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  1. Heinz Hesdörffer memoir

    Consists of one memoir, 293 pages, written by Heinrich (Heinz) Hesdörffer, born in Bad Kreuznach, Germany and raised in Fulda, Germany. In the memoir, Mr. Hesdörffer describes his childhood, his evacuation (with other children, including his younger brother Ernst) to the Netherlands in March 1939, Ernst's deportation (despite Heinrich's efforts to protect him), his own deportation in March 1943 to Westerbork, and his subsequent deportation, first to Theresienstadt in February 1944, and then to Auschwitz in May 1944. Mr. Hesdörffer was transferred to the Schwarzheide subcamp, where he was...

  2. Zerubawel Rosenzweig collection

    Consists of one CD-ROM containing scanned copies of photographs and documents related to the Holocaust experiences of Zerubawel Rosenzweig, originally of Kaunas (Kovno), Lithuania. Mr. Rosenzweig was deported to Dachau from the Kovno ghetto in 1944. He was liberated near Dachau (he had been sent away from the camp a few days before liberation) on April 29, 1945. Includes pre-war, wartime, and post-war photographs, Mr. Rosenzweig's birth and school certificates, a description, which Mr. Rosenzweig wrote on the back of a condensed milk wrapper on April 3, 1945, of life in Dachau; and post-war...

  3. A compilation of the letters and memorabilia from the war years of Irvin Shapiro, 1943-1946

    Consists of one volume, entitled "A Compilation of the Letters and Memorabilia from the War Years of Irvin Shapiro, 1943-1946," compiled by his son, Fred Michael Shapiro, in 2005; and a bound addendum to the volume. The volumes contain scanned images of letters, artwork, and memorabilia, and transcriptions of the letters. Irvin Shapiro was a member of the United States Army from 1943-1946. In 1945, after being injured on the front, he was assigned to be an artist assisting with USO shows; the collection includes artwork and memorabilia from his time with the USO. He comments in his letters ...

  4. Estate of Shmuel Hupert collection

    Collection consists of photographs and a document pertaining to the donor's father, Shmuel Hupert. Includes one false ID card and eight photographs of Shmuel, Mina [donor and donor's wife] as well as images of Aliza, their daughter, post-war Pabianice, Bialystok, Poland and Bergen-Belsen, Germany.

  5. John Angus Clark letter

    Consists of one letter, five pages, written by John Angus Clark on May 6, 1945, regarding the liberation of the Dachau concentration camp. Clark, a surgeon by profession, was assigned to a medical unit and described his arrival at the camp and the planning for medical care for survivors.

  6. Jacques Ribons collection

    Consists of 68 post-war photographs from the collection of Jacques Ribons (Jakub Rybsztain), originally of Strzemieszyce, Poland. Jacques, along with his brother Bernard, was sent to Blechhammer concentration camp from the Strzemieszyce ghetto, while their mother and sister were deported to Auschwitz, where they perished. Their father had died earlier after being shot on the streets of the ghetto. The brothers were then sent to Gross-Rosen, and, in January 1945, they were sent on a death march to Buchenwald, where Jacques was liberated at age 17. He and Bernard were sent to France to recupe...

  7. Franck family collection

    Consists of letters, written between 1940 and 1941, by Hermann Franck of Hamburg, Germany, to his children. In the letters, he talks about life in Germany, the move to a Jewish homeshare in Hamburg, immigration issues, and his increasing fear that he would not be reunited with his children, who had been able to emigrate. On July 19, 1942, Hermann Franck and his wife, Martha, were deported to Theresienstadt, where Hermann died on January 10, 1943. Martha perished in Auschwitz.

  8. PM Daily newspaper

    Consists of one copy of the September 30, 1943, issue of the "PM Daily" newspaper, containing, among other wartime news, an article entitled "Report Bears German Camp Horrors In Poland" that describes daily life in the Auschwitz concentration camp.

  9. Marion Pritchard collection

    The collection consists of four photograph albums depicting the Föhrenwald and Windsheim displaced persons camps from 1945-1947. The albums depict refugees and staff, including Marion Pritchard and her husband Anton Pritchard, both of whom worked for United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA) in the DP camps after the war. Many of the photographs are annotated on the album pages.

  11. 1983 American Gathering volunteer materials

    Consists of three round buttons worn by volunteers at the American Gathering of Jewish Holocaust Survivors, held in Washington, DC from April 11-14, 1983. Also includes three small cards used as nametags by Steven Frank, a volunteer at the event.

  12. Szloma Przechacki identity card from Fulda

    Consists of one identity card, dated October 15, 1949, issued to Szloma Przechacki, originally of Zuromin, Poland, identifying him as a member of the Jewish Congregation of Fulda, Germany.

  13. Ruth Salmon Seltzer papers

    Consists of papers related to the Holocaust experiences of Ruth Salmon Seltzer, originally of Lambsheim, Germany. Ruth was sent on a Kindertransport from Germany to France in 1939, and lived in the OSE home of La Guette, before being sent to the United States in 1941. Her mother and sisters spent part of the war in the Rivesaltes and Gurs concentration camps, and emigrated to the United States after the war. The collection includes wartime paperwork, identity cards, and restitution documentation, including correspondence regarding the decision to legally declare the deaths of Ruth's older b...

  14. Vera Salomon Hecht photographs

    Consists of photographs of the family of Vera Salomon, originally of Valea-lui-Mihai, Romania. Includes pre-war and wartime photographs of her father, Martin, and brother, Imri, and members of her extended family. The collection also includes wartime photographs of Hungarian forced laborers, including Vera's father, as well as her future husband, Francisc Hecht.

  15. William Gallagher photographs

    Consists of 212 photographs taken by a Nazi German press officer. Includes photographs of Hitler and other members of the Nazi leadership, photographs of ceremonies and rallies, and photographs of German soldiers during the Soviet invasion. The donor, William Gallagher, a member of the United States Army, discovered these photographs in a newspaper office in Cologne, Germany.

  16. George M. Kren manuscript

    The collection consists of an unpublished manuscript written by Dr. George M. Kren, a professor of history at the University of Kansas. In the manuscript, George gives an overview of the history of the Holocaust and includes the historiography of various events, including the rise of antisemitism, the Holocaust in various countries, and the operation of the Auschwitz concentration camp. Also included is an extensive bibliographic essay.

  17. "A Brief History of the Moller Family During the Nazi Era, 1933-1945, and Beyond"

    The collection consists of one manuscript, 56 pages, entitled "A Brief History of the Moller Family During the Nazi Era, 1933-1945, and Beyond," written in 2006 by brothers Ruben H. Moller and Levi W. Moller. The manuscript details their childhood in Bochum, Germany, the death of their father August Moller in 1935, their and experiences on Kristallnacht. It also details their Holocaust experiences including their deportation to the Riga ghetto in December 1941, their transfer to Kaiserwald concentration camp in 1943, and subsequent transfers to Dünawerke, a work camp in Panevėžys, Lithuania...

  18. Magda Nemeth testimony

    Consists of written testimony by Magda Nemeth, a survivor from Budapest, Hungary. The testimony is told in the form of short stories, entitled "Quicksand," "The Real Klara," "Rozsa Sandor," "The Lost Art of Survival," "The Twenty-Five Days: The Siege of Budapest," and "The Last Christmas Eve." The stories describe her memories between May 1944-1945, including her rescue of her younger sister from deportations in the Hungarian countryside, and her rescue from a firing squad at the Radetzky military barracks in Budapest, thanks to the intervention of Raoul Wallenberg. She also donated a copy ...

  19. Pierre Hartendorf collection

    Consists of copies of official paperwork and archival records regarding the Holocaust experiences of Pierre Hartendorf, originally of Haarlem in the Netherlands, who was imprisoned in Sachsenhausen in 1944. Includes testimony by Mr. Hartendorf's daughter, written in 1989, describing his arrest and imprisonment.

  20. Fred Manasse collection

    The collection primarily consists of photographs depicting the Holocaust-era experiences of Manfred Manasse (Fred), originally of Frankfurt am Main, Germany, including pre-war and wartime photographs of his parents Alfred and Trude Manasse and his sister Miriam, all of whom perished in the Holocaust. Other photographs include depictions of Fred and his brother Gustav in an orphanage in Lisbon, Portugal waiting to immigrate to the United States, having previously fled Germany on a Kindertransport. Documents include Fred’s immigration visa, affidavit in lieu of passport, and alien registratio...