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  1. Selected records from the Consistoire Central, Union des Communautes Juives de France

    This collection contains documents pertaining to Jews in France before, during, and after World War II, including information on the French rabbinate, deportations from France, French concentration camps and deportation centers, the expropriation of Jewish property, postwar restitution, and the operations of the Union Générale des Israélites de France (UGIF).

  2. "To Be an Actress"

    Consists of one translation, in English, of "To Be an Actress," the memoir of Nava Shean, born Vlasta (Vava) Shan in Prague, Czechoslovakia. In the memoir, Ms. Shean describes her childhood in Tabore, her experiences in Theresienstadt during World War II, and her success as an actress before, during, and after World War II. The memoir has been translated from the original Hebrew by Michelle Fram Cohen.

  3. Letter regarding the liberation of Flossenbürg

    Consists of one carbon copy of a letter (with draft) written by Richard Goldstein, a member of the American Armed Forces, to his family on April 30, 1945, after the liberation of the Flossenbürg concentration camp. Mr. Goldstein explains in great detail the condition of the camp and the prisoners and how much the experience had undoubtedly changed his life.

  4. Rabbi Moshe Nossen Schick pre-war photograph

    Consists of one pre-war photograph of five rabbis. The second from the right is Rabbi Moshe Nossen Schick from Budapest.

  5. Photograph of Gretel Bergmann

    Consists of one photograph, taken in 1936, of Gretel Bergmann (now Margaret Lambert). Gretel was an extremely accomplished athlete and was ranked third in the world as a high jumper, yet was barred from the Berlin Olympics by the German government as she was Jewish. In the photograph, she is standing on an outdoor athletic field. In the background is Harry Bergmann (no relation).

  6. Photograph of four Gedolim

    Consists of one pre-war photograph taken in Békèscsaba, Hungary, of four gedolim, wise men and leaders of the Orthodox community. Elsa Schwartz [donor] identifies the men as (from left to right): Rebbe Ratz Feld, Rebbe Shulem Lezer, Tvi Elimelech-Gabay, and Rebbe Shulem Lezer Halberstam.

  7. "A Story of Misery, Miracles, and Love"

    Consists of one memoir, 2006, entitled "A Story of Misery, Miracles, and Love: In the words of Beatrice Sarkany," by Beatrice Sarkany, originally of Sibiu, Transylvania. In her memoir, Mrs. Sarkany describes her memories of the Hungarian occupation, of the Nagyvarad ghetto, and of her deportation to Auschwitz. After a number of months in Auschwitz, she was transferred to the Gorlitz camp in Germany, where she was liberated by the Russian Army in May 1945. Includes copies of photographs.

  8. Records related to Maximilian Koessler

    The collection consists of originals of a 1946 letter by Prince Bernhard of The Netherlands to Maximilian Koessler, three 1947 depositions by defendant Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach prior to his trial in Nuremberg, and a 1961 essay written by Maximillian Koessler.

  9. Visiting Lucerne lake and glacier

    Train, mountains, Lake Lucerne in Switzerland. 00:12:40-00:12:49 Black. Jacoby family touring Garden Glacier in Lucerne, snow, hiking, waterfalls, mountains. LS, city of Lucerne from boat.

  10. Schott family collection

    Consists of correspondence, documents, identity papers, and records related to the restitution claims of members of the Schott family, originally of Frankfurt, Germany. The majority of the collection relates to the claims of William Schott and to the life of his post-war wife, Charlotte Radspieler Schott. Mr. Schott immigrated to the United States before the war, but lost his mother and sister in the Holocaust, suffered damage to his professional development, and lost property in Germany.

  11. Joseph Chervin collection

    Consists of six photographs (three images with enlarged duplicates) taken upon the liberation of the Ohrdruf concentration camp. The photographs depict piles of corpses. Also includes one handwritten letter, dated August 13, 1945, from PFC Joseph Chervin of Cleveland Heights, OH, to his parents, enclosing the enlargements of the photographs as well as the original envelope in which he sent the letter and the photographs.

  12. Kuemmel family collection

    Group of correspondence written by Werner Kuemmel (donor's brother): two letters sent from a prison in Frankfurt and the others sent from Auschwitz concentration camp. The collection consists of 7 laminated sheets. Hilde and her brother were born to a Jewish mother and a Christian father. Hilde was sent to forced labor. Werner Kuemmel and Johanna Leopold Kuemmel (donor's mother) were arrested and deported to Auschwitz. From there, Werner was sent on a death march to Bergen-Belsen. He did not survive and Johanna perished in Auschwitz.

  13. Ehrenhaft family collection

    Collection of documents, photographs and correspondence relating to Oskar Ehrenhaft (donor's father) and his and his family's experiences during the time period surrounding the Holocaust.

  14. Dora Rosenthal memoir

    Consists of one memoir, 6 pages, untitled, by Dora Rosenthal, originally of Czyz̊ewo, Poland. In the memoir, which is separated in two sections, Mrs. Rosenthal recalls her memories of the mass aktion against the Jews of Czyz̊ewo in August 1941 in which most of the Jews, including her parents, were shot. She spent the rest of the war in various hiding places, mostly in the forests.

  15. Report on Norwegian Resistance

    Consists of one report, 43 pages, presumably written in early 1945 by a German officer, regarding the history of the Norwegian resistance to the Nazis between 1940-1945. The report details the methods of resistance and gives specific examples of resistance activity.

  16. Indyk family letters

    Contains letters and photographs regarding the Holocaust experiences and post-war life of Eva Indyk, originally of Poland. Eva's older sister, Telma (Tillie), had immigrated to the United States as a teenager, and tried to convince her parents to allow her siblings to join her in America before the war. After the war, Tillie found out that only Eva had survived and had been in Auschwitz. The collection contains letters from Eva to Tillie, in which she dreamed of reuniting with her sister in the United States. Eva was unable to obtain the proper visas and eventually immigrated to Israel, whe...

  17. Gardelegen atrocity photographs

    Consists of three photographs taken at Gardelegen in the spring of 1945. Includes two photographs of victims of the atrocity and one photograph of American soldiers examining the building.

  18. Menashe family collection

    Consists of documents, identity cards, photographs, and haggadot related to the pre-war, wartime, and post-war experiences of the Menashe family, originally of Thessaloniki, Greece. Includes birth certificates, marriage certificates, and United States naturalization certificates, as well as two family copies of the haggadah. Also includes pre-war, wartime, and post-war photographs of members of the Menashe family. Of the nine children of Issac (Ino) and Sara Menashe, only four survived the war: Pauline immigrated to the United States before the war, Oro and Sylvia survived Auschwitz, and Ni...

  19. Rosenmund family collection

    Consists of documents and identity paperwork regarding the Rosenmund (also known as Katyganer) family, originally of Vienna, Austria. Having been born in Poland, the family, consisting of Elie Kune Rosenmund, his wife Debora (Dora) Penner Rosenmund, their daughter Regina Rosenmund, and Debora's mother, Chaje Penner, had a difficult time obtaining the proper paperwork in order to immigrate to the United States. Collection contains Nazi-issued consular documents and stateless passports for Elie and Debora. The family finally managed to immigrate to the United States in 1940 after spending a y...

  20. Erwin Hirsch and Martel Sommer collection

    Consists of documents, photographs, and a CD of music related to the pre-war, wartime, and post-war experiences of Erwin Hirsch, originally of Strasbourg, France. Includes pre-war photographs of Mr. Hirsch in Mannheim, Germany, and articles and tributes related to his work as a cantor, both in the Mannheim synagogue from 1937 until Kristallnacht, and at Congregation Habonim in New York City from 1940-1983, as well as an audio CD entitled "Erwin Hirsch: A Voice Not Forgotten," of Hirsch's music. Also includes a scrapbook kept by Martel Sommer of clippings regarding her work as an organist wi...