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  1. Pisker, Fischer, and Altstädter families papers

    The collection documents the Holocaust-era experiences of the Pisker, Fischer, and Altstädter families in Yugoslavia. Biographical materials include marriage certificates, two postcards from Alfred Fischer to his wife Elvira Fischer Pisker written while he was imprisoned at the the Stara Gradiška subcamp of the Jasenovac concentration camp, and written testimony from Elvira describing her wartime experiences. The photographs include pre-war family photographs primarily of the Pisker family; the Pisker and Fischer families in Italian-occupied Crikvenica, Croatia; Elvira Pisker’s weddings to ...

  2. Thomas McFarland, Jr. photograph collection

    Collection of four photographic prints depicting victims of the Nordhausen (Dora-Mittelbau) concentration camp immediately following liberation. American soldiers and German civilians are visible in some of the photographs; inscription on verso of one photograph.

  3. Eva Sekules papers

    School report cards, correspondence, ration books, embarkation papers, identification card, travel permits, and related documents, documenting Sekules' schooling in Vienna from 1932-1938, her subsequent life in Great Britain from 1940 onward, and in particular, her service in the British military during and following World War II. Also includes ration books for food and other goods in postwar Britain, and travel permits issued by the Allied occupation forces in Austria, permitting her to enter that country on several occasions between 1949 and 1954.

  4. Prayer book

    Jewish prayer book carried by Goddle Chudi while umprisoned in several camps before entrusting it to Isaac Neuman in 1945 in Ebensee. It was given to Goddle by his father before the war. It was probably charred during the Nazi book burning party in Ebensee. A Tikkun is "an unpointed copy of the printed Pentateuch used for practice in reading the Scroll of the Law," in other words a printed copy of the Five Books of Moses (the Torah) used to practice Torah readings.

  5. Jar containing bars of soap presented to an employee at the American Victory Foundation

  6. Royal Army pin

  7. Siddur. 1940. Selections. English & Hebrew. Prayer book

    Miniature Jewish prayer book for members of the British Army with an inscription on the first page.

  8. Crematorium tag from Dachau concentration camp

    Crematorium tag from Dachau concentration camp in Germany. The tag was picked up by an American soldier on a tour of the camp in the spring of 1945, after the camp’s liberation. A numbered tag was placed with each corpse to be able to identify the ashes after cremation. The numbers on the tags did not correspond to prisoner numbers. Produced in large quantities, not all the tags were used. Dachau was the first concentration camp established by the Nazi government in 1933, originally for political prisoners. Over time, other groups were interned at Dachau, such as Jehovah's Witnesses, Roma, ...

  9. Kornbluh family papers

    Consists of photographs, copyprints, and documents related to the experiences of the Kornbluh family. Includes a photograph of Rivke Kornbluh with her aunt, Tzivia Klein; post-war photographs taken in Bari, Italy; and a photograph of the yeshiva in Bari, circa 1946. Also includes a letter from Rivka written from the Satmar ghetto on May 7, 1944; a postcard from Nathan and Rivka from the Satmar ghetto, dated May 12, 1944; and a postcard from Berel Kornbluh, written from the "Waldsee" camp, dated July 25, 1944.

  10. Robert Middleton, Sr., photograph collection

    Contains photographs of Gusen, a sub-camp of the Mauthausen concentration camp in Austria, immediately following the camp's liberation on May 5, 1945 by the American forces. Images depict liberated prisoners, Austrian citizens burying corpses from the camp, the cemetery for camp victims, and the hanging of an SS soldier.

  11. J.D. Neighbors photograph collection

    Contains 49 photographs of the Dachau concentration camp in Germany taken immediately following the camp's liberation on April 29, 1945 by American forces. Includes images of American troops in action in Germany and Austria, moving through bombed and destroyed communities and bridges, downed airplanes, and tanks. Also includes a photograph of Bob Hope and Frances Langford and some Nazi propaganda photos.

  12. Poster

  13. Marlene Steger collection

    Collection of postcards, photographic postcards, and a copy print documenting the Dachau concentration camp after liberation. Images include victims and survivors, important sites in the camp, and reeancted scenes of the cremation process.

  14. Schmil Prutzki telegrams

    Collection of telegrams sent from Schmil Prutzki (donor's second cousin) in Bucharest to Harry and Mina Goodman (donor's grandparents) in Washington, DC. In the telegrams, Schmil (whose name is also spelled as Smil Pritzki, Pritzki or Prutchi) writes about the fate of their family members, asks for financial assistance, and acknowledges money received.

  15. Prewar map of Gdansk

    Prewar map of the "Free City" of Gdansk.

  16. Decree regarding the use of public transportation by Jews... Broadside announcing travel restrictions for Jews

    Order (Anordnung) concerning use of public transportation by Jews in area inside the district of Cholm (Chelm).

  17. Police Order (Polizeileche Anordnung) regarding formation of a new Jewish quarter in the city of Przemysl

    Police Order (Polizeileche Anordnung) regarding formation of a new Jewish quarter in the city of Przemysl, Poland.

  18. ANNOUNCEMENT Despite public warnings and the threat of execution... Announcement (Bekanntmachung) issued for the Lublin ghetto

    Ghetto announcement (Bekanntmachung) issued for the District of Lublin, Poland.

  19. Ketubah from Deggendorf displaced persons camp

    One ketubah, recording the wedding of Moshe Wasserman and Rachel Landa, at the Deggendorf displaced persons camp, 20 October 1945. Text in Hebrew, with ink stamp from "Jewish Committee, D.P. Camp 7, Deggendorf." The groom is listed as being the son of Meir Wasserman, and the bride as being the daughter of Mordechai Landa, with witnesses Mendel Gorski and Meir Blumshtayn present, and Rabbi Refael ben Yehudah Halevi officiating.

  20. Proclamation outlining Jewish areas of German occupied Przemysl

    Proclamation (Bekanntmachung) regarding the demarcation of the Jewish areas in the city of Przemysl.