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  1. Ner Tamid [Eternal light] lamp donated to the Gilgenberg synagogue by Joseph Marcus

    An inscribed Ner Tamid [Eternal Light] lamp donated to the Gilgenburg Synagogue Community by Joseph Marcus in August 1913. The Ner Tamid hangs above the ark in every synagogue. The lamp should never be extinguished or turned off, because it represents God's eternal and imminent presence in the Jewish community and the lives of its members. Joseph (1857-1934) was a member of the synagogue and the Jewish community of Gilgenburg, Germany (now Dąbrówno, Poland). He was married to Rosa Scherk Marcus (1866-1943?), who was deported during the Holocaust and killed.

  2. Dorothy and Siegmund Schnitman papers

    Consists of two Canadian passports issued in 1947 for Dorothy (nee Segal, 1919-2012) and Siegmund (1919-2005) Schnitman who met in Canada in the 1940s while living in Toronto after escaping Poland and Germany, respectively, in the 1930s. Both passports indicated the dates of their Canadian citizenship, granted in 1946, and their immigration to the U.S. via Buffalo, NY in February 1948 before they settled in New York City.

  3. Court of the First Instance in in Skarżysko-Kamienna Sąd Grodzki w Skarżysku-Kamiennej (Sygn. 3113)

    Court files in civil and criminal matters in which one of the parties was a person of Jewish origin. Post-war materials regarding real estate owned by Jews, applications for correction or reconstruction of birth, death or other documents.

  4. Sąd Grodzki in Słomniki Sąd Grodzki w Słomnikach (Sygn. 1980)

    Court files in civil and criminal matters in which one of the parties was a person of Jewish origin. Post-war materials regarding real estate owned by Jews, applications for correction or reconstruction of birth, death or other documents.

  5. Oral history interview with Gilbert Ceffa

  6. Gusen logbook

    Logbook from Gusen concentration camp and documents acquired by Willard Gaylin.

  7. Primary School in Kozłów Szkoła Podstawowa w Kozłowie (Sygn. 3208)

    The materials relate to the school's activities, such as: reports on pedagogical conferences, administrative matters, correspondence, etc. Typical information for this type of documentation: name and surname of the child, date and place of birth; school class attended; grades in individual subjects of study. The materials (from different years) also contain school certificates.

  8. Financial Commissions Selected Records from the French National Archives: F37 Commissions financières

    The collection includes selections from Fond F37, Commissions financières documenting the General Delegation for Franco-German Economic Relations (DGRE, Délégation générale aux relations économiques franco-allemandes). Records document the Office of the Jewish Affairs Commissioner, the extent of the territorial jurisdiction of the provisional administrators, German seizure of sequestered Jewish property, removal of furniture belonging to Jews, fines imposed on Jews, the “aryanization” of publishing houses, blankets and shoes issued to deported Jews, and the legal situation of the assets of ...

  9. Dr. J. Čarno privačios vaikų darželių auklėtojų seminarijos Vilniuje (Fond 223) Dr. J. Čarno privatūs mišrūs dviejų metų seminariniai kursai hebrajų dėstomąja kalba Vilniuje

    The collection contains minutes of the meetings of the pedagogical council, examination records, correspondence, personal files of students (original inventory # 2 in alphabetical order by surname), applications for admission to the seminary, seminary graduation certificates, some include photos of students, course journals, progress reports, statistical information about students, financial records and other documentation.

  10. Kreishauptmannshaft Mińsk [Mazowiecki] Starostwo Powiatowe w Mińsku Mazowieckim (Sygn. 1056)

    Personal questionnaires of resettled people from Wartheland to Minsk Mazowiecki county, include the following information: name, previous residence, year of birth, date of resettlement, current address.

  11. Mala Zimetbaum papers

    Contains postcards and photographs

  12. Andrew Romay collection

    Hungarian documents including identification documents and certificates, school records and diplomas, awards, and correspondence relating to Andrew Romay (Andor Friedmann). Citizenship papers from Andrew's father, Jenö Friedmann, and a marriage certificate for Marietta Puder Romay's parents, Andrew's in-laws. A class photo from Miskolc, Hungary is also included.

  13. US anti-Nazi boycott stamp with a Star of David and a Nazi wolf

    Poster stamp encouraging the boycott of Nazi products, issued in the United States during the boycott movement between May 1933 and October 1941. Unlike many others issued during the boycott, this stamp makes a distinction between Nazis and Germany as a whole. On January 30, 1933, Adolf Hitler was appointed chancellor of Germany by President Paul von Hindenburg. The Nazi’s increasing targeting of Jews led the small, but militant, Jewish War Veterans of the United States (JWV) to hold a parade in New York City and launch the first boycott of German goods in the United States on March 23. Oth...

  14. World War II Selected Records from the French National Archives: 72 AJ Seconde Guerre Mondiale

    The collection includes selected records from the Archives of the Second World War History Committee and private papers. Records include the memoirs of Colonel de Milleret, an organization chart of the German services in France, a lexicon of French resistance, personal narratives, reports, and printed materials. The records document the confiscation of illicit profits, the establishment of German troops in France during the Second World War, and the French resistance. The collection also includes records documenting Professor Duvoir’s participation in the International Commission of Forensi...

  15. Court of the First Instance in Starachowice Sąd Grodzki w Starachowicach (Sygn. 3051)

    Civil cases repertories for the entire period containing key information on all cases decided by this court. In many cases, Jews from Starachowice were parties to court proceedings.

  16. Primary School in Wierzbnik Szkoła Podstawowa w Wierzbniku (Sygn. 2749)

    The materials relate to the school's activities, such as: reports on pedagogical conferences, administrative matters, correspondence, etc. Typical information for this type of documentation: name and surname of the child, date and place of birth; school class attended; grades in individual subjects of study. The materials (from different years) also contain school certificates.

  17. Eva and Otto Pfister papers

    Accretion to the Eva and Otto Pfister Papers including correspondence, documents, booklet, papers, clippings, translations, pamphlets, leaflets, speeches, writings, tickets, passes, photos, and other materials.

  18. Primary School no 4 in Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski Szkoła Podstawowa nr 4 w Ostrowcu Świętorzyskim (Sygn. 2908)

    The materials relate to the school's activities, such as: reports on pedagogical conferences, administrative matters, correspondence, etc. Typical information for this type of documentation: name and surname of the child, date and place of birth; school class attended; grades in individual subjects of study. The materials (from different years) also contain school certificates.

  19. Records of the Sociedad Israelita de Paysandú

    Records of the Sociedad Israelita de Paysandú (Israelite Society of Paysandú), Uruguay. Includes correspondence, minutes of sessions; reports and other office documents, 1945-1948.

  20. Oral history interview with Lajos Sághy