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  1. Ariela Palacz photograph collection

    The Ariela Palacz photograph collection consists of photographs depicting Ariela Palacz, her parents, and her siblings in Paris, France, before and during World War II.

  2. Records of the Jewish Health Organization (Towarzystwo Ochrony Zdrowia Ludności Żydowskiej), Lwów Branch (Fond 503)

    Contains records of the Towarzystwo Ochrony Zydowskiej (TOZ) of the Lwów. Records relate to the TOZ activities in the Eastern Galicia ( Lwów, Tarnopol and Stanisławów counties) during the interwar period. The collection consists of several major types of documents divided into six categories: 1. Bylaws, programs of the activities of the organization, circulatory letters of the central office in Warsaw, monthly reports; 2. Documents related to the activities of the organization and its local sections; 3. Correspondence with the central office of the organization in Warsaw and its local br...

  3. Selected records from the Vatican Archives

    Contains records of the Munich nunciature 1865-1959, the nunciature of both Pacelli and Alberto Vasallo-Torregrossa (Indice 1096 A: Archivio della Nunziatura apostolica in Monaco); documents relating to antisemitism and the persecution of Jews (Segreteria di Stato - Sezione per i rapporti con gli Stati Archivio Storico, Indice Affare Ecclesiastici straordinari Baviera, 1922-1939 ("Quarto Periodo"); records of the Berlin nunciature (Indice 1196 Archivio della Nunziatura apostolica in Berlino) exclusively of the nunciature of Pacelli; the Vatican administration (Segreteria di Stato - Sezione ...

  4. Barbie Trial -- Day 3 -- Barbie's psychiatric and medical evaluation

    18:08 Psychiatric expert M. Jacques Vedrinne lists the medical history of Barbie. 18:14 Psychiatric expert M. Didier Weber presents the role of psychological tests. 18:21 Results of the evaluation of intellectual ability test. 18:33 Results of the memory test. 18:35 Results of the personality test. 19:05 Psychiatric expert M. Daniel Gonin discusses how Barbie views morality, secrecy and death.

  5. Zernik/Kaplan family collection

    Consists of copies of birth and death certificates for members of the Zernik and Kaplan families, originally of Berlin-Charlottenberg, Germany. Hans, his wife Lilly Kaplan, and daughter Ursula Zernik, emigrated from Germany in the late 1930s to Santo Domingo. From there, they spent a few years in China before immigrating to the United States after the war. Includes copies of documents needed for citizenship and immigration.

  6. John I. Hill liberation letter

    Consists of one letter, three pages, written by John I. Hill, a member of the 12th Armored Division (the "Hellcats") during World War II. In the letter, Hill describes his reaction to a recently liberated concentration camp. Though the name of the camp is not mentioned, it was almost certainly a subcamp of Dachau.

  8. Strafing the German countryside and railroad lines; American Air Force personnel celebrating; V-E Day in London

    Scenes shot from a plane of the strafing of a town and/or a farm in Germany (lots of green space). An airman holds a slate reading: "SFP 186 Johnson [cameraman] Strip Y-73 Group 362 Sqdn 7 Plane [?] Date 19 May [?] Pilot Hunter" Burning fire that seem to spell out "V-E" shot from the air. A group of smiling American servicemen pose for the camera, holding up the V for victory symbol. Two soldiers stand in front of a sign that reads "Hells Angels 303rd bomb group." They read a Stars & Stripes newspaper which displays the headline "GERMANY QUITS." The marching band of the 8th Air Force pl...

  9. Dora Apsan collection

    The diary was written by Dora Apsan immediately following her liberation from Weisswasser, an I.G. Farben forced labor factory. In the diary, Dora recounts her family's final days in the ghetto in Sighet (Sighetu Marmației), Romania; their deportation and arrival in Auschwitz; and her liberation.

  10. Aron Zolty photograph collection

    The Aron Zolty photograph collection consists of 39 photographs relating to the experiences of Aron Zolty in the ghetto in Łódź, Poland, and in displaced persons camps in Hannover and Lübeck-Blankensee, Germany.

  11. German 50 pfennig scrip

  12. Oster-Marcusohn family photograph collection

    Collection consisting of 46 photographs documenting the experiences of Blanchette Marcusohn [donor], Zvi Oster, and their families in Romania before World War II, during the war in Transnistria, and after the war in Cyprus and Palestine.

  13. Franz Beaufaÿs anti-Nazi poetry

    Consists of one book, 44 pages, entitled "Franz Beaufaÿs, 1897-1961." The book consists of a collection of wartime and post-war poetry written by Franz Beaufaÿs in which he expresses his anger and disgust toward the Nazi regime, believing that the Nazis had co-opted the formerly proud German culture. Poems include "Buchenwald," "Politische Konferenz," and "Gestapo."

  14. Lamet-Grosbard collection

    Consists of a pre-World War II photograph of the Lamet family of Warsaw, Poland, and post-war photographs of Esther Lamet Grosbard and Joseph Grosbard. Also includes one Polish driver's license issued in 1938 to Joseph Grosbard.

  15. Nordhausen liberation photographs

    Consists of four photographs taken after the liberation of the Nordhausen labor camp. They depict bodies of victims, the remains of a fire used to burn victims, and a cemetery erected after their burial. The photographs are from the collection of James A. Melka, a Private First Class in the United States Army during World War II.

  16. Julius Streicher, Hermann Goering, Unity Mitford at rally in Franconia

    Large numbers of Hitler Youth and others marching, carrying flags. Hermann Goering, Julius Streicher and others arrive in cars driving through the cheering crowds. They walk among the crowds. Goering and Streicher at a speaker's podium. People in the crowd give the Hitler salute. Some of them wear native costume. Shots of officials, including two women. One may be Goering's wife. Panning shot across the crowd. 01:28:54 Title on screen: "Wir wollen nicht hass erzeugen gegen andere Voelker! Wir reichen jedem Volke die Hand!" [We do not want to create hatred toward other people! We offer our h...

  17. buildings/churches in Europe

    VS, EXT, establishing shots of buildings, churches, etc. Location is Europe, but a more exact location is not known, possibly France.

  18. Records of the Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Collection contains political reports, memoranda, general correspondence, records pertaining to legal, consular, general travel, repatriation, citizenship, charity, deportation, property, real estate, and miscellaneous personal issues, concerning arrested and interned individuals, and requests for information. The documents were created by the general offices and the Legal Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Külügyminisztʹerium), and the Hungarian Embassies in Berlin, Brussels, Rome, Vichy, the Vatican, Washington DC, Bern, and the Hungarian Consulate in Amsterdam.