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Language of Description: English

  1. Joseph Spitz papers

    Contains a memoir entitled "Story Written in the Exact Words of Joseph Spitz's Experiences During the Time of the Holocaust"; a photograph of Joseph Spitz taken in 1946, in the Weilheim German Displaced Persons camp; a photograph of Joseph Spitz's family dated 1930; and a photograph of Ilona Spitz, the wife of Joseph Spitz, with children Agnes Veronika and Klara Judith, who perished in Auschwitz in 1944.

  2. A chemist in the internment camps of Vichy, France

    Contains a typescript copy of a memoir written by Eva Bamberger Stahl's father, Curt Bamberger, entitled, "A Chemist in the Internment Camps of Vichy-France," which described how he used his skills as a chemist (he worked for IG Farben until 1938) to assist inmates at Gurs and St. Cyprien concentration camps.

  3. Julius and Leopold Stein correspondence

    The Julius and Leopold Stein correspondence contains photocopies of letters between Julius Stein and his brother, Leopold, among others. The correspondence relate primarily to the liquidation of Julius’ chemical plant in Meiningen, Germany, and Julius’ attempts to prevent such from happening. This continued while Julius was arrested and imprisoned in Buchenwald. The last letters are death notifications sent to Leopold concerning his brother’s death at Dachau.

  4. Two speeches by Rabbi Stephen Wise

    One audiotape containing two speeches by Stephen Wise.

  5. Jack Penrose Stockton papers

    Includes photographs of corpses at liberated concentration camp (likely Ohrdruf), and photocopied documents relating to military career of Jack Stockton in U.S. Army, and letter from U.S. Army in 1993 confirming that his unit liberated Ohrdruf.

  6. Adolf Stone papers

    Consists of photocopies collected by Adolf Stone, originally from Germany, who emigrated to the United States and joined the military. Includes information about the establishment of the Central Jewish Information Office and copies related to a memorial service held on June 10, 1945, at the St. Ottilien displaced persons camp. Included in the documents related to the memorial service are a short narrative of the service itself, a copy of a speech by Dr. Z. Grinberg in which Dr. Grinberg described his Holocaust experiences and the program of a musical performance led by Michael Hofmekler.

  7. Julia Gejdenson collection

    Various items, including tear sheet from Forward (Forverts) newspaper (in Yiddish), dated 1966; program from Yom Hashoah commemoration in Spain, 1989; clipping from French magazine with article about persecution of Jews in France during war, and photos from book about Nazi war criminals.

  8. Morris and Mathilde Hasson papers

    Consists of letters written by Morris and Mathilde Hasson between 1940 to 1947 discussing the experiences and fates of members of the donor's family during the Holocaust in France.

  9. John Nadeau family papers

    Photographs (including images of corpses in a liberated camp); a New Years card; and news clippings, related to military service of John Nadeau in U.S. Army during World War II.

  10. Alexander Szczucki letter

    Contains a two-page letter concerning Alexander Szczucki's actions and observations at Buchenwald shortly after liberation.

  11. Otto Salzer papers

    Correspondence, original from National Cathedral in Washington, DC, recording efforts of Dean Powell of the Cathedral to contact State Department on behalf of Otto Salzer, an Austrian Jew who wrote to him in 1939 asking for an affidavit to immigrate.

  12. Memories from World War II

    Contains a photocopy of a memoir entitled "Memories of World War II," which relates to Sara Simonson Lampie's Holocaust experiences in the Netherlands, particularly Jews incarcerated in Westerbork, and Jewish deportations. Sara Simonson Lampie specifically discusses her experiences in hiding in houses of the local underground in the Netherlands.

  13. American prisoner of war in Buchenwald

    Testimony. Photocopy of typescript, titled "American Prisoner of War in Buchenwald" by Roy Allen, as told to Seymour Shubin. Eighty (80) pages, undated.

  14. Documents relating to the indictment of Ernst August Koenig

    Photocopied documents, related to case against and indictment of Ernst Koenig, dated 1986.

  15. Program and speech to commemorate Yom Ha-Shoah 5754

    Photocopy of a program and speech (7-page memoir) dated April 7, 1994, which relates to the donor's Holocaust-related experience in Poland and the fates of some members of his family.

  16. Arthur Riegel papers

    Photocopied memorial book and news clippings about events to commemorate Elsa Rauch, a school teacher from Lueneburg, who was deported to Łódź and eventually gassed at Chelmno in 1942. Her former students gathered together in 1993 to dedicate a memorial plaque to her, with Arthur Riegel apparently leading this action. Included is a photocopied booklet (37 pages) with a biography of Rauch, copied documents, and typescript copies of correspondence.

  17. Don Weitz collection

    News clippings, mid-1990s, from Toronto, and unpublished letters to the editor by Weitz, regarding Nazi war criminals in North America.

  18. Michael Silberg Holocaust experiences

    Contains a photocopy of a memoir (34 pages) which relates to the Holocaust experience of the donor in Krakow, Poland.

  19. Trial records pertaining to the Peoples' Court case of Herbert Baum et al

    Contains eight photographs related to the Herbert Baum Group, and a photocopy of "Befannimachung" with English annotations.

  20. Matthew Tovian papers

    Contains a memoir entitled "Matthew's Story," and photographs related to the donor's Holocaust experiences in Poland and the Soviet Union.