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  1. Stefan and Frederike Deutsch family collection

    The collection consists of two World War I German badges, correspondence, and documents relating to the experiences of Stefan and Frederike (Frida) Deutsch and their children, Margot, Martin, Erwin and Gerda, originally from Breslau, Germany, before, during, and after the Holocaust in Germany and the United States.

  2. Louis Davis collection

    The collection consists of four Soviet currency notes, a document case, documents, and photographs relating to the experiences of Louis Davidovic (David) and his family in Czechoslovakia before, during, and after the Holocaust, including the years Louis spent in a Hungarian forced labor battalion on the eastern front in Russia.

  3. Hildegard and Moritz Henschel collection

    The collection consists of artwork, medals, Star of David badges, books, correspondence, documents, and musical scores relating to the experiences of Moritz and Hildegard Henschel before and during the Holocaust in Berlin, Germany, during the Holocaust in Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp, and after the Holocaust in Israel.

  4. University of Mary Washington Galleries collection

    The collection consists of artifacts relating to the Nazi regime in Germany from 1933 to 1945.

  5. Hannah Kaplan collection

    The collection consists of three published portfolios of artwork, Tanuságtétel by Shraga Weil, 16 fameszete by Miklos Adler, and Danse Macabre by Ernest (Emo) Barta, published soon after the Holocaust.

  6. Terry Friedman collection

    The collection consists of a selection of postage stamps issued by the fascist governments of Germany and Italy from 1938-1941.

  7. Julius and Regina Gingold collection

    The collection consists of cancelled envelopes relating to the experiences of Laura Goldberger in Vienna, Austria, and Vilma Gingold in the United States, and scrip relating to the experiences of Julius Gingold in Sonneberg-West labor camp in Germany during the Holocaust.

  8. Pinchas Shaar collection

    The collection consists of two drawings and photographs relating to the experiences of Pinchas Shaar and his family in the Łódź ghetto in Poland during the Holocaust and after the war in Germany, France, and Israel.

  9. Maurits Serphos family collection

    The collection consists of diaries, documents, false identification cards, family photographs, and a publication relating to the experiences of Maurits Serphos and his family while they were living in hiding in Amsterdam, Netherlands, during the Holocaust.

  10. Harry Ray collection

    The collection consists of an artifact, correspondence, and prewar photographs relating to the experiences of Harry Ray (Rabinowicz), a resident of the United States, and his relatives in the Warsaw ghetto in Poland and in exile in the Soviet Union during the Holocaust.

  11. Irving H. Rosenberg collection

    The collection consists of artifacts and documents relating to the experiences of Irving H. Rosenberg during his service in the United States Army during World War II.

  12. Nadia Meshorer collection

    The collection consists of a Polish army uniform that belonged to Ester Leah (Lola) Szafran, nee Witkowska when she was a nurse with the Polish Army during the Holocaust. Also included are a set of dog tags, a business card and 26 black and white photographs.

  13. Jack Goldman collection

    The collection consists of Łódź ghetto scrip relating to the experiences of Jack Goldman in Poland after the Holocaust.

  14. Dr. Kasriel Eilender collection

    The collection consists of one ration card and three publications relating to the experiences of Kasriel Eilender at Fohrenwald displaced persons camp in Germany after the Holocaust during which he had been imprisoned in Mogilev, Majdanek, Plaszow, Gross-Rosen, and Langenbielau concentration camps.

  15. Randolph Braham collection

    The collection consists of research material collected by Randolph L. Braham, the world renowned expert on the Holocaust in Hungary. Includes materials relevant to the Holocaust and its aftermath in Eastern Europe in general, and in Hungary and Romania in particular, trials against suspected war criminals, the revival of extreme right ideologies, and biographical information pertaining to the donor. Organized into 17 series: Series 1: Hungarian Records Relating to the Holocaust, 1944; 184 microfilm reels; Series 2: Records Relating to the Béla Berend (Albert Bruce Belton) Cases against Rand...

  16. Mara Vishniac Kohn collection

    The collection consists of a German commemorative coin and publications relating to the experiences of Mara Vishniac in Berlin, Germany, prior to and during the Holocaust.

  17. Neuengamme and Auschwitz concentration camps letters

    Group of letters from Neuengamme and Auschwitz concentration camps dated 1943 and 1941. Also includes one printed map, a poster, an article and two books.

  18. J. George Mitnick collection

    The collection consists of artifacts, documents, and photographs relating to the experience of J. George Mitnick before and during his tour of duty as a Captain in the US Army, 65th Infantry Division, in Europe where his unit liberated Ohrdruf concentration camp in Germany and assisted in the liberation of Mauthausen concentration camp in Austria and after the war in the United States.

  19. Oral history interviews with Roma Survivors from the Daniel Riesenfeld collection

    Contains interviews with Polish Roma survivors, conducted by Daniel Riesenfeld in Warsaw, Bielsk, and Bialstok in April 1990. Survivors interviewed are Kazimierz Michej, Zofia Lakatus, Waleria Rutkowska, and Marianna Marcinkiewicz.

  20. Edith Simon Rosenthal collection

    The collection consists of artifacts, documents, and a photograph album relating to the experiences of Edith Simon Rosenthal and her family in Leipzig, Germany, prior to their emigration to the United States in 1937.