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  1. Albin F. Irzyk collection

    Albin F. Irzyk, Sr.’s personal account of his unit's liberation of the Ohrdruf concentration camp. He was the Battalion Commander of the 8th Tank Battalion, 4th Armored Division, Third Army on April 4, 1945 when the discovery was made.

  2. Andrew Romay collection

    Hungarian documents including identification documents and certificates, school records and diplomas, awards, and correspondence relating to Andrew Romay (Andor Friedmann). Citizenship papers from Andrew's father, Jenö Friedmann, and a marriage certificate for Marietta Puder Romay's parents, Andrew's in-laws. A class photo from Miskolc, Hungary is also included.

  3. Jewish family in prewar Budapest

    The Nash family in Budapest in 1932.

  4. Oral history interview with Benjamin Ferencz

  5. Yiddish Gymnasium in Panevėžys Panevėžio žydų vidurinė mokykla (Fond 1137)

    Consists of students’ files, class journals, minutes of meetings of the teachers' council, records of entrance examinations; requests from parents for the admission of their children to school; class journals, graduation certificates, etc. The latter include photos of students.

  6. Court of the First Instance in Pińczów Sąd Grodzki w Pińczowie (Sygn. 2500)

    Court files in civil cases and a few files of criminal cases in which Jews from Pińczów were parties: for reconstruction of birth, death, marriage certificates, for declaring ownership, for entering into possession of property, for declaring death or being declared dead, for correcting personal data, and for entering into possession of property. In addition, case repertories for the entire period containing key information on all cases decided by this court.

  7. Esther Rosen Werner collection

    Fifteen (15) letters from Aron Rosen (the donor's great-grandfather) in Slutsk, Belorussia, to his daughter Esther Werner (nee Rosen) in Bridgeport, CT. These range from 1930-1941, with the bulk from 1939. Material includes English translations of the letters by Roberta Newman and a copy print of a photo of Aaron Rosen.

  8. Lob family papers

    The collection primarily documents the Holocaust-era experiences of Marcel Pierre Lob, originally of Paris, Frace, including his arrest and deportation to Auschwitz II-Birkenau and return to Paris after liberation. It also includes documents related to the experiences of his wife Helene Lob (née Bybelezer), a survivor of Drancy, Auschwitz II-Birkenau, and Bergen-Belsen, and tracing documents regarding the Holocaust fates of his mother Lucie Levy Lob, sister Stephanie Carrance, her husband Ernest Carrance, and their daughter Jacqueline Carrance, all of who perished at Auschwitz II-Birkenau. ...

  9. Gitta Simon papers

    The collection consists of a memoir documenting the Holocaust experiences of Gitta Simon (née Kohn), originally of Moson, Hungary, including her deportation to Auschwitz in June 1944, transfer to Altenburg subcamp of Buchenwald. While on a death march, Simon was liberated by the United States Army. The memoir is in Hungarian and was written post-war while she and her husband, Laszlo Simon, were living in Shanghai (1947-1949). A digital English translation of the memoir is also available at the USHMM (DS135.H93 S5968 2000). Also included are a small number of documents including marriage and...

  10. Court of the First Instance in Starachowice Sąd Grodzki w Starachowicach (Sygn. 3051)

    Civil cases repertories for the entire period containing key information on all cases decided by this court. In many cases, Jews from Starachowice were parties to court proceedings.

  11. Primary School no 4 in Skarżysko-Kamienna Szkoła Podstawowa nr 4 w Skarżysku Kamiennej (Sygn. 2933)

    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.

  12. Visiting Panevesz and Kovno

    Home movie coverage of a trip to Poland taken by Walter Wiener in 1934. Scenes cover the farewell in New York, on board the ship, arriving in England, touring through France, greeting family members in Panevesz, Poland, a synagogue sponsored by Americans, the market, meeting relatives in Kovno, Lithuania, and returning to the United States. The film includes Yiddish intertitles.

  13. Czech Jewish families before the Holocaust; parade in Prague

    Title card: “Rodina 1937” Steffi Guttmann and her daughters Zuzana (Suzi) and Sylvie get into a car in Prague. Shaky tracking shot in the city, tram, shops. Simon Guttmann strolls with daughters Suzi and Sylvie by the banks of the river. Other family and friends join, pose for the camera by the river. Mahrer and Guttmann children run in a park, castle in BG, joking around for the camera. Older man, Baruch Guttmann, cantor of the Pincas Synagogue, and Jerome Mahrer get out of the car, CUs with another man. The family again poses and walks with linked arms in a park, various views. CU their d...

  14. Court of the First Instance in Wierzbnik Sąd Grodzki w Wierzbniku (Sygn. 3050)

    Court files in civil and criminal matters in which one of the parties was a person of Jewish origin. Post-war materials regarding real estate owned by Jews, applications for correction or reconstruction of birth, death or other documents.

  15. Selected records of the State Archive in Prešov, branch Vranov nad Topľou

    Selected records pertaining to anti-Jewish regulations and decrees, the persecution and registration of Jews, and the Aryanization of Jewish property and businesses. Also includes the Jewish Census of 1942 of this district territory (which is not available in the Slovak National Archives holdings).

  16. Ullman family papers

    A book about the Konijns and three original envelopes to/from family members (dating back to WWII), which were opened by the Germans.

  17. Oral history interview with Peter Schur

  18. Jewish wedding in Sofia

    The Jewish wedding of Aharon Mevorach and Lutzy Pincas in Sofia, Bulgaria in 1935 (probably in May). The couple arrives at the Central Synagogue of Sofia, poses, and greets guests. They move toward the exit of the synagogue where a carriage waits to transport the newly married couple to their home. Aharon's brother, Dr. Leon Mevorach, filmed the event. Family members shown include: Baruch and Dudah Mevorach; Dr. Daniel Pincas and Dora Pincas (nee Mevorach); Stefie (wife of Dr. Leon Mevorach who films the wedding) and their son Baruch (called Bubie), with a white beret; Baron Mevorah, the yo...

  19. Fodor family papers

    Documents of Charles S. (Karoly Sandor) Fodor, his father József Fodor, and photographs of Charles, József, his mother, Mathilde Weiler Fodor, and members of the extended family.

  20. Court of the First Instance in Starachowice-Wierzbnik Sąd Grodzki w Starachowicach-Wierzbniku (Sygn. 3285)

    Court files in civil and criminal matters in which one of the parties was a person of Jewish origin. Post-war materials regarding real estate owned by Jews, applications for correction or reconstruction of birth, death or other documents. In addition, case repertories and indexes containing accurate information about all cases in that court during a given period.