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  1. Rodney A. Ross essays relating to the Gordon and Goldberg families

    Consists of "Ethel Nottinger Gordon, 1886-1966" and "Yesterday Czarist Lithuania, Today the World: The Dispersal of the Children of Raphael and Chana-Rochel Goldberg," both written by Rodney A. Ross. "Ethel Nottinger Gordon..." contains information about Ethel N. Gordon (grandmother of the donor) and her life in Lithuania; Nottinger and Gordon family genealogy; and her life in America. "Yesterday Czarist Lithuania..." contains information about the genealogy of the family of Raphael Goldberg (paternal grandfather of Rodney A. Ross); the Goldberg family in Slobodka, the "Jewish ghetto" near ...

  2. Fritz Gutenstein postcard from Dachau concentration camp

    One postcard written by Fritz Gutenstein from Dachau concentration camp on November 18, 1938, to his wife, Bertel (Bertha)Gutenstein, in Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Germany. He reports on his arrival in the camp and asks for news from home.

  3. Post-liberation Buchenwald photographs

    The collection consists of copyprints taken after the liberation of the Buchenwald concentration camp by the United States Army in April 1945.

  4. Post-liberation photographs of Nordhausen concentration camp

    Contains ten black-and-white copyprints of photographs of Nordhausen concentration camp taken by James C. Ernest, a member of Company A of the 238th Engineer Combat Battalion, shortly after liberation in April 1945. The photographs contain images of victims' bodies and burial of victims in mass graves by German citizens.

  5. Post-liberation photographs of Dachau concentration camp

    Contains 17 black-and-white photographs of Dachau concentration camp taken shortly after liberation in April and May 1945. Among the images are scenes of dead victims, dead SS troops from the camp, dead victims in railroad cars near the camp, surviving inmates in the camp, and Dachau camp buildings and crematoria.

  6. Erich Reisfeld papers

    Contains identification cards with photographs, membership cards, certificates, letters, and various other documents relating to Erich Reisfeld's life in Vienna, Austria, in the late 1930s, his involvement with Zionist youth organizations, and his emigration from Austria to the United States via England in 1939.

  7. Sterbeurkunde for Paul Reiss

    Photocopy of a Sterbeurkunde (death certificate) for Paul Reiss issued from the Standesbeamte des Sonderstandesamt Arolsen on July 24, 1963. Includes Paul Reiss' date and place of birth, date and place of death, and similar information for his wife, Rosalie Reiss.

  8. Post-liberation photographs of Dachau concentration camp

    Contains nine black-and-white photographs of post-liberation scenes at Dachau concentration camp. Includes scenes of dead bodies, the crematoria, and liberators viewing dead bodies. The photographs were taken circa April 1945, mass-produced and distributed throughout Europe.

  9. Hans Salomon papers

    Contains three certificates relating to Hans Salomon's imprisonment in Gurs and Rivesaltes concentration camps in France, and a safe travel pass with a black and white photographs of Hans Salomon attached. The document allowed for Salomon to travel safely throughout France from 1942 until 1943.

  10. Post-liberation photographs of a German concentration camp

    Contains eight black-and-white photographs of scenes at a German concentration camp after liberation. Included are photographs of the crematoriums, mass gravesites, and execution sites.The presumed date range of the photographs is from 1945 to 1946.

  11. Walter K. and Lucie H. Sobotta papers

    Contains photographs, affidavits, statements, and certificates relating to Walter K. and Lucie H. Sobotta and their experiences during World War II.

  12. Postwar retrospective: Germany, war in Europe

    US propaganda/documentary film about World War II. A post-war U.S. narrative of intentions in Germany. Berlin's war ruins, rubble, "Unter den Linden" street sign laying on ground. Allied victory celebrations in Paris and London. Lots of waving, happy crowds, parade. Scenes of soldiers marching. Flashbacks to war scenes show Allied planes bombing enemy cities, parachutists, plane crashes, amphibious landings. 04:46:11, cut to Gens. Eisenhower, Bradley, Patton, and others visit a concentration camp and see German atrocities. Former prisoner (survivor) with scarf describes scenes at camp. Libe...

  13. Two dish towels with blue swastika patterned trim

  14. Refugees arrive at Ellis Island

    Refugees arriving at Ellis Island on the "Marine Flasher" ship. Crowd waving. A scuffle breaks out among refugees, one woman is visibly upset and yelling toward the camera. Refugees embrace, some with bundles. CU of a woman holding a baby. Side view of a boy waving. Various shots of two children. Two women show tattoos to camera (they seem to be mother and daughter, but this is not confirmed.)

  15. Thomas Sulenski photographs

    The papers consist of six photographs from the liberation of Buchenwald concentration camp and of Hitler's Eagle's Nest.

  16. Refugees arrive at Ellis Island

    Refugees wave from ship, the Marine Flasher, to people at dock. Men and women kissing, toting luggage. Children waving to camera. Refugees showing tattoos to camera. Scan of people waiting for refugees to arrive. Seqeuences repeated, although there are a few additional scenes and color bars. Weber family with tags standing together at 06:05:40 (top row: Gertrude, Senta, Ruth, Alfons; bottom row: Renee, Judith, Bela). Sonia Weissman appears briefly at 06:05:50.

  17. Antisemitic campaign: Boycott, Bookburning, Goebbels

    "Part 2 Acquiring Totalitarian Control of Germany, 1933-1935." "Opening of the Official Anti-Semitic Campaign, 1 April 1933." Minister for Popular Enlightenment and Propaganda, Joseph Goebbels addresses a cheering crowd in Berlin Lustgarten. Speech. Boycott of Jewish shops begins. Truck filled with Nazis moves through streets, chanting: "Germans, protect yourselves. Don't buy from the Jews." Crowds in Berlin streets; good views, various. On doorway, sign with skull: "Achtung Juden." On closed stores the sign "Jude" and the Star of David painted on windows. SA men put up signs, hold back cro...

  18. Metal tipped whip used at Auschwitz concentration camp

    Whip with a rubber handle and a metal tip at the opposite striking end that was used at Auschwitz concentration camp

  19. Refugees arrive at Ellis Island

    Universal Newsreel, Vol. 19, No. 504, Part 1. Release date, 05/20/1946. Refugees arriving at Ellis Island on board the "Marine Flasher". LS, boat lined with passengers. View from boat, silhouetted FG men with hats, crowd waving. MS family waving, standing at edge, packed crowd behind fence/barrier of Ellis Island. Dark interior. Slow pan people on boat; happy. CU old woman with flowered hat and younger woman yelling at guard. MS, young women, Sonia Weissman (survivor of Warsaw Ghetto), running to hug and kiss. Crying women embracing. Similar shots, including hugs, tears, man kissing woman, ...

  20. Eisenhower at Ohrdruf; liberated prisoners with radio

    04:31:58 (LIB 5416) General Dwight D. Eisenhower Visits Atrocities Concentration Camp at Ohrdruf, Germany, April 12, 1945. MSs, CUs, Eisenhower looks at dead bodies, GIs standing in BG. Former prisoner (survivor) with scarf talking to officers. CUs, dead bodies of prisoners. MSs, Gens Eisenhower, Omar N. Bradley and Lt. Gen. George S. Patton, Jr. leave camp. MSs, CUs, US soldiers look at dead bodies of camp victims. 04:32:37 (LIB 5562) Liberated Yanks, Russians, and British, Duderstadt, Germany, April 10, 1945. CUs small radio built by one of the prisoners. CU, one of the liberated men cook...