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    1. Lore Gotthelf Jacobs collection

    Trunk sent to England for Lore Gotthelf Jacobs who left Frankfurt-am Main, Germany, on the Kindertransport.

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    1. Lore Gotthelf Jacobs collection

    The trunk was sent to England to Lore Gotthelf Jacobs who left Frankfurt-am Main, Germany, on the Kindertransport Rectangular form constructed of brown textile-covered wood; lid attached to base by metal hinges and clasps; four wooden support bards attached by metal nails on all sides; metal footing along all edges; two leather handles attached at center on left and right sides;"L.J." and"12" painted on top of lid; interior covered by biege paper; blue canvas and metal straps attached to interior

  3. Nussbaum-Koch family collection

    Consists of correspondence, passports, photographs, newspaper clippings, and other documentation of the Nussbaum and Koch families of Luxembourg. Includes papers and photographs related to Albert Nussbaum, who had worked with refugees in Luxembourg before working for the Transmigration Bureay of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee in Lisbon, then emigrating to the Dominican Republic; and to Gustav Nussbaum, Helene Kleinberg Nussbaum, Marguerite (Martha) Koch, and Rene Nussbaum.

  4. David Jakubowski papers

    The papers consist of documents and letters relating to Dr. David Jakubowski's time in the ghetto in Warsaw, Poland, where he was a physician before and during the uprising and also relating to his time of medical service with several refugee aid agencies after World War II.

  5. "Janina's Story" memoir

    An autobiographical memoir by Janina Spinner Mehlberg, edited by Dr. Arthur Layton Funk; the memoir includes photocopies of photographs of Janina Mehlberg and her husband Henry. The testimony describes the experiences of Mehlberg and her husband as refugees in hiding in Lublin, Poland, during the Holocaust and their involvement with an underground movement to assist the prisoners of Majdanek.

  6. Perla Zinn Engel papers

    Photographs (7) of Perla Zinn, dating from1943-1946, including two photographs taken in Ottenhofen, Germany, in 1943, several taken in various locations in Germany, post-liberation, including Erlangen, Deggendorf, and Hochland, 1945-1946, and a photo of Mozes Zeiger, inscribed to her, dated 1946, as well as a photograph taken in a displaced persons camp, likely Foehrenwald, undated. Also includes two identification cards for Zinn, using the false name of Zofia Molinska, one issued in Poland in 1939 and the other issues at the Bleidorn displaced persons camp in Germany, 1945. Collection also...

  7. Elaine Zaks papers

    The papers consist of twelve photographs depicting Leah and Phillip Zaks Zakuska and their son, Michael in a DP camp in Florence, Italy, after World War II; seven photographs of unknown persons with Yiddish inscriptions on the verso; and one letter written to Ann Fonaroff of the United Service for New Americans, Enc. on November 2, 1948, on behalf of Philip, "Lisa", and "Moses" Zaks and concerning their immigration to the United States. Leah and Philip Zaks were from Poland. They made their way to Italy probably in 1945. Their son, Michael, was born in a displaced persons camp in Florence, ...

  11. Henny Haas papers

    The Henny Haas papers consist of a passport and travel pass for stateless persons issued in Italy to Henny Haas and her parents, Oscar and Mania Notowicz; a permit to stay in Italy issued to Oscar Notowicz; an exiles identification card issued to Oscar Notowicz by the Allied Military Govt.; and a permanent identification card issued by the U.S. War Relocation Authority to Oscar Notowicz as a resident of Fort Ontario.

  12. Ursula Traugott papers

    Contains one postcard dated May 27, 1939, written and sent from Fritz Marcus to his niece, Ursula Traugott, from aboard the MS St. Louis; and two postcards, dated June 22 and July 22, 1939 sent to Ursula and Wolfgang Traugott in Providence, RI, from Fritz Marcus after he arrived in London, England.

  13. Morris and Mania Schwartz Parnes collection

    The collection consists of documents and photographs relating to Mania Schwartz [donor] and her husband, Morris Parnes, documenting their experiences immediately following the Holocaust. Included in the collection: photographs from the Leipheim DP camp, the Ketubah and photographs from the Parnes' wedding day, documents from the ORT school issued to Morris Parnes, and papers relating to their immigration to Canada.

  14. Danielle Salley papers

    The papers consist of a map of southern France, a photocopy of the "Etat-Major" map showing the route used by refugees to flee into Spain, newspaper clippings, a postcard of a painting ("La Defense du Col de Banyuls") showing typical "Banyulese" costume, a circulation permit dated 1939 allowing an individual to work, and a declaration of the wine production of M. Ferrer Sauveur's grape harvest.

  15. Esther Wilkenfeld papers

    The collection documents the post-war experiences of Esther Wilkenfeld (née Halm), originally of Yasinia, Czechoslovakia (Yasinia, Ukraine), including identification cards, a document from the Labor Office of Glauchau, and certificate from the Feldafing displaced persons camp labor office.

  16. Card index of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (AJJDC /JDC)

    Contains the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee card index of the Emigration Service in Munich, Germany; Vienna, Austria; and Barcelona, Spain.

  17. Ralph Markowitz papers

    The papers consist of a medical card issued to Rafal Markowicz [donor] for immigration, a photograph of Markowicz wearing a police uniform in the Zeilsheim displaced persons camp, a photograph of Markowicz and Allan Greenstein, who was also a member of the police force in the Zeilsheim DP camp, and a photograph of [from left to right] Nathan Shanak, David [last name unknown], and Celia and Harry Markowitz [donor's brother and sister-in-law] taken in the Zeilsheim DP camp.

  18. Eli Oliff papers

    The collection documents the Holocaust experiences of Eli Oliff (born Eliasz Olewnik), originally of Żuromin, Poland. Included are two photographs depicting Eli in his concentration camp uniform after liberation at Buchenwald, a letter with envelope written by Eli in the Garmisch Partenkirchen DP camp to his relative Joseph Olev in Chicago, Illinois.

  19. Ida and Murray Turner papers

    The Ida and Murray Turner papers consist of identification papers, certificates, and a photograph documenting Ida and Murray Turner’s experiences at the small Jewish displaced persons camps at Bad Gastein and Ebelsberg and their immigration to the United States with the help of the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society (HIAS) in 1949.

  20. Mark Stern papers

    The Mark Stern papers consist of letters and postcards from Jacob, Erna, Tosia, and Manek Stern [donor's father, mother, sister, and donor] in Poland and Italy to Leon Stern [donor's brother] in Palestine. Topics range from everyday life (school, work, family business, health, and weather) to life after liberation, conditions in an United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA) camp, finding work, disappointment, attempts to immigrate to the United States, happiness, and starting a new life.