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  1. Norma Flanders collection

    The collection consists of a 1936 Olympics map of Berlin and a 1936 route distance schedule for Lufthansa airlines.

  2. Thomas McKeown collection

    The collection consists of photographs, identification tags and Buchenwald scrip.

  3. Solomon Bogard collection

    The collection primarily consists of post-war photographs and some newspaper clippings, mainly capturing liberation, that were collected by Solomon Bogard, an American GI during WWII.

  4. Oral history interviews of the B’nai B’rith Courage to Care (Vic) collection

    Oral history interviews with Holocaust survivors and second generation survivors produced by B’nai B’rith Courage to Care (Vic) Inc.

  5. Vera Kende collection

    The collection consists of a certificate and a certificate holder.

  6. Adek Firestone collection

    Th collection consists of a bar of soap, a book, and an identification badge relating to the experiences of Adek Firestone in a Jewish refugee camp after the Holocaust.

  7. Oral history interviews of the Thomas Blatt collection

    Oral history interviews recorded with and by Sobibor extermination camp survivor Thomas Blatt

  8. Beitar Austria collection

    Photos of the Beitar movement in Austria from 1935 - 1937; Copper symbol of the Beitar movement in Austria

  9. William H. Ramkey collection

    Contains materials related to the experiences of William H. Ramkey. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.

  10. Varda Cohen collection

    These collections contain materials related to the Kleinhandler family. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.

  11. Tilla Offenberger collection

    These collections contain materials related to the experiences of Tilla Offenberger, and the rescue of Jewish chidlren in Yugoslavia. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.

  12. Szlama Kleiner collection

    These collections contain materials related to the experiences of the Kleiner and Wajsfus families. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.

  13. William Mandel collection

    Contains copies of materials related to the Nuremberg trials. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.

  14. Walter Benson collection

    Contains photographs related to the liberation of various concentration camps. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.

  15. Vera Dubilier collection

    These materials concern the Landsberger and Hausler families and their experiences during the Holocaust. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.

  16. Susan Weiss collection

    These collections contain materials related to the family of Susan Weiss during the Holocaust. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.

  17. Cygielsztrajch family collection

    Contains materials related to the experiences of the Cygielsztrajch family. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.

  18. John and Melanie Balzer collection

    Contains materials concerning the experiences of apparently unrelated individuals during the Holocaust. The materials were compiled by John and Melanie Balzer. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.

  19. John L. Steffens collection

    Contains photographs taken by Roman Vishniac. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.

  20. Link family collection

    These collections concern the wartime experiences of the Link family. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.