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  1. Medical kit

  2. Eichmann Trial -- Session 90 -- Cross-examination of the Accused about his forced emigration and his relations with the Jewish community of Vienna

    The footage begins in the middle of Session 90 during the cross-examination of Adolf Eichmann by Attorney General Gideon Hausner. Hausner questions the accused about the authenticity of certain documents. This is duplicate footage, also found on Tape 2126 (at 00:25:45) and a small part is duplicated on Tape 2129 (at 00:45:49). Eichmann is then asked a series of questions concerning his work in Austria, the forced emigration of the country's Jewish communities (00:03:43). He maintains that he never forced Jews to emigrate, nor "pauperized" the Jews through the confiscation of property (00:12...

  3. Eichmann Trial -- Session 100 -- Cross-examination of the Accused

    Footage begins in the middle of the Session 100. Judge Landau warns the Attorney General that the matter concerning the liquidation of the ghettos is being dealt with a second time. Hausner continues with the cross examination of the accused. Eichmann is asked if he is familiar with "Operation Reinhardt" (00:01:42) and replies in the affirmative that he read that the operation involved the liquidation of Polish Jewry and the confiscation of their property. When asked if he was familiar with the operation in 1942 and 1943, Eichmann testifies that he did not concern himself with the matter be...

  4. Dorota Grinberg papers

    The papers consist of pre-war and post-war photographs of Marek Nunberg and his family in Poland as well as documents relating to Marek Nunberg's service in the Polish Army during the war.

  5. Ziggy and Delores Hudes papers

    The papers consist of photographs relating to Ziggy Hudes, his family, and the Catholic priest who helped to hide him during the Holocaust in Belgium. Also included is an identification card for Hanna Ginter, Ziggy’s mother, and order to go to a labor camp issued to Salomon Hudes, Ziggy’s father, and a marriage certificate for Salomon and Hanna.

  6. Eichmann Trial -- Session 111 -- Prosecution continues summing up

    Session 111. 00:01:05 Tape begins with a nearly empty courtroom. Eichmann and Servatius talk over their private microphone line; we cannot hear what they are saying. 00:05:55 Judges enter. Session 111 is opened. Hausner discusses an interview with one of Eichmann's subordinates concerning the emigration of a certain family. This proves that Eichmann's office had the authority to decide which camp or ghetto a person went to. 00:11:49 The affidavit of the SS judge who issued a warrant for the arrest of Eichmann is discussed by Hausner, but this warrant was soon eliminated by Himmler because E...

  7. Eichmann Trial -- Session 69 -- Testimony of A. Beilin (Bialystok and Auschwitz, Yom Kippur 1944)

    Session 69. Witness Dr. Aharon Beilin continues his testimony. He explains that he tried to hide from being rounded up in Bialystok to be deported to Auschwitz. He and his mother were in one bunker and his wife was in another. He talks about the SS doctor who was responsible for his selection - Dr. Rohde. Describes his mother being selected and a few hours later seeing her coat on a truck - realizing she was dead. 00:03:52 Explains what happened to those who were not selected - gymnastics. 00:06:01 He sent a postcard to his wife. The inmates were separated according to profession. Describes...

  8. Eichmann Trial -- Session 96 -- Cross-examination of the Accused

    Footage begins in the middle of Session 96 during cross examination of the accused by Attorney General Gideon Hausner. Eichmann is questioned about regret he expressed in 1957 that Jews managed to survive in Hungary which he denies having stated (00:00:49). Hausner points out that this fact has already been accepted by the court and goes on to note that in 1957 the accused stated that it was Hermann Krumey and Dieter Wisliceny's fault "that the Magyar people were exposed to the terror of a Jewish secret police" (00:01:15). Eichmann replies that he can not remember saying that but does recal...

  9. Martin Weinberg collection

    Collection includes immigration documents, identification cards, German passports issued in 1937 and 1938 (Deutsches Reich Reisepass), American naturalization certifications, school and bank notices, official and private correspondence, clippings, handwritten notebook and photographs relating to the Weinberg family. Papers illustrate the Jewish family life before World War II in Germany and in the United States after the immigration, between 1938 to 1991. Mina and Rayner Goldfish sponsored the Weinberg family immigration process.

  10. Moniek Wien photographs

    Consists of photographs (14), combination of wartime photos of unidentified concentration camp, as well as postwar photos of Bergen-Belsen memorial and a memorial event, at unidentified camp (could be Bergen Belsen).

  11. List of Belgian Jews who were deported and returned to Belgium

    Contains a photocopied list of Belgian Jews who were deported and returned to Belgium. List provided by Dienst voor de Oorlogsslachtoffers, Ministerie van Sociale Zaken, Volksgezondheid en Leefmilieu, Brussels.

  12. Susan Szarfare Greenstein photographs

    Contains two black-and-white photographs of Susan Szarfare Greenstein's mother in the Landsberg Displaced Persons camp.

  13. Newspaper clippings

    Contains articles from the Chicago Tribune within an envelope marked "I Knew Hitler," and a "Life" magazine (missing cover) with articles on the war crimes trials and the end of World War II.

  14. Kate Mendels Herzberg memoir

    Contains one memoir, 59 pages, about Kate Mendels' Holocaust experiences.

  15. Avraham Millo collection

    Contains Holocaust related statements made by Avi Millo, the Israeli ambassador to Romania and correspondence and attachments sent to Ambassador Millo by an Orthodox priest, Mr.Valeriu Voineag from Brasov, who wanted to convince the Embassy of Israel to rehabilitate General Iosif Iacobici, condemned for war crimes in Odessa.

  16. Eichmann Trial -- Session 77 -- Questioning Eichmann

    Adolf Eichmann is examined on the Madagascar Plan, the Würzburg Files and the Düsseldorf Files. The footage begins shortly into Session 77 as Dr. Robert Servatius asks Eichmann about a letter dealing with the Jewish Question. While the translator speaks, the courtroom is shown and Eichmann sits in a booth looking over documents. In his response, Eichmann states that he "never took part in any discussion in the Foreign Ministry," and suggests that there was a rivalry between Heydrich and the Reich Minister over the Madagascar Plan. It is then clarified that "Territorial Final Solution" refer...

  17. Eichmann Trial -- Session 98 -- Cross-examination of the Accused

    Footage begins in the middle of Session 98 during cross examination of the accused by Attorney General Gideon Hausner concerning the death of deportees during transport. Eichmann denies being involved in round-ups and, in particular, the Stettin Affair. When asked by Hausner who did carry out the deportations from Stettin, Eichmann states that it was the local authorities (00:01:28). A document is cited noting that at a meeting in January 1940 it was decided that section IVD4 would deal with deportations (00:03:19) and Eichmann maintains that their job was only to draw up timetables. Hausne...

  18. Eichmann Trial -- Session 71 -- Testimony of G. Ben-Zvi and M. Chen

    The tape begins in the middle of Session 71, with testimony from Gedalia Ben-Zvi. Ben-Zvi describes his attempt to get into the commando unit in "Canada" and his duties in that unit. "Canada" was the nickname for the looted property taken from arriving transports, and referred the supposed riches possessed by people who lived in Canada. A portion of the last segment is repeated. Ben-Zvi gives an account of seeing Zyklon B gas, its usage in "Canada" as a disinfectant, and the storage of the gas in a Red Cross truck. The witness goes on to describe the types of clothing received in "Canada" (...

  19. Eichmann Trial -- Session 91 -- Cross-examination of the Accused

    The camera fades in on Eichmann's empty booth. Defense counsel Dr. Robert Servatius is visible in the foreground. The camera cuts to the lawyers' tables. Servatius is seated in the foreground and Attorney General Gideon Hausner, Assistant State Attorney Gabriel Bach, and Assistant State Attorney Ya'akov Bar-Or are seated in the background. Eichmann enters the booth (00:01:53). He sits and cleans his glasses. There is an overhead shot from the balcony of Eichmann sitting in the booth. The camera begins to zoom in. The camera cuts to various shots of the courtroom and the audience. All rise a...

  20. Eichmann Trial -- Session 108 -- Affidavits concerning Reich Security office and emigration

    Session 108. Dr. Servatius reads the affidavit from witness Herbert Kappler, an Obersturmbahnfuehrer who was charged by Himmler to round up the Jews of Rome. Eventually the order extended to an unlimited area. He says that he never heard of Eichmann in any of these orders. 00:14:18 Attorney General Hausner begins reading selections when a matter of procedure is raised with one of the mentioned documents, a cable. Questions arise involving certain affidavits from there. The Judges consult for some time about whether or not to admit the affidavit and book of a lawyer from Holland, Mrs. van Ta...