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  1. Len D. Holocaust testimony

    Videotape testimony of Len D., who was born in Koblenz, Germany in 1916. He describes his family's long presence in Germany; his father's kosher butcher business; cordial relations with non-Jews; apprenticeship; Hitler's rising influence; emigration of one brother to the United States; moving to Berlin in 1938; returning to Koblenz; his arrest on Kristallnacht; incarceration in the local jail, then Dachau; being beaten (he still suffers from that injury); release in February 1939; returning to Koblenz; illegally entering Holland; staying with relatives in Amsterdam; making diagrams of Dacha...

  2. Annelise B. Hoffman papers

    Contains diplomas, certificates, correspondence, support affidavits, genealogical data and family trees, photographs, and a scrapbook relating to the experiences of the Bernhardt family, Ernst, Ella, and their children Erika, Annelise, and Hans, of Berlin, Germany, during the early years of the Third Reich and their process of emigration to the United States. The collection also contains several photographs and letters relating to Ella Moses Bernhardt's mother, Ida Moses, who perished in Theresienstadt during the Holocaust. The materials in the collection range in date from 1905 to1998. The...

  3. Rolf Preuss papers

    The Rolf Preuss papers include biographical materials, genealogical materials, notes, and business cards documenting Preuss’s childhood as a Jewish refugee in Shanghai from 1939-1947. Biographical materials include rental agreements, business contracts, a vaccination record, identity papers in lieu of passports, a receipt for the payment of a tax related to American immigration, and student records. Inquiries from the Committee for the Assistance of European Jewish Refugees in Shanghai document the efforts of Adolf and Frieda Preuss’s family members to escape Germany for Shanghai. Genealogi...

  4. Teodor Diamant papers

    The collection documents the experiences of Teodor Diamant, originally of Turčiansky Svätý Martin (Martin, Slovakia), on the SS Pentcho, its shipwreck on the uninhabited island of Kamilonissi, while en route to Palestine, and his internment at a concentration camp on Rhodes and then the Ferramonti concentration camp in Tarsia, Italy. Included is a photograph album documenting his voyage on the ship and his internment in the camps. Other photographs document his military experience with a Czech unit in Great Britain, family and friends, and post-war experiences in London and the United State...

  5. Olympics -- Berlin 1936

    The first title says, "Short cross-section of the 11th Olympiad Berlin." The film seems to have been produced on orders of the Reichssportfuehrers or Reich Sport Leader. Another title on the screen says, Olympic Berlin (Olympisches Berlin). Scenes of the streets of Berlin decked out in flags and other paraphernalia for the Olympics and crowds in the street. Various famous locations, including the Lustgarten and the Brandenburg Gate. Shot of the Olympic flame and flags, including the American flag. The next scenes show the Olympic village, including shots of athletes. The next title says "Th...

  6. Peter S. Holocaust testimony

    Videotape testimony of Peter S., who was born in Nuremberg, Germany in 1936. He recalls anti-Jewish restrictions; frequent military parades; deportation with his parents and younger brother to Latvia in November 1941; their privileged status because his father headed a team of skilled mechanics needed by the German army; living in and near the Ri?ga ghetto; transfer in February 1943 to the Eastern front; his father rescuing a German officer in a partisan attack; imprisonment in Ri?ga from October 1943 to January 1944; being smuggled into Germany, probably by the officer his father had saved...

  7. Arnold L. Holocaust testimony

    Videotape testimony of Arnold L., who was born in Polzin, Germany (presently Po?czyn-Zdro?j, Poland) in 1919. He recalls attending public school; expulsion in 1935 due to antisemitism; attending a Zionist agricultural school near Berlin with his brother; visiting his parents in Berlin, where they had been forced to move after confiscation of their assets; moving to a kibbutz in Hessen in 1937, then to another in Gru?sen; emigration in 1938 to a town outside Amsterdam in order to leave for Palestine; illegally traveling by ship to Palestine with 1500 other people in 1939 (his brother had emi...

  8. Klaus Barbie trial

    Contains original court transcripts from the trial against Klaus Barbie for war crimes. On May 11th, 1987, after 4 years of pre-trial investigation in Lyon, France, Klaus Barbie's trial opened. It was the first case for crimes against humanity tried in France. Pierre Truche was the chief prosecutor, and Jacques Vergès was the defense attorney. The collection includes over 37 court sessions (approximately 185 hour trials) held in Lyon form May 11 to July 3, 1987. Barbie had to answer several charges: the liquidation of the Lyon committee of the L'Union générale des israélites de France (UGI...

  9. US Foreign Service; Cordell Hull; US diplomats

    March of Time, Vol. 5, No. 4 Title on screen: "The Foreign Service" Footage of cities around the world where the US Foreign Service might be found. Shots of the American flag, the shield of the consulate general, and American embassies. The narrator notes that the most important task of the foreign service officer is to make friends for his country. Washington DC: the Capitol and the Old Executive Office building. Secretary of State Cordell Hull at work in his office. The narrator describes Hull as a man of peace who nonetheless insists that his country must be ready to defend itself. Stage...

  10. Josef R. Holocaust testimony

    Videotape testimony of Josef R., who was born in Krzeszowice, Poland in 1921 and grew up in Krako?w. He recalls a comfortable childhood, attending secular and religious schools; cordial relations with non-Jews; participating in Hashomer Hatzair; ending his education due to Jewish quotas; German invasion; fleeing to Tarnobrzeg with his parents; their return to Krako?w; forced resettlement in Borek Szlachecki, Borek Fa?e?cki, and Samborek; hospitalization with assistance from a non-Jewish physician; joining his parents in Prokocim; forced labor for a German railroad company; ghettoization in ...

  11. Sąd Obwodowy w Lublińcu

    • Amtsgericht Loben
    • Local Court in Lubliniec

    Wydział Prezydialny: Organizacja i administracja: zarządzenia o postępowaniu sądowym w sprawach kultury, opieki społecznej, budownictwa, rolnictwa, leśnictwa, dyscypliny pracy, służby wojskowej, sądownictwa specjalnego, administracji ogólnej, traktowania Polaków, organizacji i kompetencji sądu obwodowego, sprawy personalny, stosowanie przepisów prawa handlowego, cywilnego, karnego, traktowania więźniów, kasa sądowa, gmach sądu, koszty sądowe z lat 1939-1945, sygn. 1-49. Obsada personalna Sądu: zawiadomienia o zmianach personalnych z lat 1939-1945, sygn. 50-53. Podział czynności z lat 1939-1...

  12. Antisemitic Nazi propaganda film (3 reels)

    A propaganda film declared as a "documentary film contribution about the problem of world Judaism," in which antisemitic stereotypes are disseminated by the Nazis, including scenes showing: Poland as a nesting place for Judaism; the comparison of Jews with rats; the difference between Jews and Aryans; "international crime"; "financial Judaism"; "assimilated Jews"; the Jewish influence on economics, culture, and politics; and Jewish religious practice with a portrayal of haggling and misused sacred Jewish texts.

  13. Majdanek: objects of former inmates

    Pan, "graveyard" outside death chambers, bones on the ground. The cremation ovens are shown, also the family photographs of a victim. CUs, women weeping. Pan down, from one woman to a pile of bones. The tall chimney of the camp and burial ground are shown, also the vegetable garden. CUs, clothing and piles of belongings salvaged by the Nazis. These include: shoes, gloves, toys, glasses, etc. The commission continues questioning. CUs, passports,indicating prisoners from Poland, Holland, France and other countries. CUs, prisoners who survived. Ceremony for the dead. A monument is dedicated; a...

  14. Zelda G. Holocaust testimony

    Videotape testimony of Zelda G., who was born in Grodno, Poland (presently Hrodna, Belarus) in 1924. She recalls involvement in a Zionist organization; the outbreak of war; Soviet occupation; German invasion; ghettoization; efforts to organize an underground; moving to her sister's home with her mother when the second ghetto was formed; the Judenrat and Zionist organization's efforts to protect people; joining her relatives in the first ghetto when the other was liquidated; hiding during the round-ups in January 1943 (she was separated from her family and never saw them again); transport to...

  15. Julia S. Holocaust testimony

    Videotape testimony of Julia S., who was born in Amsterdam, in 1937. Mrs. S. describes her German Christian mother's marriage to a Dutch Jew (her "legal father"); their move to Amsterdam in 1933; their estrangement and her mother's relationship with another Dutch Jew (Julia's "biological father"); and her mother's liaison with a third Dutch Jew (her "stepfather") after the occupation of Holland. She recalls her stepfather's acquiring false papers from the Resistance; the family's relocation to Blaricum to avoid the Germans; and discovering, at age four, a hiding place for Jews in their hous...

  16. Celina F. Holocaust testimony

    Videotape testimony of Celina F., who was born in Warsaw, Poland in 1925, one of nine children. She recalls pervasive antisemitism; German invasion; the bombing of their home; beatings of Jews including her brother; moving to Koprzywnica with her mother; returning to Warsaw to rejoin their family; ghettoization; round-ups; deaths from starvation; deciding to escape despite not wanting to leave her family; traveling to Koprzywnica, then to Sandomierz; staying with a Jewish family; escaping during a round-up; hiding with a Polish family; returning to the Warsaw ghetto; learning her family had...

  17. Antisemitic Nazi propaganda film (part)

    A propaganda film declared as a "documentary film contribution about the problem of world Judaism," in which antisemitic stereotypes are disseminated by the Nazis, including scenes showing: Poland as a nesting place for Judaism; the comparison of Jews with rats; the difference between Jews and Aryans; "international crime"; "financial Judaism"; "assimilated Jews"; the Jewish influence on economics, culture, and politics; and Jewish religious practice with a portrayal of haggling and misused sacred Jewish texts.

  18. Bertha B. Holocaust testimony

    Videotape testimony of Bertha B., who was born in Berchem, Belgium in 1931, the youngest of six children. She recalls orthodox holiday observances; a large, close extended family; German invasion in 1940; fleeing to De Panne; returning to Antwerp; anti-Jewish restrictions; her father's brief imprisonment; deportation of her father, three brothers, and a sister (they did not survive); an aunt contacting the underground to hide them; help from a physician and priest; hiding in Dave with other Jewish families; fleeing to the forest after a German search; staying with the doctor who placed her ...

  19. Prezydent Policji w Katowicach

    • Der Polizeipräsident in Kattowitz
    • President of the Police in Katowice

    Der Polizeipräsident in Kattowitz /Prezydent Policji w Katowicach/ z lat 1939-1945, sygn. 1-19. Polizeiamt Kőnigshütte /Urząd Policyjny Chorzów/ z lat 1940-1945, sygn. 20 27 Polizeirevier Schlesiengrube /27 Rewir Policyjny Chropaczów/ z lat 1940-1941, sygn. 21. 28.Polizeirevier Hohenlinde /28 Rewir Policyjny Łagiewniki/ z lat 1940-1941, sygn. 22. 35 Polizeirevier - Zweigstelle Godulahütte /35 Rewir Policyjny - Filia Godula/ z lat 1940-1941, sygn. 23. 36 Polizeirevier Antonienhütte /36 Rewir Policyjny Wirek/ z lat 1941-1944, sygn. 24-25 Polizeirevier - Zveigstelle 19 A Brzozowitz-Kamin /Rewi...

  20. Verein zum Schutz deutscher Einwanderer in Texas

    Geschichte des Bestandsbildners Der Verein zum Schutz deutscher Einwanderer in Texas wurde am 20. April 1842 als eine Vereinigung von 21 Fürsten und Standesherren gegründet. Sein Zweck war der Ankauf von Ländereien im Freistaat Texas, der vielen als geeignetes Auswanderungsland erschien. Andere Bezeichnungen lauteten "Verein deutscher Fürsten, Standesherren und Edelleute", "Adelsverein" und "Texas-Gesellschaft". Durch schlechte Organisation und Verwaltung, die Tausenden Einwanderern das Leben kostete, sowie durch unredliche Geschäftsführung verlor der Verein in Texas wie in Deutschland jede...