations in Cuba including the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, regarding an article published in "Look" magazine about the MS St. Louis. Also includes clippings, two copies of photographs, an essay, "The Problem of Jewish Refugees During Batista's Administration, 1940-44," by Margalit Bejarano, 2002, and notes taken on various scholarly works on Cuba during the Holocaust.

  20. "The Cost of Freedom; Invoice Number XIIA097689; Paid in Full"

    Consists of the one manuscript, entitled "The Cost of Freedom; Invoice Number XIIA097689; Paid in Full: An Account of Some World War II Training, Combat, and Prisoner of War Experiences," by Arthur Eck, 2000. He describes his experiences as a machine gunner in the United States Army during World War II and his capture and imprisonment in the Stalag XIIA POW (Prisoner of War) labor camp.