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  1. Walter Pachulec papers

    Letter from the Polish Red Cross, copies from an unidentified publication, and memorial in Polish.

  2. Hassia Gilman letter

    Consists of one letter, written by Hassia Gilman to her brother and sister's family on October 15, 1944. In the letter, she describes wartime life in Leningrad and hearing about what happened to Jewish relatives in the town of Beshenkowitz, Russia.

  3. Copies of selected records relating to war crimes at Gross Rosen

    Consists of photocopies, photostats, and typed reports from the collection of the Panstwowe Muzeum Gross-Rosen. Includes transport lists; partial lists of inmates; records of exectionsp; transport lists to and from Auschwitz and Mauthausen; and letters to and from the camp written by Polish prisoners.

  4. Henriette Parker papers

    Documents, most from the Kingdom of Belgium, one from office of Field Marshal Montgomery, one from Jewish community of Belgium, dated 1945-1946, all honoring Julia Pierre, widow of Leon Nicaise, for her and her late husband's actions during the occupation of Belgium. Also includes a photo of Pierre with inscription of donor on verso, stating that Pierre saved her life, and photo reproduction of identity card issued to the donor's father, 1943.

  5. Jack and Ina Polak collection

    Love letters written by Jack Polak and Ina Soep in the concentration camps Westerbork and Bergen-Belsen.

  6. Oskar Politzer papers

    The Oskar Politzer papers contain correspondence written by Politzer to his family while imprisoned at the Dachau concentration camp from November 1938 until his death in January 1939. The collection also contains Politzer’s birth certificate from Vienna, Austria, his death certificate from Dachau, and two receipts for his possessions presumably given to him at Dachau. The Oskar Politzer papers contain correspondence written by Politzer to his family while imprisoned at the Dachau concentration camp from November 1938 until his death in January 1939. The collection also contains Politzer’s ...

  7. Postcard

    Postcard circa 1943 from unidentified person in Sosnowitz to Chaja Cara Bartkowski, an inmate in Landshut.

  8. Ernst Puttkammer letter to Jens Paulsen

    Photocopy of letter, 3 pages, unsigned, addressed to Paulesen (of Kiel, Germany), March 20, 1933, in which Puttkamer responds to Paulsen's enthusiasm for rise of Hitler by disagreeing with him, and citing recent removal of Bruno Walter as conductor of Leipzig Philharmonic.

  9. Photocopies of documents relating to a German Jew's attempt to verify American citizenship and emigrate to the United States

    Photocopies of letters from Rebecca Gotthelf relating to her attempts to escape Germany in 1935.

  10. Laura Rasch family papers

    Photocopies of documents relating the the Mayer and Mane families.

  11. Photocopies of Auschwitz documents

    Photocopied documents, from State Museum of Auschwitz-Birkenau, dated 1989, detailing fates of various members of Reich family at that camp.

  12. Jews and Judaism in post-war Amsterdam manuscript

    The Jews and Judaism in postwar Amsterdam manuscript was written by Dr. Malcolm D. Rivkin in 1954 while on a Fullbright Scholarship in the Netherlands. The report studies the Jewish community in Amsterdam in the postwar period and pays particular attention to the history of the Jewish community in Amsterdam, attitudes of the Dutch non-Jewish population toward the Jewish population, and includes questionnaires filled out by over 125 Holocaust survivors. The manuscript titled "Jews and Judaism in postwar Amsterdam" is comprised of the original typescript of the manuscript and a photocopy. The...

  13. Adam Rogowski memoir

    Typescript memoir, bound, 264 pages, titled "Lost and Found," an English translation of Adam Rogowski's Hebrew-language memoir of his Holocaust experiences, titled "B'Akalton Yelech Adam."

  14. Popielarz family papers

    Original documents relating to emigration attempts by the Benno Popielarz family, originally of Breslau, Germany (Wrocław, Poland). Include photostat of a letter of recommendation from the Reichsbund juedischer Frontsoldaten, attesting to the good character of Benno Popielarz (1939); a carbon copy typescript list of the belongings that the Popielarz family had to declare prior to emigration, listing the monetary value of each item (1939); a document authorizing the transfer of 15 shillings to a family member in England, to enable the Popielarz family to obtain a Chinese visa (1939); and a l...

  15. Documents relating to Anne Frank

    Contains one letter to Janice Rush from Otto Frank, dated 1967, responding to a letter Rush, of Herington, Kansas, had sent to him expressing admiration for "Diary of a Young Girl." Also includes a holiday card from Otto Frank, December 1970, and a letter from Miep Gies, 1989, after Rush wrote to her, also.

  16. Arthur Tannenbaum papers

    Photocopies of documents relating to the war crimes trial of Adolf Eichmann.

  17. Samuel and Helen Taub papers

    Photographs and copies of articles in Yiddish.

  18. "Bearing Witness: The American Gathering of Jewish Holocaust Survivors, April 11-12-13, 1983"

    Consists of one manuscript, 105 pages, entitled "Bearing Witness: The American Gathering of Jewish Holocaust Survivors, April 11-12-13, 1983" by Thomas (Tom) Teicholz. In the manuscript, Mr. Teicholz described the conference in detail, as well as the Holocaust experiences of his parents and those he met at the conference.

  19. "Vienna: Revisited"

    Testimony. Photocopy of typescript, 254 pages, titled "Vienna: Revisited," which appears to be a history of the experiences of the author's family (the Ulmans and Werths) in Austria during the occupation and emigration.

  20. Two postcards relating to deportation to Theresienstadt

    Includes two postcards from the Ticho family, informing Albert Steiner of their deportation to Theresienstadt in 1942 with an accompanying letter from Kurt Thomas (born Kurt Ticho) explaining context of postcards.