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  1. Alice Lang Rosen papers

    The collection contains seven copy gelatin silver prints of photographs made in Germany in the 1930s and 1940s. Images are of Alice Lang (b. June 13, 1934); her parents, Ida Baehr Lang and Fritz Lang; her maternal grandparents, Johanna and Heinrich Baehr; and Paula Lang. Contains a French passport, which enabled Frieda Lang donor to return to Germany in April 1946; and a travel clearance document from the Western Base Section, U.S. Forces, European Theatre, issued to Frieda Lang in April 1946.

  2. Oral history interview with Bedrich Borges

  3. Ahnenpass

    A family tree in book form that verifies the "Aryan background" of the book's owner.

  4. Mark Weisel collection

    Two photographs of Mark Weisel [donor] and one of an unidentified solider, MPs attached to the VII Corps Headquarters, at Nordhausen concentration camp at liberation and a holiday card sent from the donor to his parents.

  5. David Klipp papers

    The collection consists of photographs of commemoration ceremonies in Hannover, Germany, in September 1946; a poem in German; a letter, from the War Crimes Group to David Klipp, that lists the verdicts of the Hannover-Ahlem trial; and David Klipp's testimonies about two camps, Conti and Ahlem.

  6. Liny Yollick papers

    The Liny Yollick papers were created in 1942 and include a “Sauf Conduit,” safe conduct pass in lieu of a national passport, issued to Liny Paula Pogin, Nice, France, 1942. A black and white photograph of Liny is affixed and a stamp of the emblem of the Regional Police of Nice. A pencil sketch of a man wearing a chef’s cap drawn by an unknown man that Liny befriended while in Nice, France, 1942. A postcard written in French and addressed to Liny in memory of time spent aboard the SS Nyassa. On the front of the postcard is a full color reproduction of a drawing of the SS Nyassa. A vaccinatio...

  7. Leon Weinstein papers

    The papers consist of a "Kennkarte" issued to to Leonard Cravnecki, the false identity assumed by Leon Weinstein by the General Government from Warsaw, Poland, in 1942; a card identifying Weinstein as the Chairman of the Committee of Polish Jews from Breslau, Germany, (now Wrocław, Poland) in 1946; and a card identifying Weinstein as a member of the "Ichud," the Society of Zionist Democrats, from Breslau in 1947.

  8. Photograph of Michael Bernath

    Contains a photograph depicting Michael Bernath in April 1944.

  9. Bachner family portrait

    The photograph depicts the Bachner family (Fred Bachner, his parents, and his brother) in Berlin, Germany, during the summer of 1938.

  10. Barbara and William Farkas photograph collection

    The collection consists of four photographs taken by the Red Cross at Bergen-Belsen at the time of liberation, one photograph of a memorial at Bergen Belsen, and one photograph of Dr. Erich Cohn testifying at the trial of Dr. Fischer.

  11. Herman Lewinter photographs

    The Herman Lewinter photographs document the Janowska concentration camp, Lvov (now Lviv, Ukraine), and Zloczow (now Zolochiv, Ukraine). Images depict prisoners, camp staff, the Janowska prisoner orchestra, and corpses. Photographs include 15 images that were presented at the Nuremberg Trials and 26 photographs of photo collages with Russian captions that Herman Lewinter created at the request of Soviet investigators of Nazi atrocities.

  12. Leo Weinberger papers

    The Leo Weinberger papers consist of Weinberger’s report cards from Frankfurt am Main, an immunization certificate and identification card, stationery from the hotels where he stayed en route to America, stationery and menus from aboard the Queen Mary, and two versions of the diary he wrote on his immigration journey to the United States.

  13. Military pass

    The pass allowed Edward Moses to enter and leave Dachau concentration camp at any time of the day or night. Passes were issued by the United States Army to help control the entrance and exit of people in the camp because of disease and the death rate of the prisoners.

  14. Handbill

    The handbill warns against spying against the Allies and includes photographs of four spies who were executed. It was printed by the Maquis in Grenoble, France The handbill was picked up by Maurice Sipser when the Maquis helped him and three other U.S. officers to flee Switzerland.

  15. Beatrice Pappenheimer papers

    The Beatrice Pappenheimer papers consist of original and photocopied records including biographical materials, correspondence, Œuvre de secours aux enfants materials, and photographs documenting the Stern family from Lauterbach and Karlsruhe, their internment in concentration camps in France during the Holocaust, their efforts to immigrate to the United States, Beate and Suse Stern’s survival in hiding under the auspices of the Œuvre de secours aux enfants (OSE), and their reunion with their aunt in England. Biographical materials include OSE paperwork documenting Beate and Suse’s itinerary...

  16. Jan Komski papers

    The Jan Komski papers consist of a copy of three identification photographs; a photostat of notice alerting officials to the escape of four individuals (including Jan Komski) from Auschwitz concentration camp; photograph taken immediately after the escape of the four prisoners from Auschwitz; black and white image of a watercolor painted by Jan Komski, who was commissioned by the SS to paint it; two letters written on official form from Auschwitz; and a postcard depicting a man tied to a totem pole with Native Americans dancing around him.

  17. Mary Dickinson photograph collection

    The Mary Dickinson photograph collection consists of 39 black and white photographs of Buchenwald, Weimar, Hergenhein, Nuremberg, Ohrdruf, Schwartenxenfield, Wetterfield, and other unidentified German concentration camps after liberation. Most are stamped on the back with the seal of the U.S. Army Examiner. Thirty-one of the photographs have captions in English attached to the bottom.

  18. Photograph of labor brigade in Hungary

    The photograph depicts a Hungarian Jewish labor brigade working in Erday, Hungary, building a runway. The donor's brother, Gyula Roth/Rauth, age 32, is in the photograph.

  19. Helen Surosky photograph collection

    The Helen Surosky photograph collection consists of seven photographs of the liberation of Dachau concentration camp. The pictures show the victims corpses. All of the photographs have captions on the verso.

  20. Barbara Rodbell papers

    The Barbara Rodbell papers consist of photographs of Franz, Ilse, Susanne, and Barbara Ledermann in Amsterdam, Netherlands, in the 1930s and 1940s, correspondence between Barbara and her family while they were in Westerbork, a letter from Barbara to her Aunt and Uncle after the war, and a guest book with signatures of guests who came to the Ledermann home to listen to music. The Ledermann’s were friends with Anne Frank and her family while they lived in Amsterdam. Anne and Margot Frank are included in a photograph and Otto and Edith Frank signed the guest book.