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  1. Dr. Gerhard Neubeck collection

    The collection consists of an athletic jersey and a pair of running shoes relating to the experiences of Gerhard Neubeck before the Holocaust in Germany when he participated as a runner in pre-Olympic trials in a Jewish athletic training camp in Germany in 1935.

  2. Daniel Lavering collection

    Collection of badges, bars and shoulder patches stored in a cloth and leather bag belonging to Charles Lavering, member of the 305 and 309 Ordinance Battalion, received during his service in World War II

  3. Ludwig Wertheim collection

    The collection consists of a silver fork and spoon, books, documents, photographs, and a photograph album related to the experience of Ludwig Wertheim and his family in Germany and France before, during, and after the Holocaust.

  4. Posters from 1941 occupied France and Newspaper from Łódź Ghetto, 1941

    Three posters from Occupied France; dated 1941; French. Newspaper from Łódź Ghetto; dated March 28, 1941; in Hebrew or Yiddish.

  5. French Anti-Semitic Posters collection

    Collection of two French Anti-Semitic posters and one exhibit flyer; circa 1942; in French

  6. Eric W. Zielenziger family collection

    The collection consists of an armband, documents and photographs relating to the experiences of Eric Zielenziger and his family in prewar Berlin, Germany, then as refugees in Paris, France, and Amsterdam, Netherlands, before and during World War II and in Amsterdam after the war.

  7. Renee Levy collection

    The collection consists of a wedding suit, jacket and skirt with headpiece and flower boutonniere, worn by Renee Levy and a photograph of Renee Levy and her husband on their wedding day, Aug. 31, 1945, in Charleville, France. Renee is wearing the donated suit in the photograph.

  8. Ivan Singer collection

    Collection of two medals issued/awarded to Ivan Singer (donor); Russian flier's badge issued in pilot's school in Krasnodar, Russia; circa 1944; gold medal on blue and white striped ribbon issued by Yugoslav Liberation Army for bravery, embossed "Za Hrabost"; circa 1943-1944

  9. Occupied France poster collection

    Group of French posters: poster by the collaborationist artist Brantamme with text by Victor Hugo, used for anti-communisit propaganda purposes, proclamation of the execution, before a firing squad, of three resistance fighters; Lille, France; Sept. 18, 1941, in German and French; poster in French and German, dated Oct. 1, 1941 with "Warning" from the Military Commander for Belgium and the north of France, Von Falkenhausen; poster from the period just before liberation with flags of several nations

  10. Dr. Edmund Goldenberg collection

    The collection consists of documents, photographs, and medical instruments relating to or used by Dr. Edmund Goldenberg before, during, and after the Holocaust. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.

  11. David Bloch collection

    Two wood block prints created by artist and donor David Bloch in Shanghai, China. One print, "Chinese Street Scene-Shanghai" is printed in black ink on silk with hand-colored details. It is mounted with a floral brocade textile border; signed in graphite and red artist's seals; dated 1945. The second print is titled "Mr. Nobody" and shows a man seated on a steamer trunk. It is printed in black ink on paper and is signed in graphite and red artist seal; no date

  12. Mary Weygandt collection

    The collection consists of two books by Dr. Jakob Graf titled, "Biologie Fur Holhere Schulen," books 3 and 4.

  13. Borenstein family collection

    Collection of documents, photographs, blankets and a metal pot relating to Abram, Ida and Rosa Borenstein and their experiences while living at the Lampertheim DP Camp in Germany and their immigration to the United States.

  14. Armin Loeb collection

    Collection of books, notebooks, trading cards, documents and talit katan used by or issued to Armin Loeb prior to his journey on board the MS St. Louis and immediately following the voyage after his arrival in Belgium

  15. Rudolph Daniel Sichel collection

    The collection consists of over eighty artifacts, including cameras and accessories, military clothing and insignia, correspondence, documents, photographs, and publications relating to the experiences of Rudolph Daniel Sichel in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, London, England, and New York, New York, before the Holocaust, in the United States Army in Europe during the war, including the liberation of Dora-Mittelbau concentration camp, and in New York City after World War II.

  16. Theodora Basch Vrančić Klayman collection

    The collection consists of two Star of David badges and photographs relating to the experience of Teodora (Dorica) Basch (later Theodora Basch Vrančić Klayman) and the Apler, Basch, Deutsch, and Vrančić families in Yugoslavia before and during the Holocaust during which Theodora lived in hiding in Ludbreg in the fascist ruled Independent State of Croatia.

  17. Charles Rudulph collection

    The collection consists of sixteen SS patches, two crematorium tags, correspondence, documents, and photographs relating to the experiences of Lt. Charles Rudulph, United States Army, in Germany after World War II.

  18. Aranka Morvay Tajtacak family collection

    The collection consists of nine flower making tools, documents, a pattern book, and photographs relating to the experiences of Aranka Morvay Veljkovic (later Tajtacak), her son Boàz Givòn, and members of their extended family in Yugoslavia during the Holocaust.

  19. Sophie Turner-Zaretsky collection

    The collection consists of objects, letters, documents, and publications relating to the experiences of Laura and Selma (Zofia) Schwarzwald in Lvov and other areas of Poland where they lived in hiding under assumed indentites as Catholics during and after the Holocaust. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.

  20. Beryl and Marian Miklin collection

    The collection consists of a blanket, a concentration camp uniform cap, four greeting cards, two pattern books, and photographs relating to the experiences of Beryl Miklin in Stutthof concentration camp in Poland during the Holocaust, and to the experiences of Beryl and Marian Miklin in Neu Freimann displaced persons camp in Germany after the Holocaust.