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  1. "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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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...

  4. 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 Stamp on back of most of photos, "Passed by U.S. Army Examiner, 33955/ Not For Publication."

  5. 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.

  6. 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.

  7. 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.

  8. Dr. Max Cohnreich diary

    Consists of one bound diary, in German and English, describing the life experiences of Dr. Max Cohnreich, originally of Berlin, Germany. In the diary, written mainly in 1939 and addressed to his grandchildren, Dr. Cohnreich describes his life in Germany, his emigration experiences, and his feelings on the current situation in Europe. After his death in 1949, his granddaughter, Margaret (Peggy) Stolowitz, updated the diary to include major events in the family. Also includes one article, written by Michael Evans, entitled "Coburg--The Case History of a Nazi Town." Mrs. Stolowitz's father, Ma...

  9. Oral history interview with Sam Wolf

  10. "Harry's Life"

    Consists of one binder of documents and photocopies, entitled "Harry's Life," regarding the pre-war, wartime, and post-war experiences of Harry Goodman (born Heinz Gutmann in 1926), originally of Munich, Germany. In the memoir enclosed in the binder, Harry recounts memories of his childhood in Germany, of leaving his family and immigrating to the United States alone in 1938, of joining the United States Army and being sent back to Europe, and of his post-war life. Mr. Goodman discovered after the war that his parents and sister had been deported to Riga, Latvia, in 1941 and had perished in ...

  11. James Sayers photographs

    The collection consists of photographs and a photograph album documenting the Ohrdruf concentration camp after liberation by the United States Army in April 1945. The photographs depict corpses awaiting burial, civilians digging graves, Allied soldiers, and trains with Russian armaments. All photographs were taken by James Sayers, a member of the Allied forces who helped liberate the camp. The photos have been removed from the album.

  12. Gerstle and Levi family collection

    The collection primarily consists of letters and documents regarding attempts to assist Sofie Gerstle and her son Gustav Gerstle emigrate from Stuttgart, Germany to the United States via Cuba in 1941. Also included is paperwork regarding Oskar Gerstle’s emigration from Munich, Germany to the United States, and Julius Gerstle’s application for citizenship. Includes correspondence with the State Department's Visa Division and details about the family's arrangements to secure ship tickets. Although Sophie and Gustav successfully gathered all the necessary paperwork to immigrate, the American c...

  13. "My Life Story": Joseph Fischer memoir

    Consists of one memoir, 174 pages, written in 1986, entitled "My Life Story," by Joseph Fischer, originally of Bicsad, Transylvania. Mr. Fischer recalls his experiences growing up in Bicsad, his family's deportation to the Satu-Mare ghetto and their May 1944 deportation to Auschwitz. Mr. Fischer was the only member of his family selected to work and was given the number A-3338. He describes his experiences at the Buna factory, where he worked until being evacuated from Auschwitz on January 17, 1945. From there, he was sent on a forced march to Gleiwitz, then was put on a train to Dora-Mitte...

  14. Joseph L. Norby papers

    Contains a letter, written by Joseph L. Norby from Austria to his family in the United States, about the sites he encountered during the liberation of Dachau. Includes three photographs presumably taken by Joseph L. Norby depicting scenes from Dachau.

  15. "My Memoir, 1914-2004"

    Consists of one memoir entitled "My Memoir, 1914-2004," 75 pages, by Maurice Eis, originally of Frankfurt, Germany. Maurice describes his memories of childhood in Frankfurt, his arrest on Kristallnacht and brief imprisonment in Dachau, and his immigration, first to Shanghai and then on to the United States. In the United States, Maurice was drafted into the American Army and participated in the D-Day invasion of Europe and the Battle of the Bulge. The memoir includes copies of photographs and documents related to his life.

  16. Oral history interview with Henryk Mandelbaum

  17. Hermann Horst collection

    Consists of more than 100 photographs and documents found by Stanley S. Weithhorn on a deceased German soldier, presumably named Hermann Horst, in 1944. Mr. Weithorn was a member of the 84th Infantry Division of the United States Army. The collection includes photos of Mr. Horst and his friends, family, and girl friend; military installations; Hitler; architecture; and of a 1941 hanging; as well as Mr. Horst's identification paperwork and Hitler Youth membership paperwork.

  18. "Standing in the Face of Madness: Raoul Wallenberg's Fight to Save the Jews"

    Consists of one DVD on which is a documentary entitled "Standing in the Face of Madness: Raoul Wallenberg's Fight to Save the Jews," created by Brittany Darrow and Megan Reese for the National History Day competition of 2006. Includes an extensive annotated bibliography and a description of the multiple interviews conducted by the donors.

  19. "L'extermination des juifs en Pologne"

    Consists of one CD-ROM containing a scanned copy of the book, "L'extermination des juifs en Pologne," originally published in Geneva, Switzerland, in 1944. Contains a forward by Dr. A. Silberschein and detailed information regarding the camps of Belzec, Tremblinki (Treblinka), Lublin, Majdanek, and Auschwitz-Birkenau.

  20. Oral history interview with Otto Newman