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  1. The destruction of Klimontow

    Testimony, 7 pages, titled "Destruction of Klimontow," by Mordechai (Motel) Penczyner, describes experiences in shtetl of Klimontow, in Kielce district, Poland, during German occupation. At end of typescript, states that came from testimony given to "historical committee" in Stuttgart in 1947.

  2. Registration forms for Jewish inhabitants of Kraków, Poland Karty Rejestracyjne Żydow Krakowskich (Sygn. 218/34/1-264)

    Contains registration forms completed by the Jewish inhabitants of Kraków (Krakau), Poland, in 1940 and coordinated by the Jüdishce Gemeinde in Krakau in response to a Nazi order. The forms contain information on date of birth, address, occupation, and names of parents, and are accompanied by photographs for identification cards.

  3. Documents and publication relating to Larry L. Watts's monograph on Ion Antonescu

    Letter and related documents, sent from Gruber in 1995, with a letter challenging the work of two American historians (labeled as revisionists) on Antonescu. Charles Gruber (donor) was a personal secretary to W. Filderman, president of the Federation of Jewish Communities from Romania.

  4. Oral history interview with Ruth Segal

  5. Lore L. Waller memoir

    Testimony. Typescript, 241 pages, of Lore Waller's autobiography, entitled "View From a Distance."

  6. Delegacy of Government for a Country Poland, Department of Information and Press, Eastern Section Delegatura Rządu Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej na Kraj. Departament Informacji i Prasy. Sekcja Wschodnia (Sygn. 202/II/117-134)

    Contains information about German, Ukrainian, and Lithuanian terrorism in occupied Poland; resistance movements; and conditions of the Polish population during occupation.

  7. Nazi Banner retrieved after Liberation of a concentration camp

    Nazi Banner retrieved and brought back to the US after WWII by an unknown US soldier.

  8. Peter Eban Leitner collection

    Contains the thesis entitled "Resolution of Black" and miscellaneous news clips by and about Isabella Leitner.

  9. "A Fateful Meeting"

    Contains a memoir entitled "A fateful meeting" relating to discovering a pre-war family friend from Hungary during a visit at the US Holocaust Memorial Museum.

  10. Capture of Rotterdam

    Spooling film animation. Title in Dutch? combined with UFA logo lower right. German narration. CU, map of Germany and surrounding territory, names in German. CU, map of Holland and Belgium showing animated pointer from England, animated Maginot Line, and defenses on German border. MCU, German Junker transport taking off. CU, engine of aircraft in flight, pan of Dutch countryside. AV, vertical shot of countryside with trees and farmland. MCU, paratrooper jumping from plane. CU, supplies thrown from plane. Parachutes with supplies landing in city. MCU, German troops running into streets getti...

  11. Molotov addresses the Soviet people re. German invasion.

    Title: "Soviet newsreel / 59 / 1941 / M. Fidelevoy"/ "Radio address of the USSR's Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars and the People's Commissar for Foreign Affairs, V.M. Molotov / June 22, 1941" MS of Molotov. Voiceover of Molotov speech: "Today at 4 a.m. ... without declaring war, Germany attacked our country ... the attack was perpetrated despite a pact of non-aggression between the USSR and Germany, which the USSR faithfully abided by ... responsibility for this attack falls entirely upon German fascist rulers ... at 5:30 a.m. the German ambassador in Moscow relayed the messa...

  12. Oral history interview with Bernard Gotfryd

  13. Polish army in Soviet Union; speech; Liberation of Vinnytsia

    Titles: "Soviet newsreel / 19 / Moscow / April 1944 / Directed by L. Stepanovoy"/ "Michael Ivanovich Kalinin has served 25 years as head of the Soviet Supreme Court" MSs and CUs of Kalinin studying papers intently at a desk. Title: "In the Polish army" ELS of mass of Polish soldiers standing at attention beneath raised flag. CU flag. LS small parade of sword bearing officers. CUs soldiers saluting. Audrey Vitos, Chairman of Council of Polish Patriots in USSR delivering speech: "Units of the Polish Army: together with troops of the Red Army... already at the gates of Poland. You are now goin...

  14. A memoir. Relating to Experiences in Brno, Eibenschutz, Terezin, and Auschwitz, and His Liberation During a Death March to Dachau

    Contains a memoir relating to experiences in Brno, Eibenschutz, Terezin, and Auschwitz, and during a death March to Dachau.

  15. Krieger and family papers

    Correspondence from Benno Stern, while imprisoned at Buchenwald, and his death certificate documenting his death there in 1940, as well as correspondence from and about Bertha Mayer in Theresienstadt.

  16. David Zdenek memoir

    Testimony, 16 pages, typescript, titled "The War, the Nazi protectorate, and Victory," by David Zdenek. Focuses on author's mother, but also discusses his experiences in occupied Czechoslovakia.

  17. Romana S. Farrington papers

    The papers consist of a forged identification card that Josef Radzick created for his wife, Helena (Elka) Radzicki, an "Arbeitsbuch for Auslander" issued to Helena (Elka) Radzicki, and a testimonial of the Radzicki family experience during World War II.

  18. NSDAP brochure

    Contains the NSDAP brochure. entitled : The Jew is Always Your Enemy.

  19. Arthur Schaller collection

    Typescript (photocopied) of "One Hundred Cigarettes and a Bottle of Vodka," by Arthur Schaller, an account of his experiences in the Warsaw Ghetto. This version appears to have been written in 1964, and includes copies of documents from ZIH that corroborate his story.

  20. My story

    Testimony, handwritten, 5 pages, by Mikhail Teslyar, of Boca Raton, FL, describing his experiences in his hometown of Bar, near Vinnitsa, Ukraine, during German occupation.