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  1. Alex Loewenthal papers

    Includes a fourteen-page document that deals with reparation claims by two of Alex Loewenthal's heirs, a series of letters written by Alex in Germany to his family in the United States during the war, a biographical sketch, a letter pertaining to assistance from the German Jewish Aid Committee, and another letter describing efforts to obtain a visa and steamship ticket to Cuba for Alex.

  2. Parade of SS Division Galicia in Kolomyja; Estonian Waffen SS battalion

    Military ceremony for the SS Galizien in Kolymyia (Kołomyja). Men stand on a wooden platform in a field, surrounded by a crowd. They carry flags and military standards, including what may be a variation on the Lviv coat of arms (or perhaps on the West Ukrainian People's Republic's coat of arms, which itself is likely a variation on the Lviv one), several swastika flags, at least two SS standards, and a banner with sword painted down the middle, reading "For Ukraine, For Freedom, For Honor, For Glory. --- U.G.A. 1918". SS Galician Division parades through town, some dressed in traditional Uk...

  3. Forget--Me-Not pin issued postwar to honor German Freemasons

    Forget-me-not flower pin of the type issued at the Annual Convent of the United Grand Lodge of Germany, A.F. and A.M., in 1948. It was issued to honor those members of the order who carried on their traditions despite censorship by the Nazi regime in Germany. The German Grand Lodge in Bayreuth adopted the wearing of a blue forget-me-not flower in the lapel as an unobtrusive mark of Masonic membership around 1934. After the Nazis came to power in 1933, they prohibited gatherings of the organization and Freemasons had to meet and conduct their activities in secret.

  4. Krakowski family papers

    The Krakowski family papers consists of one letter (in fragments) from Beaune La Rolande concentration camp, two photographs taken while in hiding on a farm, and six pre-war photographs of the the Krawkowski family.

  5. War Crimes Trials: Ministries Case (Case #11)

    (Munich 663) War Crimes Trials - Subsequent Trial Proceedings, Case 11 (Ministries Case), Nuremberg, Germany, December 20, 1947. CU, judge announcing that the court will hear the arraignment of the defendants. CU, an officer states that the defendants will rise when their names are called and answer the questions put to them by the Tribunal. MSs, CU, Brig. Gen. Telford Taylor at lectern. MCU, CU, Dr. Elisabeth Gombel, Bohle's assistant defense counsel, explains that the defense counsel, Dr. Ernst Achenbach, cannot attend due to the death of his secretary and chauffeur. She speaks in both En...

  6. Dr. Sievers on the stand at Nuremberg Trial

    (Munich 354) War Crimes Trials, Nuremberg, Germany, August 8, 1946. HAS, MSs, British prosecutor Mr. Jones questioning the witness Dr. Sievers. The cross-examination concerns the decapitation of concentration camp victims and sending the skulls to laboratories for pathological research. Pan shot of defendants (Goering) in prisoners' dock. Repeated mention is made of a report by Prof. Hirt, who was mainly responsible for the "acquisition" of skeletons and skulls. Sievers repeatedly delegates questions away from him to the report, prosecutor's assistance repeatedly points to the fact that he ...

  7. Bach-Zelewski testifies at Nuremberg Trial

    (Paris 488) War Crimes Trials, Nuremberg, Germany, January 7, 1946. Col. Telford Taylor identifies the witness Eric von dem Bach-Zelewski and asks him to identify himself. The witness says he is a former general of a branch of the SS and spells out his name. LS, Bach-Zelewski takes the oath administered by Justice Lord Geoffrey Lawrence. The witness tells of his background from 1917 to 1942. He is asked whether he gave commands/ROEs to Wehrmacht officers about how to deal with partisans ("...with regard to the methods that should be applied to combat partisans ..."), and he answers "Yes," t...

  8. March of Time -- outtakes -- US Navy carrier

    Navy Carrier USS Siboney in heavy weather.

  9. German TV documentary film on antisemitism (reel 3)

    Scenes of the April 1, 1933 boycott against Jewish shops. The narrator further establishes Globke's responsibility for anti-Jewish measures by demonstrating his connection to Frick and Goering (he was subordinate to them in the interior ministry) and to Streicher. Shots of the Nuremberg Reich Party Day as the narrator talks about the Nuremberg Laws and the announcement of mandatory military duty.

  10. German tradition of war; Allied troops in WWI

    US propaganda film about "The German personality" and its national psyche and history. Reel 3 dramatizes the development of German industry, railroad system, merchant marine, army, dueling at German universities, and the German Staff. German troops cheer Kaiser Wilhelm, march to conquest, invade Belgium during World War I, develop poisonous gases, and attack U-Boats. Transports carry US troops overseas. Shows US tanks and artillery in action. Ludendorff requests an armistice. Crowds cheer news of peace.

  11. 1936 Olympics: aquatics; Olympic flame; flags

    Film shows the 1936 Summer Olympic Games, the Eleventh Olympiad, at the German Arena on the western outskirts of Berlin, Aug. 1-16th. Reel 9: Japanese and German swimmers dive, bell rings, Olympic flame burns in stadium, flags of participating nations fly.

  12. Portrait of a Mosaic Artist

    Contains a videocassette entitled, "Portrait of a Mosaic Artist," a documentary about the artist with subtitles relating to her Auschwitz experiences.

  13. Hoover in Germany

    Welt im Film. Issue no. 91 Ex-President Herbert Hoover in Germany. Former President of the US Herbert Hoover arrives by plane at Rhein-Main airfield and is greeted by Gen. McNarney, Gen. Lucius D. Clay, and others seated at conference table.

  14. Nazi banner

    Found by Rebecca and Cory Heiden in their home, Connecticut.

  15. Black market; US prosecutors address Nuremberg Trial; Award

    01:37:27 (Paris 401) Black Market, Frankfurt, Germany, November 28, 1945. Full screen view, civilian police chief and a US Army major of the AMG hold discussion in front of police headquarters. MSs, a male civilian is arrested by police and civilian deputies. MLS, rear view, civilians loading onto police truck. 01:38:39 (Paris 407) War Crimes Trials, Nuremberg, Germany, December 3, 1945. LS, Tribunal judges entering courtroom and taking their seats. MLS, Chief Prosecutor Robert H. Jackson making notes. MLS, Sydney Alderman, US asst prosecutor, addressing courtroom. MS, US judges Francis Bid...

  16. Feature film about a Russian army officer: soldiers fighting

    Feature film about a young Russian army officer. Begins with his participation at a Russian youth military school and follows him as he advances in the army. Film portrays youthful patriotism through the willingness of young Russian men and women to enlist. The inhumanity of war is illustrated through scenes of extreme and ruthless German aggression. There are many any scenes of camaraderie between soldiers, battles with the Germans, and the destruction of war. Reel 6: Soldiers dress their wounds. Battle scenes. Soldiers in a bunker communicate instructions from their commander.

  17. Honoring nurses

    Part 2, "America Salutes Women Workers in War Effort" Mrs. Roosevelt attends a ceremony honoring nurses who served in the Pacific. Shows women operating a lumber mill, testing tanks, and making guns. Newsreel footage also includes the following parts: Part 1, US bombers take off and land at an Australian air base. Shows Gen. Ralph Royce. Part 3, iron ore is dug, loaded on trains and freighters, and delivered to various steel mills. Part 4, Don Budge beats Bobby Riggs at Forest Hills, Long Island for the National Professional tennis championship. Part 5, shows a test flight of the Navy flyin...

  18. 1936 Olympics: gymnastics

    Film shows the 1936 Summer Olympic Games, the Eleventh Olympiad, at the German Arena on the western outskirts of Berlin, Aug. 1-16th. Reel 3: Opening shot of a woman jumping over the horse in Women's Gymnastics competition. Other events include: balance beam and parallel bars). Men's Gymnastics events include floor exercises, horse, rings, parallel bars, and horizontal bar. Alois Hudec of Czechoslovakia is first on the flying rings, Konrad Frey of Germany wins on the parallel bars, Aleksantevi Saarvale of Finland is first on the horizontal bar.

  19. Flora Khermouch collection

    The Flora Kermouch papers include four identification cards used by Flora Kermouch in German-occupied France and two satirical handbills. The identification cards include one genuine student ID using her name “Flora Hay,” two false IDs using the name “Francoise Henry,” and one blank ID. The two satirical handbills purport to be Hitler's last will and testament and were printed in France in August-September 1944.

  20. Small suitcase used by a former hidden child to emigrate to the US

    Childsize suitcase used by 12 year old Michel Jeruchim when he and his siblings emigrated to the United States in October 1949. Among the items he carried in it was, Les Aventures de Jambo, an illustrated book created for him by his brother Simon. Nazi Germany occupied France in June 1940. Michel, then age 3, his parents, Samuel and Sonia, and his siblings, 14 year old Alice, and 10 year old Simon, remained in the Paris suburbs. In July 1942, Sonia heard of the Vel d'Hiv roundup, where thousands of Jews were to be arrested. Samuel and Sonia arranged with the Bonneaus, members of the undergr...