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  1. Alan Zimm photograph collection

    The collection consists of one photograph of a man holding a bowl standing at the entrance of a semi-demolished building (inscription on reverse: "Kaufering en by Landsberg Lager illegible number 11 1946") and one photograph of a row of five semi-demolished buildings (inscription on reverse: "Lager [illegible number] Kaufering en by Landsberg 1946").

  2. Esther Wilkenfeld papers

    The collection documents the post-war experiences of Esther Wilkenfeld (née Halm), originally of Yasinia, Czechoslovakia (Yasinia, Ukraine), including identification cards, a document from the Labor Office of Glauchau, and certificate from the Feldafing displaced persons camp labor office.

  3. Walter Schnell papers

    The collection consists of documents related to the emigration of Walter Schnell from Breslau, Germany (Wrocław, Poland) to Shanghai, china in 1939. Documents include ones issued to Walter from the Reichvertretung Der Juden in Deutschland (Reich Association of Jews in Germany) requesting that Walter stay at a refugee camp in Richborough, England; one issued by Der Oberburgermeister Der Hauptstadt Breslau Hauptsteuerkasse (The Tax Division of the City of Breslau) granting Walter permission to emigrate and that he owes no taxes; and one issued by Deutsches Reich Heimatschein (German Citizensh...

  4. Robert Morgenstern papers

    The Robert Morgenstern papers consist of a German passport issued in Vienna, Austria, to Karl Israel Hein, Robert Morgenstern’s brother-in-law, on November 11, 1939; a German passport issued in Vienna, Austria, to Samuel Morgenstern and Emma Morgenstern, Robert Morgenstern’s parents, on September 1, 1938; and a passport insert ("Merkblatt") with directions for travelling abroad.

  5. Hermann Gallasch photograph collection

    The Hermann Gallasch photograph collection consists of 11 photographs of Mauthausen concentration camp in Austria at the time of liberation in May 1945. The photographs were taken by Hermann Gallasch or a fellow soldier in the Eleventh Armored Division of the United States Army.

  6. Zelkowicz family photograph

    The photograph is a studio portrait of the Zelkowicz family. The photograph is hand-numbered in ink over each person depicted. Identified as follows: 1- Mother / Chaja; 2- Sister / Rochma; 3- Brother / Jeruchim; 4- Ichock; 5- Father / Jankel; 6- Brother / Szloma. Inscribed in ink on reverse but illegible due to paper glued to backing.

  7. Irving Bachove photograph collection

    The Irving Bachove photograph collection consists of two photographs of Buchenwald concentration camp at the time of liberation, April 1945. One photograph shows three survivros of Buchenwald sitting on a bench. The second photograph shows a victim of the Buchenwald camp. The name of the photographer is unknown.

  8. Lore Tobias photograph collection

    The collection consists of pre-war photographs depicting the Sussmann family of Alsbach-Hähnlein, Germany. Included are depictions of Ludwig Friedrich Sussmann in as a soldier in the German Army during World War I, and several family photographs from 1933-1938. Family members identified include: Ludwig Sussmann, Alfred, Sussmann, Emma Sussmann Weiss, Johanna Sussmann, Siegfried and Lilli Sussmann, Stephen Sussmann and Heinz Sussman. Also included is a depiction of the family home in Alsbach-Hähnlein.

  9. Chedwa Seliger-Kaufman (Hedva Zeliger) photograph collection

    The Chedwa Seliger-Kaufman photograph collection consists of photographs of Chedwa Seliger-Kaufman, family and friends, taken in Kolomyia, Poland (now Kolomyya, Ukraine), 1942-1952. The photographs include a photograph of Chedwa Seliger-Kaufman taken a day after she left the Majdanek concentration camp, August 1, 1942. A photograph of the daughter of Dr. Rousch, a family friend, Poland, October 22, 1942. Dr. Rousch, his wife, and daughter all perished in the Holocaust. A photograph of Chedwa Seliger-Kaufman and Dr. Lipper, a physician with the Jewish Health Organization of the Œuvre de seco...

  10. Bernard F. Engel papers

    The papers consists of six photographs taken by an American soldier named "Ray" at the V-bomb factory at Nordhausen; a pocket calendar issued to German soldiers; a document issued by Lieutenant General Omar Bradley outlining seven guidelines for dealing with the German people; and a booklet entitled "Pocket Guide to Germany" prepared by the United States Army Information Branch.

  11. Helen Goldberg photograph collection

    The collection consists of 33 black-and-white photographs depicting the German invasion, persecution, and destruction of Poland, circa 1939-1943. Captions in Polish are handwritten on the bottom of the photographs.

  12. Maria Ryder papers

    The Maria Ryder papers consist of two letters from Maria Piatek (later Maria Ryder) in Ravensbrück concentration camp and one letter addressed to Maria Piatek on a pre-printed form entitled "Kriegsgefangengenpost" (prisoner of war mail). The letters were written while Maria Piatek, number 11287, was imprisoned in Ravensbrück concentration camp blocks 16 and 17. The letters also include censor stamps.

  13. Glaser family papers

    The papers consist of a Kennkarte issued to Gerhard Ludwig Israel Glaser and a passport (Reisepass) stamped with a red "J", identification card, and customs notice issued to his sister, Gisela Sara Glaser. Several of the documents were issued in Berlin, Germany.

  14. Envelope

    The envelope is addressed to Frau Netti Löffel, Wien XX, Dnisgasse 46/37 from Marcus Rubin Löffel, Block 16, Section 1, of the Dachau concentration camp. The envelope is cancelled February 3, 1939. Marcus Löffel is listed as being born on January 24, 1900.

  15. Aladar Lakner identification card

    The provisional identification card for civilian internee of Mauthausen #1104 was issued to Aladar Lakner on July 5, 1945, in Linz, Austria.

  16. Avraham Gruber certificate of adoption

    Consists of one "certificate of adoption" is for Avraham Gruber, a child survivor from Poland living in a Vaad Hahatzala refugee home in France after World War II. The certificate, issued by Rescue Children, Inc. in New York, N.Y., acknowledges the support of Mr. and Mrs. Irving Bunim in Gruber's care.

  17. Albert C. Kornblum papers

    The Albert C. Kornblum papers consists of a certificate signed by Adolf Hitler, a certificate signed by Heinrich Himmler, a photograph of Nuremberg Stadium, a letter to Kornblum from US Supreme Court Justice Felix Frankfurter, and a map documenting the advance of the 15th Corps of the First, Third, and Seventh Armies from July 1944 to May 1945. The certificate signed by Hitler awards the first stage of the Honor Cross for German Mothers to Franziska Seefeldner. The certificate signed by Himmler awards the Death’s Head Ring of the SS to SS Obersturmführer Oskar Röntgen. The stadium photograp...

  18. Hermann Zutraun papers

    The collection documents the wartime experiences of Hermann Zutraum and his family, who survived the Holocaust in Ankara, Turkey. Included is a Red Cross inquiry from Hilde Strassburger to Martha Pick, Hermann’s wife Alice Murzynski’s aunt; a postcard sent to Martin Gabrielski in Berlin, Germany, from Hermann Zutraun in Ankara; and an envelope sent to Hermann’s aunt Else Zutraun in Berlin from Ankara.

  19. Else Singer envelope

    The envelope was sent from Else Singer of Vienna, Austria, to Dr. Ladislaus Fessler of White Plains, N.Y. It bears several "Deutsches Reich" stamps, tape printed with "Geöffnet" and a Nazi emblem, and tape printed with "Opened By Examiner 4981."

  20. Ernst Kallmes passport

    The passport (Reisepass) was issued to Ernst Israel Kallmes by the chief of police of Hamburg, Germany. Includes a "Single Journey Only" visa for the United Kingdom issued in Hamburg and an immigration visa for the United States of America issued in London, England.