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  1. Joseph Hauptman collection

    The collection consists of medals, medal certificates relating to the experiences of Joseph Hauptman as a soldier in the Soviet Army and the Czechoslovak Army Abroad during World War II and an identification card relating to the experiences of Frida Lerner in Mauthausen concentration camp during and after the Holocaust.

  2. Evelyn Goldstein Woods family collection

    The collection consists of a brooch, correspondence, documents, and photographs relating to the experiences of Ernst and Herta Loschinski Goldstein and their daughter Evy before and during the Holocaust in Germany, including the years in hiding, and after the war when Herta and Evelyn lived in the Soviet Union, Germany, and the United States, as well as documents relating to the experiences of several family members and friends. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.

  3. Martin Niemoeller collection

    The collection consists of a Continental typewriter with cover and and three books relating to the experiences of Martin Niemoeller before and during World War II in Germany, including the years when he was imprisoned in Dachau concentration camp.

  4. Günther Schwarberg collection

    The collection consists of negative strips and copyprints relating to the experiences of Heinrich Jöst, a sergeant in the German Wehrmacht stationed near Warsaw, Poland, and two books.

  5. Federation of Romanian Jewish Communities, Iași Section collection

    The collection consists of a lamp fixture and photographs relating to the experiences of Idel, Iosef, and Rasela Wahstain before, during, and after the Holocaust in Romania.

  6. Gustav and Stefi Geisel collection

    The collection consists of artifacts, correspondence, documents, and photographs relating to the experience of Stefi Siegel and her family in Germany before and during the Holocaust and of Stefi and Gustav Geisel in the United States during and after the Holocaust.

  7. Izak Rozenwasser collection

    The collection consists of artifacts, documents, and photographs relating to the experiences of Izak Rozenwasser and his family before and during the Holocaust in Poland.

  8. H. Arnold Strauch collection

    The collection consists of artifacts and documents related to the experience of H. Arnold Strauch during and after World War II.

  9. Frank Meissner collection

    The collection consists of pins and medals, documents, correspondence, photographs, and a publication relating to the experiences of Frank Meissner before the Holocaust in Trest, Czechoslovakia, during the Holocaust when he emigrated to Scandinavia, and during and after the war in Great Britain when he served n the Czech Air Force for the Czech government in exile.

  10. Julia Rabinowicz collection

    The collection consists of artifacts, documents, and photographs relating to the experience of Julia Rabinowicz ahd her family during and after the Holocaust. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.

  11. Sophia Kalski collection

    The collection consists of paintings created by Sophia Kerpholz Kalski from 1981-1994 about her experiences in the ghettos in Lwow and Trembowla, Poland (Lviv and Terebovlia, Ukraine), and her life as a child living in hiding during the Holocaust.

  12. Alexander Stankiewicz collection

    The collection consists of artifacts and documents relating to the experience of Alexander Stankiewicz in Mauthasuen concentration camp in Austria during the Holocaust.

  13. German political and military propaganda collection

    The collection consists of artifacts and documents relating to the propaganda activities of the German military and the Nazi Party in Germany during World War II, and also Allied forces informational services in the immediate postwar period.

  14. Frank Magid collection

    The collection includes German documents, a flier printed by the French resistance movement, the anti-American propaganda book "Verruchte Neue Welt" by Ernst Machek, and photographs and copy prints taken in Dachau concentration camp immediately following liberation recvied from Frank Magid, a Staff Sergeant with the 516 EVAC Hospital Unit of the 7th Army that liberated Dachau.

  15. Erika Rybeck collection

    The collection consists of a knapsack and a suitcase used by Erika Schulhof when she was sent from Vienna, Austria, to Great Britain in 1938 on the Kindertransport.

  16. Meir Baum and Issachar Ilan collection

    The collection consists of a drawing and documents relating to the experiences of Issachar Ilan and his brother, Meir Baum, during and after the Holocaust.

  17. Isaac Kornowski family collection

    The collection consists of artifacts, documents, and photographs relating to the experiences of Paul and Pnina Kornowski and their families as German-Jewish immigrants to France before, during, and after the Holocaust.

  18. Louise Lawrence-Israels collection

    The collection consists of a wicker chair and two books relating to the experiences of Louise Lawrence-Israels and other family members in the Netherlands during the Holocaust.

  19. US Army newspaper collection

    The collection consists of multiple issues of newpapers: Grapevine, Stars and Stripes, and Yank, published during World War II by the United States Army.

  20. Jakob and Maria Winkler collection

    The collection consists of a suitcase and wooden crate that belonged to the family of Jakob (Jack) Winkler and Maria (Margie) Winkler.