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  1. American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee correspondence

    The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee correspondence contains monthly reports and biographical briefs on the residents of the displaced persons camps near Ulm and Heidenheim, Germany. The administration of these camps were run by the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, which was set up in 1913 in order to assist Jewish communities overseas. The collection centers around the documentation created by the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee as it administered the camps near Ulm and Heidenheim, Germany. The camp names near Ulm were Sedan-Kaserne, Hindenburg-Kaserne...

  2. Soep family papers

    Primarily identification papers for Harry Soep, including passport, post-war IDs, pre-war letters of reference from past employers, youth hostel membership card, repatriation papers, and summons to serve as witness in post war trial.

  3. Bamidar

    Contains an issue of "Bamidar," a postwar publication in Yiddish for displaced persons, dated April 15, 1946.

  4. Letter relating to the tracing of missing Jews

    Photocopy of a letter dated 26 Sep. 1945 from Ida Solwan and Eva Richter.

  5. Al Sommer, Jr. letter relating to Ohrdruf

    Contains a typescript photocopy of a letter from Al Sommer Jr., while in the United States Army during World War II, to his parents relating to his experience at the liberated Ohrdruf concentration camp.

  6. Never again

    Contains a book titled "Never again," about the Holocaust experiences of Heddy Spitz in her birthplace, Muncachevo, Czechoslovakia, and the Auschwitz concentration camp.

  7. Joseph Spitz papers

    Contains a memoir entitled "Story Written in the Exact Words of Joseph Spitz's Experiences During the Time of the Holocaust"; a photograph of Joseph Spitz taken in 1946, in the Weilheim German Displaced Persons camp; a photograph of Joseph Spitz's family dated 1930; and a photograph of Ilona Spitz, the wife of Joseph Spitz, with children Agnes Veronika and Klara Judith, who perished in Auschwitz in 1944.

  8. A chemist in the internment camps of Vichy, France

    Contains a typescript copy of a memoir written by Eva Bamberger Stahl's father, Curt Bamberger, entitled, "A Chemist in the Internment Camps of Vichy-France," which described how he used his skills as a chemist (he worked for IG Farben until 1938) to assist inmates at Gurs and St. Cyprien concentration camps.

  9. Julius and Leopold Stein correspondence

    The Julius and Leopold Stein correspondence contains photocopies of letters between Julius Stein and his brother, Leopold, among others. The correspondence relate primarily to the liquidation of Julius’ chemical plant in Meiningen, Germany, and Julius’ attempts to prevent such from happening. This continued while Julius was arrested and imprisoned in Buchenwald. The last letters are death notifications sent to Leopold concerning his brother’s death at Dachau.

  10. Two speeches by Rabbi Stephen Wise

    One audiotape containing two speeches by Stephen Wise.

  11. Jack Penrose Stockton papers

    Includes photographs of corpses at liberated concentration camp (likely Ohrdruf), and photocopied documents relating to military career of Jack Stockton in U.S. Army, and letter from U.S. Army in 1993 confirming that his unit liberated Ohrdruf.

  12. Adolf Stone papers

    Consists of photocopies collected by Adolf Stone, originally from Germany, who emigrated to the United States and joined the military. Includes information about the establishment of the Central Jewish Information Office and copies related to a memorial service held on June 10, 1945, at the St. Ottilien displaced persons camp. Included in the documents related to the memorial service are a short narrative of the service itself, a copy of a speech by Dr. Z. Grinberg in which Dr. Grinberg described his Holocaust experiences and the program of a musical performance led by Michael Hofmekler.

  13. Julia Gejdenson collection

    Various items, including tear sheet from Forward (Forverts) newspaper (in Yiddish), dated 1966; program from Yom Hashoah commemoration in Spain, 1989; clipping from French magazine with article about persecution of Jews in France during war, and photos from book about Nazi war criminals.

  14. Morris and Mathilde Hasson papers

    Consists of letters written by Morris and Mathilde Hasson between 1940 to 1947 discussing the experiences and fates of members of the donor's family during the Holocaust in France.

  15. John Nadeau family papers

    Photographs (including images of corpses in a liberated camp); a New Years card; and news clippings, related to military service of John Nadeau in U.S. Army during World War II.

  16. Alexander Szczucki letter

    Contains a two-page letter concerning Alexander Szczucki's actions and observations at Buchenwald shortly after liberation.

  17. Otto Salzer papers

    Correspondence, original from National Cathedral in Washington, DC, recording efforts of Dean Powell of the Cathedral to contact State Department on behalf of Otto Salzer, an Austrian Jew who wrote to him in 1939 asking for an affidavit to immigrate.

  18. Memories from World War II

    Contains a photocopy of a memoir entitled "Memories of World War II," which relates to Sara Simonson Lampie's Holocaust experiences in the Netherlands, particularly Jews incarcerated in Westerbork, and Jewish deportations. Sara Simonson Lampie specifically discusses her experiences in hiding in houses of the local underground in the Netherlands.

  19. American prisoner of war in Buchenwald

    Testimony. Photocopy of typescript, titled "American Prisoner of War in Buchenwald" by Roy Allen, as told to Seymour Shubin. Eighty (80) pages, undated.

  20. Documents relating to the indictment of Ernst August Koenig

    Photocopied documents, related to case against and indictment of Ernst Koenig, dated 1986.