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  1. March of Time -- outtakes -- US Army liberates Germany

    1251 B: Our Armed Forces now fight on German soil, December 17, 1944. GIs installed in foxholes in woods. Wrecked railway station in Hagenau, refugees in FG. US infantry passing over bridge from France to Germany. GI taking off "Adolf Hitler Strasse" sign. CU of inscription in German, "Jews, Democrats, and Bosheviks are the gravediggers of humanity..." Alsatian women (former Nazi prisoners) carry water. Women prisoners getting food. CU of Lt. Morris Goodwin. 1251 I: Sign for Strasburg. Tanks rolling into town. Vehicles on fire. Street sign, "Stadtmitte; Kehl 4 km." Refugees; Red Cross.

  2. Rohony family papers

    The Rohony family papers are comprised of postcards and photographs documenting the Rohony family’s circumstances during World War II, primarily between 1943 and 1944. Comprised of János, his wife Anna, and their daughter, Zsusana (later Susan), the Rohony family was living in Budapest, Hungary until 1943 when János was forced into the Hungarian labor battalions and Anna was arrested by the Gestapo. János perished in Ohrdruf in 1944. Anna and Zsusana survived the war. The vast majority of this collection consists of extensive correspondence in the form of postcards and letters between János...

  3. Soup drudgery Print 8 from a set of reproduced sketches by a French artist and concentration camp prisoner

    Print reproduction of a sketch, from a set of fifteen, depicting desperate prisoners struggling to scoop and eat soup that has been spilled on the ground at Natzweiler-Struthof concentration camp in France, and published in 1946. The sketches were originally created in secret in the camp by Henri Gayot and the published set includes an introduction by Roger LaPorte: both members of the French resistance and prisoners in Natzweiler. Both men were marked “Nacht and Nebel”, individuals presenting a threat to German security that had been abducted in the middle of the night and were meant to be...

  4. Tadek Korn papers

    The Tadek Korn papers include photographs, clippings, and a biographical statement by violinist Perec Brand that were formerly housed in an album and scrapbook. Photographs from the album primarily depict Tadek Korn, his family, and other displaced persons at the Zeilsheim displaced persons camp between 1945 and 1948. Additional photographs from the album depict the Korn family in America and on vacation in Eilat, Israel and Corinth, Greece. Photographs from the scrapbook include one depicting Tadek Korn wearing the clothing he had on upon arrival at the Zeilsheim DP camp, one depicting him...

  5. Grünberg family papers

    The Grünberg family papers relate to the wartime experiences of the Grünberg family of Vienna, Austria. The papers include the birth certificates of Siegfried Grünberg and Irma Katz; reissued copies of the marriage certificates of Siegfried and Irma Grünberg, June 5, 1932, and Juda Lieb Katz and Chaja Zilsel Margulies, February 21, 1909; a naturalization certificate for Siegfried Gruen, December 5, 1944; and a certificate for the completion of coursework in elementary education for Siegfried Grünberg, June 1940. Also included are three German passports, Deutsches Reich Reisepass, issued to ...

  6. Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp scrip, 100 kronen note

    Scrip, valued at 100 kronen, issued in the Theresienstadt (Terezin) ghetto-labor camp in 1943. All currency was confiscated from deportees upon entry and replaced with scrip and ration coupons that could be exchanged only in the camp. The Theresienstadt camp existed for 3.5 years, from November 24, 1941 to May 9, 1945. It was located in a region of Czechoslovakia occupied by Germany, renamed the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, and made part of the Greater German Reich.

  7. Berkowicz family newspapers

    Contains 34 issues of "Nasz Przegląd," a Polish-language Zionist daily newspaper published in Warsaw, Poland, dated June-September 1939.

  8. Isidor and Liviu Librescu collection

    Collection of documents belonging to Liviu Librescu and his father, Isidor Librescu, relating to their experiences in Romania during the Holocaust.

  9. Trial of the 20th of July plotters against Hitler

    People's court trial of the July 20th plotters against Hitler at the Supreme Court in Berlin. Defendant Fritz Thiele stands before judge Roland Freisler. Freisler asks him whether, in retrospect, he realizes that Germany's enemies would have celebrated the success of the plot (?). Freisler further asks him about the leaflets prepared by the English. Joachim Sadrozinski stands before Friesler and tells of the aftermath of the coup attempt, when Generaloberst Friedrich Fromm convened a hasty court martial and execution of Stauffenberg and some of the other conspirators in an attempt to hide h...

  10. Arthur Scharfeld collection

    Collection of postage stamps.

  11. Scale model of Block 5 men's barracks at Theresienstadt made by a former Jewish Czech inmate

    • United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
    • irn855
    • English
    • a: Height: 9.875 inches (25.083 cm) | Width: 9.500 inches (24.13 cm) | Depth: 7.375 inches (18.733 cm) b: Height: 9.875 inches (25.083 cm) | Width: 9.625 inches (24.448 cm) | Depth: 7.500 inches (19.05 cm) c: Height: 9.875 inches (25.083 cm) | Width: 9.500 inches (24.13 cm) | Depth: 4.500 inches (11.43 cm) d1-d15: Height: 7.375 inches (18.733 cm) | Width: 2.125 inches (5.398 cm) | Depth: 0.250 inches (0.635 cm) e1-e5: Height: 9.500 inches (24.13 cm) | Width: 1.500 inches (3.81 cm) | Depth: 0.375 inches (0.953 cm) f: Height: 3.125 inches (7.938 cm) | Width: 3.000 inches (7.62 cm) | Depth: 1.750 inches (4.445 cm) g: Height: 1.750 inches (4.445 cm) | Width: 1.625 inches (4.128 cm) | Depth: 1.625 inches (4.128 cm) h: Height: 1.625 inches (4.128 cm) | Width: 2.375 inches (6.033 cm) | Depth: 0.875 inches (2.223 cm) i: Height: 1.625 inches (4.128 cm) | Width: 2.125 inches (5.398 cm) | Depth: 0.875 inches (2.223 cm) j: Height: 1.125 inches (2.858 cm) | Width: 2.625 inches (6.668 cm) | Depth: 1.000 inches (2.54 cm) k: Height: 1.750 inches (4.445 cm) | Width: 2.750 inches (6.985 cm) | Depth: 0.875 inches (2.223 cm) l: Height: 7.125 inches (18.098 cm) | Width: 4.250 inches (10.795 cm) | Depth: 1.000 inches (2.54 cm) m1: Height: 0.625 inches (1.588 cm) | Width: 1.875 inches (4.763 cm) | Depth: 1.125 inches (2.858 cm) m2: Height: 0.875 inches (2.223 cm) | Width: 2.000 inches (5.08 cm) | Depth: 1.250 inches (3.175 cm) m3: Height: 0.750 inches (1.905 cm) | Width: 1.875 inches (4.763 cm) | Depth: 1.750 inches (4.445 cm) m4: Height: 0.750 inches (1.905 cm) | Width: 1.875 inches (4.763 cm) | Depth: 1.250 inches (3.175 cm) m5: Height: 0.625 inches (1.588 cm) | Width: 2.000 inches (5.08 cm) | Depth: 1.250 inches (3.175 cm) m6: Height: 0.625 inches (1.588 cm) | Width: 2.125 inches (5.398 cm) | Depth: 1.500 inches (3.81 cm) m7: Height: 0.375 inches (0.953 cm) | Width: 2.250 inches (5.715 cm) | Depth: 1.500 inches (3.81 cm) m8: Height: 0.500 inches (1.27 cm) | Width: 2.250 inches (5.715 cm) | Depth: 1.375 inches (3.493 cm) m9: Height: 0.875 inches (2.223 cm) | Width: 1.875 inches (4.763 cm) | Depth: 1.375 inches (3.493 cm) m10: Height: 0.500 inches (1.27 cm) | Width: 2.250 inches (5.715 cm) | Depth: 1.500 inches (3.81 cm) m11: Height: 0.500 inches (1.27 cm) | Width: 2.500 inches (6.35 cm) | Depth: 1.125 inches (2.858 cm) m12: Height: 0.375 inches (0.953 cm) | Width: 2.000 inches (5.08 cm) | Depth: 1.875 inches (4.763 cm) m13: Height: 0.875 inches (2.223 cm) | Width: 2.500 inches (6.35 cm) | Depth: 1.000 inches (2.54 cm) m14: Height: 0.875 inches (2.223 cm) | Width: 2.500 inches (6.35 cm) | Depth: 1.250 inches (3.175 cm) m15: Height: 0.500 inches (1.27 cm) | Width: 2.500 inches (6.35 cm) | Depth: 1.250 inches (3.175 cm) m16: Height: 0.750 inches (1.905 cm) | Width: 2.500 inches (6.35 cm) | Depth: 1.500 inches (3.81 cm) m17: Height: 0.625 inches (1.588 cm) | Width: 2.375 inches (6.033 cm) | Depth: 1.500 inches (3.81 cm) p1-6: Height: 7.375 inches (18.733 cm) | Width: 3.000 inches (7.62 cm) q1-2: Height: 7.500 inches (19.05 cm) | Width: 4.125 inches (10.478 cm) r1-5: Height: 7.875 inches (20.003 cm) | Width: 6.500 inches (16.51 cm) s1-7: Height: 6.000 inches (15.24 cm) | Width: 2.000 inches (5.08 cm)

    Scale model, 1:10 ratio, of Block 5, men's barracks, at Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp made by Jiri Lauscher after the war. It was based upon his experiences as an inmate of the camp in German occupied Czechoslovakia from December 1942 - May 1945. Even while in the camp, Jiri was concerned with preserving memories of the prisoner's experiences. He remained dedicated to this memorial work for the rest of his life. Jiri was from Prague which was invaded in March 1939 by Germany. He was fired from his job because he was Jewish. In September 1941, Heydrich, the SS chief, became Reich Protecto...

  12. Illustrierter Beobachter (Munich, Germany) [Newspaper]

  13. War Crimes Trials: Medical Case

    (Munich 488) War Crimes Trials - Subsequent Trial Proceedings, Case 1 (Medical Case), Nuremberg, Germany. SILENT: Judges enter courtroom. An unidentified woman who was a victim of the Ravensbrueck experiments on the stand, questioned by Dr. Alexander about the wound received at Ravensbrueck. She walks to dock and points out the defendants Gebhardt, Oberhauser, and Fischer. MLSs, defendants in dock. 10:13:02 SOUND: Polish survivor Jadwiga Dzido on the stand. Dr. Leo Alexander identifies the X-ray of Dzigo's leg and explains the nature of the medical experiment performed on her at Ravensbruec...

  14. Oral history interview with Harry Burger

  15. Gold ring taken by a Jewish youth when he escaped Treblinka death camp

    Gold ring missing the setting taken by 18 year old Yidl (Eddie) Wajnsztajn from Treblinka death camp where he was forced to sort the belongings of incoming inmates. Yidl, his mother Leah, and 20 year old brother Israel were deported by the Germans to Treblinka from Losice, Poland, on August 22, 1942. The next day, while waiting in line for water, he was shot in the chest by an SS guard. Israel hid him and dressed the wound, then went to get water and never came back. Yidl escaped and returned to Losice. He told the remaining Jews about the horrors he had seen, but no one believed him. His f...

  16. Commemoration of the death of Milan Stefanik

    A ceremony commemorates the death of Slovak general Milan Stefanik, who was an instrumental figure in the cause of Czechoslovak sovereignty. Crowds gathered on a hilltop near a memorial tomb for Stefanik. Shot of soldiers standing watch at the memorial, looking down at the crowd. A minster speaks to the crowd as soldiers stand at attention. CUs of officers and civilians. Shots of women in traditional dress as planes fly overhead. Portrait of Stefanik fades to reveal shot of the memorial tomb.

  17. Sephardi rabbis; Jewish schools, synagogues, customs

    Documentary film about the leading Balkan Sephardi rabbis of the time with rare footage of Jewish schools, residential quarters, synagogues, and cemeteries and a sampling of Sephardi religious customs. Selections of the 1929 film was obtained for a Collections Division-wide online exhibition called "Highlighting the Experience of Sephardi Jews" featured on the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum's website.

  18. Sheiman family photographs

    The Sheiman family photographs consist of three photographs depicting pre-war Jewish life in Radziejów, Poland. Included are a studio portrait of unidentified Sheiman relatives, and two group portraits, the first of pupils and teachers of a local cheder, and the second depicting the Jewish community of Radziejów gathered at the ground breaking of a new synagogue in 1938.

  19. Oil fields; Romani people

    With intertitles in English. Part 2. Oil fields in Europe with short segment on Roma. Trains in the town of Ploesti, a large town near the oil fields. Oil wells in Moreni. Roma (?) carrying goods with bullock-drawn wagons. Intertitle re: vendors of drinks, fruit, etc. MS of Roma men and women seated on slabs with posts all about them. Next to them are baskets of fruit and a pail. Wagon with log on it passes in front of them. MCU of same group as woman walks by with basket. MS two men with pole that has basket at each end are selling to a third man. One man has pole on shoulder, other has po...

  20. Politics in the forest; Goering's estate at Carinhall

    “Politik im Walde” [Politics in the forest]. Göring in the forest in red leather pants with the British Ambassador Nevile Henderson. They stand by two trees. Göring takes something off the street and puts it down on a bench. They talk. Göring stands with his hands on his hips. “Agfa 1938” Color. Large estate in the forest. Göring’s Carinhall in the Schorfheide forest. A bronze sculpture of a woman sits atop stone blocks in an entryway. Stone arches. Plants. Scenes inside the house: artwork, maid. The trees outside shot through the arches. A garden surrounded by a walking path, decorated wit...