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  1. Leo Ullman collection

    Small WWII archive, containing over 45 mainly Dutch publications and pamphlets from 1940-1945. The materials are about Dutch resistance to the occupation and war and news bulletins, and include patriotic poetry. They are mainly printed, typed, or stenciled.

  2. "Hitler's Hangman" promotional photograph

    Promotional photograph depicting a scene from the film “Hitler’s Hangman.” The film was retitled “Hitler’s Madman” and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) in 1943. The film is a fictionalized portrayal of the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich and its aftermath. Heydrich was Heinrich Himmler’s second-in-command and chief of the Reich Security Main office (Reichssicherheitshauptamt, RSHA), which was the major implementer of the systematic murder of European Jews. He was especially brutal, earning the nicknames “The Hangman of Europe” and “Hitler’s Hangman.” Under Heydrich’s leadership, ove...

  3. Exit papers collection

    Collection of Jewish exit papers from Nazi-occupied Poland in Warsaw involving a husband and wife

  4. Polish Police Headquarters of the City of Warsaw Komenda Policji Polskiej miasta Warszawy (Sygn. 1710)

    The collection contains materials on the organization of the Polish, so-called Blue Police in Warsaw during the German occupation, operational activities of police officers, and lists of officers.

  5. Heimann family collection

    Consists of Heimann family photographs, including a framed photo of Herman Heimann and Julie (Samson) Heiman, which was damaged by a bayonet on Kristallnacht. Also includes identification documents, such as several reisepass, or German passports, and the Wehrpass and United States immigrant ID card belonging to Julius Waixel's (Weichsel). Julius Waixel was the father of the donor, and Herman and Julie Heiman were the paternal grandparents of the donor's mother, Julie (Heimann) Waixel (Weichsel),

  6. Interior Ministry: General administration Selected Records from the French National Archives: F1a Ministère de l'Intérieur/Administration Générale

    The collection contains selections from the French Interior Ministry’s Delegation in the occupied zone, Department of Worship, and Interior Commission of Algiers documenting the status of Jews, religious worship, and deportations. Records include reports and circulars about the application of laws governing secret societies, the employment status of Jews, the operational status of Jewish organizations, descriptions of German-occupied France and anti-Jewish measures in occupied Europe, French attitudes towards obligatory labor service in Germany, the internment of Jews, and official French n...

  7. Peace Court in Skarżysko-Kamienna Sąd Pokoju w Skarżysku-Kamiennej (Sygn. 2924)

    Files of court cases concerning various disputes in which one of the parties was a person of Jewish origin. The cases concerned, among others, payment of debt, rent, division of inheritance, compensation, termination of the contract and other disputes.

  9. Freddy Schumer collection

    Comprised primarily of school documents, such as report cards, exam booklets, rosters, and a dossier, relating to the experiences of Freddy Schumer (formerly Siegfried Schumer, b. 1929) as a student in Malonne, Belgium at the Institut Saint-Berthuin under the false identity "Francois Demblon" while he resided at an orphanage with his younger brother, who also adopted a false identity, "Jacques Demblon." Additional documents include postcards, postwar packs of letters and information about Jewish orphans, and handwritten and typed correspondence with US Army Chaplains Judah Nadich, Morris Sa...

  10. Hecht family collection

    The collection documents the prewar, wartime, and postwar experiences of Arthur Hecht and his family, who primarily lived in Hörstein, Germany prior to WWII. Documents include birth and death certificates, a naturalization certificate, military discharge papers, a track award, and a 1946 clipping documenting Arthur’s reunification with his parents after their immigration to the United States. Original and copy print photographs include depictions of pre-war family life in Germany and life in the United States after immigrating, including Arthur’s time in the military.

  11. Files of the Ciepielów commune Akta Gminy Ciepielów (Sygn. 2809)

    Files on various orders of the Kreishauptmann in Starachowice-Wierzbnik County, including information on the method of appointing the Jewish Council and its competences; list of people elected to the Council in Ciepielów (includes 16 names). List of all Jews living in the Jewish religious community in Ciepielów (the list includes 510 names). In the post-war records information on Jewish properties.

  12. Esther Rosen Werner collection

    Fifteen (15) letters from Aron Rosen (the donor's great-grandfather) in Slutsk, Belorussia, to his daughter Esther Werner (nee Rosen) in Bridgeport, CT. These range from 1930-1941, with the bulk from 1939. Material includes English translations of the letters by Roberta Newman and a copy print of a photo of Aaron Rosen.

  13. Primary School no 4 in Skarżysko-Kamienna Szkoła Podstawowa nr 4 w Skarżysku Kamiennej (Sygn. 2933)

    The materials relate to the school's activities, such as: reports on pedagogical conferences, administrative matters, correspondence, etc. Typical information for this type of documentation: name and surname of the child, date and place of birth; school class attended; grades in individual subjects of study. The materials (from different years) also contain school certificates.

  14. Court of the First Instance in Iłży Sąd Grodzki w Iłży (Sygn. 3046)

    Court files in civil and criminal matters in which one of the parties was a person of Jewish origin. Post-war materials regarding real estate owned by Jews, applications for correction or reconstruction of birth, death or other documents.

  15. Court of the First Instance in Pińczów Sąd Grodzki w Pińczowie (Sygn. 2500)

    Court files in civil cases and a few files of criminal cases in which Jews from Pińczów were parties: for reconstruction of birth, death, marriage certificates, for declaring ownership, for entering into possession of property, for declaring death or being declared dead, for correcting personal data, and for entering into possession of property. In addition, case repertories for the entire period containing key information on all cases decided by this court.

  16. Hans Lindemann papers

    Photograph albums, documents, correspondence and writings illustrating the experiences of Hans Wolfgang Lindemann (a German) and Ethel McGloclin (an American) who met in the United States and moved to Germany around 1929 where Hans eventually became a Wehrmacht captain as an automotive engineer. He was discharged in November 1944 and later became a prisoner of war of the Americans in France and after his release, returned with his family to the United States.

  17. Jack Amar papers

    Collection of postwar documents, correspondence and identity cards relating to Jacques (Jack) Amar, a Greek Jewish survivor of Auschwitz, relating to his return to Greece after liberation, hospitalization, and military service.

  18. Records of the Sociedad Israelita de Paysandú

    Records of the Sociedad Israelita de Paysandú (Israelite Society of Paysandú), Uruguay. Includes correspondence, minutes of sessions; reports and other office documents, 1945-1948.

  19. Oral history interview with Lajos Sághy

  20. Ernest N. Strauss collection

    Documents and photographs of Ernest N. Strauss and family from Europe, immigration to the United States and his military service as a Ritchie Boy.