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  1. Wolf Baumgarten papers

    The Wolf Baumgarten papers consist of biographical materials documenting Baumgarten's Polish repatriation and the lives and deaths of his family members; correspondence between Baumgarten and his family and friends regarding their experiences in Prztytk, the Łódź and Szydłowiec ghettos, and the Soviet Union; scrip from the Łódź ghetto; photographs of Izak Baumgarten in Łódź, a burning synagogue, a Bytom synagogue, and Jewish men in Poland; and a Yizkor book for Przytyk.

  2. Gerry Blumenfeld papers

    The papers consist of 33 photographs and a document relating to the experiences of Idek Blumenfleld [donor] during the Holocaust in Bedzin, Poland; Leipheim, Germany; Barletta, Italy; Tel-Aviv, Israel; and Melbourne, Australia.

  3. Alfred Büchler papers

    The Alfred Büchler papers consist of biographical materials, correspondence, and police and Buchenwald Kommandantur certificates documenting the Büchler family of Gleiwitz; Heinrich Büchler’s incarceration in Buchenwald; Alfred Büchler’s freedom to emigrate; Alfred, Steffi, and Henry Büchler’s efforts in England to communicate with their parents, Jacques and Käthe Büchler, in Gleiwitz; and Jacques Büchler’s death at Auschwitz.

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  5. Eta Chinkes photograph collection

    The collection consists of four black and white portrait photographs. The photographs depict Wolf Szczekacz; his wife, Bala Sczcekacz; and their daughters, Pola and Dosia Szczekacz.

  6. Harold Gilman photographs

    The Harold Gilman photographs consist of photographs Harold Gilman took at the newly liberated Mauthausen concentration camp and Gusen sub-camp in May 1945. The photographs depict liberated prisoners, former guards, American soldiers, Austrian civilians, and buildings at Gusen and Mauthausen. The photographs show emaciated survivors, corpses, and scenes of summary punishment of former SS guards by their former prisoners and of American soldiers forcing Austrian civilians to dig mass graves for Holocaust victims. Most of the photographs are annotated by Gilman on the verso.

  7. Passport

    The passport ("Reisepass") was issued to Elsa Sara Kraustz on February 13, 1940, in Vienna, Austria. The green passport bears a Nazi seal and a red "J" on page one, designating Kraustz as Jewish. A black and white photograph of Kraustz is attached to page 2.

  8. Richard Kaufman photograph collection

    The collection consists of two black and white photographs. One photograph shows 12-year-old Richard Kaufman sledding in the street in front of his home, dated 1938 and the other photograph shows Richard Kaufman and his older brother, Karl, on a bicycle in front of their home, dated 1938

  9. Moisey Kipervas photograph collection

    The collection consists of two black and white photographs. One photograph shows two men in uniform standing in front of a tractor with other men standing behind and on vehicle; the other photograph shows Moisey Kipervas and his wife, Dora Kipervas, seated with a candle between them and other people behind them.

  10. Mel Lichtig papers

    The Mel Lichtig papers primarily consist of correspondence from Lichtig’s aunt, Hanke Lichtig, to her sister, Pearl Lichtig, in New York. The letters and postcards are addressed from Mielec during the war and Krakow and Stockholm after the war. Hanke’s letters and postcards relay greetings and wishes for good health and are occasionally joined by messages from Maks and Jozefina Lichtig. Some of the correspondence was forwarded to New York via family friends of the Lichtigs in Antwerp named Kartagener. The papers also include a document describing adjustments to Lichtig family property in Mi...

  11. Lottie Sidrer papers

    The papers consist of three photographs taken in the displaced persons camp in Landsberg am Lech from 1947 to 1948; a news clipping announcing the birth of Eta Sidrer, Lottie’s daughter, on April 23, 1949; a certificate of marriage for Liowa and Lottie Sidere; and documents relating to immigration, relief organizations, and post-war lives of Lottie and Liowa Sidrer from 1947 to 1950.

  12. Ralph Grunewald papers

    The papers consist of certificates, work permits, identification cards, receipts, and correspondence relating to the Spielmann family and their experiences in Theresienstadt (Terezín) concentration camp in Czechoslovakia during the Holocaust and immediately following liberation.

  13. Polia Musel papers

    The papers consist of a note written by Masha Musel to her brother, Moshe, on the day that he left the ghetto and a photograph showing a group of women working in a workshop (Ida Karnovsky [donor's sister] is pictured in the first row on the right).

  14. Eichmann Trial -- Session 114 -- Closing statement of the Defense

    Session 114. Eichmann's empty booth. Eventually he enters and sits down. 00:10:13 Judges enter. The Judges open Session 114. Attorney General Hausner says that he has prepared a list of precedents mentioned in his closing statement. Dr. Servatius then submits the written copy of his closing statement. Dr. Servatius says that the accusations of Hausner, if true, would be worthy of a monument to Jew-haters, saying that Eichmann was some superman able to commit all of these atrocities. Instead, he says, it was the top brass that decided that Eichmann would be the scapegoat for their actions. 0...

  15. Saba Baicher papers

    The papers document Saba Baicher's and Israel Baicher's [donor's husband] experiences in the displaced persons camp in Landsberg am Lech, Germany. Included are photographs and identification cards related to Saba's work for the newspaper, "Jidisze Cajtung," an identification card and ORT certificate for Israel, and a wedding invitation for Saba and Israel dated November 12, 1946.

  16. B. Diane Clulow photograph collection

    The collection consists of two photographs depicting a train with people sitting in the first car leaning out of the open door and holding an Israeli flag; a man is standing on the tracks in the distance. Handwritten inscription on the verso of one of the photographs: "Displaced persons in Germany going home to Belgium."

  17. Ruth G. Weitzenkorn papers

    The Ruth G. Weitzenkorn papers consist of a letter written by Joseph Kaufherr, who had been a passenger on the MS St. Louis, in Brussels, Belgium, dated February 27, 1940; an account statement ("Abrechnung Lifft G.K. 131"); and two authorizations ("Vollmacht"), one written by Joseph Kaufherr in Brussels (dated February 27, 1940) and one written by Max Strauss (dated March 29, 1940).

  18. Arthur Greenbaum papers

    The Arthur Greenbaum papers consists of six documents relating to Arthur Greenbaum (Szlama Gruenbaum) and his experiences immediately following the Holocaust as a refugee and his immigration to the United States. Included in his collection are two documents for the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration at the Backnang Displaced Persons Camp. One document recommends Szlama for citizenship in the United States, while the other is a signed statement by Abraham Fuchs, verifying that he was with Szlama Gruenbaum in Mauthausen Concentration Camp and later in the Backnang Displac...

  19. Ann Nudelman photograph collection

    The collection consists of seven photographs. The first print is a black and white image of bride and groom standing with two men and two women dated November 3, 1946. The second print is a black and white image of a woman standing outside with a tent behind her with "F-2/210" printed at top dated March 25, 1948. The third print is a black and white image of bride and groom seated at set table, seven men and women standing around them, and lit candelabras on table dated November 3, 1946. The fourth print is a black and white image of men walking in a long column protesting, a banner with He...

  20. Albert Neuwirt collection

    Consists of seven photographs, identification cards, and vaccination cards relating to Albert Neuwirt and his experiences as a refugee in the displaced persons camp in Landsberg am Lech, Germany.