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Language of Description: English

  1. Memories of the years 1939-1945

    Contains a bound memoir entitled "Memories of the years 1939-1945," with information about David Gerst's experiences during the Holocaust including is imprisonment in four ghettos, a labor camp and Buchenwald and Flossenbürg. Also contains information about his liberation in May 1945.

  2. "Fight for thirteen"

    Contains a seven-page memoir entitled "Fight for thirteen," with information about the acts of Stefania Burzminski (born Stefania Podgorska) to hide and care for thirteen Jews in the attic of her parents' home.

  3. Report of a war crimes trial in Dachau, Germany

    Contains a report written by Captain Dorothy Marble, dated 17 August 1947, describing her impressions during sentencing of Nazi war criminals who were tried for crimes at Buchenwald, Also contains an undated newspaper article relating to Dorothy Marble.

  4. Testimonies of George W. Hindels, Constance Hindels, Paul Auspitz, and John Filbert

    Consists of a compilation of four survivor testimonies (one in question and answer format). The persons giving testimony include George W. Hindels (1986), Constance Eva Bata Hindels (1984), Paul Auspitz (1984), and John Filbert (1984). All four persons were born in Vienna, Austria. An introduction written by Dorothy Hindels Brown dated 02 Feb 1994, preceeds the testimonies.

  5. Earl G. Harrison papers

    The Earl G. Harrison papers consist of the journal Harrison kept during his summer 1945 tour of displaced persons camps, a typescript of his article "The Last Hundred Thousand" about the camps he visited and people he met, excerpts from addresses about displaced persons he delivered in the fall and winter of 1945, a broadcast transcript of a radio program from July 1946 featuring Harrison's support of Jewish migration to Palestine, and newspaper and magazine clippings about displaced persons and Harrison’s work.

  6. William Ornstein papers

    Contains information about war crimes trials; war criminals; prisoners of Mauthausen concentration camp; and William Ornstein's participation in several war crimes trials.

  7. Night train to Siberia

    "Night Train to Siberia" is a fictitious story by Kathryn Clausen based on the survival stories of Jack and Bernice Bekier. It includes information about their life in Russian occupied Poland, their deportation by train to Siberia, and their time in the Toro Ozero labor camp.

  8. "A Good Idea"

    Contains information about Fred Benjamin's life in Germany and his emigration to India. Also contains Benjamin's thoughts on religion and social issues.

  9. Christians revenge on the Jews

    Consists of "Christians revenge on the Jews," a memoir by Michael Bernath containing information about the Bernath family in Hungary; his participation in resistance in Hungary; his time in a labor camp; and his life after World War II. Also contains Bernath's opinions on Jewish-Christian relations and the role of Christians in the Holocaust.

  10. Raisa Bershadskaia testimony

    Contains information about the experiences of Raisa Bershadskaya as a Jewish refugee in Bila Tserkva, Ukraine and her time in a labor camp during the Holocaust.

  11. Kurt Bigler deportation, internment, and escape

    Contains information about the Holocaust experiences of Kurt Bigler including his deportation from Mannheim, Germany, in October 1940, his time in concentration camps Gurs and Rivesaltes, and his eventual escape to Switzerland.

  12. Anna and Leo Bluethe letters concerning Kristallnacht in Kaiserslautern, Germany

    Contains information about the experiences of Anna and Leo Bluethe in Kaiserslautern, Germany, during Kristallnacht and Anna's subsequent escape from Germany to England.

  13. Marinus W. de Boer testimony and photographs

    Contains information about the persecution experiences of Marinus W. de Boer in the Netherlands; his time in prison and the concentration camp Vught in the province of Noord Brabant; and his experiences after liberation. Also contains three photographs of Marinus de Boer at various stages of his life.

  14. Simcha Brudno: Witness to Nazism

    Contains information about the Holocaust experiences of Simcha Brudno in Lithuania at the time of the German invasion; his time in a ghetto; and the round up of children from the ghetto (presumably a ghetto in or near Siauliai, Lithuania) on 05 November 1943.

  15. Büchler family deportation

    Contains information about the Büchler family's deportation to Auschwitz.

  16. Reflections of Ray R. Berman, survivor from Mannheim

    Contains information about the Holocaust experiences of Ray R. Berman including the genealogy of the Beerman family in Mannheim, Germany. Also includes information about Berman's military service in Israel and North Africa.

  17. William Brauer letter

    Consists of a 24 December 1946 letter written by William Brauer to his son Eric. In the letter Brauer describes his experiences in Auschwitz; his time in Gleiwitz; and his eventual return to Germany after liberation.

  18. The family of Abraham Jacobs (1833-1892) and Betsy Pareira Jacobs (1837-1895)

    Contains information about the history of the family of Abraham and Betsy Jacobs during the 19th century.

  19. Fredrick J. Bayer papers

    Consists of various memorabilia items collected by Fred Bayer during the International Military Tribunal in Nuremberg. Includes: a book entitled "Nurnberg" by Charles W. Alexander used by Fred Bayer to collect the autographs of the war criminals; passes for Fred Bayer for the Palace of Justice; photographs from the IMT; and hand- written notes by Bayer describing the war criminals.

  20. Kay Foldvary papers relating to post-liberation Dachau

    Contains "Recollections of Dachau, May 1945" and "Memories of Life in U.S. Army, 1942 and 116th Evacuation Hosp. in Europe 1944-1945," both written by Karessa (Kay Foldvary). The date of the memoirs is unknown. Both memoirs relate to Foldvary's experiences as a United States Army nurse at Dachau concentration camp after the liberation. Also includes 52 photographs of original photographs from a photo album compiled by Foldvary. The photos depict images of post-liberation Dachau and are accompanied by handwritten captions from Kay Foldvary.