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  1. "Krankengymnastin in Auschwitz"

    Consists of a typed memoir, in German, by Simha Naor (born Stella Silberstein, 1899-1994), originally of Vienna, Austria. The memoir, 238 pages, is based on Ms. Naor's journal, which she wrote shortly after her liberation from Bergen-Belsen, and which included information about her work in the hospital in Auschwitz. The memoir based on this draft was published in 1986 as "Krankengymnastin in Auschwitz: Aufzeichnungen des Haftlings, Ausgabe 80574."

  2. "Krulik's Story"

    Consists of one memoir, 13 pages, entitled "Krulik's Story," by Israel (Krulik) Wilder. Wilder describes his childhood in Piotrkow, Poland, the German invasion in 1939, his family's escape to Radom, and life in the Radom ghetto. Israel Wilder got a job working forced labor at the Hortensia glass factory, where he worked until November 1944. He was deported to a series of camps, ending at Buchenwald concentration camp in December 1944, where he remained until the final weeks of the war, when he was sent to Theresienstadt, from which he was liberated. He was sent to England to recover, marrie...

  3. "L'extermination des juifs en Pologne"

    Consists of one CD-ROM containing a scanned copy of the book, "L'extermination des juifs en Pologne," originally published in Geneva, Switzerland, in 1944. Contains a forward by Dr. A. Silberschein and detailed information regarding the camps of Belzec, Tremblinki (Treblinka), Lublin, Majdanek, and Auschwitz-Birkenau.

  4. "L'histoire de Bernard et Bronka: La famille Friedman de Chrzanów"

    A biography and family history of the mother and uncle of Eliane Ungar, Bronka (Brandla) Friedman (1925-2002) and Bernard (Berek) Friedman (1927-2015), both originally of Chrzanów, Poland. Included is a description of the history of the Jewish community of Chrzanów, the extended members of the Friedman family there and abroad, the history of the German occupation of Chrzanów and subsequent persecution and deportation of the Jews there. Also described are the wartime experiences of Bernard and Bronka as forced laborers in a number of sub-camps of Auschwitz, Gross-Rosen, Flossenbürg, Buche...

  5. "L'histoire de Hersz Jedlinski et sa famille de Czenstochowa" [sic]

    Printed biography, 80 pages, compiled by Eliane and Claude Ungar, recounting the history of Hersz Jedlinski (1918-1992), the father of Eliane Ungar, and his family in Częstochowa, Poland, prior to and during the Holocaust. Included is a genealogy of the Jedlinski family, including relatives living in Israel, and a description of the history of Jews in Czestochowa prior to the war, and the events there following the German occupation and the formation of the ghetto. Jedlinski's own experiences are detailed, including his time as a forced laborer at a HASAG camp in Częstochowa and at other ...

  6. "La Banalita del Bene" The story of Giorgio Perlasca

    Consists of a draft of an English language translation of "La Banalita del Bene: The Story of Giorgio Perlasca," originally of Enrico Deaglio and translated by Gregory Conti. The draft, consiting of 129 pages and including a transcript of part of Perlasca's diary, was later published as "The Banality of Goodness" (South Bend : University of Notre Dame Press, 1998).

  7. "Lamentation for the Murdered under the German Regime" Qynt mqʾtylnʾ tḥt kdmt ʾl-ʾlmʾn. "Kinéte mkatilna tahte khedmete el-Almane"

    Consists of one booklet entitled "Kinéte mkatilna tahte khedmete el-Almane" ("Lamentation for the Murdered under the German Regime"; "Qynt mqʾtylnʾ tḥt kdmt ʾl-ʾlmʾn") which was published in Tunisia in 1946. The text is in the Judeo-Arabic language written in both Hebrew and Roman characters.

  8. "Late Embrace"

    Consists of one DVD, entitled "Late Embrace," (28 minutes), a documentary produced by Yehudit Shenhar and Alisa Eshed in Jerusalem in December 2006. The documentary is the story of Ester Roter, who was a hidden child and the only survivor of her family. After the war, Ester immigrated to Palestine and, conflicted about her feelings towards them, did not keep in contact with the Kormarniccy family who hid her. In 2004, she returned to Głubczyce and reunited with the family; the documentary also shows members of the Kormarniccy family visiting Ester in Israel, including the ceremony at Yad Va...

  9. “League of Front Soldiers” Day of the Steel Helmets 1927 Berlin

    German newspapers, The Red Flag and the Steel Helmet, headquarters, officers marching, celebration, fireworks, aircrafts, crowds, Old Dithmarschen flag

  10. "Lendemains" OSE magazines

    Consists of three issues of "Lendemains," a children's magazine published by OSE (Oeuvre de Secours Aux Enfants). Included are the Jul. 1946 (65 pages), March 1947 (65 pages), April 1947 (64 pages) issues. The magazine showcases poetry, stories, and articles about the war and the aftermath of liberation.

  11. "Leni Riefenstahl's Triumph of the Will: Nazi Propaganda at Work!"

    Consists of speech given by James May on April 29, 2003 at the State University of New York at Binghamton entitled "Leni Riefenstahl's Triumph of the Will: Nazi Propaganda at Work!" In the speech, he describes his experiences at school in Germany and the influences of the film work of Nazi director Leni Riefenstahl on his daily life. Includes copies of his correspondence with various media outlets regarding Riefenstahl.

  12. "Les condamnées des Sections Spéciales incarcérées à la Maison Centrale de Rennes Déportées les 5 avril, 2 mai, et 16 mai 1944"

    Consists of one manuscript, entitled "Les condamnées des Sections Spéciales incarcérées à la Maison Centrale de Rennes Déportées les 5 avril, 2 mai, et 16 mai 1944," by Yves Boivin. The manuscript contains research concerning women deported from Rennes in the département of the Ille -et-Vilaine, many of whom were non-Jews and were not members of the resistance. The CD contains name lists, testimonies, and statistical analyses.

  13. "Les déportés de France internés su l'île d'Aurigny"

    Consists of one manuscript, entitled "Les déportés de France internés sur l'île d'Aurigny", a master's thesis by Benoît Luc. The manuscript contains information about the Aurigny/Alderney internment camp for Jews, Spaniards, and resistance fighters located on the Channel Islands.

  14. "Let my people go" Some practical proposals for dealing with Hitler's massacre of the Jews and an appeal to the British public

    Consists of a pamphlet entitled "'Let my people go': Some practical proposals for dealing with Hitler's massacre of the Jews and an appeal to the British public," published in London by Victor Gollancz LTD.

  15. "Letter of Resignation of James G. McDonald"

    Consists of one booklet, 33 pages, entitled "Letter of Resignation of James G. McDonald," published in London in 1935. The booklet contains a copy of McDonald's letter of resignation as League of Nations high commissioner for refugees coming from Germany, as well as an annex containing an analysis of German Non-Aryan policy resulting in the refugee problem. This booklet was autographed by McDonald on June 14, 1945.

  16. "Life Story of a Holocaust Survivor from Shaulen, Lithuania who Lived his Life to Help Others"

    Consists of one memoir, 16 pages, titled "Life Story of a Holocaust Survivor from Shaulen, Lithuania who Lived his Life to Help Others," by Harry Demby, originally of Shaulen (Schaulen; Šiaulai), Lithuania. In the memoir, Mr. Demby describes his life in the Kaukaz (Kaukazas) and Traku St. (Trakai) sections of the ghetto in Šiaulai, his deportation to Stutthof in 1944, his liberation from Dachau, his displaced persons experiences and his post-war life. The memoir includes copies of photographs.

  17. "Life versus the Holocaust"

    Consists of a copy of "Life versus Holocaust," a survivor testimony by Dr. Bernard S. Cytryn concerning his experiences of persecution and loss during the Holocaust. The testimony contains information about Cytryn's relatives who were killed during the Holocaust; his family in the United States; his life in Kielce, Poland, before the Holocaust; his deportation to Auschwitz; and his observations on the role of the Catholic Church in the Holocaust.

  18. "Living Surgical History, or Sisyphus at the Water Fountain"

    Consists of two chapters of a memoir entitled "Living Surgical History, or Sisyphus at the Water Fountain" by Dr. Henry Gans, originally of Zevenaar, the Netherlands. In these chapters, Dr. Gans describes his memories of his schooling in Arnhem under the German occupation of the Netherlands, learning his father was selected for deportation to Westerbork, and the decision for his family to go into hiding. Dr. Gans, a teenager at the time, spent thirty months in hiding with his brother at a farm in Angelo, a small village in the Netherlands. The family was reunited after the Allied liberation...

  19. "LOL* After 67 Years"

    Consists of one bound memoir entitled "LOL* After 67 Years" written in 2012 by Peter R. Span, who was born in 1938 in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, In the memoir, he describes the bombing of Belgrade which ended the attempts of his parents, Ignac Rosenfeld and Elisabeth Span, to emigrate with their sons to Mexico. After the bombing, the family moved to Subotica and in 1942 and again in 1944, Ignac was sent to a forced labor battalion. In the summer of 1944, Elisabeth and her sons (including Peter) were deported to the Ulrichskirchen labor camp in Austria, where they remained until liberation in Apr...

  20. "Lost and Waiting to be Found"

    Consists of one memoir, 59 pages, entitled “Lost and Waiting to be Found,” written by Jackie (Jacky) Young (born Jona Spiegel), originally of Vienna, Austria. In the memoir, Jackie, who was born in December 1941 in Vienna, Austria, but was raised by adoptive parents in England, describes slowly learning about his own past, which his parents had kept from him despite his own faint memories and hints mentioned by relatives. In the memoir, Jackie describes his visit to Theresienstadt, where he was deported as an infant; to Maly Trostinec, where his mother, Elsa Spiegel, was deported and perish...