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  1. Hermann Katz papers

    Contains various documents relating to Hermann Katz during the Holocaust. Among the topics covered in the documents are Katz's emigration attempts prior to the Holocaust, his imprisonment at Westerbork concentration camp, and his liberation from Westerbork.

  2. Charles Kotkowsky papers

    Includes articles, essays, and publications concerning the Piotrków Trybunalski Jewish community in Canada, the Jewish Fighting Organization, and the plight of children in the ghettos and camps. Also included is “Remnants: Memoirs of a Survivor,” a testimony of Holocaust survival by Charles Kotkowsky. The testimony describes Kotkowsky’s life in the Piotrków ghetto, his participation in an underground resistance movement, his imprisonment in two concentration camps, and his escape from a railroad transport.

  3. Avram Lazar papers

    Consists of several documents (some copies and some originals) issued to Avrom Lazar (Mendel Avram) during the Holocaust. The documents relate to his life as a Romanian Jew, his experiences with forced labor, and the Judenrat in Romania.

  4. Isabella Leitner letters relating to searches for Holocaust survivors

    Consists of eight letters from Holocaust survivors to Isabella Leitner and her sisters in 1945. The letters presumably concern attempts by survivors to locate members of their families after the Holocaust.

  5. Herbert Luft papers

    Includes various documents written by Herbert Luft. Among the documents are stories of life in concentration camps and shortwave radio transcripts of broadcasts conducted by Herbert Luft in 1942. The broadcast messages target the German people and give praise to the American government and military for their aid to the people of Europe. The broadcasts were recorded by the US Department of Agriculture, Division of Information, for Shortwave Broadcast of the O.W.I. to Europe. A later accretion to the papers includes a photograph of Herbert Luft and a letter written inside Birkenau concentrati...

  6. Bessie Gold Nekritz papers

    Consists of copies of photographs and letters relating to the family of Bessie Gold Nekritz prior to the Holocaust. A brief family history is included with the photographs.

  7. Documents from the Zentrale Staatsarchiv Potsdam

    Consists of selected documents from the Zentrale Staatsarchiv in Potsdam concerning various Holocaust subjects. Among the topics mentioned are antisemitism, Jewish refugees from Germany, laws for identification of Jews, and transport lists for Terezin and Auschwitz.

  8. Philip Ellovich papers

    The Philip Ellovich papers include letters from artist Emil Singer to Philip Ellovich documenting his efforts to immigrate to the United States with his wife, correspondence documenting Ellovich's efforts to help him, correspondence documenting postwar efforts to discover what happened to the Singers, and a brief biographical sketch of Emil Singer by Ed Leffingwell created for an exhibit of Singer's work at the Insignia Gallery in Youngstown, OH.

  9. Andrew H. Weinstein papers

    Consists of copies of documents of the Weinstein family formerly of Vienna, Austria. The copies include personal letters, documents of vital statistics, school records, documents relating to the emigration of various members of the Weinstein family from Austria to the United States. Some of the documents are accompanied by English translations.

  10. Report of Henry S. Otto

    Consists of a copy of a report given by Colonel Henry S. Otto. The report concerns Otto's involvement with the SHAEF Intelligence and the International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg. Also included are details of Hermann Göring's surrender to the Seventh U.S. Army and the sentences given to the Nuremberg defendants.

  11. Copies of Hadamar photographs from the case of US vs. Alfons Klein et al

    Consists of copies of photographs from the war crimes case of the U.S. vs. Alfons Klein et al. The ten copyprints depict scenes at the Hadamar sanitarium, cemeteries in the vicinity, and autopsies performed at Hadamar by Dr. Hermann Bolker. Each photograph has a caption on the reverse side in English. Item #7 (Photo of autopsy) is missing from the file.

  12. War crimes case of Viktor Bernhard Arajs

    Consists of copies of the indictment and the verdict in the case of Viktor Bernhard Arajs. Among the documents are lists of witnesses, results of the investigation, and information concerning Arajs' crimes against Jews in Latvia and the Soviet Union. An English translation is included for the indictment only.

  13. War crimes cases from the archives of the Staatsanwaltschaft Berlin

    Consists of copies of various West German war crimes trial cases. Among the cases are those of Richard Otto Bovensiepen, Stella Ingrid Gärtner, and Stella I. Isaaksohn. The records relate to alleged war crimes, the deportation of Jews, collaboration, and transports to concentration camps. See the RG list for titles for RG-06.009.0401 through RG-06.009.04*05.

  14. Verdict and sentence of Hans Fritz Scholl, Sophia Magdalena Scholl and Christoph Hermann Probst

    Consists of copies of the verdict and sentence of Hans Fritz Scholl, Sophia Magdalena Scholl, and Christoph Hermann Probst. The documents contain information relating to the involvement of the Scholls and Probst in the "White Rose" resistance movement and anti-Nazi propaganda.

  15. Auschwitz inmate list (partial), 02 Dec. 1943

    Includes a copy of a fragment of an inmate list from Auschwitz. The list provides the names of 21 prisoners and their identification numbers. It also shows Helen Kopman as a member of Block #12. Also included is a more recent document giving biographical information for Helen Kopman and a chronology of her life in the concentration camps.

  16. Records relating to the activities of the International Red Cross in Terezin

    Consists of photocopies relating the work of the International Red Cross in the ghetto at Terezin. Among the materials are "white papers" produced by the Red Cross in defense of its activities at Terezin during the Holocaust era. In addition, there are several photocopies of photographs depicting various scenes of the Jews and other citizens at Terezin.

  17. War Refugee Board report on Auschwitz

    Consists of the November 1944 published report of the War Refugee Board which contains the testimony of two Slovak Jews and a non-Jewish Polish soldier. The report involves eyewitness testimony of conditions in Auschwitz and other concentration camps during their years of operation. Among the topics discussed are methods of killing, succession of identification numbers, and transports from various ghettos and Nazi camps.

  18. Selected records from the Nationale Mahn- und Gedenkstätte of Ravensbrück and Sachsenhausen

    Includes copies of documents concerning the administration of Ravensbrück concentration camp for women. The documents relate to the distribution of labor in the camp, names of kommandos and overseers, and transports. Also included is a separate file for Harry Hüttel, a political prisoner at Sachsenhausen.

  19. Confession and letter of Mauthausen commander

    Includes a copy in English of a confession made by Franz Ziereis, the commandant of Mauthausen concentration camp (identified in the documents as "Franz"), after his arrest by American forces in May 1945. In the confession, the commandant describes conditions in Mauthausen and other camps as well as the various methods of torture and execution practiced by the Nazis. Ziereis also gives detailed information relating to the activities of his fellow commanders and physicians employed in the camps. Also included are two poems in German concerning suffering in the camps and a letter from Ziereis...

  20. Blueprint copies for Buchenwald

    Includes three copies of the blueprint plans for Buchenwald concentration camp. Also included is a report by the Sixth Service Command describing conditions in Buchenwald in 1944. This report contains testimony by Henry Glass, a prisoner of Buchenwald for approximately four months, from September 1938 to January 1939. The report describes the physical layout of the camp, its administration, methods of torture practiced in the camp, and the colored markings used to identify the prisoners.