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  1. Emanuel Thcitchcik Zafrir family collection

    The collection consists of a blanket and photographs relating to the experiences of Emanuel Thcitchcik (later Zafrir) and his family in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, before, during, and after World War II.

  2. Esther Flam collection

    The collection consists of photographs taken at displaced persons camps in Schauenstein and Peppendorf, Germany, and two "temporary travel documents" issued to Esther Zoberman donor and Raisl Zoberman by the military government for Germany. Also included are a food knife and blanket issued at the displaced persons camp in Emden, Germany.

  3. Henry Zguda collection

    The collection consists of a badge, armband, letter opener, correspondence, documents, and photographs relating to the experiences of Henryk Zguda in prewar Krakow, Poland, during the Holocaust when he was imprisoned in Auschwitz, Buchenwald, and Dachau concentration camps, and after the Holocaust when he returned to Poland and then emigrated to the United States.

  4. Luneberg, Germany, and Theresienstadt ghetto/labor camp documents and realia collection

    The collection consists of artifacts, correspondence, documents, negatives, photographs, and publications relating to the history of the Holocaust in German occupied Czechoslovakia and Nazi Germany.

  5. Bernard Feingold collection

    The collection consists of artifacts relating to the experiences of Brigadier General Bernard Feingold during World War II.

  6. Lawrence and Stelly Levy Kirsch collection

    The collection consists of seven pieces of scrip of the type issued in the Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp in German occupied Czecoslovakia during the Holocaust.

  7. Federation of Romanian Jewish Communities collection

    The collection consists of three broken tombstones recovered from a desecrated Jewish cemetery on Sevastopol Street in Bucharest, Romania, that was destroyed during World War II.

  8. Bruno Lambert collection

    The collection consists of calipers, a stethoscope, a retinoscope, an electrotherapy machine, and documents relating to the experiences of Bruno Lambert, who left Germany in 1937 for the United States and later served in the Army Medical Corps and with the 123rd Infantry during World War II. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.

  9. Joe Koenig collection

    The collection consist of books relating to the experiences of the parents of Joe Koenig who emigrated from Germany to Canada in 1937.

  10. Philippe Henriot propaganda speeches collection

    The collection consists of four pamphlets of propaganda speeches given by Philippe Henriot for the Vichy government in France and one book.

  11. Nazi propaganda collection

    The collection consists of documents, a canister of film from the 1936 Olympics, a scrapbook of postcards, and a publication.

  12. Shiber family collection

    The collection consists of photographs, documents, negatives, and a reel of magnetic tape relating to Emanuel Shiber's family and their life in Lʹvov, Poland, (now Lʹviv, Ukraine) before World War II, his experiences during and after the war, and his wife's experiences in Auschwitz-Birkenau and her art and testimony.

  13. Jaroslav Pistek collection

    The collection consists of an issue of Kladderadatsch and nine pieces of scrip from Theresienstadt ghetto labor camp in German occupied Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic).

  14. Ela Weissberger collection

    The Ela Weissberger collection consists of photocopies of materials related to cultural activities at Theresienstadt including a Purim play and Brundibár, poetry about Theresienstadt, a map of Theresienstadt and hand-colored coat of arms of Theresienstadt, and biographical materials and correspondence documenting Walter Weiss’s imprisonment in Theresienstadt. Weiss was a cousin of Ela Weissberger. The collection also includes a metal item: two separate pieces of iron alloy held together by a hinge. On front is a relief of a lion with a sword between two castles above a brick pattern with st...

  15. John Hein collection

    The collection consists of a Star of David badge, a three page letter, and two photographs relating to the experiences of John Hein, originally from Germany, as a soldier in the United States Army during the liberation of Zwodau labor camp in Czechoslovakia during World War II.

  16. Louis Brandsdorfer collection

    The collection consists of a diamond ring found at Auschwitz concentration camp in 1944 and seven photographs depicting a massacre in Bolesławiec, Poland.

  17. Paul A. Strassmann collection

    The collection consists of documents, certificates, identification cards, photographs, a medal, and a badge relating to Paul Strassmann's involvement with partisans in Slovakia during World War II.

  18. Herman Yablokoff collection

    The collection consists of documents and photographs relating to the experiences of Herman Yablokoff after World War II

  19. Yehuda Nir collection

    The collection consists of artifacts: a badge, cigarette cards, leaflets, posters, and scrip and correspondence, documents, sheet music, and publications relating to the history of the Holocaust in Europe. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.

  20. Fred and Katie Rose collection

    The collection consists of materials issued to Dutch citizens during and immediately after World War II.