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  1. "80574"

    Consists of one typed portion of a memoir, 37 pages, entitled "80574" written by Simha Naor, born Stella Silberstein, 1899-1994, originally of Vienna, Austria. In the memoir, which was written based on the diary she began immediately after liberation, Simha describes her arrest in southern France in 1943, her deportation to Drancy and almost immediately thereafter, to Auschwitz. She describes the process of arriving at Auschwitz, the architecture of the barracks, and life with fellow prisoners. The memoir, which is incomplete, contains a preface by Tisa von der Schulenburg. The original Ger...

  2. Interview with Mrs. Minsky: a transcript

    Contains information regarding Mrs. Minsky's Holocaust related experiences in Warsaw, Poland; life and work in the Warsaw ghetto; Nazi actions taken against the Jews in the ghetto; discusses the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising; life in Majdanek and Auschwitz; and the death march in Jan.1945.

  3. Pestiujsag

    Hungarian newspaper.

  4. Margalit Bar-On collection

    The Margalit Bar-On collection consists of copies of typed and handwritten poems, some with modern photographs included, and photocopies of photographs of the Mydlarz family, originally of Łódź, Poland. The poems were written by Margalit Mydlarz Bar-On between 1973-1989. The poems describe her experiences in the Łódź ghetto, Auschwitz, Harburg, her liberation from Bergen-Belsen, and time in Sweden for recovery. She also describes her illegal immigration to Palestine, capture, and internment in Cyprus.

  5. Debbie Borenstein collection

    The Debbie Borenstein collection consists of correspondence; the title page of a December 1949 issue of "Frankfurter Rundschau; memorial text/pamphlet for the community of Czestochowa, Poland from 1942-1948 which was published under EUCOM Civil Affairs Division (Authorization no. UNDP 240).

  6. Herman Scheveschewsky letter

    Handwritten letter, in German, dated February 19, 1980, from Mr. and Mrs. Herman Scheveschewsky to Theresa and Harry Golluber, thanking Mr. Golluber for saving Mr. Scheveschewsky's during the war. According to Mrs. Golluber, who gave the letter to the donor, Barbara Rubin Byer, Herman Scheveschewsky was a member of the underground on the run from the Nazis when he was given shelter by the Gollubers; after the war, he was able to locate them and repay the money he had borrowed from them.

  7. Soviet War News Weekly Oswiecim

    Newspaper containing text and photographs of the liberation of Auschwitz.

  8. Alvin J. Schoenhals letter

    Contains a letter, five pages, written by United States Army Sgt. Alvin J. Schoenhals to his family describing what he saw when he visited the recently-liberated Buchenwald concentration camp on June 14, 1945.

  9. Helena Aussenberg papers

    The Helena Aussenberg papers consists of two essays: "The history of the Jewish commune in Radomysl Wielki" includes descriptions of the impact of the Holocaust in this community. "Radomysl Wielki--partisan Warfare," is an account of Helena Aussenberg's participation in partisan activities in this area.

  10. Photographs of Irving Haas's grandparents

    Color duplicates of two photographs of an elderly man and woman identified as Irving Haas's grandparents.

  11. "Europa Europa" by Shlomo Perel; translated by Bryan Mark Rigg

    Contains a translation, 117 pages, of Shlomo (Solomon) Perel's book "I am Solomon Perel," or "Europa, Europa."

  12. The girls from Salzwegel: 40 lager girls, by Itka Najman Slodowski

    Consists of a photocopied manuscript containing the memoirs of 40 women survivors of Salzwedel concentration camp. Each memoir includes a photocopied photograph of the survivor and a questionnaire asking her name, date of birth, names of her parents and siblings, her ghetto- and camp-internment dates, names and addresses of other Salzwedel survivors with whom she is in contact, and names of women who did not survive. Copies of a Salzwedel camp map, a speech given by Itka Najman Slodowski during a June 1996 survivors' reunion at Salzwedel and survivor lists are included in the manuscript. A ...

  13. Nathan and Regina Eschwege collection

    Collection contains five photocopied letters written in 1941-1942 by the donor's parents, Nathan and Regina Eschwege.

  14. Eszter Forrai collection

    Contains copies, in French, English, Hungarian and Yiddish, of "Steps," written by Eszter Forrai, an Hungarian poet living in France; a copy of an illustration for her poem done by Frans Schuursma, a Dutch painter; and a copy of a catalog, in French and English, for a Paris exhibition of Frans Schuursma's work.

  15. Lilly Herz Bendheim collection

    Collection contains documentation regarding Erwin Bendheim in Germany during 1937-1938. Collection includes original Schutzhaftbefehl, Entlassungsschein, and Abmeldebescheinigung.

  16. Harry Gordon manuscript

    Contains an 360 page handwritten manuscript entitled "The Shadow of Death" by Harry Gordon, which was latter published in English by the University Press of Kentucky in 1992.

  17. Eugene Miller collection

    The Eugene Miller collection comprises subject files documenting Miller's interest in the concentration camps at Auschwitz and Treblinka; the Łódź ghetto (including images of Chaim Rumkowski and Hans Biebow); other ghettos and camps; war crimes procedures against John Demjanjuk and Adolf Eichmann; investigations into the identity and fate of Josef Mengele; Heinrich Himmler; Martin Borman; and SS personnel and organization. Most of these records are reproductions of original materials. The collection also includes original photographs of Jewish Holocaust survivors from Poland who studied med...

  18. Joanna Bruzdowicz collection, 1989-1997

    Contains a copy of Joanna Bruzdowicz's score, "The song of hope and love," for cello and piano, with the composer's dedication to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum handwritten on the inside cover as well as copies of two pamphlets and of several newspaper articles concerning her career as a pianist and composer. The world performance of "The song of hope and love" took place at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum on June 22, 1997.

  19. "Wir Fahren aus Theresienstadt; we are leaving Theresienstadt, 1945"

    Collection describes a train scene when inmates were being transported to Auschwitz.

  20. Samuel Schwarzberg papers

    Collection contains the correspondence and receipts for Samuel Schwarzberg's restitution claim against the German government. Collection also includes two handmade kipots belonging to Samuel Schwarzberg.