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  1. Charles Spitzberg memoir

    Contains a memoir about Charles Spitzberg's experiences in the Bendzin Judenrat.

  2. March of Time -- outtakes -- harbor, Elbe River; mines; Karlovy Vary (Karlsbad)

    Reel 47. 100 feet. Quays in Usti bay, passing barge marked N.D.B.E. Magdeburg]. Dissel tug marked Tabor Praha, sailing on the Elbe, countryside. Brensko, the Elbe frontier station between Czechoslovakia and Germany. Passengers from ferry coming up steps and showing passport to Czech customs officials. Reel 48. 100 feet. VS, Tabor steaming up the Elbe, also typical Sudeten village on the other side of the river with mountains in BG. Large barge used for exports being towed by the Tabor. Sign reads: O.B.S.L. Praha. Reel 44. 100 feet. Port of Usti on the Elbe river, the main port for exports t...

  3. Deportation lists from Breslau to Theresienstadt, IX/1-IX/8

    Photocopies of lists of Jewish transports from Breslau, Germany, to Theresienstadt between 1942 and 1944. Originals are held at the Bundesarchiv and at Yad Vashem.

  4. Letters from Rabbi Albert B. Belton to Denis Silagi

    Contains letters Rabbi Albert B. Belton (a.k.a. Bela Berend) sent to Munich- based journalist and historian Denis Silagi about his alleged activity in the Hungarian Zionist movement before and during World War II.

  5. From old world to new : omi's stories an oral history of Regina Lederer

    Contains the written transcript, 38 pages, of a privately completed oral history interview with Regina Lederer who describes antisemitic actions being taken against Austrian Jews prior to her emigration to the United States in 1939.

  6. Lieselotte Feinschil family papers

    Consists of correspondence sent to Lieselotte (Lelo/Lilo) Rieder [now Lieselotte Feinschil], who emigrated with her family from Hamburg, Germany to Philadelphia, PA, in 1937. Includes letters from friends about the situation in Germany and their own attempts and emigration. Also includes copies of documents related to the emigration of the Rieder family.

  7. Gaus Mirgaulis collection

    The collection consists of pen-pal letters written by Gaus Mirgaulis in Dresden, Germany to Jeanne D. Boeing in the United States. The letters were written between January and June 1939 and also include photographs and a postcard. In several of the letters Gaus discusses his experiences with the Hitler Jugend.

  8. D.A. Weckwerth papers

    The D. A. Weckwerth papers consists of a letter written by liberator, D.A. Weckwerth, addressed to Mary Ann, written from Eisenach, Germany, June 1, 1945; three black-and white-photographs of Eisenach; one negative; and three copies of photographs from Eisenach, Germany. The letter describes Weckwerth's visit to Buchenwald concentration camp, including the descriptions of the camp and buildings, its survivors and victims, and German civilians tasked with "cleaning the place up."

  9. Herbert Loewenthal letters

    Contains one photocopy of a postcard, one photocopy of a photograph of Alex and Hermine Lowenthal, and three letters, addressed to Egon Lowenthal pertaining to his efforts to locate his father, Alex Lowenthal who was deported to Theresienstadt.

  10. The 55th anniversary of the Berdichev Tragedy

    Contains a memoir, nine pages, about the author's recollections of the murder of Jews in the Ukrainian city of Berdichev and its surrounding areas.

  11. Louis Shulman collection

    Contains black and white photographs of Louis Shulman and his family's pre-war life in Grodzisk, Poland, and post-war stay as displaced person in Salzburg, Austria. Also contains driver's licenses issued in Austria in 1947.

  12. Gustav Müller papers

    The Gustav Müller papers contain correspondence, notices, and questionnaires related to the restriction of Jewish activities in German-occupied Czechoslovakia. The records document the dissolution and liquidation of Gustav Müller’s business, the relinquishment of his business license and his and his wife’s drivers’ licenses, instructions to sublet part of his apartment, rules about long-distance telephone use and the ownership of typewriters and bicycles, a Civilian Air Raid Protection ID card for his wife, and a notice that he had taken a course on anti-aircraft defense.

  13. Newspapers and other memorabilia related to the journey of Exodus La Voix Sioniste, Jidisze Cajtung, Jewish Newspaper, Unzer Welt, Dvor Exodus

    Consists of newspapers reporting about and commemorating the journey of Exodus, and photocopies of various memorabilia Isaac Willner collected in 1947.

  14. Mayer Mermelstein memoir

    The Mayer Mermelstein memoir includes a personal narrative of the Jewish transit camps in Bari, Italy titled "Jewish refugees in the UNRRA camps in Italy," and four copies of photographs depicting life in a transit camp in Bari, Italy. The Mayer Mermelstein memoir contains three copies of a personal narrative titled "Jewish refugees in the UNRRA camps in Italy," and four copies of photographs depicting a transit camp in Bari, Italy. The original memoir is in hand-written Yiddish. A photocopy of the original and an English translation are also included in this collection. The narrative descr...

  15. Eva Goldenring Zernik papers

    Contains an article written in French by Eva Goldenring Zernik about her experiences in the French detention camp of Gurs and poems in German written during her time in Spain about her Holocaust experiences.

  16. Sofia Auguston memoir

    Consists of one memoir, 14 pages, in English, written by Sofia Auguston, originally of Riga, Latvia. In the memoir, she describes life in the Riga ghetto, escaping several mass shootings, hiding her family's tallit, and being sent to Germany by boat in 1944. She witnessed the sinking of a barge of deportees, but her boat arrived in Stutthof. From there, she was forced to march to Totenhof in Sofienwald, and, in the spring of 1945, was sent on another forced march, from which she was liberated by the Russian Army. After the war, she reunited with her son, who also survived the war.

  17. John Paczkowski newspaper articles

    Contains four newspaper articles about John Paczkowski's liberation of the Dachau concentration camp.

  18. Benovitz family documents

    Contains two death certificates for Elja Faiwus and two death certificates for Rochla Biednowicz, issued in the Landsberg Displaced persons camp in 1949.

  19. "How do you like America"

    Contains a memoir about Martin O. Stern's life in Essen, Germany, and their escape to the United States after the Nazis rise to power.

  20. Inge Schlesinger memoir

    Contains a memoir about Inge Schlesinger's childhood in Berlin, Germany, forced labor experiences at the Zeiss-Ikon factory in Berlin and in Auschwitz, experiences in Ravensbrück, Grima, Belgium, and later emigration to the United States.