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  1. Collier's magazines

    The collection consists of four Collier's magazines dated Jan. 17, 1942; Mar. 28, 1942; June 20, 1942; and Sept. 12, 1942. The magazines feature illustrations by Arthur Szyk on the front covers.

  2. Luigi Lucaccini collection

    "Mein Kampf"" and "Adolf Hitler: Bilder Aus Dem Leben Des Fuhrers." The copy of "Mein Kampf" was published in 1941 and given to a young couple Eck-Gerritsma on the occassion of their wedding, and was signed by the mayor of the town of Beuderich in Westfalia, Germany; dated July 1, 1942. "Adolf Hitler": 1936 album from Germany containing propaganda photographs describing "life of the Fuehrer" and disseminated by a cigarette company with photographs pasted in by the buyers; The album was later found in Germany by an American GI and dated May 6, 1945.

  3. Julius Rabl collection

    The collection consists of a miniature Torah scroll, a prayer book, and an album of sketches by Alfred Kantor relating to the experiences of Julius Rabl, the donor's husband, before and during the Holocaust

  4. Group of PM and New York Times newspapers

    Group of PM newspapers with illustrations by Arthur Szyk. Also, New York Times newspaper from January 21, 1945. The PM newspapers include the following: April 23, 1941, September 24, 1943, November 7, 1943, December 3, 1943, January 17, 1944, January 30, 1944, February 20, 1944, March 27, 1944, May 14, 1944, August 20, 1944, December 24, 1944 and February 22, 1945.

  5. Sigfried Neu collection

    Consists of two small "Liliput" dictionaries, English to German and German to English, printed in Leipzig, Germany, carried by Sigfried Neu in the concentration camp.

  6. Group of PM and New York Times newspapers

    Group of PM newspapers with illustrations by Arthur Szyk. The PM newspapers include the following: March 16, 1944, March 31, 1944 and August 12, 1945. Also, New York Times newspapers from July 20, 1941, January 12, 1942 and December 7, 1942.

  7. Newspaper articles

    Consists of newspapers from Shanghai, China, 1948; and an article from the Los Angeles Times, 1949.

  8. Moses Schulstein collection

    The collection consists of one typewriter with Yiddish type in a metal case, a pencil sketch, and documents relating to the experiences of Moses Schulstein, a Yiddish poet.

  9. Ariege collection

    Contains a copy of Vichy registration of Jews in Ariege, twelve copyprints, and oral history interviews with Jeanne Rogalle, Claude Delpla, and G. Ane.

  10. Margo and Rudolf Selby family collection

    The collection consists of a bar of soap, documents, and photographs relating to the experiences of the Rozsahegyi and Zelmanovics families in Hungary before and after the Holocaust and in Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp during the Holocaust.

  11. Adelaide and Fritz Kauffmann collection

    The collection consists of artifacts, correspondence, documents, and photographs relating to the experiences of Adelaide and Fritz Kauffmann in Shanghai, China, from 1931-1949.

  12. Ida Weiss collection

    The collection consists of a steamer trunk and a passport relating to the experiences of Ida Weiss before the Holocaust in Vienna, Austria, and during her emigration to the United States in 1938.

  13. Colonel Alexander Zabin, MD collection

    Collection of newsletters, newspaper clippings, black and white negatives and photographs, documents, glass slides, magazine, Star of David patch, postcards, calling card and 16 mm film reels. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.

  15. Al Kooper collection

    The collection consists of money, 3 scrip notes and 2 coins, from the ghetto in Łódź, Poland

  16. Henry Kis collection

    The collection consists of a handkerchief holder and correspondence relating to the experiences of Heinz (later Henry) Kis who emigrated from Germany to Palestine in 1936 and the Kis family in Germany before and during the Holocaust.

  17. Anne Weil Wascou family collection

    The collection consists of two suitcases, correspondence, documents, photographs, and a photograph album relating to the experiences of Anne Weil Wascou and her family during the Holocaust and to the postwar efforts of Anne Wascou to obtain restitution.

  18. Rose Kfar Rose collection

    The collection consist of books relating to the experiences of Rose Kwar in Krakow, Poland, after the Holocaust when she continued to live under an assumed Christian identity.

  20. Howard Zar collection

    The collection consists of pastels created by Leon Target depicting a French post-war ballet about the Holocaust.