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  1. Hans Fassler testimony

    Interview with Hans Fassler, legislator from Switzerland, relating to the saving of Jews by a Mr. Grueninger during World War II.

  2. Sidney Etkin collection

    The Sidney Etkin collection contains documents obtained by Etkin during his time treating prisoners from the recently liberated Mauthausen-Gusen camp in June, 1945. The documents contain statements made by Franz Zeireis, the commandant of the camp. He details the camp conditions, specific torture done to prisoners, numbers of prisoners killed, and other facts regarding the management of the concentration camp. Also included are photographs of the prisoners and camp, taken by Etkin, as well as a newspaper clipping summarizing the role Zeireis played in the management of Mauthausen.

  3. Holiday memories from my childhood in Muelheim

    Testimony: photocopy of typescript, 12 pages, titled "Holiday Memories from my Childhood in Muellheim," 1995.

  4. The studio

    Contains a typescript (photocopy), 632 pages, of a fictionalized account of Jews in London prior to World War II, titled "The Studio."

  5. Poems by Esther Olmer Rutstein

    Poems in Hebrew and Polish in memory of the six million Jews who perished in the Holocaust.

  6. Jane Keibel memoir

    Contains a testimony, typescript, four pages, about the experiences of Jane Keibel (born Inge Goldschmidt), originally from Duesseldorf, Germany. Describes the family's journey on the MS. St. Louis, return to Europe, how her family sent her to be sheltered by OSE, and how the family emigrated to U.S. later in 1939.

  7. A photograph of atrocities from Landsberg

    Contains one photograph of corpses, purportedly from the Landsberg camp.

  8. Silvana DiPorto articles

    Consists of copies of a series of newspaper clippings from the Italian newspaper "La Spalletta", written by Paolo Meniconi and published in 1995. The articles describe the experiences of Silvana DiPorto, and describes her memories of the aerial bombing of Italy, hiding to prevent being deported, and learning the fates of family memories. Includes English language translations by Lilliana Baron.

  9. Giulietta Donati Baquis story

    Testimony: photocopy of typescript (3 pages) and manuscript (2 pages), about author's experiences in Florence, Italy during Holocaust.

  10. A report on Mogielnica in Poland

    Photocopy of mimeographed publication, dated 1947, about the status of Jews from Mogielnica in Poland, and what became of them during the Holocaust.

  11. A family history

    Contains a typescript testimony containing the family history of the Todtenkopf family from Gross Konarzyny, in Pomerania, prepared by Harry Todtenkopf. Includes a fold-out family tree.

  12. Postcards

    Consist of two postcards, which relate to the donor's experience during the Holocaust.

  13. David R. Hubbard collection

    Contains a letter and nine photographs recounting a visit of U.S. Army Sgt. David Hubbard to liberated Buchenwald camp in May 1945. The letter is addressed to Hubbard's parents and describes what he saw at the camp site. Also includes a photocopy of an article from a magazine, undated, circa 1990s, titled "WWII War Stores, South Carolina," recounting Hubbard's experiences.

  14. Letter from German Red Cross

    Consists of a photocopy of letter sent from Gustav Israel Stein on July 20, 1942 from Köln, Germany, to his daughter, Grete Stein, who was then living in London. The letter, which was sent via the Red Cross, says that the family is about to go on a trip and discusses the state of their health. This letter, received by Grete (now Greta) on July 27, 1942, was the last message she recieved from her family.

  15. Leo Schadach memoir

    Testimony: Photocopy of typescript (225 pages), titled "Orasele pierdut," by Leo Schadach, about the author's deportation from Bukovina to Transnistria in 1941.

  16. Joseph Okladek papers

    Contains photocopies of documents pertaining to donor's sister, a Polish Jew who survived the Holocaust by moving to Belgium and marrying a Christian man.

  17. The Sigmund Gorson collection

    Contains typescript memoirs and news clippings, mostly from the 1970s and later, concerning a Holocaust survivor in Pennsylvania.

  18. Arthur Greenleigh papers

    The Arthur Greenleigh papers contains correspondence, reports, and various other records created by Arthur Greenleigh from the period of 1943 to 1956. From 1943-1946, Greenleigh served with the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC), and from 1946-1956, Greenleigh served with the United Service for New Americans (USNA) and the United Hias Service (HIAS). The reports and correspondence from his years at the JDC focus on assisting Jewish displaced persons during and after World War II. The reports give status updates and activities of the JDC, while the correspondence is with both...

  19. Marion Gottesmann papers

    Testimony: Typescript memoir, in German and in English translation, "Wie ich Auschwitz ueberlebte" ("How I survived Auschwitz"), plus typescript about Theresienstadt.

  20. Betty Weissberger Lauer papers

    The collection documents the Holocaust experiences of Betty Lauer (born Berta Weissberger), originally of Hindenburg (Zabrze, Poland). Consists of an identity card (kennkarte) issued to Krystyna Zotkos, the false identity Betty used in the Generalgouvernement in September 1942. Also included is a document, dated October 5, 1937, confiscating the property of Oskar Weissberger, Betty's father, who was able to immigrate to the United States, and a good conduct certificate for Berta Weissberger dated January 4, 1939. Also includes a story entitled "Friends 1940-1942" written by Betty Lauer in 1...