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  1. Esther Shuster collection

    Contains materials donated by Esther Shuster concerning her family's experiences during the Holocaust. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.

  2. Wlodzimierz Klamra collection

    Contains photographs donated by Wlodzimierz Klamra. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.

  3. Eugenia Halbreich collection

    Contains materials donated by Eugenia Halbreich documenting the experiences of her family during the Holocaust. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.

  4. Henry Cook collection

    Contains materials donated by Henry Cook, documenting the experiences of his family during the Holocaust.

  5. Gerald L. Liebenau collection

    Contains materials donated by Gerald Liebenau concerning the experiences of extended family during the Holocaust. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.

  6. Andrew "Harry" Lawford collection

    Contains materials documenting the wartime experiences of Andrew "Harry" Lawford. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.

  7. Carl Lutz collection

    Private papers of Carl Lutz (1895-1975), a Swiss Vice-Consul in Budapest (1942-1945). The collection contains a part of Lutz's papers (another part is held by the Yad Vashem Archives) and consists of biographical materials and personal documents: CV, honors, photographs, diaries, audio recordings, and correspondence, e.g. with the US Holocaust Museum, Washington DC (1989-1990), (File 137); diplomatic reports relating to Palestine (1934-1940), economic relations Switzerland-Palestine, the protection of German interests in Palestine, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Berlin (1941), and the sit...

  8. Bernard Lee collection

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

  9. Honigberg family collection

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

  10. Horst von Wächter collection

    The collection includes correspondence, letters, postcards, photographs, private documents, diaries and other archival material created by the donor's parents, Otto von Wächter and Charlotte von Wächter (b. Bleckmann), and family members. Otto von Wächter (born July 8, 1901 in Vienna, Austria‐ died July 14, 1949 in Rome, Italy) was an early supporter of the Nazi party and an SS officer who rose to the ranks of the District Governor of Kraków, Poland and later District Governor of Galicia.

  11. Judith R. Cohen Collection

    The Judith R. Cohen Collection is comprised of digital sound recordings of English and Ladino songs, oral testimony, radio programs, and academic presentation examples representing research among the Sephardic refugee community in Montreal, Canada. Ethnomusicologist Dr. Judith Cohen of York University, Toronto, began collecting works in the 1970s. Dr. Cohen's major informant was Bouena Sarfatty Garfinkle (1916-1997). Digital files in the collection also consist of photos, descriptions of repertoire, biographical material, powerpoint presentations, and other items collected and prepared by D...

  12. Broadcast recordings of the Radio Kielce collection

    Broadcast recordings from Marlena Płaska's "Radio Kielce" program featuring the stories of Świętokrzyskie Province Poles who helped their Jewish neighbors and friends during World War II

  13. Henryk Grynberg collection

    Contains materials donated by Henryk Grynberg documenting his family's experiences during the Holocaust. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.

  14. Henryk Zvi and Jutta Bergman collection

    Contains materials documenting the experiences of the Szmirgeld and Bergman families before, during, and after the Holocaust. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.

  15. Hermine Markowitz collection

    Contains materials donated to the Museum by Hermine Markowitz. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.

  16. Hana Evyatar collection

    Contains materials documenting Hana Evyatar's experiences as a hidden child during the Holocaust. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.

  17. Dita Sperling collection

    Contains photographs and other materials documenting the Holocaust experiences of the donor, her family, and her husband's family. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.

  18. Sydney Schwimmer collection

    Contains material documenting the Holocaust experiences of Sydney Schwimmer. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.

  19. Susi Podgurski collection

    Contains materials documenting the experiences of Susi Podgurski and her family. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.

  20. Stefan Czyzewski collection

    Contains materials documenting the Holocaust-era experiences of Stefan Czyzewski. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.