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  1. Miriam Lieber collection

    The collection consists of a child-size, toy horse and carriage and photographs of children with the toy and a group of men relating to the experiences of Miriam (later Lieber) and Heskel Kagan and their parents, Raja and Berl Kagan, in Lithuania during the Holocaust, and in Italy after World War II.

  2. Mondschein family collection

    Autograph [Poesie] books, hand-written accounts in spiralbound notebooks, photographs, documents, correspondence, identification cards, oral testimonies, newspaper article illustrating the experiences of Rosa Manowicz [later Mondschein] and Jakob Mondschein surrounding the Holocaust.

  3. Wermuth family collection

    The collection consists of Ruth Pollinger's (nee Wermuth) triangle birth pendant, family photographs, and an oral history the donor conducted with her grandmother Hilde Islovitz (née Blumenthal; formerly Wermuth from her first marriage).

  4. Raphael family collection

    The collection consists of documents, photographs, and an appointment book as well as a doll and ring that were given to Inge Raphael Rothschild.

  5. Loeb family collection

    The collection consists of some identity documents and Loeb family photos, primarily featuring the donor's mother Ilse Loeb (nee Morgenstern), as well as Ilse's mother, Elivra Froelich Morgenstern's, lacework and handicraft, and a metal plate from her father's printing business.

  6. Berger family collection

    The collection consists of oral history interviews conducted by Barbara Libarkin with her husband's mother and the extended Berger family, as well as their biographical documents and a family photograph.

  7. Judith Cromwell collection

    The Judith Cromwell collection primarily documents the pre-war and post-war experiences of Judith Cromwell (née Lissauer) and her parents John Lissauer and Charlotte Lissauer (née Breuer), including John and Charlotte’s medical careers in Berlin, Germany, John’s World War I military service, their immigration to England in 1939, and Judith and Charlotte’s post-war immigration to the United States in 1950. The bulk of the collection consists of biographical material, correspondence, and photographs. Also included are 9 publications.

  8. "Here We Live Again" documentary film collection

    The collection consists of a documentary film, interview outtakes, and related documentation about the production, participants, and stories featuring a number of Holocaust survivors who settled in Rhode Island after the Holocaust.

  9. Merei family collection

    The collection primarily documents the wartime and post-war experiences of Ernö and Ernestine (née Munk) Merei and their son John of Budapest, Hungary as they fled the country after Germany invaded in 1944. An oral history interview of John Merey and a presentation by him are included in this collection.

  11. Arthur R. Myers collection

    The collection consists of a League of German Girl's uniform jacket and a Hitler Youth jacket relating to the experiences of Arthur R. Myers, an American soldier who served in combat with the US Army in Europe during World War II.

  12. Kovno ghetto collection

    The collection consists of artifacts, drawings, documents, and scrip relating to life in the Kovno (Kaunus) ghetto in Lithuania before and during the Holocaust.

  13. Enger family collection

    Oral history interviews with Horace J. Enger (né Horst Joachim Enger) produced by the Enger family

  14. Richard Lowy collection

    Oral history interviews and related footage featuring Leo Lowy and Kalman Braun

  15. Weidhorn family collection

    The collection documents the Holocaust-era experiences of Manfred Weidhorn and his parents Anne and Aron Weidhorn, including their flight from Vienna, Austria after the German-annexation of Austria in March 1938, Aron’s immigration to the United States in 1939, and Manfred and his mother’s immigration to the United States via Cuba in 1941. Included are biographical and identification documents, records related to Aron’s fur businesses in Europe and the United States, immigration paperwork, photographs, correspondence, a diary kept by Aron in 1940, shortly after his arrival in the U.S., chil...

  16. Ackner and Geller families collection

    The collection consists of papers and photographs of the Ackner and Geller families (maternal and paternal families of the donor). Included are family records: among them birth certificates, school reports, wedding certificates, and other materials including books that pre-date the Nazi era. Ackner and Geller items from Vienna, Austria, duirng the Nazi era include identity cards, financial statements, citizenship and right of domicile certifications, and police reports, and Chaskel Geller's WWI medals credentials. Prior to Kristallnacht, Chaskel, Mathilde and their son Sigmund went to Riga....

  17. Miodownik family collection

    The collection documents the Holocaust-era experiences of Anne Miodownik and her mother Bina Miodownik, both of whom survived the Holocaust in hiding after escaping the Srodula ghetto in Sosnowiec, Poland. Papers include documents regarding Erich Siudmok and his wife Gertruda Siudmok, Polish citizens who helped Anne and her family; a document certifying that Bina was a victim of fascism; passenger tickets for the SS Ernie Pyle, 1947; copy print of U.N. Our Hope sheet music with a photograph of Anne and Bina on the cover; a translation of testimony given by Bina, and a copy of a speech given...

  18. Oral history interviews of the Irene Woods Hofstein collection

    Oral history interviews with Irene Woods Hofstein collection

  19. Oral history interviews of the Jeffrey Cymbler collection

    Oral history interviews with Holocaust survivors, produced by Jeffrey Cymbler

  20. Idarius and Goldberg family collection

    Oral history interview with Abram Goldberg and a Yom HaShoah presentation by Abram Goldberg, Bela Goldberg, and Rene Durand