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  1. I Am Drenched in the Dew of My Childhood: A Memoir

    File contains Henry Gitelman's memoir.

  2. Milestones to Freedom

    Files contains a translation from the German original manuscript of Mrs. Murawski Szlak's biography. It was written by Leokadia Murawski Szlak, compiled Bettina Vogt, and translated by Bernard Deschamps.

  3. Sholem Krishtalka Collection

    Consists of personal documents from the Krishtalka family, correspondence, ephemeral and organizational material from international and Jewish Montreal organizations such as United Jewish People's Order (UJPO), Yidisher Kultur Farband (YKUF) and the Jewish Public Library. Also contains numerous posters and flyers for theatre, arts and musical presentations in Jewish Montreal.

  4. Interviews with Lea Roback

  5. Photographic reproductions of Rita Briansky's work, "Kaddish Series"

    Images are numbered and have descriptive poems written by Bella Briansky Kalter associated with each.

  6. Testimony pertaining to Nazi invasion of the Strand

    Contains a legal statement/attestation pertaining to Jules Janco's experience of an Iron Guard fascist invasion of the Strand (Ștrandul Kiseleff) in 1940, detailing his response and the witnesses involved.

  7. Lea Roback Recollections

  8. Holocaust materials

    Includes material regarding the story of 93 girls who arrived to Canada in 1942 and the Spanish Civil War.

  9. Organizing Committee to Convene a Grassroots Conference to Protest Hitler's Pogrom Against German Jews letter

    Item is a letter discussing Organizing Committee to Convene a Grassroots Conference to Protest Hitler's Pogrom Against German Jews, from Rabbi H. Abramovitch.

  10. Exhibition material and poetry, the Kaddish Series

    This file contains poetry, notes and photographic documentation related to Briansky's Kaddish Series.

  11. Holocaust Documentation Project (CJC) meeting minutes, memos

    Contains meeting minutes for, and memos relating to, the Holocaust Documentation Project (associated with the National Holocaust Remembrance Committee) hosted by the Canadian Jewish Congress, for which Shaffer was a consultant. Also contains photocopies of articles related to the project.

  12. Joseph Rogel Fonds

    The fonds contains records pertaining to the life of Joseph Rogel, including his literary output (manuscripts, poetry, essays and translation), as well as incoming and outgoing correspondences. It also contains audio interviews.

  13. The Herz (Volume 1, Issue 2)

  14. Freda Hoffman Zgodzinski Collection

    Consists of manuscript in Yiddish entitled, "My Struggle 1939-1945 under the Nazi Occupation of Poland" by Freda Hoffman-Zgodzinski.

  15. Presentation notes, "The Artists of Terezin"

    This file contains notes for Rita Briansky's presentation on the artists of Terezin.

  16. Bialystoker Centre of Montreal

    Consists of financial and administrative records of the Bialystoker Centre, as well as correspondence sent and received by the Centre.

  17. Interview with Lea Roback

  18. Bergen-Belsen Survivors Association of Montreal Fonds

    Consists of mainly textual records of association activities such as membership lists, anniversary gatherings, etc. Includes correspondence and scrapbooks.

  19. The Incredible Walk The True Story of My Parents' Escape from Nazi-Occupied France

    File contains a bound book detailing the lives of holocaust survivors Paul and Trudy Sekely. It was written and compiled by their daughter Judi Olga Cahorn.

  20. The Unger Family Story

    File contains the a history of the Unger Family written by Herman Unger. This manuscript follows the Ungers through 20th century and from Poland to Russia, Germany, Israel, and France.