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  1. A letter and a Nazi publication relating to the Nazi view of Jewry

    Letter, from German Consul General in Montreal, Canada (L. Kempff), November 1933, addressed "Dear Sir" and elaborating justification for Germany's treatment of Jews, along with printed booklet, titled "Germany's Fight for Western Civilization," 32 pages, printed in Berlin. Letter may have been mass produced for wider distribution in Canada, in response to speeches of Rabbi Stephen Wise.

  2. Herbert John Placey family papers

    Materials collected by Hubert Plecinski, corporal, U.S. Army, during his time in Luxembourg and Czechoslovakia at close of WWII. Includes postcards to his wife/girlfriend, mimeographed list of servicemen awarded Bronze Star in July 1945 (including Plecinski), issue of "Yank" magazine from April 1945, brochure advertising book for BDM ("Maedel in aller Welt"), postcards from unknown German soldiers.

  3. Memoirs: Shanghai and Europe; China and Europe

    Consists of multiple copies of the typescript testimony "Memoirs: Shanghai and Europe," by Sigmund Tobias.

  4. Josef and Nesia Zalcman family papers

    Testimony (photocopied), of Yiddish text, presumably by Josef Zalcman (Joseph Zaltzman), along with photocopies of family photos and post-war DP identification cards for Josef and Nesia Zalcman. Text has partial translation from volunteer, and appears to deal with Zalcman's experiences in a town in Eastern Poland initially occupied by Soviets from 1939-1941, and then by Germans thereafter.

  5. Klara Vinokur collection

    Consists of a photocopy of a transcript of an oral history with Klara Vinokur.

  6. Permit for Maurits Waterman to leave Westerbork and work at the Center for Jewish Emigration in Amsterdam

    Photocopy of identification card for Maurits Waterman, Westerbork camp, and related documents, 1942-1943.

  7. Klein Generations

    Genealogy, 313 pages, titled "9 Klein Generations," began by Simon Friedman in years following World War I, and completed by Harrold Weinberger in 1980.

  8. A letter from a Protective Custody Inmate at Auschwitz #129866, April 8, 1944

    Letter, photocopied, from prisoner (unidentified) at Auschwitz to woman in Warsaw, April 1944.

  9. Nicholas G. Winton collection

    Contains photocopies of pages from the book "Time Zones" by Joe Schlesinger; a photocopy of a names list containing hundreds of Czech children brought to the United Kingdom by the British Committee for Refugees from Czechoslovakia, Children's Section, under the leadership of Nicholas Winton; and a photocopy of an article published in the "Evening Post" 21 June 1991 entitled "Prague Reunion for Hero Father: He Rescued 664 Children."

  10. Postcard from the Kraków Ghetto

    Postcard, from Marie Wolf in Kraków Ghetto, to Leon Ginger in New York, July 7, 1941.

  11. Devora Goldstein family collection

    Correspondence, from various members of family, 1930s-1940s in Yiddish, with typed English translations.

  12. Herbert and Pepi Luft collection

    Collection of typescripts, mimeographs, and photocopies of correspondence, draft essays, written and collected by Herbert Luft.

  13. Letter, requesting assistance for refugees, addressed to the Finnish Consul General in Yugoslavia

    The handwritten letter in German was written by Robert Klueger, an Austrian Jew from Donji Lapac, Croatia, to Paul Berkes, the donor's husband and Honorary Consul General of Finland in Yugoslavia (later Croatia), requesting assistance.

  14. Testimony by Hadassah Rosensaft

    Contains testimony by Hadassah Rosensaft about her experiences in the Bergen Belsen concentration camp.

  15. Abraham Duke papers

    The Abraham Duke papers consists of copyprint photographs of Abraham Duke and his family. Also included is an untitled memoir of Duke's wartime experiences in various ghettos and labor camps, as well as photocopies of articles relate to his childhood in Minsk, Poland (now Mir, Belarus).

  16. Anne Frank diary mono-opera musical score and related documents

    Bound volume of musical score for an opera based on the "Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank. Title (Russian) is "Dnevnik Anni Frank, monopera, v 4 stsenax, 21 epizody," with libretto and music by Grigori Frid. Parshitura, 1969. Inscribed with Frid's (Fried) address in Moscow. Second folder contains concert programs from performances in Kislovodsk and Pyatigorsk in 1976-77; Rotterdam, 1979; Stockholm, 1997; Syracuse, NY, 1978; with English summary of opera.

  17. Third U.S. Armored Division and Dora-Mittelbau records collection of photographs and maps

    Contains photographs of various scenes of wartime destruction in Germany and U.S. forces, including two images of Dora-Mittelbau. Also contains a map showing the progress of 3rd Armored Division across Europe from D-Day to V-E Day.

  18. Peter L. Hadley papers

    Contains photocopied documents and news clippings about the adoption, in 1949, of Peter Schreiner of Germany, by the Hadley family of Kenmore, NY.

  19. Alfred E. Cohn papers

    The Alfred E. Cohn papers consists primarily of Cohn’s correspondence with various organizations regarding the state of Jewish life overseas, and the rise of anti-Semitism in Europe. Other letters from organizations thank him for his contributions. Other material in the collection includes pamphlets and news clippings, discussing relief efforts for Jewish communities in Europe. In addition, postcards consisting of more personal correspondence are also in the collection.

  20. Berthold Daniels family papers

    Photocopies of 10 documents relating to education and career of Berthold Daniels, father-in-law of donor.