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  1. Arnold Kronfeld collection

    Contains materials related to the Holocaust-era experiences of Herbert E. Kronfeld, Arnold Kronfeld's father. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.

  2. Bertha Teitelbaum Schwarz collection

    Contains materials documenting the Holocaust experiences of the Teitelbaum family. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.

  3. Blanka Rothschild collection

    Contains materials documenting the Holocaust experiences of Blanka Rothschild. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.

  4. Fränkel family collection

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

  5. Shkolnik family collection

    Contains materials documenting the Holocaust experiences of the Shkolnik family. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.

  6. Sami Steigmann collection

    Contains materials documenting the Holocaust experiences of the Steigmann family. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.

  7. Wilfred Kay collection

    Contains materials documenting the Holocaust experiences of Wilfred Kay and his family. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.

  8. Elefant family collection

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

  9. Franz and Lili Reisz family collection

    Contains materials documenting the Holocaust experiences of Franz and Lili Reisz. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.

  10. Cila Rudashevsky collection

    Contains materials documenting the Holocaust experiences of Cila Rudashevsky. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.

  11. Kormes family collection

    The collection consists of immigration papers and other documents, as well as a child's red dress, an Israeli flag, and a prewar German prayer book documenting the donor's parents' and sister’s experiences in prewar Germany, surviving the Patria bombing, their detainment in Atlit (or Athlit) clearance camp, living in Tel Aviv, and their immigration to the US in 1946.

  12. "Music of the Holocaust" web exhibition

    Songs included in the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum's web exhibition, "Music of the Holocaust" https://www.ushmm.org/exhibition/music/. Music was heard in many ghettos, concentration camps, and partisan outposts of Nazi-controlled Europe. While popular songs dating from before the war remained attractive as escapist fare, the ghetto, camp, and partisan settings also gave rise to a repertoire of new works. These included topical songs inspired by the latest gossip and news, and songs of personal expression that often concerned the loss of family and home. Classical music—instrument...

  13. Chayele Rosenthal sound recordings

    Sound recordings relating to the musical career of Chayele Rosenthal, a Yiddish singer and actress who performed in the Vilna ghetto.

  14. Ernest Steen collection

    The collection documents the Holocaust-era experiences of Ernest Steen (born Ernst Levistein), originally of Frankfurt am Main, Germany, including his employment in Frankfurt, immigration to the United States in 1940, and service during World War II in the United States Army. Included are biographical papers, correspondence, photographs, and a United States Army patch.

  15. Julien Engel collection

    Contains materials documenting the Holocaust experiences of Julien Engel. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.

  16. Teodor Gruca collection

    Contains materials documenting the Holocaust experiences of Teodor Gruca. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.

  17. Esther and Roman Eisen collection

    Contains photographs documenting the Holocaust-era experiences of Esther and Roman Eisen. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.

  18. Steve S. Goldberg collection

    Contains materials documenting the Holocaust-era experiences of the family of Steve S. Goldberg. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.

  19. Gaston Crouzet collection

    Contains materials documenting the Holocaust experiences of Gaston Crouzet. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.

  20. Artur Klein collection

    Contains materials documenting the experiences of the Klein family from Žilina, Slovakia. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.