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  1. Jüdisches Zentralarchiv des Burgenlandes (Jewish Central Archive of the Burgenland)

    Records of seven former Jewish communities of the Austrian state of the Burgenland, which were disbanded after the annexation of Austria to Nazi Germany. The material consists of official correspondence, protocols of Jewish community board meetings, marriage, birth and death records, decrees, Jewish community records, school records, tax records, military records, records pertaining to Jewish organizations and officials, and other documentation.

  2. Gusen logbook

    Logbook from Gusen concentration camp and documents acquired by Willard Gaylin.

  3. Collection of Stanisław Leszczyński Zbiór Stanisława Leszczyńskiego (Sygn. 1332)

    A collection of press clippings from the Polish press about World War II, the fate and history and the Holocaust of the Jews, the Polish underground and partisans during the war, and other related topics.

  4. Peace Court in Skarżysko-Kamienna Sąd Pokoju w Skarżysku-Kamiennej (Sygn. 2924)

    Files of court cases concerning various disputes in which one of the parties was a person of Jewish origin. The cases concerned, among others, payment of debt, rent, division of inheritance, compensation, termination of the contract and other disputes.

  5. Oral history interview with Haim Brill

  6. Municipal Government in Starachowice-Wierzbnik Zarząd Miejski w Starachowicach-Wierzbniku (Sygn. 3063)

    Numerous post-war materials regarding real estate (including those owned by Jews) and decisions regarding their return to their owners or transferring them for use to other people.

  7. Liberation photographs from Mauthausen

    Liberation photographs from Mauthausen. Donor's father was present post-liberation.

  10. Gross and Lichtman Papers

    The Gross and Lichtman Papers include World War II Food Ration Books issued to the family of Emerick Gross and a letter to Emerick and Violette Gross from their nephew Leon Lichtman, who served in the 120th Evacuation Unit after the liberation of Buchenwald.

  11. Jack Amar papers

    Collection of postwar documents, correspondence and identity cards relating to Jacques (Jack) Amar, a Greek Jewish survivor of Auschwitz, relating to his return to Greece after liberation, hospitalization, and military service.

  12. Primary School no 5 in Wierzbnik Szkoła Podstawowa nr 5 w Wierzbniku (Sygn. 2748)

    The materials relate to the school's activities, such as: reports on pedagogical conferences, administrative matters, correspondence, etc. Typical information for this type of documentation: name and surname of the child, date and place of birth; school class attended; grades in individual subjects of study. The materials (from different years) also contain school certificates.

  13. Unidentified home movies: Palestine and North Africa

    Home movies probably shot in 1934 of Palestine and North Africa. Scenes may include street scenes, a synagogue interior, and rural Palestine.

  14. Selected records from the General State Archives in Larissa (GAK Larissa)

    The collection includes archival materials from four record groups: Records of the Court of Appeal of Larissa-Special Court for the Trials of the Local Collaborators in the area of Larissa (Thessaly region) in the former Italian and German Occupation Zones of occupation during WWII. It contains court proceedings and verdicts against local collaborators, who took part in the persecution and killings of civilians during the occupation; Records of Archive of the Court of First Instance of Larissa-Political department (Decisions on Reparations for the victims of the Nazi persecution). It contai...

  15. Joe Freda papers

    Letters, envelopes, and newspaper clippings. Letters written from donor's great uncle, Joseph Freda, a United States Army soldier, from Germany and France describing his viewing of the Dachau and Buchenwald Concentration Camps. Written to his future spouse, "Birdie" Thomas in Pittsburgh, PA in May 1945.

  16. Oral history interview with Agnes Wohl

  17. Olga Nadich Galerstein collection

    Souvenir program from presentation of We Will Never Die at the Hollywood Bowl on July 21, 1943 which belonged to Olga Nadich Galerstein (1922-1985). At the time she was studying acting at the Actors Laboratory Theatre in Hollywood, headed by Roman Bohnen (1901-1949), who was in the cast of the production.

  18. Society for the Support of Jewish Performing Arts in Vilnius Towarzystwo Popierania Żydowskiej Sztuki Scenicznej w Wilnie (Fond 296)

    Records related to the activities of Yiddish theatre groups that performed in Poland during the interwar period. It includes bylaws of the organization, minutes and resolutions of board meetings, work plans, and activities reports, extensive correspondence related to the organization of performances and tours, cooperation with other Jewish public organizations in Wilno and Poland, applications for permission to hold performances and concerts; financial records related to the support provided to local theaters and unemployed actors, tax exemptions applications for organizing cultural events,...

  19. Oral history interview with Marianne Oelsner

  20. Oral history interview with Lajos Sághy