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  1. Nina Negrin memoir

    Consists of a photocopy of handwritten testimony written by Nina Naoum Negrin, originally of Volos, Greece. In the testimony, she describes the military battles between Italy and Greece in 1940-1941 and the Italian and German occupations of Greece. She describes hearing of the deportation of the Jews living in Thessaloniki and her family's decision to take on false, Christian, identities. She also describes her sister's arrest by the EASAD Greek terrorist organization, from which she was able to escape. Also includes an English language summary and translation completed by Ninetta Feldman.

  2. Jacob Silvermintz papers

    Documents related to the post-war experiences of Jacob Silvermintz (aka Jakob Silberminz), originally of Szkosin, Poland; issued while he was living as a displaced person in and around Munich, Germany, 1945-1949. Includes identification cards, including those certifying that he had previously been a prisoner at Buchenwald; residence permits; health documents; and letters of reference related to his apprenticeship as an auto mechanic at a number of German companies after 1945, including Robert Bosch, GmbH. Includes his typescript memoir, 71 pages, entitled "I'm Still Here: The Story of Jacob...

  3. Zyndorf and Rosenbaum family collection

    Collection of photographs, correspondence and document (Registration/Identity Card) of the Zyndorf and Rosenbaum families in Bedzin and Dabrowa Gornicza, Poland before the war, during the war in the Srodula ghetto, in the Bobrek concentration camp a sub-camp of Auschwitz, ILAG XVVII in Austria, and after the war in the Landsberg displaced persons camp. Fela Zyndorf (donor's mother) was imprisoned in the Bedzin ghetto, the Bobrek forced labor camp, and in the Peterswaldau forced labor camp. Szlamek Rosenbaum (donor's father) survived nine forced labor and concentration camps, including Buche...

  4. Moritz Rubinstein papers

    The collection includes a Swiss refugee identification card for Moritz Rubinstein (born 1919), a businessman originally from Lublin, Poland, a document from a work camp for internees in Birmensdorf (Zürich), and a pamphlet addressed to refugees issued by the Swiss Federal Department of Justice and Police.

  5. Isenberg family at leisure; children play

    Sally Isenberg walks out of a door, followed by an older Artur and grandmother Bertha. Coy pond in the garden. [VQ - film not registered in camera well, poor] Helmut runs toward the camera and takes off his hat. The Isenberg family, Alice, and Bertha Marx walk toward camera, posing. Norbert plays with a yo-yo. House. The adults and children pose for camera, walk along the street, and joke. 01:27:16 Pan of the house and gardens. Norbert on his bicycle. Family members (including Bertha, Leo, and Margot Greif) gather in yard, Sally appears at 01:28:32. Boys and girl play, Helmut and Norbert ri...

  6. Hungarian officials tour Hajduhadhaz labor camp

    Andras Galambos and fellow laborer Ladislaus Radnai documented their Jewish forced labor battalion's efforts with still and motion picture cameras. This film shows an official visit of politicians and military officers to Hajduhadhaz labor camp, likely for an exhibition of the laborers' photographs. Several high-ranking officials are probably pictured, including Defense Minister Karoly Beregffy, General Geza Lakatos, and politician Lajos Szasz. Cars approaching Hajduhadhaz labor camp on a country road. Small railcar with Hungarian flags and personnel. Official exits car. Men in uniforms and...

  7. Illustration 6 from a handmade portfolio of illustrations by Herbert Heyne and Erich Kästner

    Book of illustrations sent by Herbert Heyne to Walter Furst. The book was a gift from Heyne to Furst and was written with Erich Kästner in 1945. It features color illustrations by Heyne and offers a comical and critical depiction of National Socialism and Nazi militarism.

  8. Jewish refugees in the Dominican Republic

    Public information film about the immigration of Jewish refugees from Europe in the Dominican Republic. Jewish refugees work hard to create a prosperous home for themselves in Sosua. Everyone plays a part in the efficient and self-sustaining community that is mainly powered by physical labor. There are several scenes where settlers act as hairdressers and doctors, occupations the settlers most likely had before leaving Europe. The film opens with a pinpoint of San Domingo on a map. Scenes of a beautiful seascape. Mountains and houses dot the landscape, abundant wildlife. Houses under constr...

  9. Selected Records from the State Archives of Verona

    This collection contains records from the Prefettura and Questura di Verona (1938-44) regarding racial laws and their implementation in Verona; census of Italian Jews and confiscation Jewish property.

  10. Charles Rojer photographs

    Consists of pre-war, wartime, and post-war photographs from the collection of Charles Rojer, including family photographs and photographs taken at post-war orphanages, including at the Home de La-Bas in Perwez, Brabant, Belgium. Also includes a card written by Rojer's sister, Cecile Rojer Jeruchim, which refers to their wartime separation.

  11. Selected records from the State Archives in Szczecin

    Contains selected records from the State Archive in Szczecin, records originate from the towns Sianów, Myslibórz, and Łowicz ( county Lębork), files of the Oberpräsident von Pommern (bulk 1933-1934), and Regierungspräsident Stettin (bulk 1933-1943). Includes lists of Jews, records relating to religious matters, Jewish parties and organizations (Haszomer Hacair, Poalej Syjon, Mizrachi), Jewish schools, social welfare, health care; the weekly „Tygodnik Informacyjny”, and „Nasze słowo” Nr. 1. , 1946; German orders and regulation; anti-Jewish demonstration and boycott of Jewish shops, a list of...

  12. Klara Halberstadt-Carels papers

    Correspondence and other documents related to the claims that Klara Halberstadt-Carels filed against I.G. Farben, seeking compensation for medical experiments that were performed on her during her imprisonment at Auschwitz. This file contains a photocopy of a form identifying Halberstadt as a displaced person in the Netherlands (1945); correspondence from the United Nations Economic and Social Council (1952), explaining the conditions under which claimants can pursue compensation from I.G. Farben; and subsequent correspondence from the Tripartite I.G. Farben Control Group (1952-1954), respo...

  13. Simon Goldsmith photographs

    Collection of photographs documenting the experiences of Simon Goldsmith during the time period surrounding the Holocaust; includes images documenting his life in Lithuania before the war and his post-war experiences with the Red Army and while living in the displaced persons camps.

  14. Gardelegen atrocity; German civilians gather food; bombing of train yard

    (LIB 5724) "MURDER, INC.", Gardelegen, Germany, 16 April 1945. Slate indicating cameraman Bowen from the 405th Regiment (102nd Infantry Division). The Isenschnibbe estate. Scorched doorways. US soldiers set up tripod outside crematorium. A pile of bricks. 00:00:36 CU of an empty, open grave. SS guards were unable to bury all of the bodies before the 102nd Infantry arrived in Gardelegen. 00:00:46 A dead prisoner laying face-down outside crematorium. Two soldiers examine bodies pouring out of building. 00:02:10 Roll #I slate. Pile of charred bodies near the doorway of the crematorium. A large...

  15. Champs de Mars at the Paris Exposition

    The Champs de Mars in Paris during the 1900 Paris Exposition. Women stroll with parasols. People walk. Two women stroll with umbrellas. Stone wall. Large crowd. Building. Base of the Eiffel Tower. Building. People stroll with parasols.

  16. Gorodiscas family papers

    Consists of Bencelis Gorodiscas's passport from Lithuania, issued in 1921; the "livret de famille" family book documenting Bencelis's marriage to Malka Mendrzycka (originally of Warsaw) and the births of their children, Marguerite in 1933 and Gilbert in 1944. Also includes a certificate of liberation issued to Bencelis Gorodiscas from the Gurs internment camp in April 1943 and a bill for their immigration to the United States in 1961.

  17. David Marcus photographic negatives

    Consists of original photographic negatives of images from the collection of David Marcus, a member of the Frankfurt GI Council. Includes images taken at Kibbutz Buchenwald, in Austria, and in Munich and Lindenfeld, Germany.

  18. Naymark family genealogy and history

    Consists of one typed manuscript, 99 pages, entitled "Naymark Family Genealogy and History," written and compiled by Richard Naymark in 2013. In the manuscript, Mr. Naymark describes his family's history beginning in the 1860s in Poland, the immigration of some members of his family to the United States and settling in Duluth, MN, in the early 1900s. The manuscript includes translations of correspondence between David Naymark in the United States and his sisters, who remained in Poland and lived in Warsaw, and includes descriptions of the wartime fates of the Weicner and Naymark families in...

  19. John E. Meyer photographs

    Consists of seven photographs taken of piles of corpses at the Dachau concentration camp, as well as a photograph of the Dachau death train with the rail car door marked "Off Limits." Includes a note written by John E. Meyer, a member of the 45th Ordnance Company, which reads "Pictures taken in Dachau concentration camp."

  20. Selected records from the State Archives of the Penza Region related to the evacuation of civilians during WWII

    Contains selected records related to the evacuation and resettlement of the Soviet civilians evacuated to the Penza region during WWII. It includes lists of evacuees and their families, statistical data, information about food and medical supplies provided to the evacuated population by the local government authorities etc.