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Language of Description: English
Holding Institution: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

  1. Worker identification cards from the Łódź ghetto for Rela and Mendel Rozencwajg

    Consists of a worker identification card issued to Mendel Rozencwajg and a photocopy of such a card issued to Rela Rozencwajg circa 1941 by the Arbeitsamt of the Łódź ghetto. Mendel and Rela Rozencwajg worked and lived there from 1941 until the time of the liquidation of the ghetto in August 1944. The cards include photographs and other vital information concerning the owners.

  2. Workers and townspeople in Katowice, Poland 1936

    TRIMS feature a range of MCUs and CUs of locals in Katowice, Poland (Silesian region) in 1936. The first two CUs are of a worker from the zinc mine, on break, drinking water from a metal cup. The next few trims feature a farmer in the region churning a grain threshing machine, with CUs of the mechanism at work. The rest of the trims feature older men of the town, wearing traditional dress (heavy coats with fur collars and some embroidered details), they stand around smoking and talking to each often staring intently at the camera.

  3. Workers building the Pilsudski mound near Krakow, Poland

    VS of Polish workers building the Pilsudski mound. The mound was completed in 1937 to honor Jozef Pilsudski.

  4. Workers deported to Germany

    Workers of Donbas (Ukraine) region deported* to Germany. VS, men being transported by bus to Germany. They are escorted off the bus by uniformed military personnel. They are escorted to their new living quarters and then to the factory. MS, several workers in an open rail car in what seems to be a miners' tunnel, the car exits the tunnel and the men jump out of the car, they are all carrying flashlights and wearing work clothes. Men being escorted around the grounds of a factory by soldiers, the men are dressed in suits and almost all are wearing caps. Workers and a man in uniform seated ar...

  5. Workers deported to Germany

    Workers of Donbas (Ukraine) deported* to Germany. VS, men being transported by bus to Germany. They are escorted off the bus by uniformed military personnel. They are escorted to their new living quarters and then to the factory. MS, several workers in an open rail car in what seems to be a miners' tunnel, the car exits the tunnel and the men jump out of the car, they are all carrying flashlights and wearing work clothes. Men being escorted around the grounds of a factory by soldiers, the men are dressed in suits and almost all are wearing caps. Workers and a man in uniform seated around a ...

  6. Working group for genealogical research Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Sippenforschung

    Contains records pertaining to the Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Sippenforschung. Mainly contains correspondence, questionnaires, and manuals relating to genealogical research in Upper Austria and Lower Austria.

  7. Works of Moisey Beregovsky

    Contains a copy of the typed manuscript of the book "Purimshpili" with author' handwritten remarks and the Jewish folk musical and theatrical performances (Akhvesharoshshil) with the text and musical scores. Also contains copies of the handwritten musical scores (volume 3, part 1 & 2) from the Moisey Beregovskiy monograph "Jewish Musical Folklore."

  8. World Congress of "Agudas Jisroel"

    Nicely dressed men, delegates from a "new organization of Orthodox Jews," gather outside the Congress Building, chatting, posing, smoking. Names of rabbis and community leaders are listed on card catalogue, but difficult to determine correspondence to footage.

  9. The World Jewish Congress Geneva Office records

    Contains correspondence of the Geneva Office of the World Jewish Congress with organizations from Switzerland and from other countries and with the International Red Cross and the United Nations; papers and speeches of the head of the Geneva Office, Gerhart Riegner; wartime reports of the Relief Committee for the War-Stricken Jewish Population (RELICO); chronological files related to accounts, restitution and rehabilitation; minutes of the Geneva WJC meetings; and various periodicals and printed materials.

  10. World Jewish Congress letter, 1947

    Consists of a letter, dated July 1, 1947, from I. Littman of the World Jewish Congress in Romania to Mr. Leon Heller of Lake Vortd, Florida. In the letter, Mr. Littman states that Mr. Leon's sister, Rebeca Friedman is in need of monetary assistance and would like his help.

  11. The World Jewish Congress London Office records (C2)

    Contains correspondence of the London Office of the World Jewish Congress with organizations from over 130 countries, international bodies including the United Nations and non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and Jewish organizations, including the Relief Committee for the War-Stricken Jewish Population (RELICO) and the Claims Conference. Also contains legal materials, press clippings and reports of the Institute of Jewish Affairs; anti-Jewish legislation; materials of WJC Plenary Assemblies; minutes of Executive meetings; Neo-Nazi documentation; and the Aryeh Leon Kubowitzki papers, the ...

  12. The World Jewish Congress New York office records. Series A (Central Files)

    The Central Files (1919-1971) contain the history of the World Jewish Congress (especially prior to 1940); correspondence and other materials of important World Jewish Congress leaders (Stephen S. Wise, Nahum Goldman, Israel Goldstein and Administrative/Executive directors of the New York office: Abraham S. Hyman, Monty Jacobs, Yehuda Ebstein, Greta Beigel); and minutes and other records of plenary assemblies, conferences, and committee meetings. The Executive Committee files include material from the South American, European, and Israeli Branches of the Executive. Significant subjects cove...

  13. The World Jewish Congress New York office records. Series B (Political Department)

    Contains records of the Political Department represented the WJC with governments and international organizations such as the United Nations, the Organization of American States, and the Council of Europe. Records relate to the departmental activities reflected antisemitism, human rights, migration, minorities, genocide, statelessness, prosecution of war crimes, relations between Christians and Jews, peace and disarmament, reparations, the situation of Jews in specific countries (notably the USSR and North Africa). Contains also papers of three persons: Maurice L. Perlzweig, Robert S. Marcu...

  14. 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.

  15. The World Jewish Congress New York Office records. Series E. Culture Department

    The Series E (Culture Department) consists of correspondence of the department directors, Simon Federbush and Wolf Blattberg, together with reports, publications, and other material pertaining to the activities of the New York branch of the Culture Department. Material in the series includes correspondence of the first director, Simon Federbush (1945–circa 1950) and the second director, Wolf Blattberg (1950–1958), who joined the department in 1945. After Blattberg's death in 1958, Greta Beigel assumed his responsibilities for cultural work. Included in Blattberg's files is correspondence wi...

  16. The World Jewish Congress New York Office records. Series F (Organization Department)

    Contains records relating to activities of the Organization Department: fundraising (until May, 1946); producing reports on WJC activities for affiliates and on the situation of Jewish communities world wide; organizing commemorations (notably for anniversaries of the Warsaw Ghetto uprising) and celebrations; preparing for plenary assemblies and conferences; and maintaining relations with other Jewish organizations. Included in the series is correspondence with or about communities; records concerning commemorations, conferences, and affiliation; together with mimeographed materials (“stenc...

  17. The World Jewish Congress New York Office records. Series H (Alphabetical Files)

    Contains records of the World Jewish Congress, New York Office, Series H (Alphabetical Files). Records of Series H are sub-divided into four sub-series. Sub-series 1. Alphabetical Files, A-Z, 1919-1981, comprises the bulk of the series, consisting of 370 boxes. Although the materials in this sub-series span the years 1919-1981, the bulk is concentrated in the 1940s to the 1960s. Sub-series 2. Monty Jacobs International Files, 1949-1973, consists of approximately two boxes and contains alphabetically arranged international files of Monty Jacobs, Press Director and Executive Director in the 1...

  18. The World Jewish Congress New York Office. Series D. Relief and Rescue Department

    Contains records relating to social relief and rescue activities, location of survivors, immigration and migration, refugees, displaced persons, extermination of Jews, reaction to Hitler's Final Solution, and relations with international relief organization including the UNRAA and Red Cross. Seven sub-series of World Jewish Congress New York Office records, Series D contains the following files: 1. Executive files, 1939-1969: The majority of the material deals with applications and affidavits for individual immigration cases; 2. Immigration Division, 1940-1953: Includes correspondence and r...

  19. The World Jewish Congress Paris Office records

    Contains correspondence, reports, and other materials related to the work of the Paris Office of the World Jewish Congress, including correspondence with a variety of organizations including including non-governmental (NGOs), governmental, and Jewish groups. Also contains reports and other records related to the following subjects: the search for missing Jews; liberated Jews; restitution and compensation claims; situation of Jews during the war; and Jewish affairs in France and North Africa. The bulk of materials in this collection are from 1945-1954.

  20. The World Jewish Congress Stockholm office records

    Contains correspondence and other records from the Stockholm office of the World Jewish Congress.