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  1. Blue, white, and red striped patch with Cross of Lorraine acquired by German Jewish US soldier

    1. Rudolph Daniel Sichel collection

    Blue, white, and red cloth badge with a double-barred cross acquired by Rudolph Sichel, a Jewish refugee from Frankfurt, Germany, who served in the US Army in Europe from July 1944 to June 1946. The patch is similar to those used by Free French Forces and the French Resistance following the German invasion of France in 1940. British and US soldiers often wore similar patches when entering France to identify themselves as allies. In May 1936, unable to return to Germany from England because of anti-Jewish regulations, Sichel went to the US. His parents Ernst and Frieda joined him in 1940. In...

  2. Wehrmacht silver bullion eagle insignia patch acquired by German Jewish US soldier

    1. Rudolph Daniel Sichel collection

    German Army green cloth patch with a silver wire Reichsadler acquired by Rudolph Sichel, a Jewish refugee from Frankfurt, Germany, who served in the US Army in Europe from July 1944 to June 1946. In May 1936, Sichel, unable to return to Germany from England, left for the US. In April 1943, he enlisted in the army and was sent to Camp Ritchie for military intelligence training. In July 1944, Sichel, now Chief Interrogator, Interrogation of Prisoners of War Team 13, landed on Utah Beach in France, where his unit was attached to the 104th Infantry, the Timberwolf Division. As the unit advanced...

  3. Luftwaffe paratrooper badge with gold diving eagle acquired by German Jewish US soldier

    1. Rudolph Daniel Sichel collection

    Luftwaffe (German Air Force) paratroopers badge, with a gold diving eagle over a silver wreath acquired by Rudolph Sichel, a Jewish refugee from Frankfurt, Germany, who served in the US Army in Europe from July 1944 to June 1946. This type of patch was issued to airmen who had successfully completed six jumps. In May 1936, Sichel, unable to return to Germany from England, left for the US. In April 1943, he enlisted in the army and was sent to Camp Ritchie for military intelligence training. In July 1944, Sichel, now Chief Interrogator, Interrogation of Prisoners of War Team 13, landed on Ut...

  4. Ribbon bar for Annexation of the Sudetenland acquired by German Jewish US soldier

    1. Rudolph Daniel Sichel collection

    Die Medaille zur Erinnering an den 1 Oktober 1938, a Commemorative Medal acquired by Rudolph Sichel, a Jewish refugee from Frankfurt, Germany, who served in the US Army in Europe from July 1944 to June 1946. The ribbon bar, with a Prague bar, was issued to participants in the annexation of the Sudetenland, a border region of Czechoslovakia, ceded to Hitler by the Munich Pact. In May 1936, Sichel, unable to return to Germany from England, left for the US. In April 1943, he enlisted in the army and was sent to Camp Ritchie for military intelligence training. In July 1944, Sichel, now Chief In...

  5. Ribbon bar award for construction of the German West Wall acquired by German Jewish US soldier

    1. Rudolph Daniel Sichel collection

    Deutsches Schutzwall-Ehrenzeichen ribbon bar commemorating construction of the German West Wall acquired by Rudolph Sichel, a Jewish refugee from Frankfurt, Germany, who served in the US Army in Europe from July 1944 to June 1946. The West Wall medal was issued from August 2, 1939, to January 31, 1941, to those who built the fortifications along German’s western boundary, or were stationed there prior to May 4, 1940. In May 1936, Sichel, unable to return to Germany from England, left for the US. In April 1943, he enlisted in the army and was sent to Camp Ritchie for military intelligence tr...

  6. Iron Cross, 1st class, medal from WWII acquired by a Jewish German emigre and US soldier

    1. Rudolph Daniel Sichel collection

    Iron Cross, 1st class, medal, dated 1939 acquired by Rudolph Sichel, a Jewish refugee from Frankfurt, Germany, who served in the US Army in Europe from July 1944 to June 1946. The 1st class medal was awarded to soldiers of the German Army who performed 4 or 5 acts of bravery. In May 1936, Sichel, unable to return to Germany from England, left for the US. In April 1943, he enlisted in the army and was sent to Camp Ritchie for military intelligence training. In July 1944, Sichel, now Chief Interrogator, Interrogation of Prisoners of War Team 13, landed on Utah Beach in France, where his unit ...

  7. German Eastern Front medal red, blue, and white striped ribbon acquired by German Jewish US soldier

    1. Rudolph Daniel Sichel collection

    Red, blue, and white striped ribbon, likely for a German Eastern Front Medal, acquired by Rudolph Sichel, a Jewish refugee from Frankfurt, Germany, who served in the US Army in Europe from July 1944 to June 1946. The Ostmedaille, Eastern Front Medal, was issued from May 26, 1942 - September 4, 1944, to recognize German soldiers for participation in the first winter of Operation Barbarossa, the invasion of the Soviet Union. In May 1936, unable to return to Germany from England, Sichel went to the US. In April 1943, he enlisted in the army and was sent to Camp Ritchie for military intelligenc...

  8. Von Prag nach Mauritius Dezember 1939 bis Dezember 1941

    1. Jewish experience ephemera and manuscript collection

    One typescript memoir, with five unattributed woodcuts, documenting the author's experiences as a would-be emigrant from Czechoslovakia to Palestine in 1940. The ship he was traveling on, the Atlantic, was seized by British authorities and the author and other passengers were interned on the island of Mauritius until 1945. The memoir, written in 1941-1942, documents this experience. Also included is a separate, handmade booklet containing seven pen-and-ink drawings of shipboard life and internment, by Fritz Haendel and another unidentified artist.

  9. Infantry service lapel pin from a pair received by German Jewish US soldier

    1. Rudolph Daniel Sichel collection

    Infantry service lapel pin received, as part of a set with pin .26.1, worn by Rudolph Sichel, a Jewish refugee from Frankfurt, Germany, who was a US Army officer in Europe from July 1944-June 1946. In May 1936, unable to return to Germany from England because of anti-Jewish regulations, Sichel went to the US. His parents Ernst and Frieda joined him in 1940. In April 1943, Sichel enlisted in the Army and was sent to Camp Ritchie for military intelligence training. In July 1944, Sichel, Chief Interrogator, Interrogation of Prisoners of War Team 13, landed on Utah Beach in France, attached to ...

  10. U.S. lapel pin from a pair owned by a German Jewish US soldier

    1. Rudolph Daniel Sichel collection

    U.S. lapel pin received as part of a set with pin .29.1, by 30 year old Rudolph Sichel, a Jewish refugee from Frankfurt, Germany, during his service as an officer in the US Army in Europe from 1945 to 1946. In May 1936, unable to return to Germany from England because of anti-Jewish regulations, Sichel went to the US. His parents Ernst and Frieda joined him in 1940. In April 1943, Sichel enlisted in the Army and was sent to Camp Ritchie for military intelligence training. In July 1944, Sichel, Chief Interrogator, Interrogation of Prisoners of War Team 13, landed on Utah Beach in France, att...

  11. U.S. lapel pin received by a German Jewish US soldier

    1. Rudolph Daniel Sichel collection

    U.S. lapel pin received as part of a set with pin .30.1, by Rudolph Sichel, a Jewish refugee from Frankfurt, Germany, who was a US Army officer in Europe from July 1944-June 1946. In May 1936, unable to return to Germany from England because of anti-Jewish regulations, Sichel went to the US. His parents Ernst and Frieda joined him in 1940. In April 1943, Sichel enlisted in the Army and was sent to Camp Ritchie for military intelligence training. In July 1944, Sichel, Chief Interrogator, Interrogation of Prisoners of War Team 13, landed on Utah Beach in France, attached to the 104th Infantry...

  12. Copper colored U.S. lapel pin received by a German Jewish US soldier

    1. Rudolph Daniel Sichel collection

    U.S. lapel pin received as part of a set with pin .31.1, by Rudolph Sichel, a Jewish refugee from Frankfurt, Germany, during his service as an officer in the US Army in Europe from 1945 to 1946. In May 1936, unable to return to Germany from England because of anti-Jewish regulations, Sichel went to the US. His parents Ernst and Frieda joined him in 1940. In April 1943, Sichel enlisted in the Army and was sent to Camp Ritchie for military intelligence training. In July 1944, Sichel, Chief Interrogator, Interrogation of Prisoners of War Team 13, landed on Utah Beach in France, attached to the...

  13. Harry (Heinz) Abeles papers

    1. Harry C. Abeles collection

    Correspondence received by Harry C. Abeles (Heinz Abeles), father of donor, born in Munich, Germany on December 6, 1922. The letters were mostly written by his parents, Margarete Grete Lewy Abeles and Eugen Abeles, in Munich after their son's emigration to the USA in 1937, but the collection also includes correspondence from other family members and friends from Germany, the U.S., England, Canada, and China. Topics include efforts to help his parents and other family members emigrate from Germany, staying in contact with friends and family abroad, including a friend who had immigrated to Sh...

  14. Handkerchief embroidered with US and French flags acquired by German Jewish US soldier

    1. Rudolph Daniel Sichel collection

    Gauzy handkerchief embroidered with US and French flags acquired by Rudolph Sichel, a Jewish refugee from Frankfurt, Germany, who served in the US Army in Europe from July 1944 to June 1946. In May 1936, unable to return to Germany from England because of anti-Jewish regulations, Sichel went to the US. His parents Ernst and Frieda joined him in 1940. In April 1943, Sichel enlisted in the Army and was sent to Camp Ritchie for military intelligence training. In July 1944, Sichel, Chief Interrogator, Interrogation of Prisoners of War Team 13, landed on Utah Beach in France, attached to the 104...

  15. Rabbi Jacob G. Wiener papers

    1. Jacob G. Wiener collection

    Consists of pre and post-war documents, pamphlets, correspondence, and photographs of Jacob Wiener (born Gerd Zwienicki) and his family's experiences from 1936-1948. Included in this collection is his copy of a 1942 pamphlet on "Questions and Answers on Regulations Concerning Aliens of Enemy Nationalities" from the U.S. Department of Justice; Josef Zwienicki's (Jacob's father) 1916 driver's license; a 1948 marriage certificate issued to Gerd Zwienicki and Gertrud Farntrog (Jacob's wife); correspondence from Selma Stiefel Zwienicki (Jacob's mother), dated 1937-1938; correspondence from Jacob...

  16. Zajt Frajlich = Be Happy

    1. Jewish experience ephemera and manuscript collection

    Program for a theatrical production of the Idischer Dramatischer Krajz (Jewish Dramatic Group) at the displaced persons camp, Landsberg/Lech, undated, circa late 1940s.

  17. Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp food coupon issued to an Austrian Jewish prisoner

    1. Adolph Blau family collection

    Ration coupon used by Adolph Blau and his family when they were imprisoned in the Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp. All currency was confiscated upon entry and replaced with scrip and ration coupons that could be exchanged only in the camp. Adolph, his wife, two children, and mother-in-law were deported from Vienna, Austria, in 1942. They lived in the camp until the International Red Cross took over administration of the camp from the Germans on May 2, 1945. The family then was transferred to the Deggendorf displaced persons camp in Germany where they lived until their immigration to the Un...

  19. MS St. Louis captain's hat

    Captain's hat worn by Captain Gustav Schröder of the MS St. Louis, captain of the ship on its ill-fated voyage that left Hamburg, Germany, on May 13, 1939, for Cuba, from where it was forced to return a few weeks later to Europe. The cap was given to Herbert Karliner, a twelve year old passenger on that voyage, by Rolf Ernst Schroeder, Captain Schröder's nephew, at a reunion of MS St. Louis survivors in 1989.

  20. Katie Miller photograph collection

    One photograph album, containing 67 prints, depicting displaced persons camps operated by UNRRA in and around Linz, Austria, 1946-1947. Also contains 25 loose snapshots depicting Holocaust memorials in Germany, concentration camp sites, aid workers, and activities to smuggle Jewish refugees out of Europe to Palestine.