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  1. Bronka Harz Kurz memoir

    Consists of one memoir, 3 pages, in English, by Bronka Harz Kurz, originally of Nadvirna, Poland. The family moved to Kolomyja, Poland, before the war and after the German occupation in 1941, were forced to wear a Star of David and move into the ghetto. Bronka and her mother tried to escape the ghetto multiple times, but were caught and sent back. In one instance, upon their return they learned that Bronka's father and other relatives had been deported and killed in Belzec. Bronka and her mother finally escaped to Lwow, where, until their liberation by the Russians in 1944, they lived in co...

  2. Arbeiter family papers

    The Arbeiter family papers consist of wartime correspondence, a newspaper clipping, and pre-war family photographs relating to the Arbeiter family, originally of Płock, Poland. The later correspondence relates to inquests into the fate of Elek Arbeiter, born in 1919, who escaped to the Soviet Union, but had not been heard from since 1941.

  3. Shlomo Krause collection

    Consists of copies of poems written by Shlomo Krause between 1940 and 1943 about the experience of refugees. Mr. Krause, originally from Poland, immigrated to France in 1926, where he opened a Yiddish bookstore. After the German invasion, Mr. Krause went into hiding in Nice and wrote these poems. He died in 1943. Also contains information about Shlomo Krause's son Maurice's experiences during the war in Russia and information about Shlomo's nephew, Yanek, who fought in the underground in Czȩstochowa and perished in the Holocaust.

  4. Schipkau commemoration collection

    Consists of photographs and copyprints of the April 18, 2005 dedication of a memorial to the victims of the Holocaust, specifically the victims of the "Lost Transport" in Schipkau, Germany. The "Lost Transport" carried Jews from Bergen-Belsen in the direction of Theresienstadt from April 10-25, 1945. This transport never arrived at Terezin, and the few survivors were discovered and liberated by the Red Army in the yard of a coal factory near Tröbitz on April 25, 1945. During the transport, the dead were buried along the train tracks at each stop, the train was frequently the target of bomb...

  5. "Ein Amerikaner" : Harry L. Ettlinger memoir

    Contains one memoir, 127 pages, entitled "Ein Amerikaner: Anecdotes from the Life of Harry Ettlinger," written by Harry L. Ettlinger, originally of Karlsruhe, Germany, in 2002. In his memoir, Mr. Ettlinger describes his childhood in Germany, his family's immigration to the United States in 1938, his experiences as a soldier in World War II, and his post-war life. Includes copies of family photographs.

  6. "The Clan of the Komonyies: The Descendants of Marton Lebovics, 1787-2000"

    Consists of a family history entitled "The Clan of the Komonyies: The Descendants of Marton Lebovics, 1787-2000" and a family tree tracing the family from 1787-2000. Written by Michael Shanyi, originally of Nagydobrony, Hungary, the history describes the family's pre-war experiences in Hungary and post-war lives in Israel, the United States, France and Ukraine. Many members of the family perished during the Holocaust.

  7. Harry Iticovici collection

    Consists of copies of personal documents and identification papers of Harry Iticovici, originally of Bucharest, Romania, born 6 June 1922.

  8. "Our Great Escape": Alexander Silbiger memoir

    Consists of one memoir, 39 pages, entitled "Our Great Escape: The Story of a Dutch Family's Flight from Persecution," by Alexander Silbiger, originally of The Hague, The Netherlands. He describes his family's attempts to escape the Nazi regime in 1942, by traveling through Belgium and France before finally leaving Europe. The family first went to Jamaica and then spent the rest of the war in Curacao.

  9. "Growing up on Three Continents"

    Consists of one memoir, 49 pages, entitled "Growing up on Three Continents", by Henry Culman, originally of Liegnitz, Germany. Mr. Culman describes his childhood in Nazi Germany, the family's escape to Shanghai in June 1939, the family's life in Shanghai from 1939-1947, their immigration to the United States in 1947, and post-war life.

  10. "The Hill"

    Consists of the English translation of one short story, entitled "The Hill," by Antanas Jonynas, originally written in 1966. This manuscript tells the story of the last hours of a Jewish doctor, Dr. Schmidt, who was killed with his family in the Kupre Forest outside of Kraziai, Lithuania, on August 8, 1941 by the citizens of Kraziai, some of whom were his patients. The doctor had just finished treating a patient, Joseph Martinkus, who later told the story to Mr. Jonynas. The translation was completed by Yuval Lirov, Dr. Schmidt's great-nephew; Mr. Lirov's mother, Dr. Schmidt's niece, heard ...

  11. "J'étais une juive allemande: Histoire de Senta Luzie, née en 1926, à Talheim"

    Consists of one memoir, 19 pages, entitled "J'étais une juive allemande: Histoire de Senta Luzie, née en 1926, à Talheim", by Senta Luzie Manesse Victorovich, originally of Talheim, Germany. Orphaned as a child, Senta was deported with her sister and grandmother to the Gurs concentration camp in 1940. She and her sister managed to escape the camp and were hidden for a time before Senta joined a group of Austrian Communist resisters in Lyon, France, with whom she worked until the end of the war. The collection includes a full translation of the memoir into English by Roger Langsdorf.

  12. Ernst Baerwald speech

    Consists of one speech, 10 pages, delivered by Ernst Baerwald to a Jewish congregation in Oakland, CA, in the spring of 1941, regarding the immigration of European Jews to China and Japan. Mr. Baerwald, who had lived in Japan for almost 30 years, attests to the work of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee and appeals for funding for these refugees. He also mentions the help that Jan Zwartendijk, Chiune Sugihara (both unnamed in the speech), and Moses Beckleman had provided to refugees in Lithuania.

  13. Ernest Culman oral history transcript

    Consists of one transcript, 33 pages, of an oral history interview of Ernest Culman, originally of Liegnitz, Germany, conducted by Dr. Steven Hochstadt of Bates College, ME, on October 18, 1997. In the interview, Mr. Culman discusses his experiences escaping Germany with his family and living in Shanghai from 1939 to 1947.

  14. "Jablonka Family History, 1941-1945"

    Consists of one manuscript, 56 pages, entitled "Jablonka Family History, 1941-1945" by Philip Zion. The Jablonkas were Polish Jews who immigrated to France in 1929. In 1941, Boruch Jablonka was imprisoned in Pithiviers and was eventually deported to Auschwitz, where he perished. His wife, Helen, and children, Paulette, Rachel, and Raymond, were eventually able to escape into Spain and subsequently to the United States; Paulette and Raymond in 1943 and Helen and Rachel in 1945. Includes copies of photographs and documents. Also includes one DVD-ROM oral history interview with Helen Jablonka,...

  15. "Jew on the Run: Marion's Story"

    Consists of one binder, entitled "Jew on the Run: Marion's Story," written by Melysa Wilson as part of an Adopt-a-Survivor project. Ms. Wilson interviewed Marion Lewin, originally Malka Pasternak of Wyzsogród, Poland, and describes her experiences posing as a non-Jew and escaping imprisonment. Malka, one of nine children, lost her parents and five siblings in the Holocaust.

  16. Hans Edward Prager letter

    Consists of one letter written by Hans Edward Prager, originally of Berlin, Germany, on May 9, 1947, from Birmingham, England to John H. Prager of Washington, DC. In the letter, Hans Prager describes his wartime experiences and asks John Prager, whom he does not know, for an affidavit so that he might immigrate to the United States.

  17. Fritz Kauffmann speech

    Consists of the English translation of a 1963 speech, 9 pages, by Fritz Kauffmann, entitled "The Jews in Shanghai during World War II: Memories of a board member of the Jewish Congregation." In the speech, Mr. Kauffmann described his life in Shanghai, where he had lived since 1931, during the war and his activities with the Middle European congregation. He was briefly imprisoned in 1942 by the Japanese in Shanghai.

  18. Goldmeier family records

    Consists of copies of legal documents used by the Nazis to confiscate and force the Goldmeiers to sell the buildings and other property owned by Isidor Goldmeier in Frankfurt, Germany, in the 1930s. Also contains a copy of a Nazi brochure which identified the Jews of Frankfurt in 1935. Includes copies of correspondence between Ralph Gomar and the current owners of the real estate, which the Nazis confiscated from his family. Please see also 2014.101.1, the John and Dorothy Goldmeier papers, for related family material.

  19. "Sophia's Story"

    Consists of one DVD-ROM containing "Sophia's Story," an oral history interview with Sophia Miszkowski, born Zissel Kurcharski in Bȩdzin, Poland, in 1915. Sophia tells the story of her experiences in pre-war Poland and her experiences in slave labor camps in Germany during the war. The oral history is mostly in Yiddish, with a little bit of English.

  20. "Memories of an Interrupted Youth" : Rachel Friedensohn memoir

    Contains one memoir, 30 pages, entitled "Memories of an Interrupted Youth," by Rachel Feitsma Friedensohn, originally of Antwerp, Belgium. Her family escaped to France before the German invasion, lived in Toulouse and Boulogne-sur-Gesse before receiving their exit visas in November 1942. Rachel and her mother left for Madrid, where they were reunited with her father, who had been imprisoned in the Vernet concentration camp in France. The family spent the remainder of the war in Jamaica and Cuba.