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  1. Sabine Pons collection

    Contains materials documenting the experiences of Sabine Pons. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.

  2. Operation Annie broadcasts

    Operation Annie (also known as "1212", the frequency on which it broadcasts) was a covert Allied "black propaganda" radio station which began broadcasting in late 1944 from a secret location in Luxembourg and purported to be pro-German, playing patriotic traditional German songs. Over a period of 127 broadcasts, the station built up a loyal following of both German civilians and soldiers. By early 1945, the Allied forces were advancing on Germany and, under instruction from General Dwight Eisenhower, the radio station began broadcasting false information about Allied positions and implied a...

  3. Hana Evyatar collection

    Contains materials documenting Hana Evyatar's experiences as a hidden child during the Holocaust. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.

  4. Sarah Field collection

    Contains photographs documenting the postwar experiences of Sarah Field. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.

  5. Jo Ann Glickman collection

    Contains materials donated by Jo Ann Glickman documenting her family's experiences during the Holocaust. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.

  6. Dita Sperling collection

    Contains photographs and other materials documenting the Holocaust experiences of the donor, her family, and her husband's family. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.

  7. John S.C. Peck, Jr. collection

    Contains materials documenting the experiences of John S.C. Peck, Jr. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.

  8. Drexel A. Sprecher collection

    Contains materials donated by Drexel A. Sprecher. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.

  9. Walter Genewein collection

    Contains photographic slides documenting life in the Łódź ghetto. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.

  10. Dov Lieblein collection

    Contains materials documenting the experiences of the Lieblein family before and during the Holocaust. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.

  11. Ruth Eldar collection

    Contains materials, primarily photographs, documenting the experiences of Ruth Eldar and her extended family. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.

  12. Maria Segal collection

    Contains photographs and a memoir documenting the Holocaust experiences of Maria Segal. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.

  13. Samuel Heider collection

    Contains materials documenting the Holocaust-era experiences of Samuel Heider. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.

  14. Henryk Zvi and Jutta Bergman collection

    Contains materials documenting the experiences of the Szmirgeld and Bergman families before, during, and after the Holocaust. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.

  15. Honigberg family collection

    Contains materials documenting the experiences of the Honigberg family during and after the Holocaust. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.

  16. Bernard Lee collection

    Contains materials documenting the Holocaust experiences of Bernard Lee. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.

  17. Susi Podgurski collection

    Contains materials documenting the experiences of Susi Podgurski and her family. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.

  18. Carl Lutz collection

    Private papers of Carl Lutz (1895-1975), a Swiss Vice-Consul in Budapest (1942-1945). The collection contains a part of Lutz's papers (another part is held by the Yad Vashem Archives) and consists of biographical materials and personal documents: CV, honors, photographs, diaries, audio recordings, and correspondence, e.g. with the US Holocaust Museum, Washington DC (1989-1990), (File 137); diplomatic reports relating to Palestine (1934-1940), economic relations Switzerland-Palestine, the protection of German interests in Palestine, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Berlin (1941), and the sit...

  19. Liane Reif-Lehrer collection

    Contains materials compiled by Liane Reif-Lehrer related to her research into the MS St. Louis. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.

  20. Hetty D'Ancona de Leeuwe collection

    Contains materials documenting the experiences of Hetty D'Ancona de Leeuwe and her family during the Holocaust. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.