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  1. School Inspectorate in Kielce Inspektorat Szkolny w Kielcach (Sygn. 321)

    A survey on the state of legal and underground education during the occupation - schools by locality. Pupils' handwritten essays on occupation and their drawings on the same topic. In addition, information about the losses of libraries and other cultural institutions in the Kielce county during the war.

  2. Linen runner belonging to Mirka Hausman

    A linen table runner embroidered with the initials "M.H." that once belonged to the donor’s maternal grandmother, Mirka Hausman (nee Levine), who perished during the Holocaust. The runner was later acquired by the donor's mother, Cila Hausman Knaster (1908-2007), when she revisited her hometown of Jasionówka, Poland after immigrating to the U.S. in 1949.

  3. Marx family papers

    Comprised of documents, newspaper clippings, and correspondence that illustrate the experiences of Kurt Marx, the donor's father, who fled Frankfurt, Germany in 1938. Correspondence includes letters from Kurt's mother, Amalie, who was unable to leave and did not survive. Also included are documents and correspondence capturing Kurt's efforts to assist Amalie in emigration, but to no avail, in addition to a notebook labeled by Amalie [Marxsohn] and inscribed by Kurt.

  4. Ralph Altman papers

    Includes corespondence with translations, documents, photos, newspaper clippings, and Ralph C. Altman's family history

  5. Herbst family papers

    The Herbst family papers document the prewar, wartime, and postwar experiences of Manny Herbst, his siblings Bernard Herbst and Silvia Herbst, and his parents Adolf Herbst and Sara Herbst (née Weintraub), including the siblings’ immigration to the United States in 1940, Adolf’s attempt to get to Palestine, and subsequent deportation to Mauritius in 1940, and Sara’s deportation from Vienna to Izbica transit camp in 1942. Biographical material includes identification papers, immigration paperwork, and family genealogy materials. The bulk of the collection consists of letters sent from Adolf i...

  6. Dr. theol. Ulrich Kunz papers

    Consists of personal papers pertaining to Dr. theol. Ulrich Kunz (1917-1970). Included is a copy of a letter written in 1940 by Kunz to express the concern of members of his community who had experienced the death of loved ones in state institutions, likely by "euthanasia."

  7. George Silviu family collection

    Consists of handwritten and typewritten correspondence and thank-you letters addressed to the donors regarding the re-publication of their father George Silviu's books and works of poetry in Romania.

  8. Frima Laub photographs

    Includes photographs and copy prints depicting the experiences of Frima Gleiser Laub and her family before, during, and after the Holocaust.

  9. Sicherheitsdienst photograph

    A photograph of the Sicherheitsdienst, or SD, with a typewritten caption en verso that references the "Jodenjager" or "Jew Hunters" in the photograph.

  11. Weksler family correspondence

    Includes the memoir of David Weksler, two postcards from Fela Weksler, and letter written from Fela to David Weksler with its English translation

  12. Selected Records of the College of Journalism in Warsaw Wyższa Szkoła Dziennikarska w Warszawie (wybrane materiały) (Sygn. 221)

    Personal files of students of the College of Journalism in Warsaw from 1925-1939 (number of students approx. 300-400). Initially, the school was located in Warsaw at Małachowskiego Square no 1, then transferred to 44 Rozbrat Street. A typical folder contains a photo, an application for admission to school containing personal data, a short curriculum vitae, original or a copy of birth and secondary school-leaving certificates, various other documents and student book with exam grades.

  13. Bonta and Ronay families papers

    Documents the experiences of the Bonta (formerly Rothschild) and Ronay families before, during, and after the war through letters primarily sent between Rose Ronay (nee Gyemant) and her family from the 1930s to the 1950s. Also includes some documents and photos and an English translation of Janós Bonta's memoir, "A Jewish Doctor Recalls the Past," recalling his experiences when he was forced to work as Josef Mengele's assistant at Auschwitz.

  14. Paulis liberation photographs collection

    Includes photographs taken or inscribed en verso by United States soldier Andrew Paulis of the 628th Medical Clearing Company, one of the first soldiers' units to arrive at Buchenwald Concentration Camp after its liberation on April 11, 1945.

  16. Selected records from the State Archives of the Andijan Region related to the evacuation of civilians during WWII

    Collection contains records related to the evacuation of civilians to the Andijan Region of Uzbekistan during WWII. It includes correspondence of the state authorithies regarding resettlement and employement of evacuated civilians, list of factory workers relocated to Andijan, lists of orphans, correspondence related to search of misssing relatives and other documentation

  17. Oral history interview with Luigi Baldan

  18. Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp scrip, 20 kronen note

    Scrip, valued at 20 kronen, issued in the Theresienstadt (Terezin) ghetto-labor camp in 1943. All currency was confiscated from deportees upon entry and replaced with scrip and ration coupons that could be exchanged only in the camp. The Theresienstadt camp existed for 3.5 years, from November 24, 1941 to May 9, 1945. It was located in a region of Czechoslovakia occupied by Germany, renamed the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, and made part of the Greater German Reich.

  19. Fruma Broude Gurevich letter

    Consists of a one-page typewritten letter sent by Dr. Fruma Broude (b. 1899, Fruma Broude Gurevich or Gurvich) from Kovno (Kaunas, Lithuania) in which she explains what happened, who was killed, children who were placed in hiding that she was trying to locate, how she survived, and what their needs are. Also includes a blank envelope with the return address for Dr. M.J. Kardon (donor's father) in Philadelphia.

  20. Oral history interview with Jack Jacobs