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  1. 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.

  2. "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.

  3. 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...

  4. 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...

  5. Oral history interview with Maurice Frydman

  6. 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.

  7. 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.

  8. 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.

  9. 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...

  10. 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 ...

  11. 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.

  12. 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...

  13. 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...

  14. "Before the Storm": Alexander Cohen's autobiography

    Consists of one memoir, 40 pages, entitled "Before the Storm," written in 2004 by Alexander Cohen, originally of Budapest, Hungary. In the memoir, Mr. Cohen describes the anti-Jewish measures in Budapest before 1944 and the chaos of life in Budapest in 1944. He describes his experiences in a Hungarian forced labor battalion and the deaths of members of his family and those of his wife, Magda, whom he married after liberation.

  15. Eugene Kohan collection

    Consists of two identity cards belonging to Eugene Kohan, originally of Nowe Zamsky, Czechoslovakia. Includes a card identifying Mr. Kohan as an inmate of the Buchenwald concentration camp from May 1944 to April 1945 and a 1948 card identifying him as a professional soccer player in a German league, listing his place of residence as Heidenheim displaced persons camp.

  16. The World Jewish Congress New York office records. Series B (Political Department)

    Contains records of the Political Department represented the WJC with governments and international organizations such as the United Nations, the Organization of American States, and the Council of Europe. Records relate to the departmental activities reflected antisemitism, human rights, migration, minorities, genocide, statelessness, prosecution of war crimes, relations between Christians and Jews, peace and disarmament, reparations, the situation of Jews in specific countries (notably the USSR and North Africa). Contains also papers of three persons: Maurice L. Perlzweig, Robert S. Marcu...

  17. Annette Morros photographic collection

    Collection of 35 black and white photographs taken by U.S. Army soldiers documenting the Nazi atrocities in Gerdelegen, where prisoners evacuated from the Rottleberode labor camp, a sub-camp of Dora-Mittelbau, were murdered; dated April, 1945. Stamp on back of most of photos, "Passed by U.S. Army Examiner, 33955/ Not For Publication."

  18. Diana Siedner collection

    Black and white photograph attached to card of two women and a man seated, two boys standing behind them, a child standing to the right and a baby seated on the left. Verso, black ink inscription; dated 1929; Lyoboml, Ukraine, Poland. Pictured is donor's aunt.

  19. Mordechai and Chaya Adler collection

    Consists of one memoir, 20 pages, in English, written by Chaya Konig Adler, originally of Lubaczow, Poland. In the memoir, she describes her family's experiences in Lubaczow and Zlotchov in the early years of the war, her experiences posing as a Polish girl in Warsaw and the constant threat of being discovered. After the war ended, she reunited with her surviving siblings and married Mordechai Adler. Also includes a copy of a diary and calendar (a luach) written by Mordechai Adler regarding his wartime experiences.

  20. Stendal, Germany, information and photograph album

    Consists of one photograph album consisting of pre-war photographs of residents of Stendal, Germany. This album was discovered in the stable behind the house of Jenkel Denemark in Stendal. The stable was used as a gathering point for the Jews of Stendal before they were deported from the city in 1942. Also includes information about Jenkel Denemark and a history of the Jews of Stendal.