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  1. Primo Levi correspondence

    Includes a series of handwritten and typewritten letters from Primo Levi to his cousin Anna Foa Yona between 1963 and 1986

  2. American National Socialist League postcard

    Consists of a single antisemitic postcard from the American National Socialist League urging gentiles to "fight Jewish Communism"

  3. Dr. theol. Ulrich Kunz papers

    Consists of personal papers pertaining to Dr. theol. Ulrich Kunz (1917-1970). Included is a copy of a letter written in 1940 by Kunz to express the concern of members of his community who had experienced the death of loved ones in state institutions, likely by "euthanasia."

  4. Weksler family correspondence

    Includes the memoir of David Weksler, two postcards from Fela Weksler, and letter written from Fela to David Weksler with its English translation

  5. Herbst family papers

    The Herbst family papers document the prewar, wartime, and postwar experiences of Manny Herbst, his siblings Bernard Herbst and Silvia Herbst, and his parents Adolf Herbst and Sara Herbst (née Weintraub), including the siblings’ immigration to the United States in 1940, Adolf’s attempt to get to Palestine, and subsequent deportation to Mauritius in 1940, and Sara’s deportation from Vienna to Izbica transit camp in 1942. Biographical material includes identification papers, immigration paperwork, and family genealogy materials. The bulk of the collection consists of letters sent from Adolf i...

  6. District Court of the Land Sąd Okręgowy Ziemski (Sygn. 105)

    Official correspondence regarding land for the expansion of Jewish cemeteries in the towns Nowa Słupia, Kępa Nagnajewska and Szydłów.

  7. Zelig Wasser diary

    Consists primarily of handwritten diary pages that were kept by Sidney "Zelig" Wasser, a survivor from Kielce, Poland, while he was living in hiding in the woods after his escape from Henryków Arbeitslager, a forced labor camp, in May 1944. The diary pages were hidden in glass bottles and a majority were recovered after the war. The collection also includes correspondence, an illustrated map of Henryków with an identification key, Wasser's various translations of the diary and transcriptions of notes in both English and Polish, and a timeline capturing his experiences from when war broke ou...

  8. Frima Laub photographs

    Includes photographs and copy prints depicting the experiences of Frima Gleiser Laub and her family before, during, and after the Holocaust.

  9. Bonta and Ronay families papers

    Documents the experiences of the Bonta (formerly Rothschild) and Ronay families before, during, and after the war through letters primarily sent between Rose Ronay (nee Gyemant) and her family from the 1930s to the 1950s. Also includes some documents and photos and an English translation of Janós Bonta's memoir, "A Jewish Doctor Recalls the Past," recalling his experiences when he was forced to work as Josef Mengele's assistant at Auschwitz.

  11. Ivan Vamos memoir

    Consists of a memoir titled “My early years, the war years. The recollections of Ivan Vamos, from March 1938 to October 1947”, written by the donor, Ivan Vamos

  12. County Office of Land in Jędrzejów, Sygn. 1673 Powiatowy Urząd Ziemski w Jędrzejowie, Sygn. 1673

    Post-war materials regarding real estate owned by Jews from Jędrzejów County.

  13. Buchenwald Standort-Kantine concentration camp scrip, 1 mark

    1 mark coupon issued at Buchenwald concentration camp in Germany. Buchenwald opened on July 19, 1937, and issued undated notes in 0.5, 1, 2, and 3 mark denominations. The simply designed notes were printed on coarse paper. There were two types of coupons: canteen scrip and exchange scrip issued to members of outside labor brigades [Aussenkommandos.] In early April 1945, as US forces approached Buchenwald concentration camp, the German guards began to evacuate the camp. On April 11, the prisoners revolted and seized control of the camp. Later that day, soldiers from the Sixth Army Armored Di...

  14. Wehrmacht War Diary

    Consists of a war diary kept between October 1939 through February 1942 by an unnamed German soldier in the 10th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht) who was stationed in Gießen and Regensburg. The entries capture the invasion of Poland, the 1940 French Campaign, and the 1941 Russian campaign, including personal impressions, reflections, and support of the regime.

  15. Selected records from the Central State Archives of the of the Autonomous Republic of Karakalpkastan related to the evacuation of civilians during WWII

    Collection contains records related to the evacuation of civilians to the territory Autonomous Republic of Karakalpkastan during WWII. It includes correspondence of the state authorities regarding resettlement and employement of evacuated civilians, lists of the members of the Communist Party, correspondence related to search of relocated relatives.

  16. Deborah Bildner collection

    Envelope and letters received by Wolf Arbeit (donor’s maternal grandfather) bearing news of various family members in Poland.

  17. Krisnapoller family papers

    Consists of postcards from Stanisławów, Poland (Stanislav, Ukraine) and family correspondence addressed to Nathan Krisnapoller (later Kriss) from Stanisławów and the Warsaw Ghetto, in addition to photocopies of documents.

  18. Grycz family postcard

    The final postcard sent by Samuel and Chana Grycz from Grodzisk Mazowiecki, Poland, in December 1940, to their son, Alex Gritz, in Brooklyn, NY. The Polish-language message asks how everyone there is doing, and mentions that Chana was not feeling well. Alex and his siblings, Sophie, Aron, Shifra, and Rhue, has all immigrated to the United States in the 1920s. Samuel and Chana were killed during the Holocaust.

  19. Więzienie w Będzinie (Sygn. 1589) Prison in Będzin

    Personal files of prisoners of Jewish origin convicted of various crimes, e.g. theft, fraud. In addition, other materials, e.g. lists of prisoners, statistic data. Personal files contain the prisoner's personal data and characteristics, as well as an accusation and official correspondence.

  20. Sygn. 511, County Starosty in Końskie Sygn. 511, Starostwo Powiatowe Koneckie

    Situation reports of the Starosty containing information on, inter alia, the state of public safety, public assemblies, legal and illegal political organizations.