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  1. A memoir relating to Charles G. Ipjian and the Turkish persecution of the Armenians

    Testimony, photocopy of typescript, unpaginated (circa 100 pages), about life of Charles Ipjian, an Armenian immigrant from Turkey, who came to Chicago in the 1920s.

  2. William A. Grab Jr. collection

    The William A. Grab Jr. collection is comprised of papers pertaining to Thaddaus Zalewski and Paul Flohr, both prisoners held by the Nazis during the Holocaust and collected by William A. Grab, a veteran of the United States Army. The Thaddaus Zalewski papers include four letters written by Thaddaus during his incarceration in Dachau between 1943 and 1944. The letters were sent to a family member living in East Prussia. The material pertaining to Paul Flohr includes various identification papers and membership cards. Included among them are membership cards for the Social Democratic Party a...

  3. "Julius Feldman's Voice From Behind the Wall"

    Testimony, approximately 46 pages, photocopy of typescript, titled "Julius Feldman's Voice from Behind the Wall," translated and with comments by Joseph Soski. Feldman (1923-1942) was in the camp at Płaszów, and his memoirs were kept by his family, who loaned them to Soski for this translation in 1993. Was subsequently published in 2002 as "The Krakow Diary of Julius Feldman."

  4. Jura Soyfer collection

    Consists of programs, text, sheet music, plays, and LPs related to the work of Austrian musician and songwriter Jura Soyfer. Includes the sheet music and translation of a song entitled "Dachau Lied," by Jura Soyfer. Soyfer, an anti-fascist and playwright, was arrested in 1937 and briefly released beefore being arrested trying to cross the Austrian border to Switzerland. He was transported to Dachau and later to Buchenwald, where he died of typhus in February 1939.

  5. Photographs of Dachau

    Photocopy of name list, compiled by Poles after war, of victims of Brest ghetto. Although list is in Polish, photocopied cover sheet is from a Russian archive (unidentified).

  6. Hana Gruna collection

    Contains a list of Czechoslovakian Jewish women who were inmates of Sackisch labor camp and a memoir of experiences relating to Sackisch.

  7. War crimes court pass for Luneburg Court

    Pass, admitting one person to War Crimes Court at Luneburg, Germany, on 17 October 1945.

  8. A memoir entitled "The Book With the Brown Cover" with related documents

    Testimony, typescript, circa 50 pages, consisting of photocopy of journal kept by donor's father, telling of experiences of Peper family in German and in occupied Holland during the war. Also have a couple of photocopied documents, including letter awarding Allegonda Peper a medal for participation in partisans in Netherlands during occupation.

  9. Max Poznanski collection

    The Max Poznanski collection contains documentation acquired by Poznanski, in an effort to gain reparations for his medical conditions. Poznanski suffered from bronchitis and severe nervousness, gained from his time working in the coal mines while a prisoner in several concentration camps. The majority of the collection contains medical reports and diagnoses in English, German, Czech, Russian, and Polish. Also included are photographs of Max and his wife before the war, and news clippings in German. The Max Poznanski collection contains documentation gathered over many years in order to pro...

  10. Lavern A. Weiser papers

    Photographs of post-liberation Dachau, news clippings from 1945, and news account of U.S. Army veteran Lawrence Weiser, circa 1990s. Photos appear to be from Weiser. Also includes a cartoon map of Europe, showing path of 42nd Infantry Division (Rainbow Division) from landing at Marseille to Bavaria and Austria by V-E Day.

  11. John F. Bolton papers

    Contains photographic prints of scenes of U.S. troops liberating various locations in southern Germany, including images of captured German POWs. Also includes a copy of a book entitled "Dachau."

  12. Reminiscences of Flomin Yakov Abramovich

    Testimony, unpaginated (approximately 100 pages), about experiences of Flomin as partisan in Ukraine during occupation. Also contains photocopied documents about Flomin.

  13. Postcards from the General Government

    Postcards (2), sent by Samuel Goldman of Grybow, occupied Poland, to Alfred Glaser, in a town near Novosibirsk, Russia. Difficult to read dates, but appears to be 1944.

  14. My story

    Testimony, 8 pages, photocopy of typescript, titled "My Story" by Nathan Greenstein, of Nanuet, NY. Account of author's time as forced laborer in Hungary and then Auschwitz, liberation, life as DP.

  15. Bella Sandler collection

    Testimony, 4 pages, typescript, titled "Detailed Description of Persecution," regarding events in Poland (Kalisz, Zdunska-Wola, Czestochowa) after German invasion and during occupation.

  16. A memoir relating to experiences in Budapest and Auschwitz

    Testimony, in form of questionnaire with narrative, 4 pages. Experiences in Hungary during occupation.

  17. Tosia Scharf biography

    Contains a two-page biography titled "In Loving Memory of Our Auntie," by Genie Glucksman. Describes life of Tosia (Toby) Scharf; childhood and early adulthood in Chrzanow and Krakow; German occupation; and her time at Płaszów.

  18. A Memoir relating to experiences in the Chernauti Ghetto

    Testimony, handwritten, 4 pages, in Russian, describing experiences of Pilper and his family in the Chernivtsi ghetto.

  19. Documents relating to Sargorod ghetto in Transnistria

    Contains printouts of digital images of two postcards sent from Transnistria, 1941.

  20. Frank H. Nowaczek collection

    Contains photocopies of negatives and U.S. Army reports regarding conditions in concentration and POW camps, and a biography of Frank H. Nowaczek, Sr.