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  1. Albert Rapp postcard

    The postcard was written by Albert Rapp in Buchenwald concentration camp to his wife, Matilde Rapp, in Frankfurt, Germany. In the postcard, he asks his wife not to worry and assures her that he is fine. He asks her to send him a package containing stockings, handkerchiefs, an undershirt, a jacket, a piece of soap, a toothbrush, and various other supplies for himself and his brother, Arthur, who was also incarcerated. Last, he asks for information regarding their dealings with the United States consulate in Stuttgart, Germany.

  2. Albert M. Toiron's certificate

    One photocopy of a certificate from General Eisenhower commending Lucien Toiron for assisting the escape of American soldiers during World War II.

  3. Danielle Salley papers

    The papers consist of a map of southern France, a photocopy of the "Etat-Major" map showing the route used by refugees to flee into Spain, newspaper clippings, a postcard of a painting ("La Defense du Col de Banyuls") showing typical "Banyulese" costume, a circulation permit dated 1939 allowing an individual to work, and a declaration of the wine production of M. Ferrer Sauveur's grape harvest.

  4. Lisa Fittko papers

    The papers consist of three maps of Cerbère, France, and the Mediterranean coast and one envelope addressed to Lisa Fittko. The maps are as follows: (1) is a map of Port Vendres, printed on paper with inscriptions in ink, circa 1943. 27 3/4" x 29." (2) is a topographical map of Cerbere and the Mediterranean coast, printed on paper with inscriptions in ink, circa 1942-1943. Printed by the Institut Geographique National, Paris. Map is composed of 2 pieces glued together. 27" x 33." (3) is a topographical map of Cerbere and the Mediterranean coast, also printed by the Institut Geographique. I...

  5. American Committee for Relief of German Children form

    This is a blank application form issued by the American Committee for Relief of German Children, which had been founded in December 1923 and worked with the American Friends Service Committee to distribute food in Germany. The form is undated but likely from the 1920s, and concerns efforts to send food to specific recipients.

  6. "Let my people go" Some practical proposals for dealing with Hitler's massacre of the Jews and an appeal to the British public

    Consists of a pamphlet entitled "'Let my people go': Some practical proposals for dealing with Hitler's massacre of the Jews and an appeal to the British public," published in London by Victor Gollancz LTD.

  7. Vern Ecklund photograph collection

    The collection consists of photographs and negatives depicting the massacre at Gardelegen, Germany, in April 1945. All photographs were taken by Vern Ecklund.

  8. Photograph of a group of survivors from Mauthausen concentration camp

    The photograph depicts a posed group of survivors from the Mauthausen concentration camp in Austria. The donor believes the photograph was taken at Mauthausen and that one of the men in the group is his relative, Morris Huber.

  9. Photographs of corpses at Buchenwald

    Consists of eight photographs depicting corpses of prisoners found at the liberation of Buchenwald concentration camp in Germany. The caption "Buchenwald Concentration Camp / April 1945," is handwritten on the verso of each photo.

  10. Rosa Goldberg envelope

    The envelope was sent by Rosa Goldberg from Millergasse 12.-16, Kassel, Germany to Morris Moidel at 4 Equality Park, W. Newport, RI, USA. The Moidel family were friends of the Goldberg family in Kassel and managed to get visas and immigrate to the United States before the war. The envelope bears four stamps of German National Insignia, encircled with "Oberkommando der Wermacht." The word "Geöffnet" is stamped three times on the the verso. The whereabouts of the former contents of the envelope are unknown.

  11. David Wittner papers

    The papers consist of 18 photographs of Buchenwald concentration camp upon liberation; an envelope with "Please! Do Not Open" written on it, Nuremberg, Germany, c.1945; a note regarding Abraham Wiener, David Wittner's mother-in-law's nephew, written by David Wittner during his meeting with Robert Rensch, a survivor of Buchenwald, in Nuremberg, Germany, c. 1945; a letter written in Yiddish to Fannie Eagle Polkes from Abraham Wiener; a foreign money order receipt issued to Nathan Eagle for ten dollars to be sent to Abraham Weiner, July 1939; and Yiddish newspaper clippings from June 24, 1939,...

  12. 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").

  13. 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.

  14. 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...

  15. 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.

  16. 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.

  17. 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.

  18. 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.

  19. 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.

  20. 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...