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  1. "The gray coat"

    Contains a memoir which Alice Shragai [donor] describes as a kind of diary about her experiences growing up in Kosice, Czechoslovakia, her experiences with anti-Semitisim, and involvement with a Zionist organization called Betarim. She discusses her life in the Riga ghetto and deportation to Auschwitz along with her return home and eventual emigration to Israel and later the United States.

  2. Brochures from the Gedenkstaette Ahlem

    Brochures and printed material, all created by the Deutsche-Israelitische Gemeinschaft of Hannover, in commemoration of the camp Hannover-Ahlem and of the 50th anniversary of deportations from Hannover, 1992-1993. Includes a series of 10 brochures and several newspaper-like publications detailing Jewish history of Hannover, persecution during Third Reich, the role of Ahlem as a gathering place for Jews prior to deportations, and lists of murdered community members, among other topics.

  3. Chayele Rosenthal collection

    Contains a scrapbook and sound recordings relating to the musical career of Chayele Rosenthal, a Yiddish singer and actress who performed in the Vilna ghetto.

  4. Sarra Gimelshtein collection

    Consists of a handwritten, bound memoir, written by Sarra Gimelshtein relating to her experience in the ghetto in Minsk, Belarus. In the memoir, she describes her experiences as a young child fleeing the liquidation of the Minsk ghetto and escaping into Poland, where she survived the war.

  5. Jacob Wolman collection

    Contains documents relating to the investigation of war crimes in Poland.

  6. Sidney Greene collection

    Correspondence sent from internment camp in Cyprus, to Sidney Greenberg of Brooklyn, NY, circa 1947.

  7. Eva M. Sell collection

    Testimony, excerpt (originally 64 pages, of which only pp. 57-64 are included), along with the cover and an original photograph.

  8. Ernst and Ruth Rettinger papers

    One letter, on Red Cross stationery, from Ernst and Edith Rettinger, from Palestine, sent to his parents in Bratislava, 1942, as well as two photocopied news clippings from American newspapers (1994), describing Rettingers' experiences as Jews who were able to flee Czechoslovakia shortly before German takeover.

  9. Moshe Carmilly-Weinberger collection

    The Moshe Carmilly-Weinberger collection contains documents created and collected by Dr. Moshe Carmilly-Weinberger, a Romanian rabbi who helped lead the efforts in assisting Jewish refugees escape to Palestine. Documents include budgets, bulletins, and meeting minutes related to the Rescue Committee of Cluj-Kolozsvar (Napoca). Other materials concern Jewish refugees in general, and include copies of articles, lectures, and texts from films documenting the plight of refugees in Romania during World War II. The Moshe Carmilly-Weinberger collection contains items related to the plight of Roman...

  10. Bernard Blustein memoir

    The Bernard Blustein memoir is a 427 page memoir describing Bernard’s memories of the initial attack by the Germans on Belarus in June 1941, his imprisonment in Auschwitz and Mauthausen, and his liberation in 1945. Written sometime after his arrival in the United States, the memoir recounts details of Bernard’s family and work life in Belarus, efforts to evade capture, assignments as a forced laborer, living conditions in the camps, and details of death marches.

  11. Alfred "Alf" Landon radio transcript

    On November 14, 1938, Alf Landon made radio remarks concerning the treatment of Jewish people under the Nazi regime in Germany. From the radio station WIBW symposium under the auspices of Council of Churches, Landon spoke out against the cruelty and intolerance that was being displayed toward Jews in Europe, and how Americans should protest this treatment, stating that it went against the principles of freedom and tolerance.

  12. Rube Goldberg collection

    Two news clippings about the 9th Division and its entering Czechoslovakia in 1945, and a concert they gave (undated), featuring S/Sgt Rube Goldberg.

  13. Letters from Terezin

    Typescript, titled "Letters Out of Terezin: Never sent and hidden….", a compilation of letters that Eva Sachs originally wrote between 1941 and 1943 in Brno and Theresienstadt, translated into English with an introduction, 1993.

  14. Lemel Adler collection

    Contains a displaced persons identity card, registration of Lemel Adler with the Jewish community of Steyr, photocopy of letter to Lemel Adler from Lutz Rosengart, letter of endorsement by Lloyd E. Nobles, letter of endorsement by James L. Darling, certificate about Lemel from Steyr, copy of Noble's letter of endorsement, letter of endorsement by Louis Tesser to American consulate in Austria, and photographs of Lemel Adler either by himself or with others.

  15. Lou and Clari Levy collection

    Two propaganda leaflets, one in German ("Himmler Gegen Deutschland!") and one in English ("Benjamin Franklin's Prophecy"). Latter is antisemitic propaganda, former is anti-Nazi propaganda.

  16. Charles and Lois Apfelbaum collection

    Contains handwritten and typescript photocopies of miscellaneous correspondence and publications that include a draft of a manuscript, newspaper articles, letters, notes, and vitae of Josef Mengele, all related to the publication of the short story "One Tin Soldier."

  17. Henry and Mary Kress collection

    Testimony of Mary Kress (typescript, 10 pages) about her experiences in occupied Poland, as well as correspondence relating to speaking engagements she and her husband Henry gave at schools and community organizations around Orange County, California, 1980s-1990s.

  18. A letter describing conditions at Dachau

    Letter (photocopied), 5 pages, sent from Pfc. Melvin Swick to his wife, May 1945, describing conditions at Dachau after liberation.

  19. Letter relating to the Holocaust in the Ukraine

    Contains a typescript letter in the form of a memoir, which relates to Semyon Bondar's experiences during the Holocaust in the Ukraine.

  20. Sheer Luck

    Testimony. Typescript, 219 pages, titled "Sheer Luck," by Jack Warga, of Brookline, Massachusetts, dated 1994. Describes experiences of childhood in Poland, family's immigration to Belgium, escape from Belgium through France after German invasion, eventual escape from France to US via Cuba, experiences in U.S. Army during and after WWII, and experiences of his extended family that had remained behind in Poland.