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  1. Arnold Kramish papers

    Photocopied material sent to Arnold Kramish, an American historian of the Cold War and wartime intelligence, from a French colleague in 1984. Correspondence consists of material from and about Paul Rosbaud, an Austrian who worked as a spy for the Allies during WWII, and about Kramish's efforts to have him recognized as "Righteous Among the Nations" by Yad Vashem.

  2. Sándor Grünfeld postcard

    Photocopies of a postcard from Sándor Grünfeld to Lipót Grünfeld in the Nagyvárad ghetto (now Oradea, Romania). The postcard coincided with the beginning of deportations from the ghetto to Auschwitz. The postcard was returned as undeliverable with a stamp indicating that the Jewish addressee had been relocated and the postcard could not be forwarded.

  3. Scott Levine collection

    Correspondence and family documents, pertaining to Mr. and Mrs. Karl Oberndorf, of Darmstadt, and emigration from Germany in 1936; earlier documents about wedding, death of father (1925), and other family matters.

  4. Theodore and Martha Burian papers

    The Theodore and Martha Burian papers contain primarily identification documents, which the family used for verification purposes as they immigrated to the United States. Contained in the collections are birth and marriage certificates, citizenship papers, passports, and police registration documents. Also included are boarding passes for the Nyassa passenger ship, and residency certificates for the town of Pohořelice in the Czech Republic.

  5. Letters from Mauthausen and Dachau

    One letter, sent from Eugenie Walter (Odern) to Arnold Adolf, in Mauthausen, November 1944. Also two empty envelopes--one presumably for this letter, another sent to Dachau (no letter for that one).

  6. Alfred and Ellen Lewis papers

    The Alfred and Ellen Lewis papers document the journey of Alfred Lewy and Ellen Katz, two German Jews who immigrated with their families to Shanghai, China soon after the Kristallnacht. Documents include passports, registration cards, correspondence with the Consulate General, and other documents obtained in both families’ pursuit of a visa, first to China and later to the United States. Also included are copies of the Shanghai Jewish Chronicle (Shanghai Echo), a German newspaper published for Jewish refugees in China. The Alfred and Ellen Lewis papers contain primarily documents obtained b...

  7. "Kilroy Was Here"

    Testimony, typescript, 259 pages plus appendix. Author describes his experiences as a sergeant in the 82nd Airborne Division, detailing his early life, training in the Army, landing in France, and operations in 1944-1945 through France, into Germany (Aachen, Ruhr region) up to Ludwigslust, including liberation of Woebbelin concentration camp.

  8. Sonia Bimsztein papers

    Records relating to the internment of Sonia Bimsztein in Drancy and her deportation to Auschwitz.

  10. Arnold Newfield papers

    Documents (3), including birth certificate of Arnold Neufeld (documenting birth at Westerbork) with translation; photocopy of printed article by Alice Newfield about how she was reunited with her husband Arnim after her imprisonment at Bergen Belsen; and a "Mantello certificate" bestowing El Salvadoran citizenship on the whole Neufeld family, 1943.

  11. Ruth Oppenheimer letters

    The Ruth Oppenheimer letters contain correspondence collected by Oppenheimer during her time living in Nazi-era Germany. The bulk of the correspondence comes from her boyfriend George Rau to Oppenheimer, during his imprisonment in 1939. George was arrested for having a relationship with an Aryan woman, and was later tried and found guilty of the same crime before dying in prison. The letters were written weekly and sent to Ruth. In addition are a letter and postcard from Rau prior to 1939, and correspondence from Rau’s family after his death.

  12. Henry Kolber papers

    Consists of newspaper clippings and a telegram collected by Henry Kolber between 1961 and 1969, focusing on the 1968 trial of Wilhelm Rosenbaum, who was found guilty for ordering the mass execution of Jews in the Kraków district.

  13. Helena Roth family papers

    Photocopy of a death certificate for Samuel Roth, the donor's father-in-law, who died at Buchenwald. Photocopy of a prisoner card with photograph of Eugene Roth. Original typescript letter from the International Red Cross, International Tracing Servicing, circa 1963.

  14. Erich and Rita Mayer collection

    Correspondence with various archives and tracing services (e.g., ITS), regarding the fates of missing members of the Mayer and Flanter families, circa 1980s, and some identification documents for said family members from Germany, 1930s. Includes snapshot photos of liberated concentration camps and Berghof, circa 1945.

  15. Rose Gruenapfel papers

    Photocopied documents. Contains copies of documents from when Rose Gruenapfel testified against war criminals in trial in occupied Germany, October 1945, as well as pre-war family photos, and text of translated pages from her diary, which she kept at Neustadt-Gleve concentration camp.

  16. Oskar Mendelsohn collection

    Consists of photocopies and printed material relating to the fate of Norwegian Jews during World War II. Central to the collection are many documents that illustrate the experience of Norwegian Jews under the Quisling Government, including police lists, official forms and certificates, antisemitic legislation, and extracts from several memoirs and diaries detailing daily life. The collection also contains copies of Nazi documents related to the Jews of Norway, lists of Norwegian Holocaust victims, and postwar survivor testimonies and legal initiatives.

  17. Jennie Moret family papers

    Photocopies of letters in German 1938 to 1941 relating to the fate of Jennie Moret's family during the Holocaust and copy of a publication.

  18. Walter and Erna Brunell papers

    The Walter and Erna Brunell papers contain primarily correspondence related to Walter and Brunell’s attempts to emigrate from Germany in the late 1930s. The correspondence is with various relatives and aid organizations related to their attempts to obtain visas from the United States. Other documents include passports, transit visas, and other various documents related to their immigration. The Walter and Erna Brunell papers contain primarily correspondence concerning the couple’s efforts in obtaining visas to immigrate to the United States. These include telegrams with their son, Ernst Bru...

  19. Belgian newspaper articles relating to antisemitism

    News clippings (original) from Belgian newspapers (primarily Le Soir), 1940, about actions being taken against Jews.

  20. Leonard Lief correspondence

    The Leonard Lief correspondence consists of letters, postcards, forms, and receipts exchanged among Leonard Lief in New York, his family in Warsaw, and humanitarian agencies and organizations. The correspondence documents Lief’s efforts to assist his family during the early years of the Holocaust and to trace their whereabouts and fates afterwards. Correspondence from humanitarian agencies and organizations includes letters and postcards from the Red Cross, HIAS, Jewish Social Self Help, Central Committee of Polish Jews, and American State Department transmitting requests, facilitating the ...