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  1. Lieberman family travels by horse and buggy; children play on a teeter-totter

    The entire family gathers into a horse-drawn carriage and travels along a road, probably in Jaremcze or Stanislawow. The background is very dark, but appears to be fields. Scene shifts to Hanna (much older now) playing in a woodpile, trying to create a teeter-totter with some other children.

  2. Biederman family collection

    Documents, correspondence, and photographs concerning the Biederman family, including information about Herbert Biederman and his parents, Max and Johanna, who were all able to immigrate to the United States.

  3. Eric Gutsmuth collection

    Consists of three manuscripts regarding the Holocaust experiences of the Gutsmuth and Levi families. The first, entitled "So it Happened," uses family documents and testimonies to describe the experiences of the Gutsmuth family, originally of Giessen (Wiesek), Germany. Through these primary sources, Eric Gutsmuth, who compiled them, describes the experiences of every member of the family, both on the Gutsmuth and Levi sides, some of whom immigrated before the war, others survived in hiding, others of whom (including Flory van Beek) were rescuers, and some who were deported to concentration ...

  4. Montessori school in Vienna

    Peter Schur, dressed for winter, a lunch box hanging from his neck, is helped into the backseat of a car. Scenes from inside the car as it drives down a street lined with trees, snow. The car was later confiscated by the Nazis, along with a revolver and some gold coins. 01:14:56 Seasons change, scenes from inside the car as it drives on a city street with trams. The boy is on his way to school, possibly on his first day. Sign on glass: "Montessori-Kindergarten Hedy Schwarz." Peter smiles and waves from inside the window. 01:15:25 INT, Montessori-Kindergarten, with children playing and inter...

  5. Steffens and Meyer families photographs

    The collection consists of one wartime portrait of the family of Heinrich and Else Steffens of Bottrop, Germany. In the portrait, Heinrich and Else pose with their son, Fritz, in a Nazi naval uniform and holding their infant daughter, Liesel. The family posed in front of a portrait of Adolf Hitler. There is an accretion of one photograph of the Meyer family of Bottrop. The photograph depicts Wilhelm and Fajga Dobra Meyer and their son Edgar August in a wagon shortly after their arrival in Palestine around 1939. Heinrich and Else Steffens's daughter, Liesel, had a chance meeting with Wilhelm...

  6. Records of the central council of the Jewish Communities in Russia (TsVaad)

    The collection consists of minutes of the meetings of the TsVaad ‘s Executive Council, declarations and circular letters regarding Jewish pogroms in Poland and Galicia, correspondence with Jewish communities and public organizations regarding evacuation of Jewish civilians from the zones of war conflict, food supplies for refugees and other needs of the evacuated Jewish population. Collection also includes various newspaper clippings, drafts of articles and questionnaires.

  7. Hanna plays alone, then with Thomas and Lieberman family adults in the yard of their home, and finally bathing

    Hanna plays with a very small wagon. Around her neck is some kind of purse. She puts many things in the wagon, and then walks around pulling it. She runs into another girl. Benedikt holds his daughter. Grandfather Sperber (older man with beard) hugs Thomas. Hanna gives Thomas a kiss, and then they play. The car drives past, they look on in wonderment. They walk up to the car with a nurse, and get in. Cut to the children in a wash basin taking a bath. They both splash wildly and play with sticks.

  8. Hanna, her mother, and aunt model kimonos on the terrace in prewar Poland

    Hanna walks around in a kimono and holding a sun umbrella on the porch of their home in Jaremcze. Mother Ella and another woman are dressed similarly. Hanna walks around and plays with the umbrella.

  9. Children eat and play on the terrace with their parents, prewar Poland

    The two children eat at a small table out of bowls. Nurse, and Thomas's mother Nelly sit and watches them eat, often correcting what could be considered early table manners. Hanna runs around with a wooden cane. The children play with fake cigarettes. They then are given buckets and watering cans by Hanna's mother Ella. They run around the porch.

  10. Hanna washes her uncle's hands and eats nuts

    Hanna with a hat uses an outdoor water spout to wash her uncle Georg's hands. She gathers and cracks nuts, and eventually sits in a wash tub, eating them.

  11. Clips from an anti-Jewish Nazi propaganda film, Jud Süß

    At the same ball as in the previous scene Suess wins a hand of cards and receives some coins. A masked man begins to insult him. The scene cuts off here.

  12. Three clips from the propaganda film about the 1934 Reich Party Day

    01:05:50 to 01:06:04 Huge crowd of Hitler Youth at the Nuremberg stadium. They salute Hitler, who stands with Hess, Goebbels, and others, including Viktor Lutze, head of the SA. 01:06:07 to 01:06:20 Tracking shot of Hitler Youth boys as they stand at attention and listen to Hitler speak. 01:06:23 to 01:06:38 Extreme CUs of the faces of Hitler Youth boys as Hitler speaks.

  13. State Agency for Economical Renewal, branch office in Osijek Državno ravnateljstvo za gospodarsku ponovu-podružnica Osijek (Fond DRGP)

    Contains primarily of records of the Office for Nationalization. It includes lists of Jewish property, correspondence and decrees issued by the State Treasury regarding the confiscation of Jewish property in Osijek and other localities, appeals by local Jews, and inspections of confiscated property and businesses.

  14. San Donato Val di Comino, Italy collection

    Consists of correspondence and newspaper and magazine articles related to the resistance and rescue efforts of the citizens of San Donato Val di Comino, Italy. Includes a copy of "Newton" [MA] magazine, which includes a feature article about the town, Italian newspaper articles with English translations, and correspondence with family members of those who saved Jews.

  15. Curt and Irene Sachs travel documents

    Consists of two German passports ("Reisepaesse") issued to Irene Lewin Sachs and Curt Sachs. Irene Lewin Sachs was born in Berlin in August 31, 1888; the passport, which includes a photograph, was issued on March 9, 1937. Curt Sachs was born in Berlin on June 29, 1881; the passport was issued on April 22, 1937. Curt Sachs was a prominent musicologist. Curt and Irene Sachs immigrated to the United States in 1937.

  16. Cowboys and Indians home movie

    Indiscernible buildings. Title: "Eine Indianer Geschichte, mit Alfred Voshkamp u Herbert Birkenbeul" [An Indian Story, with Alfred Vosskamp and Herbert Birkenbeul]. Several boys make a home Cowboys-and-Indians movie. Three boys, one wearing an Indian head-dress, lie on the grass, pretending to hide. A boy dressed as a frontiersman comes along. The three Indians run up, take hold of the frontiersman and tie him to a tree. A fifth boy wearing wearing a cap and driving goggles comes to the rescue, using his toy gun to easily overpower the three unarmed Indians. The odds are stacked in his favo...

  17. Hitler bust in Vienna; Nazi propaganda

    Loos-Haus, Michaelerplatz, a "Hitler Altar" set up. Slogan painted on top reads "Gleiches Blut gehoert in ein gemeinsames Reich" ["Shared blood belongs in a shared Reich"]. Guard at altar. Passers-by saluting. Bust. LS. Shell headquarters, now with Hitler poster and inscription, "Ein Volk Ein Reich Ein Fuehrer" (official slogan for the referendum on April 10 "One people, one Reich, one Leader.") Propaganda. Pedestrians. Poodle arranged as a still life before a shopping window dressed with a "Hitler Altar". Schwarzenbergplatz and the fountain, viewed from in front of Palais Schwarzenberg. Co...

  18. Schwartzman family postcards

    Contains photocopies of six wartime postcards sent to Uzbekistan, Stalingrad, Novosibirsk, and Gorkii by members of the Schwartzman family, some of whom fought in the Red Army and some of whom were evacuated to Central Asia. Postcards display anti-fascist graphic art typical of World War II.

  19. Rita and Jacob Berger collection

    Consists of an extensive description of a collection of correspondence related to the wartime experiences of Jacob (Jakob or Kubus) and Henryka (Rita) Both Berger. Includes a chronological description of each piece of correspondence with listed historical events providing context. The correspondence, lasting from 1936-1976, begins when the Bergers were living in Vienna, and includes information about their immigration to London in 1939 and the United States in 1940. The original correspondence is part of the Zygmunt William Birnbaum collection at the University of Washington Library. Also i...

  20. Cyprus internment camps

    Contains administrative records created by Jewish internees in the internment camps in Cyprus, including correspondence with the Cyprus camp administration, legal files of the camp court, minutes and proceedings of administrative bodies within the camp, certificates issued by the Jewish Agency for Emigration to Palestine, legal files, reports, statistical lists of refugees, and more.