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  1. "Tishkovska Saga"

    Consists of one memoir, 122 pages, in Russian, entitled "Tishkovska Saga," by Dora Malina Aizenshtein, originally of Moscow, Russia. In May 1941, Dora and her sister were left in the care of relatives in the Ukraine and spent several years under German occupation. After escaping from a small camp near Gaysin (Haisyn) and living on the run and in hiding until she was able to reunite with her family in the summer of 1944. Also includes information about Dora's mother's experiences with pogroms in the early 20th century.

  2. "Into the No Man's Land"

    Consists of one memoir, 133 pages, entitled "Into the No Man's Land," by Irene Miller, originally of Warsaw, Poland. In the memoir, she recalls her Holocaust experiences when, as a child, she and her family escaped from Warsaw and were told that they would be taken over the border into the Soviet Union. In reality, their possessions were stolen and they were abandoned in no man's land on the border with other Jews who were unable to enter the Soviet Union. Irene, her father Srulik Miller, and sister Halina were able to escape into the Soviet Union, but her mother, Bella Miller, had to pose ...

  3. Wolf and Hausmann family collection

    Consists of letters, postcards, documents, passports, and books related to the Holocaust experiences of the Wolf and Hausmann families, originally of Worms, Germany. Though the collection details many members of the family, especially notable is the correspondence from Mr. Daniel Hausmann and Mr. Julius Wolf, as well as information regarding their attempted immigration plans. Mr. Hausmann perished in 1943, in the Terezin ghetto, while Mr. Wolf was able to immigrate. Many of the documents have been translated into English. Mr. Hausmann's son, Louis, married Mr. Wolf's sister, Ella, after the...

  4. James and Hedy Reeds collection

    Consists of two large original pre-war portraits, one each of Esther Laub Neumann and of Markus Neumann, the parents of Hedy Neumann Reeds. The Neumanns perished in the Holocaust. Also includes copies of 35 pre-war photographs, some on album pages, of the Neumann family in Poland, and one copy of a photograph of James Reeds, who was part of the "Monuments Men," who investigated and discovered Nazi-looted art. In the photograph, Dr. Reeds is seen examining a discovered painting. He received a 2007 National Humanities Medal as a member of that group.

  5. "Bystanders, Victims, and Perpetrators" "A descriptive analysis of individual choices and moral responsibility in the case of an informal network of Protestants trying to rescue Jews in the surroundings of Antwerp and Louvain between 1942 and 1945"

    Consists of one manuscript, 79 pages, entitled "Bystanders, Victims, and Perpetrators: A descriptive analysis of individual choices and moral responsibility in the case of an informal network of Protestants trying to rescue Jews in the surroundings of Antwerp and Louvain between 1942 and 1945," by Jan Maes, who wrote the paper as part of a masters degree in religious sciences at the Catholic University of Louvain. In the manuscript, Maes uses original testimony and interviews with rescuers and those who were rescued, and focuses on Julia Schuyten Sluys, a rescuer, Sylvieke Reichman, a child...

  6. Dachau photograph

    Consists of one photograph of a pile of corpses, captioned "This was taken at Dachow [sic] concentration camp right after we took it from the Germans. This was the last part of April, 45." Also includes one envelope with the photographic negative.

  7. Avraham Abba Frieder collection

    Consists of a CD-ROM containing scanned images of the diary (both handwritten and typed with photographic and document inserts) of Rabbi Avraham Abba Frieder, originally of Prievidza, Czechoslovakia.

  8. Hashem Ykom Wiktor Brilliant collection

    Consists of one set of copies and one CD-ROM containing a Powerpoint of scanned images, of pre-war and wartime correspondence from Hashem Ykom Wiktor Brilliant (the Levy), originally of Jaroslaw, Poland, and his sons, Edmond, Karol, Maximilian, and Yohanan, between Poland and Palestine. Also includes information about the family history.

  10. "Ruthie's Story"

    Consists of one memoir, entitled "Ruthie's Story," written by Ruth Meta Samson Bamdas, originally of Germany, about her Holocaust experiences. She describes her childhood in Germany and her training in Switzerland as a baby nurse. When she returned to Germany, she was told to report to the Gestapo, was warned to leave the area, and went to the Polish border. She and her aunt were able to obtain visas in 1937 or 1938 for England where she got a job. In 1945, she immigrated to the United States and reunited with her mother. Includes copies of family photographs.

  11. "Only a Goat Walks Backwards: The Life of Fanny Eichenblat"

    Consists of one memoir, 101 pages, entitled "Only a Goat Walks Backwards: The Life of Fanny Eichenblat,",as told to Dr. Alan David Kaye and Dr. Brian Horowitz. Fania Eichenblat was born in a town near Lublin, Poland, in 1938. In the memoir, she reflects upon her life as a Holocaust survivor and how her father arranged for the family to hide in a dirt hole under a stable for 2 1/2 years. In the spring of 1944, her brother and father were killed while trying to find food and the family was forced to leave their hiding place to find a new one in a hay barn. They were liberated by the Soviet Ar...

  12. Daniel Catan collection

    Consists of documents, newspapers, and handbills related to wartime and post-war France. Includes an anti-Mason, anti-war handbill entitled "Assassins!", correspondence regarding and copies of the "Lectures Francaises," "Histoire du Frontisme," and "Resurrection Nationale" publications, 1941 and 1944 copies of the newspaper "France," a 1945 document regarding the history of the "France" newspaper, and five copies, 1948-1949, of "Le Droit de Vivre" newspaper.

  15. Ettelbruck, Luxembourg collection

    Consists of scanned articles, on DVD and on CD, which were published in a journal entitled "De Rieder: Informatiounsblad vun der Gemeng Ettelbréck" between 1998 and 2002. The articles, co-authored by Will Dondelinger and Arthur Muller, are entitled "Jüdische Bevölkerung in Ettelbrück," and describe the history and Holocaust experiences of the Jewish community of Ettelbrück, Luxembourg. The articles include scanned images, documents, and family information.

  16. Dolly Reichman memoir

    Consists of the memoirs of Peroshka Perl (Dolly) Reichman, who was born on November 2, 1927 in Slanci.

  17. Edit Weinstein Weisz collection

    Consists of copies of photographs, documents, and biographical information regarding the Holocaust experiences of the family of Edit Weisz. Includes information about Ignac Weinstein of Budapest, Hungary; about the family of Herman Weinstein of Szabolcs, Hungary; about Vilmos, Mor, and Jozsef Wiesz, of Szabolcs, Hungary,;and about other relatives who all perished in the Holocaust.

  18. Liliane Urtreger interview translation

    Consists of an English language translation of a French interview with Liliane (Salamea) Kiejzman Urtreger, who spent two years in Auschwitz, where she worked in the Kanada commando. She describes the Sonderkommando uprising and the evacuation of Auschwitz in 1945. After her liberation in May 1945, she returned to France. In the interview, she reflects on why it is so difficult for her to speak about her experiences.

  19. "Following in our Father's Footsteps"

    Consists of one oral history interview, 2 hours, with Martin Kastner, on DVD, entitled "Following in our Father's Footsteps." In the interview, which was conducted on September 3, 2007 by Louise Bobrow, Mr. Kastner describes his pre-war life in a small town in Romania near Sighet. In 1943, he and his family were put into a ghetto (their home was located in the ghetto area, so they were allowed to stay there.) They were later forced into a larger ghetto and in spring 1944 were taken by truck to the train station where they were deported to Auschwitz. Martin and his father, Wolf, survived the...