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  1. Vsesoyuznoe Obshestvo po zemelnomu ustroystvu trudyashikhsya evreev Society for Settling Working Jews on the Land (OZET)

    The collection contains documents pertaining to organization and work at all administrative levels; notes from the meetings of the governing bodies of the Society for the Settlement of Working Jews on the Land (OZET); collectivization plans and directives concerning resettlement; correspondence between the Central Soviet of OZET and Jewish organizations abroad; industrial and agricultural records; propaganda materials such as newspaper articles and film scripts; information bulletins; financial records of OZET; and the proceedings of the liquidation committee. Also contains documents pertai...

  2. Richard H. Ennis photograph collection

    Contains six photographs from Richard. H. Ennis (donor's father), a member of the 10th Armored Division during the liberation of Landsberg, Germany in 1945. Images depict medics and US Army personnel examining corpses in the front of burnt huts which the inmates were forced into; later burned by German military before retreat from the advancing 7th Army.

  3. Sami Djalilov papers

    The collection consists of a Red Army booklet issued to Sami Djalilov, originally of Leninabad in the former Soviet Union (present-day Khujand, Tajikastan). Sami kept the booklet with him throughout his Holocaust experience including his capture in 1944 near the Czech border, his transfer to the Auschwitz concentration camp, and a death march where he was liberated in Brescia, Italy. Also included is a 1946 photograph of Sami in Italy.

  4. George DePuydt collection

    Consists of one photograph of uniformed survivors of the Kaufering (Landsberg) concentration camp holding a crate of bottled alcohol. The caption reads "Jews from a concentration camp at Langberg [sic] taken the day we liberated them." The photograph was taken by George DePuydt, a member of the United States Army.

  5. Raymond C. Regan, Sr. photographs

    Consists of eleven photographs, some possibly taken by Raymond C. Regan, Sr., a member of the 104th Infantry Division (Timberwolves). Eight photographs depict corpses found upon the liberation of the Nordhausen concentration camp and are most likely mass-produced photographs. Three photos, possibly taken by Mr. Regan, were originally described by him as "D.P. trains arriving at Eilenburg with Russ[ians] and Poles," and show what are believed to be trains carrying repatriated displaced persons.

  6. Fanny Ben-Ami collection

    Contains photographs, correspondence, and documents illustrating the experiences of Fanny Eil [donor], and her sisters and parents before and during the second World War in Germany, where Fanny was born; France, where the Eil family fled in 1933; and Switzerland, where Fanny and her sisters were smuggled after her parents were separately arrested and deported in 1943 and 1944.

  7. Raymond Douglas Dopp collection

    Consists of one typed official report, entitled "Orientation Training" written before the end of the war after a visit to the newly liberated Buchenwald concentration camp. The report gives a physical description and a brief history of the camp, including prisoner arrival and death rates. Also includes information and incidents related by prisoners regarding daily life, torture methods, and medical experimentation. The collection includes a letter, with a copy, written by Raymond Douglas Dopp, who was part of the personnel group who wrote the "Orientation Report," after visiting Buchenwald ...

  8. Wolf and Hausmann family collection

    Consists of letters, postcards, documents, passports, and books related to the Holocaust experiences of the Wolf and Hausmann families, originally of Worms, Germany. Though the collection details many members of the family, especially notable is the correspondence from Mr. Daniel Hausmann and Mr. Julius Wolf, as well as information regarding their attempted immigration plans. Mr. Hausmann perished in 1943, in the Terezin ghetto, while Mr. Wolf was able to immigrate. Many of the documents have been translated into English. Mr. Hausmann's son, Louis, married Mr. Wolf's sister, Ella, after the...

  9. To our homeland, Poland, let us be faithful Arthur Szyk poster for the Polish-Soviet War 1919-1921

    War propaganda poster designed by Arthur Szyk to rally the Polish people against the Bolsheviks during the Polish-Soviet War, February 1919 - March 1921. It depicts wounded Polish soldiers next to a 19th century patriotic poem by M. Romanowski celebrating the Polish Homeland. Szyk was a Polish Army officer and artistic director of the Department of Propaganda for the Polish army regiment quartered in Łódź during this war. In 1921, Szyk moved to Paris where he established his career as one of the greatest modern creators of illuminated miniatures. After the German invasion of Poland in Septe...

  10. Records of the Trade Union of Jewish employees working for the private sector, Lwów regional branch, Poland (Fond 496, Opis1)

    The collection consists of the financial records of the members of the Trade Union.

  11. Annie-Claude Ghozlan collection

    Contains an identification card from Jeunesses Musicales de France issued to Annie-Claude Ghozlan [donor] in Blido, Morocco, dated 1944-1945; a photograph of donor with her parents, Constantine, Algeria, dated c. 1937; a photograph of the donor's parents on the occasion of their engagement, dated 1931-1932; a photograph of Zionist Youth Movement Blida, Algeria; and 4 photographs of youth movement (Gordonia), Algeria, 1951-1952.

  12. Hanauer family history

    Consists of one family history narrative by Ralph Uri Hanauer's daughter, Terri Brahm. Includes biographical and genealogical information about relatives, life in Germany and the family's Holocaust experiences, as well as copies of family photographs.

  13. "My Life in Germany, before and after January 30th, 1933"

    Consists of one typed memoir, 75 pages, entitled "My Life in Germany, before and after January 30th, 1933", by Erna Prehn Albersheim, who was born in the United States and lived in Frankfurt, Germany until January 27, 1939. The memoir, which is dated March 13, 1940, describes life in Germany during and after World War I, post-war inflation, Hitler's rise to power, the April 1933 boycott, the rise of antisemitism and anti-Jewish legislation and how these affected her life and late husband's business. She and her daughter managed to immigrate to the United States in early 1939.

  14. Lindley Pugh collection

    Consists of twelve photographs taken by Lindley Pugh after the liberation of the Dachau concentration camp, including photographs of arrested German perpetrators, the aftermath of summary justice, and photographs of convoys of German civilians fleeing the front. Includes one photograph of Lindley Pugh outside his quarters near the Dachau camp and one photograph of soldiers enjoying a Bob Hope show. Also includes one DVD of Mr. Pugh speaking about his experiences to his granddaughters' middle school class.

  15. Huisman family collection

    Contains an illustrated photo album created by seventeen-year-old Max Appelbaum. The album uses a grouping of donated family photographs from the Marie Louise Refugee Center in St. Simon, near Toulouse, France to show their appreciation to camp director Jacob Huisman and his wife Judith who lived in the camp with children Michele and Annie (donor's uncle and mother). The photo album is dated 1942 and was presented to the family before they immigrated to Toronto, Canada. Includes a group of loose photographs showing pre-war families' experiences. The Marie Louise Refugee Center, a Belgium an...

  16. Katia Magid and Fannie Szuster collection

    Consists of letters, documents, and official paperwork regarding the post-war immigration attempts of Katia (Katie) Magid and Fannie Szuster, both Holocaust survivors originally from Vilna (Vilnius), Poland (present day Lithuania). The papers describe the women's attempts to emigrate from Cuba into the United States to join family. Includes a letter written by Alan Markon to President Truman asking him to help his Aunt Katia and her friend Fannie immigrate.

  17. Wolman family collection

    Consists of family documents related to the Wollman (Wolman) family, originally of Warsaw, Poland. Includes the pre-war passport of Robert (Sam) Wolman, who emigrated to the United States in 1924, as well as correspondence with the family who remained in Poland. Includes written vignettes about life in the United States and in Poland, as well as correspondence from the late 1930s about getting aid from relief committees and about helping the Mandelsberg family (who were Polish and living in Berlin) with their immigration paperwork.

  18. Rabbi Dr. Enoch (Hans) Kronheim collection

    Consists of photographs, documents, correspondence, sermons, and newspaper clippings related to the pre-war, wartime, and post-war life and work of Rabbi Dr. Enoch (Hans) Kronheim. Includes material related to Rabbi Kronheim’s rabbinical work in pre-war Bielefeld, his 1938 immigration and the 1939 immigration of his family, and of his wartime work as a rabbi in Jamestown, NY.

  19. "The Holocaust Survival of the Katz family, 1941-1944"

    "The Holocaust Survival of the Katz family, 1941-1944" is a 23 page memoir written by Ruth Katz Leiser. The memoir recalls the Holocaust experiences of the Katz family of Godulin, near Maišiagala, Poland.

  20. Kurator der wissenschaftlichen Hochschulen in Wien (AT-OeStA/AdR UWFuK Kurator)

    The collection includes records pertaining to the dismissal of Jewish professors and the hiring of replacements, confiscated literature, student matters, and other topics.