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  1. Selected records of the County Department of Busko Wydział Powiatowy w Busku (Sygn. 2120)

    Records related to history of Stopnica region and Jews living there in the interwar period. Includes plans of revitalization of the region, Starost's correspondence with daily paper "Epoka", newspaper clippings and articles, population statistics, files of finances and ownership of real estates, bills, bank documents, and hospital statistics.

  2. Ice skating in Brno

    An older boy, the son of the family Klein - the Eckstein’s housekeeper, ice skates with Michaela in Brno in January 1941. Boys play ice hockey in the BG. The Klein boy twirls and skates and tries some tricks. A nanny helps Antonin and Michaela on the ice. They rest on a bench. The older boy shows off again. More shots of ice hockey and ice skating. End 01:04:23

  3. Day of Mourning in the Yishuv Poster announcing a day of mourning for the deportation of the illegal immigrants of SS Exodus

    A poster announcing a day of mourning and a protest rally subsequent to the deportation to Germany of the illegal immigrants of SS "Exodus."

  4. Shanghai register of Polish citizens from 1934-1941 Szanghajski rejestr obywateli polskich z lat 1934-1941

    Shanghai Ledger contains the records on Polish citizens kept by the Consulate of Poland in Shanghai in 1934-1943. The ledger was the supporting administrative tool for the diplomatic outpost as well as for the citizens, who settled in a given consulate jurisdiction. Based on the ledger, Polish citizens were able to apply for various documents and compensation. They could also be found more easily by their relatives and were able to get through all the formalities at the consulate faster. The ledger records the experiences of the citizens listed and the material evidence of the care and help...

  5. Collection of materials regarding Nazi crimes in Poland Zbiór materiałów dotyczących zbrodni hitlerowskich w Polsce (Sygn. 1348)

    Selected records of Polish courts and commissions researching Nazi crimes. Consists of protocols and reports examining the area of the former Chełmno concentration camp (Kulmhof am Nehr); investigative files of crimes in Siedlce and the surrounding area; witness testimonies; materials about Nazi perpetrators from the Krosno county; the case file against K. Heinemeyer; sentences for persons cooperating with the German authorities; testimonies of Nazi criminals regarding the Warsaw Uprising of 1944; prosecution files of Nazi criminals at Żyrardów area, and correspondence.

  6. Easter holidays in Brno

    April 1938. In yard of family home in Brno (regional capital of Moravia), Hlínky 35, young Michaela (age 3) and her brother Antonín (age 2) hunt for Easter eggs in 1938. They are dressed similarly in checkered jackets. They play in the garden, with the toys. 01:01:01 Michael Eckstein stands beside a nanny, and Michaela pulls the wheeled animal toys. 01:01:13 Side view of Antonín kneeling with the toy bunny in the grass. 01:01:37 Michael walks hand-in-hand with his son Antonín. More of the family in the garden celebrating the Easter holidays. Cut. 01:02:12 Michaela holds a doll and plays wit...

  7. Landesgericht Feldkirch: NS-Verfahren

    Postwar court records of Nazi-related cases in the state court in Feldkirch, Austria. Contains a court case against August Kűng, a member of the Stryj gendarmerie, Ukraine (Stryj district: Zawadow [Zavadiv], Mykolaiv [Mykolaiv] and Rozvadov) from the end of August 1941 to the beginning of January 1943 (one file). Kűng was involved in German violent crimes against Jews.

  8. Selected records of the District Court in Piotrków Trybunalski Sąd Okręgowy w Piotrkowie Trybunalskim (Sygn. 893)

    Records of court criminal cases investigated by the District Court in Piotrków Trybunalski. Includes documents on hiding a stolen cow, appropriation of money, theft, robbery, rape, and others.

  9. 1945 news roundup

    News documentary with intertitles produced for the home movie market by Castle Films Productions. "The News Parade of the Year 1945" "Now it can be seen! British Battleship Bombed!" "Nazi U-Boat scores direct hit on HMS Barham" "Hitler’s V-2 bomb exposed by Allies" "Millions mourn the death of President Roosevelt, Truman succeeds as President" "Soviets last offensive in the heart of Berlin" "Prime Minister Churchill reviews British and Canadian troops" "American flag raised on Iwo Jima" "Atomic bomb destroys Nagasaki" "Millions of GI’s come home on ships" "Carrier Saratoga steams into San F...

  10. Selected records of the Prison records of persons convicted of communist activities Akta więzienne osób skazanych za działalność komunistyczną (Sygn. 1508)

    Files of prisoners (Polish Jews) convicted of communist activities; most of them perished during the Holocaust. Files are from the following prisons located in: Kielce, Krasnystaw, Lwów, Piotrków Trybunalski, Płock, Radom, Sanok, Sandomierz, Sieradz, Tarnów, Warszawa-Mokotów, Zamość, Sosnowiec, Koronowo, Wronki, Kalisz, Gniezno, Bydgoszcz-Fordon, Częstochowa.

  11. Oral history interview with Carla "Carol" Holtz

  12. Selected records of the County Office in Włoszczowa Starostwo Powiatowe we Włoszczowie (Sygn. 1804)

    A diary of the history of city Włoszczowa, monthly situational reports for 1945 and 1946 of the Starostwo Powiatowe we Włoszczowie (County Office in Włoszczowa), the document of the establishment of the Powiatowy Komitet Żydów Polskich we Włoszczowie (Committee of Polish Jews in Włoszczowa),1946-1949; minutes and reports of the Zarząd Żydowskiego Zrzeszenia Religijnego (Board of the Jewish Religious Association), 1946; and Staroste's ordinances regarding cemeteries, 1948.

  13. Selected records of the Presidium of the County Council in Starachowice Prezydium Powiatowej Rady Narodowej w Starachowicach (Sygn. 2682)

    Records related to Jewish properties after the WWII in Starachowice region. Includes notary deeds, court decisions, and correspondence.

  14. Selected records of the Prison in Busko Więzienie w Busku (Sygn. 695)

    Court and prison correspondence, protocols and personal files of individual Jewish prisoners. Includes personal data of prisoners, and short sentences for common crimes such as theft.

  15. Selected records of the City of Iłża Akta miasta Iłży (Sygn. 2683)

    Lists of voters for local authorities (Rada Miejska Miasta Iłży) and for the Sejm (Polish Parliament), files of the Jewish religious community, materials concerning trade and industry, vital records, statistics, correspondence, lists of the real estates (land and buildings)

  16. Selected records of the commune Prząław Akta gminy Prząsław (Sygn. 1664)

    Consists of correspondence and name lists of Jewish people residing in the Prząsław who belonged to the Jewish Religious Community in Jędrzejów and who were obliged to pay fee to the Jewish community (so called “składka bóżnicza” in Polish). The lists contain standard information: name and surname of the person; place of residence; amount of arrears of fees.

  17. Deutsche Umsiedlungs-Treuhand Gesellschaft m. b. H Verbindungsstelle Lemberg German Resettlement and Trust Society Office in Lviv Niemieckie Towarzystwo Przesiedleńczo-Powiernicze z o.o. Placówka Łącznikowa we Lwowie (Sygn. 643)

    Circulars, instructions, correspondence related to displaced persons: files of property, settlements, employment, and permissions to stay in the Generalne Gubernatorstwo (GG). Includes records of real estate administration and personal files of displaced persons.

  18. Collection of materials from the "Kurier Polski" Editorial Board: Competition "This is how People's Poland began" Kolekcja dokumentacji Redakcji „Kuriera Polskiego”: Konkurs „Tak zaczęła się Polska Ludowa” (Sygn. 572)

    Memories, documents, publications, clippings, evacuation cards, certificates, ID cards, announcements, photographs, postcards, and other documents sent by readers for the competition to the newspaper "Kurier Polski" after WWII. Includes documents related to land reform, contingents, a map of the so-called Recovered Territories, and book ordinances of the City Board in Biskupiec.

  19. Selected records of the Łódź Anti-Beggar Society Łódzkie Towarzystwo Przeciwżebracze (Sygn. 240)

    Lists of people, including Jews, in a shelter for the elderly and cripples in Łódź, as well as lists of arrested beggars (including many Jews).