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  1. Fran Finkelstein: An angel at my doorstep

    Contains information about the life of Fran Finkelstein and her family before the Holocaust, their time in the ghetto in Tlumach, Ukraine, and their life in hiding. The testimony also contains information about the Finkelstein family's emigration after World War II.

  2. Before memories fade memoirs

    The memoir describes the experiences Pearl Fichman and her family's pre-war life in Romania prior to her immigration from Europe after World War II. It contains information about antisemitism in Romania, life in a ghetto, and the occupation of Romania by Russian soldiers.

  3. Anitta Boyko Fox testimony

    The testimony describes the experiences of Anitta Fox and her family in Austria before and after the Anschluss and their eventual immigration to the United States.

  4. Natek, child of the Holocaust

    Contains information about the experiences of Anna Friedman's husband and his family before, during, and after the Holocaust; the German invasion of Poland; conditions inside the Warsaw ghetto; hiding during the liquidation of the ghetto with an Aryan family; and seeking refuge in a monastery.

  5. Victor Gans memoir

    Contains information about the life of Victor Gans and his family before and after the Anschluss including their experiences of antisemitism; Kristallnacht in 1938, Victor's arrest and imprisonment in Dachau, and the eventual immigration of the family to Shanghai.

  6. Memories of the years 1939-1945

    Contains a bound memoir entitled "Memories of the years 1939-1945," with information about David Gerst's experiences during the Holocaust including is imprisonment in four ghettos, a labor camp and Buchenwald and Flossenbürg. Also contains information about his liberation in May 1945.

  7. "Fight for thirteen"

    Contains a seven-page memoir entitled "Fight for thirteen," with information about the acts of Stefania Burzminski (born Stefania Podgorska) to hide and care for thirteen Jews in the attic of her parents' home.

  8. Report of a war crimes trial in Dachau, Germany

    Contains a report written by Captain Dorothy Marble, dated 17 August 1947, describing her impressions during sentencing of Nazi war criminals who were tried for crimes at Buchenwald, Also contains an undated newspaper article relating to Dorothy Marble.

  9. Testimonies of George W. Hindels, Constance Hindels, Paul Auspitz, and John Filbert

    Consists of a compilation of four survivor testimonies (one in question and answer format). The persons giving testimony include George W. Hindels (1986), Constance Eva Bata Hindels (1984), Paul Auspitz (1984), and John Filbert (1984). All four persons were born in Vienna, Austria. An introduction written by Dorothy Hindels Brown dated 02 Feb 1994, preceeds the testimonies.

  10. Earl G. Harrison papers

    The Earl G. Harrison papers consist of the journal Harrison kept during his summer 1945 tour of displaced persons camps, a typescript of his article "The Last Hundred Thousand" about the camps he visited and people he met, excerpts from addresses about displaced persons he delivered in the fall and winter of 1945, a broadcast transcript of a radio program from July 1946 featuring Harrison's support of Jewish migration to Palestine, and newspaper and magazine clippings about displaced persons and Harrison’s work.

  11. William Ornstein papers

    Contains information about war crimes trials; war criminals; prisoners of Mauthausen concentration camp; and William Ornstein's participation in several war crimes trials.

  12. Night train to Siberia

    "Night Train to Siberia" is a fictitious story by Kathryn Clausen based on the survival stories of Jack and Bernice Bekier. It includes information about their life in Russian occupied Poland, their deportation by train to Siberia, and their time in the Toro Ozero labor camp.

  13. "A Good Idea"

    Contains information about Fred Benjamin's life in Germany and his emigration to India. Also contains Benjamin's thoughts on religion and social issues.

  14. Christians revenge on the Jews

    Consists of "Christians revenge on the Jews," a memoir by Michael Bernath containing information about the Bernath family in Hungary; his participation in resistance in Hungary; his time in a labor camp; and his life after World War II. Also contains Bernath's opinions on Jewish-Christian relations and the role of Christians in the Holocaust.

  15. Raisa Bershadskaia testimony

    Contains information about the experiences of Raisa Bershadskaya as a Jewish refugee in Bila Tserkva, Ukraine and her time in a labor camp during the Holocaust.

  16. Kurt Bigler deportation, internment, and escape

    Contains information about the Holocaust experiences of Kurt Bigler including his deportation from Mannheim, Germany, in October 1940, his time in concentration camps Gurs and Rivesaltes, and his eventual escape to Switzerland.

  17. Anna and Leo Bluethe letters concerning Kristallnacht in Kaiserslautern, Germany

    Contains information about the experiences of Anna and Leo Bluethe in Kaiserslautern, Germany, during Kristallnacht and Anna's subsequent escape from Germany to England.

  18. Marinus W. de Boer testimony and photographs

    Contains information about the persecution experiences of Marinus W. de Boer in the Netherlands; his time in prison and the concentration camp Vught in the province of Noord Brabant; and his experiences after liberation. Also contains three photographs of Marinus de Boer at various stages of his life.

  19. Simcha Brudno: Witness to Nazism

    Contains information about the Holocaust experiences of Simcha Brudno in Lithuania at the time of the German invasion; his time in a ghetto; and the round up of children from the ghetto (presumably a ghetto in or near Siauliai, Lithuania) on 05 November 1943.

  20. Büchler family deportation

    Contains information about the Büchler family's deportation to Auschwitz.