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  1. Alec Tulkoff collection

    The collection consists of artifacts, correspondence, documenets, numismatics, maps, photographs, and publications relating to the history of the Jews and of the Holocaust in Poland, Bulgaria, Hungary, and Germany.

  2. Spector family collection

    Consists of identity papers documenting the post-war life of Clara (Klara) and Morris (Mauriczu) Silberman (later Spector), both Holocaust survivors. Includes copies of the birth certificate for their son, Steven (Schloma), born in 1948 while they were in the Zehlendorf displaced persons camp in Berlin, Clara's naturalization papers, restitution papers, and a DVD, entitled "Mrs. Clara Specter: What Can I Tell You?" [sic] containing video of Clara giving a presentation about her wartime experiences to a group of students.

  3. Harold Fishbein collection

    The collection consists of a Torah-style scroll, correspondence, a manuscript, and photographs relating to the experiences of Harold Fishbein, Director of the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration's (UNNRA) Schlachtensee displaced persons camp near Berlin, Germany, after the war.

  4. Herta Griffel Baitch collection

    The collection consists of children’s clothing, a suitcase, a doll, a siddur, a pair of earrings, correspondence, documents, a notebook, and a photograph relating to the experiences of Herta Griffel Baitch and her parents in Vienna, Austria, before and during the Holocaust, and of Herta in the United States following her immigration in November 1940.

  5. Joseph W. Eaton collection

    The collection consists of a Jewish Police armband, a Theresienstadt scrapbook, correspondence, documents, leaflets, photograph albums, discs, and photographs relating to the experiences of Joseph W. Eaton, a German prewar émigré who served as an American soldier in the Psychological Operations Division during World War II.

  6. JosMarie Vanderspek collection

    Audio and video recordings of JosMarie Vanderspek's presentation about her memories of the German invasion and occupation of the Netherlands from 1940-1945."

  7. Bob Levitan collection

    Consists of documents, newspaper clippings, photographs, and an oral history related to Hyman Robert (Bob) Levitan, a World War II veteran who became the captain of the SS Ben Hecht and illegally transported a group of refugees, mainly Holocaust survivors, to Palestine in 1947. The ship was intercepted by British warships and the passengers and crew were imprisoned. The crew was released after six months, while the refugees were eventually allowed into Palestine. The collection includes photographs taken on the ship and in prison, newspaper clippings, magazine clippings, and documents relat...

  8. Przedecki family collection

    Oral history interviews of the Przedecki family collection.

  9. Michel Shadur family collection

    The collection consists of artifacts, books, documents, and photographs relating to the experiences of Michel Schadur and his family as they escaped from Nazi Germany to Belgium, then to France, Spain, Portugal, and finally the United States during the Holocaust.

  10. Charles Phillip Sharp collection

    The majority of the Charles Phillip Sharp collections concerns the liberation of the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. Sharp’s records give first hand account of what he saw at the camp, and the immediate goals the British Army had in trying to save the survivors. This is further told in the Story of Belsen by Captain A. Pares, which gives the official military report on the camp. Also included are lecture notes that Sharp gave well after his time with the Army, detailing his exxperience in liberating Bergen-Belsen. Other documents include various items related to Sharp’s stay in the army, ...

  11. Rapoport family collection

    Photographs of Aaron and Feiga Rapoport and their children Malka, Bola, Chana and Benzion who were imprisoned in the Warsaw Ghetto, then Liebenau and Titmoning internment camps in Germany, and finally, the Vittel internment camp in France. Additionally, there is evidence that Aaron, Malka, and Bola were imprisoned in Pawiak in Warsaw. The family, all born in Poland, survived and immigrated to the United States in 1946. Accretion: 2 oral history cassettes of interview with Benzion Jacob Rapoport.

  12. Siegmund Raszkin collection

    Consists of photographs, post-war identity papers, and restitution papers related to Siegmund (Zygmunt) Raszkin, originally of Częstochowa, Poland. The photographs are portraits given to Siegmund by friends; the post-war identity papers consist of reissued birth certificates, identity cards, travel permits, and naturalization papers; and the restitution papers document his extensive efforts to document his experiences for the purpose of reparations. The collection also includes an oral history from 1978 at Forrest High School.

  13. Martha Salm Oppenheimer collection

    The collection consists of documents relating to the experiences of Martha Salm Oppenheimer during the Holocaust and two Iron Cross medals and sketches drawn in 1941 by a friend of Martha Salm's friend in a concentration camp during the Holocaust.

  14. Jacob Hennenberg collection

    The papers consist of two certificates and two letters of recommendation issued to Jacob Hennenberg [donor] relating to his experiences as a displaced person after World War II. Two of the certificates have photos of the donor attached. The collection also includes an advertisement sign for the Jakob Haberfeld spirit refinery and liquor factory, and other documents related to his experiences. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.

  15. Samuel and Lazar Krum collection

    The collection consists of five limited edition prints from the series "Holocaust" created by Lazar Krum in 1967-1968 and correspondence relating to the experiences of his father Samuel Krum in France, dated mid 1940s-early 1950s.

  16. Donald Hershey collection

    The collection consists of an SS patch, correspondence, documents, and motion picture critiques of his photography relating to the experiences Donald Hershey as a Signal Corps photographer who witnessed the liberation of Dachau concentration camp during World War II.

  17. Hans Drabinowski collection

    The collection consists of a crocheted pillowcase, documents, and photographs relating to the experiences of Hans Drabinowski (later Hanan Arnon) during and after the Holocaust in Denmark and Israel.

  18. Ada Abrahamer collection

    The collection consists of three drawings, a diary, and photographs relating to the experiences of Ada Abrahamer during the war when she was imprisoned in concentration and labor camps, and after the war when she resided in displaced persons camps in Austria.

  19. Olga Klein Astrachan collection

    The Olga Klein Astrachan collection consists of twenty eight gouache paintings as well as biographical and photographic materials and personal narratives documenting Russian-born Olga Klein Astrachan and her family’s survival in France during the Holocaust. The papers also include postcards from her husband’s relatives confined to the Otwock ghetto and printed materials documenting German-occupied France and French collaboration.

  20. Alfred Fabian collection

    The collection consists of two prisoner patches, a Star of David badge, documents, and photographs relating to the experiences of Alfred Fabian during the Holocaust in Germany and Czechoslovakia and after the Holocaust in Germany.