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  1. Book, "The Queen's English" Exercises in the Pronunciation of English

    Book by Philip Woolley, 1974 edition.

  2. Book, "The Queen's English" Exercises in the Pronunciation of English

    Book by Philip Woolley, 1982 edition.

  3. Book, Missals et Vesperals

    Missal given to Jacques Lajbman by Father Philippe Laurent Cleeremans (1878-1944) while he was in hiding in the Belgian village of Tourinnes-St. Lambert.

  4. Book: 'Juden in Freiburg im Breisgau' with enclosures

    This book Juden in Freiburg im Breisgau was published in Trier by Gebrüder Maas & Companie, 1890

  5. Bookburning

    "May 10, 1933, The Burning of Books." Several angles of the big bonfire in front of the university in Berlin, at Opernplatz, into which books are tossed by students, SA men, others. Nighttime. Narration in German says that "un-German and immoral (undeutsch und unsittlich) books are being gathered by students and publically burned." Minister of Popular Enlightenment and Propaganda, Joseph Goebbels, addresses the crowd; speech re. ending Jewish domination of German intellectual life. After the speech, the gathered crowd, including SA men and others in uniform, sing; natural sound (tune of "De...

  6. Bookburning

    Bookburning in Berlin, SA men and university students, throwing books into the fire, Hitler Youth march past, one view of university exterior beyond the bonfire, Goebbels speech (mute), fire scenes. (some scenes match the pre-title sequence of the completed film) 07:11:36 DIE DROHUNG. Still photographs of men. Shots out of Nazi train, men heiling, swastikas. At Dusseldorf train station. CU, drums, parade, marching. Funeral. Looting. Kristallnacht. Destruction of synagogue. 07:14:35 DIE FLUCHT. Refugees with luggage. Shot of St. Louis, ship, passengers on ship, waving, debarking with luggage...

  7. Bookburning

    07:15:44 Amateur footage of bookburning. Includes scenes of many others making speeches, students in their uniforms (of dueling societies?) and with swords, SA men, band with brass instruments and xylophone. 07:19:07 "The Nazi Plan" version of bookburning coverage, title reading "The Burning of Books." Ends with brief title regarding the dedication of the von Hindenburg, "Christening of the New German Aircraft." (no footage)

  8. Bookburning special exhibition monitor 1

    AV monitor 1 (keystone) exhibited as part of "Fighting the Fires of Hate: America and the Nazi Book Burnings" at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum from April 30, 2003 to October 13, 2003.

  9. Bookburning special exhibition monitors 1-5

    AV monitors 1-5 exhibited as part of "Fighting the Fires of Hate: America and the Nazi Book Burnings" at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum from April 30, 2003 to October 13, 2003.

  10. Bookburning, German civilians

    US propaganda/documentary film about World War II. A post-war U.S. narrative of intentions in Germany. Includes images of Goering at a press conference, war crimes trials, animated question marks, people around a pile of burning books in street, CU of "Mein Kampf" going into flames. "We will abolish all Nazi laws in which these ideas are fixed - all laws of discrimination by race, creed, or political opinion. It is not our intention to enslave the German people, but to re-educate them toward a democratic way of life." German civilians gathered looking at posters describing atrocities of war...

  11. Bookburning; filming of Britain's books for safety

    (01:27:22) Part 3, "We Guard Britain's Books." 01:27:31 Berlin bookburning. Crowds at night, burning pyre of books, people tossing books onto the pyre [May 13, 1933 is date given by narrator.] Staged scenes of German book title pages (including H.G. Wells) being stamped with a swastika (swastika is reversed image). 01:27:50 AVs of England, aftermath of Nazi firebomb raids. CUs of books. VS of archivists photographing books on microfilm in England for shipment to the US. VS, crates of microfilmed books being loaded onto a freighter. VS, librarians at Library of Congress in Washington, DC cat...

  12. Booklet

    Booklet published on the occasion of 25th anniversary of the Jewish Gymnasium for Girls. The school was named after its founder, Józef Lajb Ab, who was the principal and the owner of the school which he established in August 1910. Over time, the school changed its curriculum from vocational to liberal arts elementary and middle and high school for girls. Ab served as the principal until 1931. The position was then held by Mrs. Stella Rein. The school continued to operate in the Łódź ghetto until September 1941.

  13. Booklet

  14. Booklet

  15. Booklet

  16. Booklet

    Folksongs and songs glorifying Hitler and Germany, including music and guitar chords, for members of the Hiltler Youth.

  17. Booklet

    Handwritten booklet created and used to count the Omer (the 49 days between Passover and Shavuot).

  18. Bookmark

  19. Bookmark

    Bookmark inserted in book concerning the study of eugenics

  20. Bookmark

    Bookmark found in a book on eugenics, 1997.7.2.