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  1. Nina Falk collection

    Letter, dated 22 June 1957, to Nina Falk [donor] typed and signed by Otto Frank.

  2. "My Mother's Diary"

    Consists of a copy of a typed English translation of the diary of Ella Pick, originally of Vienna, which she began in 1920 to document the life of her son, Rudi (Rudolph) Pick, who later edited the diary. In the diary, Ella describes Rudi's health and schooling throughout his childhood, addressing him directly after Rudi managed to escape to England. At the end of the diary, she tells him that his parents are soon to depart and writes of how proud they are their son. Also includes a conclusion in which Rudolph writes of his own wartime history and of finding out of his parents' deportation ...

  3. Diary from the ghetto in Budapest

    Donor's mother describes life in Budapest during the Holocaust.

  4. Irmin Steinlieb donation

    Article photocopied from "History of the Jews in Bucovina," vol. I. Copies of postcard and envelope from camps in Poland, 1940, addressed to Committee for the Aid to Jews affected by the war in Switzerland.

  5. A new dawn, a new hope for man

    Collection of poems, essays, and thoughts from students while reading literature from the Holocaust, specifically literature by Anne Frank. Other literature on prejudices are also included.

  6. Willi Kuhn papers

    Postcard from her grandfather in Nuremberg to Anni Kuhn in Sidney. Information about and account of what Willi Kuhn was entitled to receive as a monthly pension from the Federal Insurance Company for Employees in Berlin.

  7. Records relating to the property of Rudolf Neugass

    Contains information on the confiscated property and subsequent postwar restitution claim of the donor's cousin.

  8. Papers relating to the life and achievements of Ela-Chaim Cunzer

    Magisterium Dissertation in Mathematics, "On Convex and Subharmonic Functions," by Ela-Chaim Cunzer. Copy of original and translation from Polish by Krzysztof Wlodarski. Foreword and background notes by Esther Rudomin Hautzig. University of Wilno Documents relating to Mr.Cunzer's dissertation and his application to the University in Polish and Latin. Documents in Polish and Latin: index of courses l grade book copies; permission to use library; copies of receipts of payment for studies; examination documents. Paper and electronic copies of University of Chicago World Wide Web site relating ...

  9. Stewart Levy collection

    Collection contains an identity card for "Opfer des Faschismus" for donor's grandfather, Harry Levy; a Milwaukee Journal Magazine article for 5 May 1985 describing the donor's father; obituary for donor's father; essay written by donor's mother describing her Holocaust related experiences.

  10. Fritz Rosenthal family papers

    The Fritz Rosenthal Family papers measure 0.5 linear foot and date from 1900-1995. The collection contains biographical materials, correspondence files, photographic materials, and professional records documenting major life events of Rosenthal family members, the immigration of Fritz, his wife Marty, and his father Karl Rosenthal to America, the lives of the Rosenthals in the United States, and Fritz Rosenthal’s career in chemistry. Records documenting Karl and Claire Rosenthal’s experiences in Würzburg during and after Kristallnacht are particularly noteworthy. Other family members highli...

  11. Alan J. Reyner collection

    Contains information on the donor's experiences in World War II, specifically camp Berga.

  12. Felice Ehrman collection

    Letters from donor's stepmother's brother from Moabit Prison in Berlin (a.k.a. Berlin-Moabit) to his father in Vienna, dated December 1939 to April 1941; letter from Zuchthaus Ebrach, written by Kurt König; receipts acknowledging money being received by König while imprisoned; Kurt König's death notice from the Gestapo.

  13. Diane Karsh Covert collection

    Two photographs of Ann and Izzy Arbeiter; informal interviews of each Ann Arbeiter and Izzy Arbeiter; nineteen photographs portraying Rose Murra and her family; informal interview with Rose Murra; brief biography of Nathan Murra.

  14. Memoir of experiences as a hidden child in Lithuania

    A memoir of donor's experiences as a child hidden with a Catholic Lithuanian family during and after the Holocaust.

  15. The surrender of the Dachau KZ prisoner compound, 29 April 1945: a compilation of documents and photographs

    Donor's purpose "is to provide documents to challenge the Sparks Scenario and to set the record straight." Last part of this collection is research conducted at National Archives by Arthur Lee, Jr., and Sol Feingold. Part B is selected material from BG H. Linden.

  16. A witness of accusation: Transnistria, 1941-1944

    Copy of a memoir in Russian describing the suffering of Jews inflicted by the Romanians and Germans in 1941-1944.

  17. Judenaktion

    Poem describes the destruction of the creators hometown of Kuty, Poland.

  18. Central Committee of Jews in Poland, People's Courts. Centraly Komitet Żydów w Polsce. Sądy Społeczne (Sygn.313)

    Contains case files from the Courts Division of the Central Committee of Jews in Poland documenting Jewish individuals’ collaboration with the Nazis in the ghettos and concentration camps. Includes name lists of collaborators with Germans.

  19. Jack Friedman collection

    Consists of a photocopy of an identity certificate and transit visa issued to Jakob Frydman (Jack Friedman) by Chiune Sugihara in Kaunas, Lithuania, in August 1940, a copy of a photograph of the Mr. Friedman holding his visa, photocopies of two postcards sent from occupied Poland in 1941, and photocopies of newspaper clippings and programs honoring Sugihara between 1986-1995.

  20. Francine Lawrence collection

    Two documents regarding Amilcar Patalacci's deportation.