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  1. Lola Laks collection

    Consists of two envelopes sent from Ulanow, Poland, to the United States; eighteen photographs taken by the donor in the Bindermichl displaced persons camp, 1946; two letters written in 1941, from Warsaw to the donor; one postcard, dated 28 February 1941, from Lola Ulrych in the Warsaw ghetto to J. Fishbein, for Lola Fishbein, in New York; and one postcard written by Lola Langham in Dzierzoniow, Poland, to Lola Fishbein in New York, January 1948.

  2. Spanish diplomatic and consular correspondence and related records

    The collection contains diverse documents from 1939 to 1963, concerning the situation for Jews in Europe in general, Spanish Jews, and individual cases of Jews seeking asylum in Spain. The bulk of the collection consists of correspondence related to securing transit visas to Spain for Jews attempting to escape Nazi persecution.

  3. Rose Abrams papers

    The collection documents the Holocaust-era experiences of Roza Margolis (later Rose Abrams) and her sister Estera Margolis (later Edith Adlam), both of whom grew up in Łódź, Poland. Included are two postcards written by Roza and Estera to relatives in the United States, 1944-1945; a postcard received by the same relatives by Roza’s uncle, Zundel Bagielman, writing from the Łódź ghetto, 1940; and a certificate issued to Roza upon her release from Camp de Gurs, France in April 1943.

  4. Day of German Art: exhibition and parade

    05:54:50 Day of German Art. HAS of Munich. Cables. Banners everywhere. Boys' chorus recital in Feldherrnhall. Steady camera shots thru city, past various statues. Flowers decorate town, festival atmosphere. Hitler and entourage arrive at art exhibit. Road is lined with SS soldiers in long coats. Hitler opens art exhibition, speaking to a well-dressed crowd: "Rarely in German history is one so richly moved in peacetime...everyone working...so singularly great." ["selten in der deutschen Geschichte eine so reich bewegte Friedenszeit...Kulturprogramm von einmaliger Groesse."] CUs of Nazi elite...

  5. Administration of towns in Ksanti, Thrace (Fond 649, Opis 1)

    Contains information relating to the personnel of the municipal administration of towns in Thrace. Also includes statements, declarations, correspondence relating to the insurance and assistance fund for employees, and wage record books.

  6. Apron

    The apron was made for Julia Schor while she was in hiding as a child in the Netherlands during the Holocaust.

  7. Partisan activity in Lithuania

    The collection includes memoirs, personal files of Jewish and non-Jewish partisans in various detachments of the partisan effort, and reports by Soviet Army soldiers and Lithuanian-Soviet activists regarding the early war between Germany and the Soviet Union. Also included are records of Lithuanian citizens seeking to enlist in the Lithuanian division of the Red Army.

  8. Helen Keller

    BIOGRAPHY, with Mike Wallace. MS of Helen Keller, in her twilight years, being awarded at a ceremony. Helen reading braille while seated at a desk in her home. Opening credits and introduction, BIOGRAPHY with Mike Wallace. CUs and MSs of Helen surrounded by friends and being interviewed (no audio). Stills of Helen as a young child, then stills of her family home in Alabama, then stills of her mother. Excerpts from a silent film about Helen's life: shots of a young "Helen" walking, stumbling, thrashing, and crawling through the woods; her teacher and mentor arrives via horse and buggy but "H...

  9. 1933 events

    Universal Newsreel Vol. 31, No. 58, Part 3. New York City, NY. NRA banner at Post Office, huge New Deal parade. Chicago, IL. Flags, James Farley making speech at opening of World's Fair "Century of Progress". Ormond Beach, FL, John D. Rockefeller playing golf. Washington, DC. JP Morgan being sworn in as witness by Senate Investigations Committee. 01:53:24 Los Angeles, CA. Prof. Albert Einstein on deck being photographed as he arrived for visit in US from Germany. Back Einstein, as ship nears pier. Einstein wearing a broad brim hat coming down gangplank. Scenes are before Einstein was exiled...

  10. Berchtesgaden; Germans/POWs in Czechoslovakia; DP camp in Austria

    02:11:07 (LIB 6579) 101st Airborne Div, Berchtesgaden, Germany, May 10, 1945. MSs, 101st ABN troops string wire to HQ in hotel. EXTs, Field Marshal Albert Kesselring with Maj Gen Maxwell D Taylor and Brig Gen Gerald J. Higgins. 02:14:27 (LIB 6580) Concentration Area near Cheb, Czechoslovakia, May 11, 1945. MLS, German soldiers and vehicles in assembly area. MSs, CU, prisoners of war cooking, resting, and eating. German field hospital set up in the area. Medics care for wounded soldiers. MSs, German nurses and doctors operating in field hospital. EXTs, first-aid unit at work caring for minor...

  11. 1925 wedding of Dutch Jews (tinted 35mm print)

    Dutch intertitles. Hand-tinted color home movie of two unknown children reenacting the courtship and wedding of Dutch Jews Frits Kan and Jeanne Bloch. The first section of the film introduces various children with a title and then a shot of that child. "Mei 4, 1924" Boy identified as Frits and a little girl, Jeanne, leaving a car and embarking onto a boat. The two children give each other hugs and kisses. 01:02:34 Frits waves a handkerchief from the rear of the boat and Jeanne from the dock. Boat departs from the dock as Frits continues to wave. 01:05:02 In Singapore Frits on a wagon being ...

  12. Papers of Virgil Dimov (Fond 4220)

    Contains correspondence, criminal cases, appeals, indictment and testimonies, and other legal papers of lawyer Virgil Dimov. Documents relate to the persecution of Komsomol members, confiscation of Jewish properties, Jewish partisans and other Jewish matters.

  13. Verdoners skating at ice rink and sledding

    Hilde Verdoner and others ice skating on a frozen track/rink in their hometown of Hilversum, Holland. VS, LS, MS, CU of Hilde and a young man. VS, LS, people skating around the outdoor rink. Some of the faces are familiar from earlier footage of the Verdoner family, two young men in particular, but they are not identified by name. VS, Hilde skating slowly and slightly unsteadily toward the camera, she sits on a bench to take a rest. LS, of trees, hillside and Yoka sledding down the slope on her belly. Hilde and Francisca sled down the hill together. VS, Yoka, Francisca and Hilde playing in ...

  14. Reich exhibition; Goering in Athens; German-Americans protest in NYC

    05:07:09 Title: "Die erste grosse Ausstellung des Reichsnaehrstandes. Reichsminister Darre eroeffnet in Erfurt die riesige Schau der deutschen Landvolks." Erfurt, Germany. Reichsnaehrstand-Ausstellung (Reich exhibition and festival on social and moral position of the farmer within the German Volk). Darre speaks. LS fairgrounds and activities. Exhibition sites with machines, animals, breeding cattle and horses. "Blut und Boden" sign. Swastika with two wheat stalks. 05:08:38 Title: "Helden der Wissenschaft. Die deutschen Hoehenforscher Dr. Ing. Schrenck und Viktor Masuch stuerzten mit dem Bal...

  15. John Howell collection

    Consists of an album of photographs of signage excluding Jews from various locations.

  16. Reichsorganisationsleiter der NSDAP selected records (NS 22)

    Contains selected records from the group NS 22, Reichs Organization Leader of the Nazi Party.

  17. Antisemitic leaflets

    Sticker: rectangular form of paper; recto has black, white, and red image of two Jewish men being pushed by large boot with Swastika on sole, above and below image is text that reads "Genossen/es geht/abwarts;" verso has adhesive. Postcard: rectangular form of paper; printed on recto is colored image of men in uniform assisting in moving wagon, at lower left corner is text that reads "Von Kultur/Keine Spur/Woman steht,/Geht und Fahrt/Bleibt stechen/Mann und Pferd."; handwritten text on verso and postal stamp at upper right corner dated "23.1.17." Flyer: rectangular form of pink paper; folde...

  18. Kan family vacationing during winter in Switzerland

    "Grand Hotel Tschuggen" reservation slip. Handmade picture of the hotel and "1937." Robert, Betsy, and Frits ice skate. People in observation bleachers next to the rink, waving. One woman taking photographs or film. People skate. Landscape shot of the mountains. Betsy and Robert pull their sleds. Jeanne walks behind them. Betsy ice skates. Frits ice skates. 01:02:49 Boy (unidentified) with skis and ski poles. 01:03:23 The boy skates with Robert and Betsy and the Kan family. Robert wears new ski goggles. 01:05:30 color Ice skating. Older man and woman outside the hotel, smiling and waving. R...

  19. Documents of rescue of Jews by Vaad Hatzalah

    Invoices, in binder, for money sent from U.S. Jewish organization to Europe via Jewish aid groups.

  20. British counter-propaganda short

    Cartoon title: Official Films presents... "Schichlegruber Doing the Lambeth Walk assisted by the Gestapo Hep-Cats." Produced by Leslie Winik. Counter-propaganda film made to mock the Nazis by reversing and repeating newsreel shots of Adolf Hitler saluting and his troops goose-stepping from "Triumph of the Will" to create the illusion that Hitler and his gang were dancing to the popular British tune of the day, The Lambeth Walk. Uses reverse, stop motion, and jump cuts. Footage reproduced in rhythmic sequnces by an optical printer. Adds appropriate slide whistle and Bronx cheer sound effects.