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  1. Bramson family photographs

    Consists of pre-war and post-war photographs of the Bramson family, originally of Ostrov, Russia, taken between 1923-1956. The bulk of the photographs are portraits of the Bramson family, taken in Berlin, Germany; Leningrad, Russia (now St. Petersburg); and Ostrov, Russia. One photograph depicts Alexander Bramson who was a part of the French resistance during the World War II. He is standing in the center between Isaac Bramson and Eujenk Yofe Bramson. Also includes photographs of Dr. Leon Bramson, who founded the World ORT Union in 1921.

  2. Pessia Polak collection

    Letters by Pessla Wellner (donor's grandmother) with occassional comments by other family members sent to Riwka and Jonas Markowitz (donor's parents), who had escaped from Poland to Soviet Central Asia (Bukhara) during World War II; as well as photographs from the Mariendorf (Berlin) displaced persons camp, including portraits of the donor.

  3. Back to work Print 7 from a set of reproduced sketches by a French artist and concentration camp prisoner

    Print reproduction of a sketch, from a set of fifteen, depicting prisoners carrying exhausted, injured, or dead prisoners so that the same number of men are present at the end of the day as at the beginning at Natzweiler-Struthof concentration camp in France, and published in 1946. A few of the prisoners are identified with NN (Nacht und Nebel [night and fog]) on their uniforms. The sketches were originally created in secret in the camp by Henri Gayot and the published set includes an introduction by Roger LaPorte: both members of the French resistance and prisoners in Natzweiler. Both men ...

  4. Michael Pratt collection

    Documents and identification cards illustrating the experiences of Michael Rapoport, who was born in Łódź, Poland in 1927. Includes identification cards issued to Michael under the pseudonym Mieczysław Ciesielśki, including a "Kennkarte" dated 1943 which states his religion is Roman Catholic. Additional documents indicate he worked Brunn-Werke G.m.b.h. in Warsaw, Poland. Post-war documents include school identification card issued under Michael's pseudonym, dated 1945-1947, and later documents issued under the name Rapoport including a Macabee card in Łódź, Poland. Michael emigrated from Pa...

  5. Edward Kean collection

    Consists of a note written by Mordicae Kozlowski of Radom, Poland and handed to Edward L. Kean after the liberation of seven sub-camps of the Kaufering concentration camp in the Landsberg region, Germany, April 1945.

  6. Cover for a portfolio of 15 reproduced sketches by a French artist and concentration camp prisoner

    Portfolio cover for a set of secretly created prisoner sketches from Natzweiler-Struthof concentration camp in France, which were reproduced, engraved, and published in 1946. The originals were created by Henri Gayot and the introduction was written by Roger LaPorte: both members of the French resistance and prisoners in Natzweiler. The sketches depict daily camp life and prisoner abuse, particularly for prisoners like Gayot and LaPorte, who were marked as Nacht und Nebel (NN) [night and fog], and were meant to “vanish” in the camp. LaPorte was arrested by the German Sipo in February 1943 a...

  7. Robert Elias family papers

    Collection of documents and photographs relating to Miksa Elias and Erna Berger Elias. The collection includes a 1945 copy of a forced labor brigade workbook; travel permit from Vienna to Csenger, Hungary issued in May 1945; Ketubah issued on October 16, 1898 to Hertzko Hakohen and Hentshe, daughter of Yakov in Mateszalka (donor's maternal great grandparents); Ketubah issued February 10, 1924 to Yonatan Benjamin, son of Abraham Yehuda and Miriam daughter of Naftali Hertzko (donor's maternal grandparents); Norwegian travel document, notice from World Jewish Congress notifying donor's materna...

  8. Concert program, performance by Mischa Elman, Bahia Blanca, Argentina, 1939

    One concert program, for a performance of a violin concerto of Mischa Elman, at the Teatro Municipal in Bahia Blanca, Argentina, August 1939. Elman was accompanied on piano by Vladimir Padwa, and the concert was sponsored by the Asociacion Cultural de Bahia Blanca. The program is signed by Elman on the right margin of the cover page.

  9. Lillian and Avrum Feintuch collection

    Photographs, Ketubah (Jewish marriage contract) and immigration papers illustrating the experiences of Livia Rosenfeld and Avrum Feintuch (donors) during the time period surrounding the Holocaust in Hungary and Germany. Included are images from Avrum's pre-war life in Desz, Hungary as well as Livia's pre-war life in Balmazujvaros, Hungary and post-war lives in Western Europe. Both Livia and Avrum were in slave labor camps during the Holocaust. Avrum was deported to Auschwitz-Birkenau, then to sub-camps of Mauthausen. Livia was deported to the Strasshof and Florisdorf slave labor camps in Au...

  10. Leo Berger photograph collection

    Collection of 12 photographs including images of displaced persons Lampertheim, as well as post-liberation photographs of the Nordhausen concentration camp.

  11. Fabian Brunner letter

    Fabian Brunner’s letter is the last letter written before he was transported to Auschwitz concentration camp, where he perished in June 1944. The letter, written while working as a forced laborer at an unidentified agricultural center, refers to his wife Sidonia Brunner being sent to Auschwitz concentration camp. The letter reflects Fabian’s anguish at not knowing the fate of his family. The woman to whom the letter is addressed is unknown but believed to be a Christian woman who was assisting or at least trusted by Brunner. The English translation of the letter was compiled by the donor's ...

  12. Rosalie Levinson collection

    Letter and press release from Hugh S. Fullerton of the State Department to the Reverend Paul Himphreys [sic; correct spelling: Humphreys] in New Jersey. Contents of letter indicate Reverend Himphreys [sic] sent a telegram requesting action on behalf of Jews in Nazi-occupation, dated June 12, 1943. Letter references May 1943 conference in Bermuda between the United States and the United Kingdom of which the plight of the Jewish refugees was the focus.

  13. Prayer book for Jewish soldiers

    Contains a copy of “Machzor,” condensed version of prayers for Jewish High Holidays (Rosh HaShana and Yom Kippur), printed like a newspaper for Jewish soldiers and Jewish prisoners liberated form concentration camps; printed by Agudat Israel and Keren Ha’Torah in London, UK; in Yiddish and Hebrew; dated September 1945.

  14. Irena and Manes Wysoki papers

    Repatriation identification: issued to the Drimmer family from Drohobycz, allowing them to leave the USSR for Poland, as Polish citizens. They arrived in Walbrzych, Poland on January 13, 1946. Collection of photographs: images of the Wysoki family after their escape from German occupied Poland to Magnitogorsk, Soviet Union and after the war in Walbrzych, Poland. Report card: issued to Manes Wysocki in the USSR for the year 1944-1945 and 1945-1946; two letters written by the niece of Perla Wysoki, who survived the Auschwitz death camp, dated 1947

  15. Hartshorne family papers

    The Hartshorne family papers primarily contain correspondence and memoirs documenting the experiences of Americans Richard and Lois Hartshorne, along with their children Marguerite and Judith, in Nazi occupied Austria during his sabbatical from 1938-1939. The correspondence consists of letters written by Richard and Lois to their families describing their experiences in Vienna, Austria, as well as letters from Jewish friends and others they were trying to help with monetary aid or visa assistance for emigration. Included are letters from Wolfgang Hoff, an Austrian chemist who spent several ...

  16. Hangings Print 14 from a set of reproduced sketches by a French artist and concentration camp prisoner

    Print reproduction of a sketch, from a set of fifteen, depicting two prisoners being hanged from scaffolds in front of the entire camp under the direction of the commander and SS doctor at Natzweiler-Struthof concentration camp in France, and published in 1946. A few of the prisoners are identified with NN (Nacht und Nebel [night and fog]) on their uniforms. The sketches were originally created in secret in the camp by Henri Gayot and the published set includes an introduction by Roger LaPorte: both members of the French resistance and prisoners in Natzweiler. Both men were marked “Nacht an...

  17. Photographs and documents from unidentified refugees, Bavaria

    Contains 22 photographs showing unidentified displaced persons in various locations in southern Germany, includes wedding photographs, New Year's greeting photographs, funerals, and pictures of individuals and groups. Most photographs contain inscriptions on verso in Polish or Yiddish. Also includes a driver's license issued to Moses Kolin in Eichstaett, June 1948; a delegate's pass to the second national convetion of Brit Ha Zhoar, Munich, December 1947; and a program for a musical recital in Bucharest, Romania, on behalf of HaOved HaZioni, with the Orchestra Fratii Honigsberg, November 1947.

  18. Gusta Dickman collection

    Documents and photographs relating to Dr. Gusta Dickman (née Lempert), born May 20, 1904 in Żurawno, Poland. She graduated with a Ph.D. in chemistry from the Lvov University in 1927. In 1929 she married Michał Dickman, an architect, and the couple moved to Warsaw in 1935. They were forced into the Warsaw ghetto in November 1940. Michał Dickman was murdered in 1942, and Gusta managed to escape from the ghetto during the Warsaw ghetto uprising in April 1943. She obtained false documents, which allowed her to stay in Warsaw untill October 1943 at which time she moved to Milanówek near Warsaw a...

  19. Spandau prison negatives

    Consists of four strips of Minox negatives (consisting of approximately 33 images) which were taken clandestinely of Rudolf Hess while he was imprisoned at the Spandau prison in Germany in the 1960s. The photographs were supposedly taken by Col. Byrd, the warden of the prison at the time. The images depict Hess painting and in the prison's garden.

  20. Anti-Semitic Nazi sticker

    Anti-Semitic Nazi sticker: "Tod dem Marxismus. Her zu uns! The sticker depicts a man with a swastika-emblazoned hammer about to strike a man wearing a tuxedo and top hat; the bottom half of his body is that of a serpent-like creature. Red, white and red ink on paper with adhesive backing.