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  1. Norman Winiker papers

    The Norman Winiker papers primarily contain letters from Norman Winiker of the 65th Infantry Division of the United States Army to his parents and two sisters in Brooklyn, New York. The letters were written from different locations in Germany and Austria, and span March 25-August 9, 1945. Topics include fighting at Saarlautern, Germany (now Saarlouis), attitudes of Germans, rounding up German soldiers in Austria, Germany’s surrender, General Patton, prisoners of war, guard duty in Linz, Austria, descriptions of Mauthausen concentration camp and other camps, daily life, and getting an injury...

  2. Rose Hudak correspondence

    Contains a letter, four pages, dated June 7, 1945, addressed to Mrs. Rose Hudak (donor's mother) from Sgt. Chas. F. Kovacich, while he was serving with Co. C, 13th Infantry of the US Army in Wilhemhousen, Germany. In the letter, he writes about liberation of an unnamed concentration camp, reburial of the victims, and the forced confrontation of atrocities by local residents; Wilhemhousen, Germany; in English. Includes the envelope in which the letter was mailed.

  3. Szilard Diamant papers

    The collection documents the unsuccessful efforts of Szilard and Hella Diamant to emigrate from Berlin, Germany in 1938-1939. Includes correspondence and other documents regarding his attempts to secure visas, affidavits and money through the efforts of family in the United States and the Hilfsverein Der Juden in Deutschland [Aid Association of German Jews].

  4. Jewish communities in province of Poznań Gminy żydowskie Prowincji Poznańskiej (Sygn.116)

    Records of Jewish communities from the province of Poznań: Includes registers of marriages, births, divorces and deaths, budget and financial documents, documents concerning schools, minutes and resolutions of community boards, correspondence, materials related to synagogues, graveyards, baths and ritual slaughter, last wills, regulations governing synagogues, and collections of songs.

  5. Levi and Frank families collection

    Collection of documents, correspondence, copy prints and photographs relating to the Levi and Frank families in Germany and the United States before, during, and after the Holocaust, including their immigration to the United States, correspondence with and attempts to assist family who remained in Germany, and receipt of restitution.

  6. Selected redords of the Commission for the Investigation of Hitlerite crimes in Rawa Mazowiecka Komisja Badania Zbrodni Hitlerowskich (KBZH) w Rawie Mazowieckiej (Sygn.1029)

    Protocols of witnesses’ investigation of 1971-1984 concerning the crimes committed against Jews and the ghetto of Biała Rawska, a questionnaire concerning the crimes committed by the Wehrmacht in 1939, a register of places and facts of crimes committed in the area of Rawa Mazowiecka county, lists of those killed beyond the county boundaries, list of those murdered in camps, lists of those murdered on unidentified places.

  7. Eisenstadt family papers

    The collection contains pre-war photographs of the Eisenstadt family of Pinsk, Belarus, and post-war photographs of Boris Eisenstadt and his wife Rachel Eisenstadt (née Bak, later Burstein) of Kovno (Kaunas), Lithuania and her son Alex in the Landsberg displaced persons camp in Bavaria, Germany. The documents are identification papers of Rachel from Landsberg and Israel. There is also a letter regarding her visa application to the United States from Canada, 1957.

  8. Selected records of the Court of the First Instance in Żyrardów Sąd Grodzki w Żyrardowie (Sygn.1746)

    Court civil and criminal cases related to repayment of debt, beatings, insulting public officials, embezzlement, theft and other matters. The cases relate to Jews who were inhabitants of Żyrardów. The files contain personal data about participants of lawsuits.

  9. Werner Krumme collection

    Cntains a copy of a three page letter, dated August 1945, written by Werner Krumme, a Polish man who was arrested and interned in the Auschwitz concentration camp in 1943. Krumme's wife, Ruth, perished in the camp, and Werner worked in a clerical position in the camp until July 1944.

  11. Heilpern family papers

    Consists of two German passports (Reisepässe): one issued to Felix Heilpern on May 15, 1939, and one, in a leather passport protector, issued to Hans Heilpern on May 5, 1939. Also includes a pre-war copyprint of Hans and Sidonie Heilpern, and a family photograph of the Heilpern family taken before Felix left for the United States as one of the "50 children" with the assistance of the Kraus family. Also includes a copy of Felix's birth certificate, and an original document issued by the commandant of Buchenwald regarding Hans' internment in the camp.

  12. Selected records of commune Helenów Akta gminy Helenów (Sygn 59)

    Consists of correspondence of the Department of Municipal Economy, the lists of companies, properties and their owners, records of population in commune Helenów including a register of Romanies in 1949, and a register of properties in Podkowa Leśna.

  13. Nussbaum family papers

    The Nussbaum family papers consist of correspondence addressed to Ingeborg and Hans Nussbaum in the United Kingdom, primarily from their parents Toni and Israel Nussbaum in Berlin, Germany, as well as restitution files documenting Ingeborg’s and Hans’ efforts to receive restitution for their Holocaust-era persecution and the murder of their parents.

  14. German prisoners in Łódź Zakłady karne w Łodzi (Sygn.198)

    The collection consists of files from four Łodź prisons from the years of the German occupation (1939-1945), including: personal files of the prisoners and officers, indexes of prisoners (they contain such data as the first and last name, date of arrest, relocation from one prison or camp to another one, and whether a prisoner was released or executed). The files relate to the following prisons: 1. Police Prison (Gestapo) on 16 Sterlinga St. (Polizeigefängnis Robert Kochstrasse 16). Prisoners here were arrested by the Gestapo for sabotage, political activity, fighting for independence or be...

  15. John Moskel photograph collection

    Contains photographs related to the wartime experiences of John Moskel (donor's late husband), who was a Private First Class in the 69th Infantry Division of the United States Army. Includes post-liberation photographs of the Buchenwald concentration camp as well as photographs of PFC Moskel's unit moving through Europe. Also included are photographs, likely picked up by PFC Moskel, that were apparently taken by German soldiers on the Eastern front, including images of Jews being hung, non-Jewish forced labor, and signs of bombing and destruction.

  16. Selected records of the Tax Office in Skierniewice Urząd Skarbowy w Skierniewicach (Sygn. 891)

    Lists of owners of houses and construction plots in the city Skierniewice, communes of Korabiewice and Dębowa Góra (listed in alphabetical orders of the streets), also included are records of industrial certificates containing various data about the company and its owners.

  17. Shoch family collection

    Collection of letters written to Hannah Shoch (donor's mother) by her sisters Nacha, Frieda, and Mary in Warsaw, Krakow, and Lvov in the years 1938-1941; in the letters the sisters ask for material help and for emigration papers. Includes photographs depicting Anna Dembina Shoichet (later Hannah Shoch) and Chaim Shoichet, later Henry Shoch (donor's parents) in Berlin, Hannah's sisters and their families, as well as Hanna's parents in Warsaw.

  18. Sommer family papers

    Consists of pre-war, wartime, and post-war correspondence sent to and from Julius Sommer of Frankfurt, Germany, as well as Sommer's own wartime reflections of his own experiences. Includes letters written to his son Richard in the United States and son Alfred in London, his reflections on the British consular officer, Smallbones, who assisted Jews in Frankfurt in the wake of Kristallnacht, including Sommer, who immigrated to the United States in February 1939. Also includes correspondence between Alfred and Rosemary Sommer in London to Alfred's parents in the United States, 1938-1941, inclu...

  19. Star of David badge

    Star of David badge worn by Tibor Fisch in Budapest during the Holocaust.

  20. Selected records from the State Archive of Venice

    Records concerning the discrimination and persecution of Jews in Italy in the community of Venice.