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  1. Hy Silverman collection

    The collection consists of a whistle and compass relating to the experiences of Hy Silverman as a soldier in the United States Army in Germany during World War II.

  2. Raymond Rocca collection

    The collection consists of three Italian anti-Allies, antisemitic posters issued circa 1941-1945 relating to the experiences of Raymond Rocca, while a soldier in the United States Army in Rome, Italy, during World War II.

  3. Marion Freyer Wolff collection

    The collection consists of a medal and ribbon, documents, and photographs relating to the experiences of Leo and Eva Lichtenstein Freyer, their daughters, Marion and Ursula, and their families in Germany before the Holocaust and their emigration to the United States in 1939.

  4. Gisela E. Zamora collection

    The collection consists of artifacts and documents relating to the experiences of Gisela Eckstein as an inmate of the Theresienstadt ghetto and Maerzdorf slave labor camp and of Joseph Zamoire (Zamora) as an inmate of Auschwitz concentration camp during the Holocaust. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.

  5. Mira Taube Stillman collection

    The collection consists of hand-written diaries, black and white photographs and two handkerchiefs relating to Mira Taube Stillman from Uzbekistan after the war and Zeilsheim displaced persons camp in Germany.

  6. Peter Storm collection

    Collection consisting of a Nazi banner, two black and white photographs and a copy of Mein Kampf

  7. Regina and Uscher Hechtkopf family collection

    The collection consists of books and documents relating to the experiences of Uscher and Regina Hechtkopf and their daughter Judith after World War II (1939-1945) when they lived as displaced persons in Munich, Germany. Other materials concern members of their extended family. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.

  8. Berger family collection

    The collection consist of documents, correspondence, photographs, newspapers, an address book, and a mahzor relating to the experiences of the Berger family before, during, and after the Holocaust.

  9. Trudy Vinke Verloop collection

    The collection consists of a gold ring belonging to a Dutch policeman who was arrested by Nazis in a raid in Rotterdam. It was received by Trude Vinke Verloop (donor) in the summer of 1944, Rotterdam, Netherlands. Envelope that bears note regarding a Dutch police officer captured in a German raid, additional notes from donor's mother; 1944; in Dutch

  10. James Stein collection

    Collection consisting of one certificate issued to a member of the Nazi party and group of small Nazi propaganda posters (28). See numbered list in accession file

  11. Reichs-Gesetzblatt [Reich Law Gazette] collection

    The collection consists of forty-two annuals of the Reichs-Gesetzblatt [Reich Law Gazette] from 1916 through 1942, although the set is not complete.

  12. French 1942 political posters collection

    Group of French posters with political content, one dated 1942; in French

  13. Schlesinger family collection

    The collection contains 20 documents, consisting of certificates, a repatriation card, registrations of residence, a note, correspondence, and one object used during and after the Holocaust by the Schlesinger family, particularly Erna Seidner Schlesinger [donor's mother]. See accession file for detailed numbered list.

  14. Oscar Schwartz collection

    The collection consists of a group of Nazi material including embroidered ribbons, patches, armbands and a metal belt buckle, all with Nazi insignia or inscriptions. The items were found by Oscar Schwartz while in Germany with the Jewish Brigade 1 box containing: 2 ribbons; 2 patches; 1 belt buckle; 2 armbands

  15. Frances Syril and Martin Weinberg collection

    Group of women's clothing, baby clothes, table linens and a group of books belonging to the Weinberg family during the time period of the Holocaust

  16. Peter Victor family collection

    The collection consists of artifacts, currency, documents, photographs, and publications relating to the experiences of Carl, Elsa, and Peter Victor in prewar Berlin, Germany, during World War II in Shanghai, China, where Carl and Elsa Victor passed away, and then to Peter after the war in Shanghai and following his emigration to the United States in 1947.

  17. Peter M. Victor collection

    Consists of 2 admission tickets: Ticket to 1936 Olympic Games; "Leichtathletik" printed in red ink over a drawing of Olympic stadium; ticket #11597; issued by General Secretary; Berlin, Germany; 3 August 1936. In German. Ticket to Olympic soccer match; "Herthaplatz" printed in black ink above drawing of a bell with eagle standing on Olympic rings inside; ticket #3635; Berlin, Germany; verso: Peru-Austria 4:2" written in graphite; 8 August 1936. In German.

  18. Hartog family collection

    Collection of documents, letters, photographs and a medal relating to the Hartog family during the time period surrounding the Holocaust. The collection includes correspondence from Camp de Gurs, France and documents from Belgium, France and Germany

  19. Dr. Gerhard Neubeck collection

    The collection consists of an athletic jersey and a pair of running shoes relating to the experiences of Gerhard Neubeck before the Holocaust in Germany when he participated as a runner in pre-Olympic trials in a Jewish athletic training camp in Germany in 1935.

  20. Daniel Lavering collection

    Collection of badges, bars and shoulder patches stored in a cloth and leather bag belonging to Charles Lavering, member of the 305 and 309 Ordinance Battalion, received during his service in World War II