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  1. The Lost Transport

    Consists of copies of articles and booklets regarding the "Lost Transport," which carried Jews from Bergen-Belsen in the direction of Theresienstadt from Apr. 10 to 23, 1945. The few survivors of this transport were discovered and liberated by the Red Army in the yard of a coal factory near Tröbitz, Germany, on Apr. 23, 1945. During the transport, which was infected with typhus, the dead were buried along the train tracks at each stop. The train was frequently the target of bombings; the train was stopped for two days near Schipkau, Germany, from Apr. 19 to 20 due to a bombed-out bridge. I...

  2. Taubenblat family letters

    Consists of a collection of letters written between 1937 - 1941, by the family of Meyer and Bajla Taubenblat of Staszów, Poland, to family in the United States. In the letters, they describe their lives and fears in pre-war and wartime Poland. The authors of the letters (with the exception of Meyer, who passed away in 1938) perished in the Holocaust. Selig Taubenblatt provides translations of the letters and family history information in his book, "To Remember: Letters from Staszów, Poland, 1937-1941." Includes CD-ROMs containing scanned images of the letters.

  3. Irmgard Weinberg Schwartz collection

    Consists of letters, postcards, and telegrams to Irmgard Weinberg from her parents, Jakob and Helene Wertheimer of Hamburg-Bahrenfeld, Germany. The letters concern the Wertheimers' attempts to emigrate from Germany to join their daughter, Irmgard, in England.

  4. "Letter of Resignation of James G. McDonald"

    Consists of one booklet, 33 pages, entitled "Letter of Resignation of James G. McDonald," published in London in 1935. The booklet contains a copy of McDonald's letter of resignation as League of Nations high commissioner for refugees coming from Germany, as well as an annex containing an analysis of German Non-Aryan policy resulting in the refugee problem. This booklet was autographed by McDonald on June 14, 1945.

  5. "Memoirs of Ludwig Bauer, PhD"

    Consists of one memoir, 113 pages, entitled "Memoirs of Ludwig Bauer, PhD", written by Ludwig Bauer, originally of Forchheim, Germany. Dr. Bauer, born in 1926, relates the history of the Jewish community in Forchheim, focusing on his memories of Kristallnacht in Forchheim and the Kristallnacht bombing of the Forchheim synagogue. Includes an article written by Sabine Ponater regarding the Jews of Forchheim, Dr. Bauer's impressions of Forchheim after a 1987 visit and a copy of an emailed interview between Dr. Bauer and a history class from the Ehrenbürg Gymnasium in Forchheim.

  6. Oral history interview with Malveena Rosengarten

  7. Otto Katz collection

    Consists of pre-war, wartime, and post-war documents, identity cards, and photographs related to the Holocaust experiences of Otto Katz, born in 1905 in Budranów, Poland. Though his family was able to emigrate, Mr. Katz, who spent much of his pre-war life in Vienna, was arrested in 1939 and sent to Buchenwald where he remained until liberation in 1945. Includes pre-war diplomas for Mr. Katz, who was a jeweler and silversmith, documentation identifying Mr. Katz as a survivor of Buchenwald, and photographs, including a photograph of Mr. Katz in Buchenwald.

  8. Charles Scherz Buchenwald liberation photographs

    Consists of two photographs taken upon the liberation of the Buchenwald concentration camp. One depicts a building in Buchenwald with a sign asking war correspondents to go to the press room for assistance and one depicts Allied liberators walking towards the entrance of Buchenwald, on which is hung a banner regarding the triumph of anti-fascism. The photographs are from the collection of Charles (Jeff) Scherz, who liberated the camp with Patton's Third Army.

  9. "Da Fossoli a Mauthausen" translation

    Consists of the English translation of one manuscript, 121 pages, entitled "Da Fossoli a Mauthausen," originally by Don Sante Bartolai (Msgr. Samuel Bartolai), an American-born Roman Catholic priest and survivor of the Mauthausen concentration camp. In the memoir, Father Bartolai recalls his arrest and imprisonment in the Modena, Italy, prison in March 1944, his transfer to the Fossoli di Carpi concentration camp, and his experiences in Mauthausen and Ebensee from June 1944 until liberation.

  10. Heilbronn and Wertheim families papers

    The Heilbronn and Wertheim families papers consist of correspondence to German Jewish immigrants Hugo and Else Heilbronn in Pennsylvania from their Heilbronn and Wertheim family members in Germany, England, Belgium, and Rhodesia and French concentration camps at Gurs and Les Milles; correspondence arranging aid for relatives in Germany and France; and a 2005 newspaper article in which Ruth Gottlieb, daughter of Hugo and Else Heilbronn, describes her family’s experiences of Nazi persecution in Germany and immigrating to the United States in 1939. Ruth Gottlieb’s article describes her very ea...

  11. Robert Hopper collection

    Consists of post-war letters sent to survivor Hrissetta Badescu, restitution paperwork related to the family of Alexander Weinrich, identity cards and paperwork related to survivor Alexander Dolin, a copy of "Tale of a City" published by the Office of War Information (OWI), the May 1939 issue of "Current History" which includes a large section on refugees, and other miscellaneous documents related to American preparation and policies towards Germany. Also includes one album, containing clippings of articles regarding displaced persons camps, written by Jack Delaney, a journalist with the Jo...

  12. Oral history interview with Maurice Frydman

  13. Max Brenner photographs

    The Max Brenner photographs include five Eichenbrenner family photographs, including one affixed to part of an identification card. The images depict members of the Eichenbrenner family in prewar Dęblin, Poland and as displaced persons in Italy after the Holocaust. Depicted family members include Max, Sarah, Helen, Meir, and Kraindl Eichenbrenner; Meir’s parents Aron and Rochma; his brother Idle (Haiman); his sisters Leitema and Zlata; his sister-in-law Rivka; his nephews Hank and Pinkus; and Kraindl’s sister Golda Dickstein.

  14. Gordon Bronitsky collection

    Telegram sent by Hedwig (Hedy) Alexander Bronitsky (donor's mother) in Brooklyn, NY to her father Robert Alexander in Vienna, Austria informing him that his immigration visa has been approved and he is to be ready to depart immediately.

  15. Erich Katz collection

    Consists of two documents, one entitled "Meine 'Sommer Jugendfreundin' Gerda Fischer" and the other entitled "Die Tage und Nächte des Nazi-Terrors 1938/39," both by Dr. Erich Katz, originally of Gross-Enzersdorf, Austria. In "Die Tage und Nächte des Nazi-Terrors 1938/39," Dr. Katz describes his memories of the Anschluss, Kristallnacht, and his experiences in Dachau after Kristallnacht, and in "Meine 'Sommer Jugendfreundin' Gerda Fischer," Dr. Katz recalls his memories of a childhood friend who did not survive the war. Dr. Katz and his family emigrated to Ecuador in 1939.

  16. Ann B. Dolgin photograph collection

    Collection consisting of two photographs: one portrait image of woman and the other a framed portrait image of man. Portrait of Milia Parnes [donor's cousin] survivor of a death march from Edineti, Romania to Bershad, Ukraine; dated 1968. Framed portrait of Yakov Parnes [donor's cousin, Milia Parnes' brother] recovered by Milia Parnes from the wall of the family's home in Edineti, Romania. When Milia returned in 1945, she found the home occupied and the portrait still hanging on the wall, she begged the occupants to give her the picture. Yakov was murdered, along with their parents Natan an...

  17. Dov Katzovich and Shimon Fiks collection

    Consists of CD-ROM and one DVD-ROM related to the Holocaust experiences of Mr. Dov (Boris) Katzovich, originally of Glubokoye, Poland, and one DVD-ROM related to the Holocaust experiences of Mr. Shimon Fiks (1912-2004). The DVD-ROM contains an oral history interview with Mr. Fiks, in Hebrew, conducted on August 16, 1997. The CD-ROM contains scanned images of letters written by Mr. Dov Katzovich to his future wife, Doris Shapiro, partisan leaflets he printed, copies of his wartime photographs and medals, and an English language translation of his memoir, and the DVD-ROM contains information ...

  18. Eugene Bartenstein collection

    Consists of documents obtained by Eugene Bartenstein while in Germany in 1945 as a member of the United States Army. Includes instructions for "Führerpost," a German mother's certificate, a certificate from Hitler congratulating a couple on their fiftieth anniversary, and correspondence between the mayor of Salzburg and officials in Berlin regarding additional funds to repair the city after the 1944 bombings.

  19. American Friends Service Committee records relating to humanitarian work in France

    The collection pertains to the activities of the American, British, and French Quakers in France and North Africa, from 1933-1950. The collection encompasses the Paris-based office of the Commissioner for Europe, the AFSC's liaison with the Allied occupation governments in Germany, Austria and North Africa as of 1943; and the Quaker delegations in Paris, Bordeaux, Caen, Le Havre, Lyon, Marseille, Montauban, Perpignan, and Toulouse. The materials consist of official correspondence, minutes of meetings, interviews with officials; weekly, bi-weekly, monthly and quarterly reports from delegatio...

  20. American Friends Service Committee records relating to humanitarian work in North Africa

    The collection documents work done by the Refugee Service and the Displaced Persons Service of the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC), to provide humanitarian relief to refugees and displaced persons in North Africa. The bulk of the collection consists of the correspondence of AFSC delegates in North Africa with AFSC representatives in Europe and America and with committees and organizations working with the Quakers. The collection further includes reports documenting the Quakers' projects in North African camps, and financial and administrative issues. The reports may contain name l...