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  1. British Pathé (Unissued/Unused) -- Refugees are given clothing and food

    Titles read: "ALLIES FEED AND CLOTHE REFUGEES FROM WAR ZONES". Refugees (probably from Eastern Europe) carry bundles on their backs and heads walk to and from a building guarded by soldiers (unknown location). CUs of refugee adults and children outside the building. INT, women and children are given clothing. Refugees sit at long tables and eat. General view of refugees milling about outside the building.

  2. British Pathé Gazette -- St. Louis ship anchored off-shore

    Location unknown. Titles read: " REFUGEES WITHOUT A COUNTRY" LSs of the 'St Louis' ship with 900 hundred Jewish refugees on board. The commentator says that "900 Jews have found a haven at last. They crossed from Hamburg to Cuba. But in Havana they were refused entry and had to return to Europe and possibly to Hamburg, the city they dreaded. In every harbor, friends come out to give them words of cheer and sympathy while they appeal by radio to the democracies. Eventually, they are allowed to land in Holland, when some will go to Belgium and France, and others to England. So at last the wan...

  3. British Pathé Gazette -- Lord Runciman arrives in Prague to help settle differences

    Various shots show British politician Lord Walter Runciman arriving in Prague by train, accompanied by Lady Runciman and his staff. A large crowd waits at the railway station to welcome him. Commentator explains Lord Runciman is here to try to solve the differences between the Czechs and the Sudetan Germans. Lord and Lady Runciman are seen getting into their car, followed by numerous photographers, and arriving at their hotel or residence.

  4. Gaumont British Newsreel (Reuters) -- Czech Jewish refugees arrive in Britain

    Appeal for Czech Jewish refugees who have arrived in Britain following the occupation of Czechoslovakia by Germany. The appeal was broadcast by Earl(?) Baldwin. Footage shows Baldwin at his desk, refugees at a tent camp, INTs mess hall, girls cleaning barracks, and young men writing letters.

  5. British Paramount Newsreel (Reuters) -- American Jewish Congress elections

    Posters for the American Jewish Congress Elections on June 25,26,27 - "Register in Defense of Jewish Rights!" "Vote for Justice and Equality to Jews". People queue outdoors and place ballots in boxes "Vote Here". INTs, synagogue, group of people reviewing ballots at a table, CUs. Crowds outdoors on a busy street, man delivers speech from vehicle, banner on automobile: "Stand Up to be Counted... Hitlerism". Elderly couples place ballots in box. INTs, women speaking German gather around radio, read newspapers. CU, Rabbi Stephen Wise, "American Jews are resolved, together with all other racial...

  6. Melvin Yonack papers

    This collection consists of postwar correspondence and travel permits pertaining to Melvin Yonack's experience in Austria as a liberator of Mauthausen and as a War Crimes Investigator.

  7. German Jewish Aid Committee collection

    The German Jewish Aid Committee collection documents the committee’s efforts to help Jewish refugees from Nazi Germany obtain English visas. The collection primarily includes the correspondence of committee representative Fritz Goldschmidt with refugees from Frankfurt am Main, Essen, Cologne, the Kitchener Camp for Refugees, and other locations. The collection comprises letters, postcards, and supporting documentation revealing the bureaucratic difficulties of receiving visas; efforts to obtain supporting funds from banks, organizations, and private business owners; and the stories of the a...

  8. Colman and Jean Steuer papers

    The collection documents the pre-war and post-war experiences of Colman and Jean Steuer, originally of Sosnowiec, Poland. Documents include identification papers, including one from the Feldafing DP camp; immigration and naturalization papers; change of name affidavits; restitution paperwork; and tickets from the United Nations General Assembly, 28-29 November 1947. Photographs primarily consist of pre-war family photographs.

  9. Walter Lubran papers

    The collection documents the Holocaust-era experiences of Walter Lubran, originally of Sebnitz, Germany, including his immigration to the United States in 1938, his military career during World War II, and his restitution cases against the German government regarding property claims, insurance, and pensions. Included is a small amount of biographical material related to Walter and his father Benno Lubranitzki, letters from Walter to his wife Pearl while he was overseas with the Army, restitution paperwork, and a small amount of pre-war family photographs. Biographical material includes the ...

  10. Anna and Hans Blüthe photograph

    Contains a pre-war photograph of Anna and Hans Blüthe.

  11. German 50 pfennig scrip

  12. Buchenwald negatives collection

    Negatives and corresponding prints depicting Buchenwald shortly after liberation. Includes a color print of the 65th anniversary of the liberation of Buchenwald reunion.

  13. German 50 pfennig scrip

  14. German 50 pfennig scrip

  15. German 50 pfennig scrip

  16. Gaumont British Newsreel (Reuters) -- SS Aorangi arrives in Sydney with Jewish refugees

    63 Jewish refugees from Germany and Austria arrive at Sydney harbor in the ship SS Aorangi.

  17. British Paramount Newsreel (Reuters) -- Mrs. Roosevelt purchases a ticket for the Motion Picture Art Fund

    In New York, a group of well-dressed men and women gather around Jack Benny and Eleanor Roosevelt. Artwork on the walls behind them. Mrs. Roosevelt purchases the first ticket for 25 cents for the Motion Picture Art Fund for German Refugees. The First Lady says "I'm very happy to buy this ticket from you..." The tickets are for a drawing of art works from Jack Benny, the radio and movie comedian.

  18. Book, "St. Christopher School 1915-1975"

    Book by Reginald Snell

  19. Book, "Festschrift fur Walter Hubner"

    Book published by Erich Schmidt Verlag.

  20. Pamphlet, "Beitrage zur Einheit von Bildung und Sprache im Geistigen Sein"

    Pamphlet published by Walter de Gruyter & Co. Berlin.