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  1. Ministry of the State Treasury, Office for Nationalized Property (Ministarstvo Državne Riznice. Ured za Podržavljeni imetak)

    This collection is from the Croatian State Treasury’s Office for Nationalized Property. It contains card files for confiscated Jewish property in the city of Zagreb. Each file is two pages long and contains, in addition to the name and surname of the Jewish victim whose property was confiscated, the following information: a) page 1: address, religion, race, marital status together with the race of the spouse, the number of children under 21, and occupation; and, b) page 2: information about confiscated property (real estate, cash, etc).

  2. Jan Istvan memoir

    The Jan Istvan memoir consists of information about the experiences of Roma Holocaust survivor Jan Istvan in various concentration camps, such as Auschwitz, Buchenwald, and Dora, and his personal philosophy about racism.

  3. Daryl Ratzlaff letters

    The Daryl Ratzlaff letters consists of two two letters written by Sergeant Daryl Ratzlaff from Linz, Austria to Mrs. Lysle G. Danger in Moscow, Iowa regarding his participation in the liberation of Mauthausen concentration camp and his recent visit to liberated Paris, France.

  4. Jacobsberg family collection

    Contains 19 photographs, a Shanghai census certificate, a passenger list for the Lloyd Triestino, Shanghai refugee papers, a marriage certificate, a death certificate, two pieces of Deutsches Reich Reisepass, two International Certificates of Inoculation and Vaccination, and two Shanghai Resident Certificates pertaining to the experiences of the Jacobsberg family in Shanghai.

  5. Outlaw under the German boot in France

    Contains a diary written by David Kipnis that includes his early autobiographical notes, a description of David Kipnis and his wife's experiences in occupied France, and their attempts to survive in France and Switzerland until liberation.

  6. Pete Emminger collection

    This collection contains four journals which include information about Pete Emminger's enlistment in the United States Army, his reactions to being stationed in Dachau, photographs from Dachau, and legal documents related to his military service.

  7. Remembrances of the Holocaust from then to now the personal stories of members of Agudas Achim Congregation: A project of the Men's Club of Agudas Achim Congregation Alexandria, Virginia

    Contains a compilation of memoirs by survivors, members of the second generation, and others responses to the Holocaust.

  8. Rachel Ilana Sheena collection

    Contains a four-page memoir containing Rachel Ilana Sheena's description of the treatment of Jews during the Holocaust and her own grandfather's experiences in the Neuengamme concentration camp.

  9. Manfred Wildmann family letters

    The Wildmann family letters consist of correspondence among Heinrich, Rebecca, Manfred, Hannelore, Margot, and Hugo Wildmann. The letters describe camp conditions, health and sanitary concerns, and food availability at the concentration camps at Rivesaltes and Le Barcarès, Heinrich’s situation at a hospital in Perpignan, Manfred’s situation at the children’s home in Grammont, and the family’s efforts to find better arrangements for each of them. The collection is accompanied by transcriptions and annotated translations created by Manfred and Sylvia Wildmann.

  10. Max and Mathilde Maier family papers

    The Max and Mathilde Maier family papers measure 1.5 linear feet, date from 1866‐1998, and include biographical materials, correspondence, photographs, printed materials, and writings documenting Max Maier’s World War I military service and the couple’s education, marriage, and emigration to Rolândia, Brazil. The papers also include a copy of an autobiography by Hans Maier and a copy of Gertrud Mainzer’s description of her time in Bergen‐Belsen. Biographical materials include records documenting the lives of Max and Mathilde Maier as well as Cäcilie, Hans, Heinrich, Hermann, and Margarete M...

  11. Days of remembrance of the victims of the Holocaust: a proclamation, 1994 Mar. 14

    Contains a proclamation for the City of Troy's Days of Remembrance of the Victims of the Holocaust with signatures of members of the City Council of Troy, Michigan.

  12. Dachau by Elmer Joachim

    Dachau by Elmer Joachim is a five page memoir about the reactions of a United States soldier, Elmer Joachim, to his arrival in the Dachau concentration camp on May 3, 1945.

  13. German Air Force collection

    Consists of interrogation reports, target assessments, and translations of training manuals collected by American military intelligence, specifically the Combined Intelligence Objectives Subcommittee (CIOS), in 1945-1946. The reports contain information regarding medical issues related to the German Air Force [GAF or Luftwaffe], including equipment manuals and interrogations of doctors. Report 3A details the cold water experiments conducted by Dr. Sigmund Rascher in the Dachau concentration camp.

  14. Andrej Hartmann documents

    Contains a Czech passport issued for Andrej Hartmann, a certificate of native domicile, and a report card.

  15. Maurice Schellekes memoir

    Contains a 1981 memoir with information about Maurice Schellekes's experiences in Auschwitz and Mauthausen concentration camps as well as the fates of his family members during the Holocaust.

  16. Vivien Putty Spitz collection

    Contains a videotaped speech by Vivien Putty Spitz entitled, "Reporting the Medical Case of the Nuremberg War Crimes Trials in 1946-1947," and two transcripts of the interrogation of Admiral Karl Doenitz by Judge Michael J. Mussmano. Also includes photographs taken at the Nuremberg Medical Case (Doctor's) Trials as well as mugshots of the defendents in the High Command Case.

  17. Felber family correspondence

    The Felber family correspondence consists primarily of letters from Eta Birnbaum in Leipzig to her sister Erna and her children Lilli and Norbert in Belgium and France in 1940 and 1941. These letters describe her loneliness and unease, her worries about her imprisoned husband Markus Felber, and her reactions to plans to send her children to relatives in the United States. Most of the correspondence is original, but some letters are photocopies.

  18. The Honig/Hoenig family of Kirchenbirk, Falkenau and Karlsbad, Bohemia

    Contains a genealogical sketch about the Honig family and names of Honig family members who perished during the Holocaust.

  19. That We Remember and Never Forget

    Contains a memoir about Dina Freilach Bolimovsky's experiences before World War II, Dina Freilach Bolimovsky's life in a labor camp in Czechoslovakia, and later emigration to Israel; information about how Winston Churchill negotiated with Germany for the release of Leah Frumer and her three young sons.

  20. Verzeichnis von Ghettos, Zwangsarbeitslagern und Konzentrationslagern Vorgelegt nach Beschluss der Vertreter der obersten Wiedergutmachungsbehoerden ...

    Contains an alphabetical list of ghettos, labor camps, and concentration camps administrated by the Nazis during World War II.