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  1. Selected documents related to Hungary from the National Archives and Record Administration (NARA)

    This collection focuses on US government documents as represented in NARA holdings, which were related to activities of the US Armed Forces and the OSS (Office of Strategic Services) in the Hungarian and Austrian areas just before the end of the war and after the end of the war. It includes documents concerning the work of American OSS operative Martin Himmler, who supervised a series of interrogations of a group of Hungarians detained by US forces in Austria after the war, but it does not include the protocols of the interrogations themselves; these protocols were not found at NARA. It als...

  2. Jews at forced labor removing snow

    A title on the screen describes the very cold conditions under which the Reichsbahn is operating in Russia. Panning shots of snow covered train tracks and steaming locomotives. 01:36:19 Title on screen: Sowjetrussische Gefangene und Juden arbeiten in Minsk an der Beseitigung der Schneemassen [Soviet prisoners and Jews work on snow removal in Minsk]. High angle shot of women and men, many of them with badges affixed to the front and back of their jackets, removing snow from train tracks. More scenes showing the operation of trains in extremely cold and snowy weather. Shots of train cars and ...

  3. Family car and women knitting in prewar Vienna

    The family car (new?), which was later confiscated by the Nazis, along with a revolver and some gold coins. Peter rides a toy car and plays ball. Sign reads "19. Hannplatz." CUs, women knit.

  4. Berger family collection

    Consists of copies of family correspondence (1920-1948) regarding the family of David Ignatz Berger, originally of Vienna, Austria. Mr. Berger immigrated to the United States in 1914 and converted from Judaism to Presbyterianism, becoming a minister. The family correspondence describes attempts to immigrate through Italy, Mr. Berger's affidavits of support, and visa issues. Also includes copies of restitution documents submitted by Cynthia Berger in the names of members of the Berger family.

  5. Unrest in Palestine and Exodus ship

    A Castle Films showcase of news events for the year 1947 with English titles: "British royal family in Africa. 5,000 Zulu warriors stage unique demonstration." "A reigning British monarch visits Dark Continent for the first time in history." "Costumes in Korea! Natives stage fierce riots as political unrest spreads!" "Korea strives for independence after 40 years of Jap slavery." 01:01:30 "Terror grips Palestine! Zionist underground widens its resistance!" Jewish Brigade troops, destroyed building, caring for the wounded. "A refugee ship reaches Haifa after gun battle at sea!" MS, Haganah s...

  6. Lieberman family looks out an apartment window in Poland

    The family looks out an upper story window with (from left to right) Henryk Kupferman (child cousin), Ella, Magda Kupferman (child cousin) with Thomas and Hanna behind near the window, and Avraham Kupferman (Benedikt's brother in law). Thomas and Hanna seem amazed by what they see.

  7. Grand Mufti visits Muslim volunteers

    Hajj Amin Al Husseini, the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem, meets Muslim SS volunteers. The Grand Mufti greets a German officer and reviews Muslim SS volunteers standing at attention. Some of the men wear fez hats. German officers and two civilians accompany al Husseini. He greets some volunteers personally and smiles at them. Some of the volunteers look quite young. The Grand Mufti passes a rack with many loaves of bread on it and receives a loaf of bread from a female baker.

  8. Olga Degani photographs

    Contains three photographs: a portrait of Sara and Mordechai Warzager, donor's maternal grandparents, who both perished in the Holocaust; a group portrait, circa 1912, of the Warzager family, with Nela Necha Warzager, donor's mother, seated on the table; and a portrait of J. Edelman, circa 1967, a Warzager family relative, who survived the war in the Soviet Union.

  9. Badge with a Polish eagle on a castle worn by a Jewish medical officer, 2nd Polish Corps

    Uniform patch with a Polish eagle on a red castle issued to Dr. Edmund Lusthaus when he served in the 2nd Polish Corps from 1941-1945. Germany invaded Poland on September 1, 1939, and seventeen days later, the Soviet Army invaded from the east. Lusthaus was captured and taken to a camp for Polish prisoners of war in Novosibirsk, Siberia, where he served as a physician. When Germany invaded the Soviet Union in 1941, Polish POWs were released to join the fighting. Lusthaus joined the volunteer Polish Army of the East, known as Anders Army. In August 1942, the unit left Soviet territory and be...

  10. German invasion of Norway

    German planes fly over the mountains of Norway. Planes land at Fornebu airbase outside Oslo and German soldiers unload weapons. A German soldier stands next to a sign, "Fliegerhorst- Kdtr. Oslo Fornebu". The narration explains that a British plane has been shot down while smoke rises from a tree-covered area beyond the runway. Bf 109s pass low overhead in squadron formation. German soldiers performing various activities, including a German soldier talking on a field telephone and aiming guns toward the sky. Good shots of German sailors on the deck of a ship. Swastika painted on the foredeck...

  11. Ruth Vickers collection

    Collection of materials documenting the experience of Ruth Blumenfeld (donor) during theHolocaust. Includes photographs from Trzebinia, Poland, with armbands and Star of David patches visible on people's clothing; correspondence written to her in the camps; an ORT diploma; pattern books; and identity card from the Landsberg DP camp.

  12. Personal Archives of Sofia R. Kotsyna (1873-1940), Jewish librarian, archivist and historian

    Contains Sofia R. Kotsyna’s lectures on elementary and post-elementary education, the library work of Jewish societies, the Second Congress of Archive Workers, and the works and archives of the Jewish historian P.S. Marek. Also included are letters from Jewish figures including A.M. Bergengeim, L.E. Motylev, and S.M. Ginzburg; and indexes to the collections of P.S. Marek, S.S. Vermel’, S.A. Rapoport, and O.B. Gavronsky. Of special interest are reports on the work of the Society for Promotion of Jewish Education from 1903 to 1917; library courses at Shaniaavskii University; and rules, accoun...

  13. Parade of Naval soldiers

    Probably April 20 (Hitler's birthday). Naval soldiers with drums parading on Michaelerplatz, Augustinerstrasse, in front of Palais Palffy, Albertina ramp, Phillipshof, and Kaertnerstrasse.

  14. Legacies and papers of Chaim Finkelsztejn (Sygn. S/346)

    Contains personal documents of Chaim Finkelsztejn; correspondence, both official and personal from 1939 to 2001; reports, notes, projects, and papers (including a short biography of Chaim Finkelszejn); books, brochures, newspapers, newspaper clippings; invoices, tickets, stamps, and notes; and photographs.

  15. Moritz Deutsch collection

    Consists of a letter written by Moritz Deutsch in Vienna on 7 October 1939, to his brother, William (Wilhelm) Deutsch, in New York City. In the letter, Moritz asks for William's help to procure visas for Moritz and his wife to immigrate to the United States. Also includes a World War I era photograph of Moritz Deutsch as a soldier in the Austro-Hungarian Army.

  16. Lotte Bacharach papers

    Contains correspondence and photographs illustrating the experiences of Lotte Bacharach [donor], born in Kaltennordheim, Germany in 1931 and placed by the Oeuvres de Secours aux Enfants in Eaubonne, Montintin, and Montmorency, France, as a refugee and then into hiding until fleeing to Switzerland in 1944, where Lotte was interned in Lager Ringlikon and then with family friends in Baden, Switzerland. Correspondence included is from Lotte to her parents and brother who were reunited with Lotte in the United States in 1946.

  17. Union of "Napredak" (Progress) co-ops in Sarajevo Savez Napretkovih Zadruga-Sarajevo (Fond DRGP)

    Contains documents relating to the inventory of Jewish shops in the Independent State of Croatia. They encompass records of both the State Agency for Economic Renewal (Državno ravnateljstvo za gospodarsku ponovu) in Zagreb and the Union of “Napredak” Cooperatives in Sarajevo, Banja Luka, and Osijek.

  18. Poland uniform patch worn by a Jewish medical officer, 2nd Polish Corps

    Uniform patch issued to Dr. Edmund Lusthaus when he served in the 2nd Polish Corps from 1941-1945. Germany invaded Poland on September 1, 1939, and seventeen days later, the Soviet Army invaded from the east. Lusthaus was captured and taken to a camp for Polish prisoners of war in Novosibirsk, Siberia, where he served as a physician. When Germany invaded the Soviet Union in 1941, Polish POWs were released to join the fighting. Lusthaus joined the volunteer Polish Army of the East, known as Anders Army. In August 1942, the unit left Soviet territory and became the 2nd Polish Corps, British A...

  19. Gaye Granet papers

    Contains forty (40) black and white photographs, various images of immediate post-war Europe, shot in conjunction with the film "Berlin Express."

  20. Ella Landenberg collection

    Consists of a folder of documents, correspondence, and articles regarding Ella Landenberg, who lived on false papers in Belgium during World War II and was an active member of the Resistance. Includes copies of wartime correspondence, in English and Hebrew, written to Ella as "Leonie" about her wartime espionage.