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  1. "Tishkovska Saga"

    Consists of one memoir, 122 pages, in Russian, entitled "Tishkovska Saga," by Dora Malina Aizenshtein, originally of Moscow, Russia. In May 1941, Dora and her sister were left in the care of relatives in the Ukraine and spent several years under German occupation. After escaping from a small camp near Gaysin (Haisyn) and living on the run and in hiding until she was able to reunite with her family in the summer of 1944. Also includes information about Dora's mother's experiences with pogroms in the early 20th century.

  2. "To Be an Actress"

    Consists of one translation, in English, of "To Be an Actress," the memoir of Nava Shean, born Vlasta (Vava) Shan in Prague, Czechoslovakia. In the memoir, Ms. Shean describes her childhood in Tabore, her experiences in Theresienstadt during World War II, and her success as an actress before, during, and after World War II. The memoir has been translated from the original Hebrew by Michelle Fram Cohen.

  3. "To Calm My Dreams"

    Testimony. Typescript, 24 pages, titled "To Calm My Dreams" by Kazimierz Tyminski, translated from Polish by Maria Tyminska-Marx.

  4. "To my Grandchildren: David, Marnie, Rachel, and Tobias"

    Contains a memoir entitled "To my Grandchildren: David, Marnie, Rachel, and Tobias." The memoir is written by Johanna Schaal Glück, originally of Mährisch-Ostrow, Czechoslovakia, and is written in letter form. She describes her childhood, the German occupation, and watching her entire extended family be deported to Theresienstadt and then to their deaths at various camps. Her family was not deported, but hid in Paskau when their turn came for deportation. Copies of the memoir are in German and in English.

  5. "Tom" letter about tour of Germany

    Consists of a photocopy of a letter written by an American soldier named Tom, a member of the 7th Army, on May 5, 1945. In the letter, he describes a trip to Heidelberg, Stuttgart, Munich, and to the Dachau concentration camp, where he saw the Dachau death train and witnessed the visit of American congressmen to the camp.

  6. "Transylvanian Youth" Erdélyi Fiatalok [Newspapers]

    A "Erdélyi Fiatalok" [Transylvanian Youth] was a journal of the new Hungarian generation in Romania, It contains liberal reviews on political views of young national-liberal Transylvanian politicians during the interwar period. 1930-1940

  7. "True friends"

    Consists of a copy of "True friends" by Klaus Driessen. The manuscript describes how the writer's mother, Mati Driessen, a German costume designer, rescued her friend and business partner, Lilli Wolff, a German Jew, from Nazi persecution.

  8. "Typescript article: :Hitler's Broken promises"

    This article is an analysis of Hitler's foreign policy strategy of forming and breaking alliances. It is annotated 'Press and Information Department, Board of Deputies'.

  9. "Un Enfant dans la Tourmente: 1942-1944"

    Consists of one memoir, 42 pages, entitled "Un Enfant dans la Tourmente: 1942-1944," by Albert Goldsztejn. Mr. Goldsztejn, a young child during the war, hid with his parents in the towns of Sassenage, France and Marcollin, France, posing as Poles and Catholics.

  10. "Vereinigung 1937"

    Geschichte des Bestandsbildners Am 20.07.1933 Gründung des "Reichsverbands christlich-deutscher Staatsbürger nichtarischer oder nicht rein arischer Abstammung e.V." als Zweckverband katholischer und evangelischer Christen jüdischer Abstammung mit Ortsgruppen im gesamten Reichsgebiet. Im August 1936 durch Verfügung des Reichskulturwalters Hinkel Namensänderung in "Paulusbund. Vereinigung nichtarischer Christen e.V."; im März 1937 Teilung in "Vereinigung 1937" (jüdische Mischlinge) und "Büro Heinrich Spiero" (Volljuden). Liquidation der "Vereinigung 1937" am 11.08.1939 durch die Gestapo. Ersc...

  11. "Viata Evreilor din Bucuresti," by Eliza Campus

    Consists of an article entitled “The Life of the Jews in Bucharest, 1940–1944,” which contains information about Jewish schools, Jewish emigration, antisemitism, and Zionist activities undertaken by the Jews of Bucharest. Included is an excerpt of this history that was printed in Revista Istorica, nr. 3–4, 1992.

  12. "Victims of Bolshevik Terror"

    CU, women, crying. Bodies laid out (victims of the Soviets). International press visits the site. CU, personal effects of victims; clothing, photographs, papers, documents, all laid out on tables. Table of religious artifacts and relics (crosses, crowns, etc.) Translation of Ukrainian narration: European press representatives are shown the place of mass executions so they could be convinced of the barbaric tortures Ukrainian people were put through. These are the pits where victims are buried. Letters and other possessions of the tortured are used to help people to identify the dead. Items ...

  13. "Vienna: Revisited"

    Testimony. Photocopy of typescript, 254 pages, titled "Vienna: Revisited," which appears to be a history of the experiences of the author's family (the Ulmans and Werths) in Austria during the occupation and emigration.

  14. "View the Starry Realm"

    Copy of the hymn, the lyrics of which are by Dr. Norbert F. Capek, a Czech Unitarian minister who died in Dachau as a result of medical experimentation in 1942.

  15. "War and Resistance: This I Remember" memoir

    “War and Resistance: This I Remember,” a memoir details Anne Levine’s Holocaust experiences. Levine spent 1940-1942 at the “Rayon de Soleil” children’s home in Cannes, France. In 1942, she went into hiding in the Durfort home of Denise and Paul Cadier. When this became too dangerous, she went to Paris and, under an assumed name, got a job as a research assistant at the "Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique." Along with many of the employees at the center, notably Dr. Jacques Monod, she joined the Resistance and remained in Paris until the city's liberation in 1944.

  16. "War Crimes Trials Nurnberg Germany Nov. 20, 1945-"

    Program: "War-Crime / Trials / Nurnberg / Germany / Nov. 20, 1945-"; 7 loose pages; program contains biographies of the defendants and a floor plan of the courtroom; dated November 1945; in English; brought home from the war by Maj. Fred Brown (donor's father) who attended the trials.

  17. "Waves, A Memoir, 1929-1950"

    Consists of one memoir, 82 pages, entitled "Waves, A Memoir, 1929-1950," by Dr. Julius J. Menn, originally of Langfuhr, near Danzig (Gdansk), Poland. Dr. Menn describes his childhood, his family's immigration to Palestine in 1935, their journey back to Poland in 1938 (as his mother did not adjust well to Palestine), first to visit family in Vilna, and then to settle in Warsaw. He recalls Polish antisemitism, the invasion of Poland, and fleeing east, first to Molodechno, and then to Vilna. In 1940, the family was able to travel from Odessa to Tel Aviv, and remained in Palestine during the Ho...

  18. "We Are Here"

    Consists of one DVD, entitled "We Are Here", written and produced by Harrison Heller. The documentary tells the story of Helen Bronstein and Harry Shabas, who participated in a Jewish partisan group from 1942-1945 and later married. Helen Bronstein, who is interviewed on the documentary along with her sister, Dorothy, was originally from Drohiczyn, Poland, and survived in various hiding places until joining the partisan group. Also interviewed is Boris Kotler, who, like Harry, was originally from Siemiatycze, Poland, and who recounts the story of the formation of the partisan group. Harry a...

  19. "We Came to America: Memories of a Refugee Child"

    Consists of one memoir, 81 pages with appendices, entitled "We Came to America: Memories of a Refugee Child" by Marlies Wolf Plotnik, written in 2005. In the memoir, Mrs. Plotnik describes her childhood in Darmstadt, Germany, her memories of Kristallnacht, her family history, her family's immigration to the United States through England in 1939,and her life in the United States. Includes copies of photographs, documents, and family trees.

  20. "We Will Always Remember"

    Consists of one document, six pages, entitled 'We Will Always Remember," commemorating the life of Eddie H. Willner (Hellmutt Willner), a Holocaust survivor from Germany. The tribute describes Mr. Willner's Holocaust experiences and his friendship with Maurits Swaab, a Dutch man who was transported to various camps with him. Mr. Willner and Mr. Swaab managed to escape from a death march from Langenstein and were liberated by the American Army. They were both able to immigrate to the United States, where they joined the American military.