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  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. 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.

  7. 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.

  8. 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.

  9. 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...

  10. 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.

  11. 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...

  12. 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...

  13. 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...

  14. The World Jewish Congress New York Office. Series D. Relief and Rescue Department

    Contains records relating to social relief and rescue activities, location of survivors, immigration and migration, refugees, displaced persons, extermination of Jews, reaction to Hitler's Final Solution, and relations with international relief organization including the UNRAA and Red Cross. Seven sub-series of World Jewish Congress New York Office records, Series D contains the following files: 1. Executive files, 1939-1969: The majority of the material deals with applications and affidavits for individual immigration cases; 2. Immigration Division, 1940-1953: Includes correspondence and r...

  15. James Worley collection

    Consists of a description, written by James Worley, of the liberation of Dachau. Mr. Worley was a member of the 977th F.A. Brigade of the American Army. Also includes twelve poems, written by Mr. Worley, regarding the Holocaust; these poems were influenced by his experiences as a liberator.

  16. "Blut und Ehre"

    Consists of one small book, 78 pages, entitled "Blut und Ehre: Lieder der Hitler-Jugend," published by the Deutscher Jugendverlag in Berlin and printed by Drud der Spamer A. G. in Leipzig, Germany, in 1935. The book contains lyrics to Hitler Youth songs and also contains a printed "handwritten" message from Hitler Youth leader Baldur von Schirach.

  17. Jaslo, Poland massacre site footage

    Contains one videocassette of footage shot in Jaslo, Poland, by George Lerner in 1994. The footage is of the site of a massacre which occurred in 1942 when the Nazis shot the Jews of the town.

  18. Elmer Rothermich letter

    The Elmer Rothermich letter consists of a nine page letter with an envelope, written by Elmer Rothermich on April 10, 1945, in Germany, describing his experiences liberating the Ohrdruf concentration camp as a member of the 81st Field Infantry Battalion of the United States Army. Also includes additional information regarding Mr. Rothermich's service record, his wife's memories of the receipt of this letter, and a copy of an article in the St. Charles, MO "Banner News" quoting from the letter.

  19. Martin Primack papers

    Consists of files collected and indexed by Martin Primack for his use in completing his unpublished book, "Not All Were Silent: The Story of Efforts in American to Rescue the Jews from the Holocaust." Collection contains a copy of the manuscript as well as photocopies from the Rabbi Abba Hillel Silver papers, the Stephen S. Wise papers, various collections from the Yivo Institute and copies of contemporary publications. The files are thoroughly indexed by subject on a document and folder level.

  20. Robert Kaldor collection

    Contains an identification card issued to Robert Kaldor by DEGOB National Committee Supporting Returning Deportees, stating that military and civilian authorities should cooperate with the bearer upon his return from Theresienstadt; issued July 2, 1945, in Budapest, Hungary. Also includes a birth certificate for Robert Kaldor (born December 20, 1931), issued March 22, 1958 in Budapest.