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  1. Bachmann family papers

    The collection contains a journal written by Werner Bachmann of Göttingen, Germany describing his family's journey from Hamburg, Germany to New York on 27 December 1937 through 6 January1938 on board the SS Washington. Accompanying Werner was his wife Erika Grafenberg Bachmann and their baby daughter, Ruth Bachmann. Werner also described their journey from New York to San Francisco 22 January-7 February 1938. Also included are 9 pre-war family photographs of Ruth with various family members in Offenbach, and 4 post-war family photographs.

  2. Miriam Korber papers

    The Miriam Korber papers contain a diary and photographs concerning the Holocaust experiences of Miriam, a teenager from Câmpulung Moldovenesc, Romania who was interned in the Djurin Ghetto in Transnistria, Romania (present day Moldova) from 1941 until her liberation in 1944. The diary begins in 1941 shortly after Miriam’s deportation and concludes in 1944. The photographs primarily depict Miriam’s family in Câmpulung before the war and a few photographs of Miriam after the war.

  3. Sam Szyja Braun collection

    Contains a displaced persons certificate issued by the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society (HIAS) to Szyja Braun in Bad Cannstatt, Germany, dated 1949; photographs depicting Szyja Braun, his brother Salomon Braun and friends they met in the displaced persons camp; and a declaration of intention filed by Sam (Szyja) Braun on February 21, 1950 regarding his intention of becoming a U.S. citizen. Szyja Yeshajahu Sam Braun was born in Breslau on May 18, 1919. He was a son of Eliasz and Gusta Alstock Braun. The family lived in Brody. Szyje and his two brothers, Salomon and Willie were the only survivors...

  4. Nechama Vaisman diary

    The Nechama Vaisman diary consists of a photocopy of the handwritten diary of Nechama Vaisman, originally of Mogiliev-Podolski, Ukraine, written between January 1942 and July 1943 while Vaisman was confined to a ghetto.

  5. Boris Wolosoff collection

    Consists of records relating to the emigration and post-war experiences of Boris Wolosoff, originally from Russia. Mr. Wolosoff emigrated to Germany in the 1923 and to France in 1936. He arrived in the United States in 1941. Also includes a handmade album of photographs and drawings entitled, "Souvenir du Masgellier Vos Petits," dated August 31, 1941, created by chidlren in the Masgelier children's home as a gift to Mr. Wolosoff, who was the director of the OSE home there from 1937-1941.

  6. Albert and Pola Altschul collection

    Contains a poem written from memory by Pola Altschul, and one document issued to Albert Altschul.

  7. Prewar Jewish life in Budapest

    Peter Veres climbs the stairs and plays at an outdoor pool. His mother Kati Krausz Veres, in the dark jacket, drips water on Peter’s head. Father George fetches Peter’s toy from the pool. Armin Veres, George’s father, plays with Peter and his cousin Andrew Jakab (the son of George's sister Agi; he was 5 months older than Peter) on Armin's apartment balcony at 15 Lipot Korut in Pest. Sari (George's mother) joins them and holds Peter and Andrew. Armin, toddler Andrew, mother Agi Jakab (George's sister), and Sari walk towards the camera outdoors on a dirt road. Kati and Peter sit on a balcony....

  8. Fred Frankel collection

    Consists of 12 photographs taken in the Bergen-Belsen displaced persons camp of David Frankel (born Towia Frenkiel) and Lili Frydman (later Frankel), and their son, Abraham Frankel. Includes photographs of their wedding on May 19, 1946 in the displaced persons camp, the Frankels with groups of friends, and a photograph labeled 1940, which the donor believes to be a photograph of a crematorium at Auschwitz, circa 1940, which Lili Frankel obtained from an unknown source.

  9. Soep family collection

    Consists of a certificate stating that the Soep family were nationalized citizens of El Salvador. The document was stamped and signed by George Mantello on February 6, 1944 in Geneva, Switzerland.

  10. Ahnenpass

    Contains an "Ahnenpass" issued to Karl Haiblen (donor's father) that documents his family ancestry to prove that he was of "pure Aryan blood." Dated October 6th, 1938; Tübingen, Germany.

  12. Hitler's Hatchet Man!

    Contains a leaflet entitled "Hitler's Hatchet Man!" presenting the text of a speech delivered to Dormont Rotary Club, Pittsburgh, July 1939, by James R. Cox.

  13. German children in Wiesbaden; Duchess of Luxembourg; displaced persons

    (4/16/1945 slate) In Wiesbaden, German civilian boys digging in dirt pile. German boys playing/rafting in wading pool. CUs, German boys. (4/13/1945 slate) Airplane lands. MS, two GIs arrest two suspected Nazis. Extensive bomb damage. German woman takes firewood out of bomb damage. (2/24/1945 slate) Strafing trains. German prisoners are brought across pontoon bridge on Rhine River. CU, German children in Wiesbaden, on roadside. (4/14/1945 slate) Pan from statue to civilians in Luxembourg waiting for returning liberated prisoners. Crowds as they wave flags for the Duchess in city of Luxembour...

  14. Dachau camp administration buildings and SS guards at roll call

    Color and black and white footage shot by a baker who supplied bread to the Dachau concentration camp and was also a member of the town of Dachau's amateur film club. See Stories 1283, 1284, and 1285 for related footage. Poor quality color footage showing the interior of the Dachau administration department. A man stacks and counts paper money at a desk. He gives a Hitler salute to someone off camera. 00:18:32 Quality improves. SS men stand outside camp buildings. There is snow on the ground and icicles hang from the gutters. 00:18:56 Film switches to black and white. A car pulls up to a ga...

  15. Silberman family collection

    The Silbermann family papers comprise correspondence and photographs documenting Curt and Else Silbermann and their families from Würzburg, Germany, before, during, and after the Holocaust. Extensive family correspondence to Curt and Else Silbermann, who had immigrated to the United States, relates news about life in Nazi and postwar Germany. Six photograph albums document Else Kleeman Silbermann and her family in prewar Germany. Correspondence primarily consists of letters to Curt and Else Silberman in the United States from his parents, Adolf and Ida Silbermann, and her mother, Therese Kl...

  16. Painting of a man in a fez done on pillowcase by Dutch Jew in hiding

    • United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
    • irn39869
    • English
    • 1944
    • overall: Height: 12.750 inches (32.385 cm) | Width: 10.000 inches (25.4 cm) | Depth: 1.880 inches (4.775 cm) pictorial area: Height: 10.000 inches (25.4 cm) | Width: 7.250 inches (18.415 cm)

    Painting and frame created by Dr. Samuel Vreedenburg in 1944 while he was living in hiding in the home of his former assistant and her husband, Janny and Willem Blom, in Amsterdam, Netherlands. It is a copy of Van Gogh’s The Zouave and was painted on a pillowcase with a frame made from crib slats. Germany occupied the Netherlands in May 1940 and, in 1942, Samuel and his wife Marianne sent their 9 year old son Max to live with their Christian housekeeper. That summer, the Germans began deporting Jews to concentration camps. In July, Janny and Willem visited the Vreedenburgs to encourage them...

  17. Holzmann family papers

    Consists of photographs and documents related to Martha Holzmann Braun, originally of Vienna, Austria. Includes pre-war family photographs; birth, marriage and divorce certificates; post-war naturalization and identity documents; a Reisepass for Martha's sister, Erna Holzmann Steckerl; and photographs of Erna with her husband, Alex. Also includes a prayer book presented to Erna Holzmann in 1921.

  18. Bernard Block photograph collection

    The Bernard Block photograph collection documents the Buchenwald and Ohrdruf concentration camps immediately following liberation. Images depict burial of victims, mass graves, and general scenes of the camps. The collection contains twenty photographs mounted with tape onto loose photo album pages, some with captions handwritten across the top in blue ink. The collection also includes an image of Major Bernard Block, DDS in his military uniform.

  20. Wehrmacht helmet acquired by a US soldier

    German Wehrmacht helmet acquired by Don Stanton, a soldier in the United States Army.