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  1. France occupation photograph collection

    Two vintage copy prints depicting the French surrender to Germany. The first photograph is of the French and German delegations inside the “Armistice Car.” The second photograph depicts Hitler and his generals standing in front of the memorial slab for the 1918 Armistice with Germany; Glade of the Armistice, Compiègne, France; dated June 21, 1940.

  2. Ludwigsluster Tageblatt

    Consists of the April 20, 1945 edition of the Ludwigsluster Tageblatt newspaper. Includes articles about the perceived progress of the war and an article entitled "What we are fighting for."

  3. "The Activity and Rising of the Hitlerjugend" Until the Outbreak of World War II

    Consists of one research paper entitled "The Activity and the Rising of the Hitlerjugend [Hitler Youth] until the Outbreak of World War II," by Shai Rossler. Includes information gathered from interviews with former members of the Hitler Youth and BDM (Bund Deutscher Maedel, or the League of German Girls) and a discussion of the history of the National Socialist youth movements.

  4. Marcel Confino collection

    The colelction consists of photographs acquired by Marcel Confino while living Bulgaria during WWII.

  5. "My Encounter with Eichmann"

    Consists of a memoir,16 pages, entitled "My Encounter with Eichmann" by Stephen Shields, a member of the 71st Infantry Division of the United States Army. In the memoir, Mr. Shields describes his memory of a conversation he had with a German prisoner of war, whom he believes to have been Adolf Eichmann, and his memories of the liberation of the Gunskirchen concentration camp. The memoir also contains information about Eichmann's role in Budapest and the heroism of Raoul Wallenberg.

  6. Michael Erlitzki memoir

    Consists of one copy of the handwritten testimony, by Mr. Michael Erlitzki. The memoir, 17 pages, in Polish, describes Mr. Erlitzki's Holocaust experiences as a teenager.

  7. Peter Albrecht passport

    Consists of an Austrian passport for Peter Albrecht, born August 25, 1921 in Vienna. The passport, issued in 1929 and renewed in 1934, shows photographs of Peter and multiple stamps from 1929-1938 for travel in Austria, Switzerland, Nazi Germany, and France.

  8. Helen Winninger Livnat collection

    Collection of photographs and documents related to the Holocaust experiences of the Winninger family. Contains an identity card from the Shargorod ghetto, issued to Fabus Winninger, 39 years old, his wife Beatrice and his daughter Helen, from Gura Humorului; dated March 26, 1943 and signed by the head of the Jewish council, Dr. Meir Teich. Also includes an immigration permit issued to Helen Wininger allowing her to remain in Palestine, dated March 5, 1948; nine photographs of Helen with her parents in the Atlith detention camp, dated October-November 1947; one photograph of a group of child...

  9. Selected general correspondence of the British Consulate in Panama (FO 288)

    Contains general correspondence from the British Consulate in Panama relating to illegal immigration into Palestine.

  10. Prentice G. Morgan collection

    Consists of two pages from a photograph album owned by Prentice G. Morgan, a member of Patton's Third Army. Morgan participated in the liberation of Buchenwald, and the photograph album pages include eleven photographs of the liberation and his commentary about what he witnessed in the camp. The photographs depict American military personnel in the camp, camp buildings, summary justice, military personnel viewing anatomical artifacts belonging to Ilse Koch, and the burial of victims.

  11. "The Story of the Szwarcbard, Cyterszpiler, and Minc Families"

    Consists of one memoir, on CD-ROM, entitled "The Story of the Szwarcbard, Cyterszpiler, and Minc Families" by Jerzy Kubowski. The memoir, which is in Russian, Polish, and English, includes excerpts from various family members' memoirs, letters, and copies of photographs and drawings. Members of the family were able to immigrate, while others were sent to the Warsaw ghetto. Some survived the ghetto, while others either perished in the ghetto or in the Treblinka extermination camp.

  12. Reuben Cipin collection

    Consists of documents describing pre-war and wartime Jewish life in Pikkale (Pikeliai), Lithuania. Includes a portion of an unpublished memoir entitled "Something Disappeared on its Way" by Berthold Neiman about pre-war Pikkale, and an article entitled "There were a lot of Jews here in Pikeliai before the war" by Fredrik Nejman about what happened in Pikkale during the Holocaust, when the Jewish community perished in a mass shooting. Both articles are in Swedish.

  13. Gina Rappaport memoir

    Consists of a copy of a memoir, 4 pages, written by Gina Rappaport of Kraków, Poland, immediately after her liberation in April 1945. In the memoir, Gina describes her memories of the German occupation of Kraków, her family's decision to flee to Tarnów, Poland, the actions of the summer of 1941, the family's deportation to Bergen-Belsen, and their liberation in April 1945.

  14. Hedwig Ems memoir

    Consists of a memoir written in 1947 by Hedwig Frank Ems, originally of Halle, Germany. The memoir, which is in the original German and accompanied by an English translation, describes Mrs. Ems' experiences when she was deported at age 73 from Berlin to Theresienstadt. Mrs. Ems describes life in wartime Berlin, the constant threat of deportation, her deportation in late October 1942, and life in Theresienstadt. She describes life in Theresienstadt in great detail, including death, disease, inspections, and witnessing the mass transports out of the camp. In February 1945, she received notice...

  15. "This is Impossible to Forget"

    Consists of one typed memoir, in Russian, written in 2002 by Yevgeny Vodlinger, originally of Krasnye Okna, Ukraine. In the memoir, Mr. Vodlinger describes his experiences as a Jewish soldier in the Red Army during World War II, including how he was treated by fellow soldiers. After the war, he learned that his parents and brother had been taken from their hometown of Ribnita and executed in a mass-shooting by the Nazis near Dubosary.

  16. "Hindenburg--Aug 1944--January 1945"

    Consists of one memoir, 69 pages, entitled "Hindenburg--Aug 1944-January 1945" by Halina Den, originally of Radom, Poland. In the memoir, Ms. Den describes being taken from Auschwitz to Hindenburg, a newly opened forced labor camp housing both Jewish and Roma prisoners. She describes an SS officer named Muller and many of the other prisoners whom she names, as well as life at Hindenburg and the interactions between the Jewish and Roma prisoners. She describes being evacuated from Hindenburg by rail in January 1945 and, as the memoir ends, their arrival at Bergen-Belsen. Also includes a draw...

  17. Records relating to the research and judicial verdicts of the authenticity of Anne Frank diary (Fond 212c)

    Contains documents regarding research and judicial verdicts of the authenticity of the Anne Frank diary.

  18. Hans Kuehne letter

    Consists of a typed copy of a letter written by Hans Kuehne to his brother, Paul Kendal, in 1948, while Hans was interned as an illegal Jewish immigrant in Cyprus. In the letter, Mr. Kuehne describes his experiences on the boat on his way to Palestine, being turned back within sight of land, and life in a British camp in Cyprus. Also includes a photocopy of the original letter. Anne Kelemen is mentioned in the letter as "X."

  19. Herman Fischer papers

    The Herman Fischer papers consists of correspondence, photographs, identification documents, and affidavits relating to the relatives of Herman Fischer. The correspondence was sent from Hungary, Austria, German, and France to Herman Fischer in Detroit, Michigan. The affidavits of support were issued by Herman Fischer on behalf of his relatives and friends. Some of the correspondence is between Herman Fischer in Detroit and the American Consul General in Switzerland regarding issuing visas before, during and after World War II. The photographs were taking in Detroit, Michigan, and during a t...

  20. District self administration Gauselbstverwaltung

    Contains only those records of the district self administration that were continued in the financial division after 1945. The records pertain mostly to the confiscation of Upper Austrian cloisters and monasteries, properties owned by the Schwarzenberg family, as well as other "Aryanization" or expropriation cases. The administration of the real properties is partly documented until the 1950s. The collection also contains some unrelated earlier and later records dealing with agricultural activities as well as the Oberösterreichische Kraftwerke.