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  1. Cyrus Bernstein collection

    Contains materials documenting the postwar experiences of Cyrus Bernstein working with displaced persons. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.

  2. Eugenia and Jakub Mowszowicz collection

    Contains materials documenting the experiences of the Weller and Mowszowicz families. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.

  3. Krieser family collection

    Contains materials documenting the experiences of the Krieser family. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.

  4. Stefania Staszewska-Balbin collection

    Contains materials donated by Stefania Staszewska-Balbin documenting her family's experiences during the Holocaust. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.

  5. Froelich family collection

    Contains materials documenting the Holocaust-era experiences of Harry. W. Froelich and his family. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.

  6. Anatol Chari collection

    Contains photographs and other materials documenting the experiences of Dr. Anatol Chari. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.

  7. Guy Canonici collection

    Contains materials documenting the persecution of Jehovah's Witnesses during the Holocaust. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.

  8. Lore W. Kaplan collection

    Contains materials documenting the experiences of Lore W. Kaplan while working with displaced persons after World War II. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.

  9. Andrew Blau collection

    Contains materials donated by Andrew Blau documenting his family's experiences during the Holocaust. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.

  10. Gabriele Lichtenberg collection

    Contains materials documenting the experiences of Gabriele Lichtenberg and his family. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.

  11. Dr. Lili Endlich and Dr. Marc Gurwith collection

    Contains materials documenting the experiences of the Gurwicz and Schnittkind families. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.

  12. Edith Hartog Mayer collection

    Contains materials donated by Edith Hartog Mayer. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.

  13. Broadcast recordings of the Radio Kielce collection

    Broadcast recordings from Marlena Płaska's "Radio Kielce" program featuring the stories of Świętokrzyskie Province Poles who helped their Jewish neighbors and friends during World War II

  14. Sarah Field collection

    Contains photographs documenting the postwar experiences of Sarah Field. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.

  15. Judith R. Cohen Collection

    The Judith R. Cohen Collection is comprised of digital sound recordings of English and Ladino songs, oral testimony, radio programs, and academic presentation examples representing research among the Sephardic refugee community in Montreal, Canada. Ethnomusicologist Dr. Judith Cohen of York University, Toronto, began collecting works in the 1970s. Dr. Cohen's major informant was Bouena Sarfatty Garfinkle (1916-1997). Digital files in the collection also consist of photos, descriptions of repertoire, biographical material, powerpoint presentations, and other items collected and prepared by D...

  16. Operation Annie broadcasts

    Operation Annie (also known as "1212", the frequency on which it broadcasts) was a covert Allied "black propaganda" radio station which began broadcasting in late 1944 from a secret location in Luxembourg and purported to be pro-German, playing patriotic traditional German songs. Over a period of 127 broadcasts, the station built up a loyal following of both German civilians and soldiers. By early 1945, the Allied forces were advancing on Germany and, under instruction from General Dwight Eisenhower, the radio station began broadcasting false information about Allied positions and implied a...

  17. Dr. Eugenia Pinski collection

    Contains materials donated by Dr. Eugenia Pinski regarding her family's experiences. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.

  18. Dov Lieblein collection

    Contains materials documenting the experiences of the Lieblein family before and during the Holocaust. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.

  19. Samuel Heider collection

    Contains materials documenting the Holocaust-era experiences of Samuel Heider. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.

  20. Kann family collection

    Contains photographs and other materials documenting the experiences of the Kann family. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.