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  1. Vice President Henry A. Wallace collection

    The collection consists of a briefcase, two ribbons, a stamp, two portfolios of handmade miniature textiles, documents, artwork, books, photographs, and fliers relating to the French Resistance during WWII and presented to former Vice President Henry A. Wallace in France after the Holocaust.

  2. Irina Farkas Berkovits collection

    The collection consists of two dresses and a suit (jacket and skirt) that belonged to Irina Farkas Berkovits before the war in Șimleu Silvaniei, Romania. The collection also contains an accretion of an additional two dresses that belonged to Irina Farkas Berkovits before the war in Șimleu Silvaniei, Romania. They were saved by Mr. Keleman who was a tenant of the donor's parents, and he returned these dresses to Elly Berkovits when she returned from slavery. In addition, another suit (jacket and skirt) is also part of the collection.

  3. Vamos family collection

    Documents, correspondence, photographs and artifacts illustrating prewar German Jewish life, flight to United Kingdom and immigration to USA of Ruth Haack Vamos, Arthur Vamos, their daughter Maureen and extended family. Also included are personal oral histories recorded by the family.

  4. Maerker and Behr families papers

    The collection consists of biographical documents, correspondence, photographs, memoirs and family histories, a military medal, and other items related to the history of the Maerker and Behr families, originally of Bernburg and Mainz, Germany. Includes materials related to the emigration of Willy and Else (nee Behr) Maerker, and their children, Gerhard and Inge, from Germany, to escape anti-Semitic persecution, in 1938.

  5. József Katona collection

    Papers relating to Rabbi József Katona, the chief rabbi of Dohány, Hungary. Inlcudes correspondence, typescript text of sermons, documents, newspapers, and further information about Rabbi Dr. Katona and his family. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.

  6. Zyga Butler collection

    The collection consists of documents, photographs, prayerbook, diary, and artifacts illustrating the experience of Zyga Butler.

  7. Ney and Grundmann families collection

    Correspondence, documents, autograph books, printed material, audiovisual recordings, and other related materials, documenting the history of the families of Herbert Ney (Neu), originally of Munich, Germany, and his wife, Hannelore (née Grundmann), originally of Essen, Germany, relating to their emigration from Germany due to anti-Semitic persecution, as well as documenting their lives in pre-Holocaust era Germany, and following their immigration to the United States.

  8. John Van Ellis collection

    Collection of John B. Vanellis, later Van Ellis, pertaining to his years of service with the U.S. Army Signal Corps. Collection is comprised of 2 albums/scrapbooks, unit histories, military commendations, photographs, unit patches, undeveloped film, publications, correspondence, shell fragment, and other original materials. Among these items are period copies of original arrest records of high ranking Nazi officials prepared in Camp Ashcan (Central Continental Prisoner of War Enclosure No. 32) prior to their transfer to Nuremberg for prosecution by Allied authorities.

  9. Larry Shalit (Schalyt-Tykotzki) family collection

    The collection contains correspondence, immigration papers, residence permits, identification papers and other related documentation regarding the immigration of Alexander and Sima Shalit, and their son Larry, from Berlin, Germany to the United States in 1934. Also included is earlier documentation from Russia (their country of origin), photographs, and correspondence and immigration documents from other relatives in Europe. Additionally, there is correspondence between Larry Shalit and his parents while he served in the U.S. Armed Forces during World War II. The collection also includes a ...

  10. Fred Rosenbaum collection

    Consists of photocopies of documents, photographs, maps, and correspondence documenting the family history, emigration, and adoption of Fred Rosenbaum (born Hans Frank). Includes documents related to the Dinslaken orphanage and the fate of his biological family. Also consists of 2 VHS tapes (oral histories).

  11. Maria Strashnaya family collection

    The collection consists of a bucket and pitcher relating to the experiences of Maria Strashnaya and the Strashnaya family, who concealed their Jewish neighbors, the Gurvits family, in Beleavinţi, Romania (now Moldova), during the Holocaust.

  12. Temple Beth Am collection

    Programs, guest registers, newspaper clippings, script and other material related to the dedication of the dedication of the Memorial Wall to the Martyred Six Million at Temple Beth Am, Los Angeles, California, in April 1966. Also includes collected newspapers, publications, and other related material about the Holocaust, and in particular the response of Jewish congregations in the United States, circa 1943-1945. The collection also includes a Belgian Star of David badge that was sent to Rabbi Jacob Pressman by Harry Jungerman.

  14. Gertrude Jackel and Julius Wetterhahn family collection

    Collection of documents, correspondence, photographs, diploma, photo album, oral history and other materials relating to the experiences of Gertrude Jackel and Julius Wetterhahn (donors' parents) and their parents, siblings, and extended family during the time period surrounding the Holocaust.

  15. Louis W. Collier collection

    Consists of material related to Louis W. Collier's experiences as a member of the American occupying forces in post-war Europe, particularly his role as director of the Werl-Westf. displaced persons (DP) camp for non-Jewish Poles in Germany. Includes correspondence with his family; photographs; a bound, handwritten log of camp activities illustrated with photos; and a photo album of handmade crafts. Also includes Polish emblems, one mounted on a wooden plaque, and one with a chain.

  16. Schultz and Bodnar families papers

    Documents, photographs, and correspondence, related to the experiences of Zoltan Schultz, originally of Budapest, Hungary, who was imprisoned by the Germans during World War II and killed during a forced march in Austria in April 1945. Material includes identification documenst, and a packet of documents and photographs found with Schultz's remains when he was reinterred by personnel of the U.S. Army in late 1945, and retained by Austrian police officials until they were returned to Schultz's family in 2015, along with the original Austrian police report concerning the circumstances surroun...

  17. Karl and Julie Lotti Baum collection

    Collection illustrating the experiences during the time period surrounding the Holocaust of Karl Baum and his wife Julialotte Zwaab who survived the Holocaust. Also included is information on their extended family.

  18. Lilly Morawetz collection

    The collection consists of a photograph case carried by Lilly Morawetz, a Jewish Austrian refugee, from the Czech Republic through France, including while in Gurs and a jewelry case carried by her when she was deported by the French police from Paris to the Gurs internment camp in 1940 and during her flight through Spain and Portugal. When the family was imprisoned in Spain, this case was taken from Lilly, but because she had lost the key, they couldn’t open it and her jewelry remained safe. She carried the case with her to the US in 1941.

  19. Jerome S. Buser collection

    Consists of notebooks, documents, and clippings from the collection of Jerome S. Buser, who was given intelligence gathering and German language training at Carleton College in Minnesota during World War II. This training was done for eventual espionage wherein Mr. Buser would be dropped behind enemy lines to pose as a German businessman. The notebooks contain notes from history, geography, and language classes, demonstrating the training one received for future espionage activities. Due to the end of the war in Europe, Mr. Buser was never deployed overseas. Also includes seven small German...

  20. Sara Kupinski Cohen collection

    The collection consists of a kimono, shoes, a vase, decorative silver figurines, a novelty card, and a photograph relating to the experiences of Sara Kupinski Cohen and her family in Poland and Lithuania, before and during the Holocaust, in the Soviet Union, Japan, and China during the Holocaust, and in Canada after the war.