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  1. "My Perplexing Past"

    Consists of one memoir, 76 pages, entitled "My Perplexing Past," by Edward Bendik (Eduard Beinhacker), who was born in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia in 1932. He describes his childhood in Malacky and his memories of the German occupation of Malacky. He transcribes his mother's recollections of their escape from Czechoslovakia through Hungary to Italy, and their ocean passage to the United States, arriving on December 24, 1939. He describes growing up in the Stuyvesant neighborhood of New York City, the family's naturalization, college and military experiences, marriage, children, law school, a...

  2. Leon Matsas memoirs

    Consists of the unfinished handwritten memoirs of Leon Matsas, entitled "Survival I," "Survival II," and Survival III." The memoirs are originally written in Greek and have been translated by Mr. Matsas' daughter, Ninetta Matsa Feldman. In the memoirs, Mr. Matsas, a banker, describes pre-war antisemitism and the fear of a German invasion. In 1940, he transferred with his family from Preveza to Agrinion, and after the war began, to Ioannina (Janina or Yanina). He describes life in the Greek Army, into which he was drafted to fight against the Italians in Albania; as well as the Army's retrea...

  3. Esther Cohen Matsa memoir

    Consists of the memoir, untitled, of Esther Cohen Matsa, originally of Delvino, Albania. In the memoir, originally written in Greek and translated by Ninetta Matsa Feldman (the author's daughter), the author describes her childhood, the family's life in Ioannina (Yannina or Janina) in Greece and in Delvino, her experience at a boarding school in Corfu, work in her father's fabric store, her marriage to Leon Matsas and the births of their two children. The family moved to Agrinio, Greece, and the author leaves out much discussion of the early days of the war, when her husband was drafted in ...

  4. "A Family Portrait: A Jewish Family of Yannina, Greece before World War II"

    Consists of one folder containing an essay, entitled "A Family Portrait: A Jewish Family of Yannina, Greece before World War II" by Ninetta Matsa Feldman, based on an oral history interview with her paternal aunt, Rebecca Matsa Gani, which was conducted in August 1999. This essay, which includes family photographs, describes the members of the Matsas family and life in pre-war Yannina, and Jewish life in the town. Rebecca Gani moved to Egypt, and she, her brother Leon (father of Ninetta), and her brother Michael were the only members of the immediate family to survive the Holocaust.

  5. "Journey to Survival"

    Consists of one memoir, entitled "Journey to Survival," by Ninetta Matsa Feldman, originally of Arta, Greece. In the memoir, she recalls watching her father leave briefly for the Greek Army; and wartime life in Agrinio, Greece. In the fall of 1943, her family went into hiding in the small mountain town of Psilovrahos, where they remained for a year, at one point hiding in a cave from a German raid. After the war ended in Greece and the family returned to Agrinio, they learned that the Jews of Ioannina were deported on March 25, 1944, and that only a handful of their family living in Greece ...

  6. "Waves, A Memoir, 1929-1950"

    Consists of one memoir, 82 pages, entitled "Waves, A Memoir, 1929-1950," by Dr. Julius J. Menn, originally of Langfuhr, near Danzig (Gdansk), Poland. Dr. Menn describes his childhood, his family's immigration to Palestine in 1935, their journey back to Poland in 1938 (as his mother did not adjust well to Palestine), first to visit family in Vilna, and then to settle in Warsaw. He recalls Polish antisemitism, the invasion of Poland, and fleeing east, first to Molodechno, and then to Vilna. In 1940, the family was able to travel from Odessa to Tel Aviv, and remained in Palestine during the Ho...

  7. Zoltan Weinberger collection

    Consists of one newspaper article, in several pieces, from the Denver Post, dated January 30, 1952. The article, entitled, "Dachau Survivor 'Home' at Last" discusses the Holocaust experiences of Mr. Zoltan Weinberger, a survivor of Auschwitz and Dachau. Mr. Weinberger, who joined the US Army after he immigrated to the United States, was hospitalized for frostbite in his feet while serving in Denver, CO. He was prone to frostbite due to his Holocaust experiences.

  8. Kasimir Knapczyk Auschwitz letter, 1941

    Consists of one letter, written by Polish prisoner Kasimir Knapczyk on February 9, 1941, while he was imprisoned in the Auschwitz concentration camp. In the letter, written on camp stationery, he thanks his family for their letter and asks for more news. Mr. Knapcyzk, who had prisoner number 709, perished in Auschwitz on August 8, 1941.

  9. "My Story"

    Consists of one memoir, 98 pages, entitled "My Story," by Margaret Elias Lawrence, who was born in Munich, Germany, in 1917. She was raised in Königsberg, Germany, where her father, Leo Elias, owned a small store. She recalls her childhood, the increasing antisemitism after 1933, Kristallnacht, and her immigration to England in February 1939, to work as household help. She married fellow refugee Hans George Lewinneck (Harold George Lawrence) in January 1940, and in February 1945, Margaret gave birth to a son, Peter. In 1948, the family immigrated to Argentina, and then to the United States ...

  10. Dr. Frank Stinchfield collection

    Consists of 39 photographs from the collection of Dr. Frank E. Stinchfield, a physician and Colonel in the United States Army Medical Corps. The photographs were taken a few days after the liberation of the Buchenwald concentration camp in April 1945, and depict surviving prisoners, camp architecture, and piles of corpses. Also includes several photographs of the Ohrdruf concentration camp after liberation.

  12. Schwarzhaupt family collection

    Consists of correspondence regarding the Holocaust experiences of the family of Albert and Hella Reinhold Schwarzhaupt. Consists of pre-war postcards, the 1921 marriage certificate of Albert and Hella, and the birth certificate of their fourth child, Ruth Schwarzhaupt. In 1935, Albert and Hella managed to secure passage to the United States for their two oldest children, Rosi and Hanni. In February 1939, the two youngest children, Max and Ruth, sponsored by a Swiss Jewish Relief Agency, entered Switzerland, where they remained during the war, joining their siblings in the United States afte...

  13. "Late Embrace"

    Consists of one DVD, entitled "Late Embrace," (28 minutes), a documentary produced by Yehudit Shenhar and Alisa Eshed in Jerusalem in December 2006. The documentary is the story of Ester Roter, who was a hidden child and the only survivor of her family. After the war, Ester immigrated to Palestine and, conflicted about her feelings towards them, did not keep in contact with the Kormarniccy family who hid her. In 2004, she returned to Głubczyce and reunited with the family; the documentary also shows members of the Kormarniccy family visiting Ester in Israel, including the ceremony at Yad Va...

  14. Shoshana Benes photographs

    Consists of nine photographs from the collection of Shoshana Marin Benes (originally Rajsla Meryn), originally of Bedzin, Poland. The photographs depict life before the Holocaust, life in the Bedzin ghetto, and include two studio portraits of Rajsla Meryn wearing the Magen David. Also includes photographs of teenagers taken in the Bergen-Belsen displaced persons camp.

  15. Linkuva photographs

    Consists of eight photographs of pre-war Jewish life in Linkuva, Lithuania. Includes photographs of homes, the marketplace, the post office, and a horse-drawn wagon.

  16. Marcel Burtin testimony

    Consists of one CD-ROM containing the testimony of Marcel Burtin (born Szloma Burstyn) that was recorded in 2001, transcribed from the original French by Mr. Burtin's daughter, Joelle Leseuer, in 2008, and translated into English by Sally Case in 2008. In his testimony, Mr. Burtin, who was born in Dzierzby, Poland, describes his family's immigration to France when he was a child, and the first years of the war. In 1942, he went into hiding in the countryside near Paris before escaping to the south of France, where he lived on false identity papers. Mr. Burtin was arrested as a member of the...

  17. Rozia Topor memoir

    The Rozia Topor memoir contains an eight page memoir written by Rozia Topor describing her experiences in several ghettos and labor camps of Poland, while caring for her younger siblings.

  18. Salaspils concentration camp collection

    Consists of information about the Salaspils concentration camp in Latvia. Includes documents written by Margers Vestermanis, a museum director; a summary of testimony by prisoner Joseph Gertner; and copies of photographs and artwork.

  19. John and Sophie Lambert collection

    Consists of photographs and documents from the lives of Hans and Sofie Schneider Lemberger (John and Sophie Lambert), who immigrated from Vienna to the United States in December 1939. Includes pre-war, wartime, and post-war family photographs, diplomas, birth and marriage certificates, report cards, "Reisepasses," and letters regarding attempts to help family immigrate and regarding the fate of family members.

  20. "I was a Child During the War"

    Consists of one DVD entitled, "I was a Child During the War," which tells the story of Bertrand and Ariane Rosenau, originally of Paris, France. Includes their experiences in Paris after the German occupation, the deportation of their father, and their lives in wartime Paris living under false Aryan identities.