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  1. US Army 69th Infantry Division patch worn by a Jewish emigre soldier

    1. Josef Pistiner family collection

    US Army 69th Infantry Division patch worn by Josef Pistiner during his World War II service. The patch has the number 69 in the national colors, red, white, and blue. Josef left Berlin, Germany, with his parents Aron and Tauvbe and brother Max in 1939 for the United States. Nicknamed the Fighting 69th, tbe Division landed in Le Havre, France, on January 24, 1945, and advanced through France and Belgium into Germany. On April 19, 1945, the Division captured Leipzig. Unit troops discovered Leipzig-Thekla concentration camp, a subcamp of Buchenwald. Germany surrendered on May 7, 1945, and the ...

  2. United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration photographs

    1. Raymond Fadner collection

    The papers consist of 31 official United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA) photographs, with captions, depicting the various relief programs and actions of the organization following World War II and 23 labels describing the images that are duplicates of the photograph captions. Activities at UNRRA facilities in China, Czechoslovakia, Germany, Greece, Italy, Poland, and Sweden, are depicted.

  3. "Recollections of one participant in the evacuation of the Jewish community from the British colony of Cyprus in 1941"

    1. Frederick R. Wohl collection

    Consists of a copy of "Recollections of one of participant in the evacuation of the Jewish community from the British colony on Cyprus in 1941" by Frederick Wohl. The memoir concerns the experiences of Frederick Wohl and his family during the evacuation of Jews from Cyprus and their travels to Israel and southern Africa. The accession also includes a list of names and addresses of those Jews evacuated from Cyprus to Tel Aviv, Palestine, in June 1941.

  4. US Army dog tag worn by Arthur Schmitt

    1. Arthur and Meta Grunebaum Schmitt collection

    The identification tag or “dog tag” was issued to and used by Arthur Schmitt during his three years of military service during World War II (1939-1945). The tag is part of a larger collection documenting the experiences of Arthur (Abraham) Schmitt and Meta (Miriam) Grunebaum Schmitt and their families in Germany and the United States before, during, and after World War II.

  5. US Army Good Conduct medal awarded to Arthur Schmitt

    1. Arthur and Meta Grunebaum Schmitt collection

    The Good Conduct medal was awarded to Arthur Schmitt during his three years of military service during World War II (1939-1945). The medal is part of a larger collection documenting the experiences of Arthur (Abraham) Schmitt and Meta (Miriam) Grunebaum Schmitt and their families in Germany and the United States before, during, and after World War II.

  6. Circular US Army lapel pin worn by Arthur Schmitt

    1. Arthur and Meta Grunebaum Schmitt collection

    The lapel pin was used by Arthur Schmitt during his three years of military service during World War II (1939-1945). The pin is part of a larger collection documenting the experiences of Arthur (Abraham) Schmitt and Meta (Miriam) Grunebaum Schmitt and their families in Germany and the United States before, during, and after World War II.

  7. Rivesaltes concentration camp, France

    Children and mothers getting off buses on arrival in the camp. Tracking shot of "camp garden," people working with hoes. Men in hospital beds; sick people arriving from Gurs camp. People eating in dining hall. Mail passed out. Elderly men and women walking outdoors.