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  1. Book

  2. John Oelrich collection

    Consists of a scrapbook compiled by John Oelrich while serving in the U.S. Army. Includes a certificate issued to Cpl. John A. Oelrich certifying his role as member of the permanent staff at Dachau Concentration Camp, signed by bearer and three others dated May-August 1945; a "mess pass" issued to Oelrich as a member of the 116th Evacuation Hospital, signed by 1st Lt. Adjutant George E. Bang, dated May-August 1945; a copy of Volume XLV, Number 19 of TIME magazine, cover depicting the face of Hitler with a red cross through it; a "Pony Edition specially printed for the Armed Forces", dated M...

  3. Coin

    Commemorative coin issued on fiftieth anniversary of the deportation of the Jewish population from Kolin, Czech Republic.

  4. Pamphlet

  5. Selected records from the Historic Diplomatic Archives of the Diplomatic Instituto of the Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ministerio Negocios Estrangeiros Holocausto records

    Consists of correspondence, identity documents, instructions, reports, certifications, name lists, and telegrams relating to the Portuguese policies related to Jews in Portugal, France, Hungary and other countries in the era of World War II. Includes material concerning the investigation and dismissal of Aristides de Sousa Mendes from government service and Portuguese policy regarding the admission of Jewish refugees into Portugal. Includes also visa requests from Jews and others hoping to flee Nazi-occupied countries, either passing through or settling in Portugal; as well as records relat...

  6. Henry Bein photographs

    Contains eight photographs from Feldafing and Fohrenwald.

  7. Michael Grauman collection

    Contains documents and photographs relating to the Graumann family's pre-war life in Germany and their immigration to the United States. The collection includes passports, identification cards, birth and marriage certificates, certificates of good conduct, Buchenwald release documentation for Erwin Graumann (dated November 16, 1938), and other documents compiled to support the family's emigration efforts.

  8. Maya Freed Brown collection

    Contains thirteen black-and-white photographs of Maya and her family's post-war life in Berlin and a newspaper from the Mariendorf Displaced persons camp in West Berlin entitled "Der Weg."

  9. Book

  10. Message from David Ben Gurion

    A message from David Ben Gurion. Talking head shot of David Ben Gurion, Prime Minister of the State of Israel. Ben Gurion discusses the Israeli response to Egyptian aggression.

  11. Refugees/POWs; VE Day in London; postwar Nuremberg

    Railroad. Entrance to bunkers. Piles of ammunition near Leipzig (wired to blow all the ammunition when captured by the Americans). Sign: "Munitionsabhol = kommandos hier melden." CU of German eagle with swastika. Tanks. Liberated Russian POWs waving at camera. German POWs guarded by US soldiers. Repatriated English soldiers. French refugees walking down road. German prisoners enter POW cage, march across shallow river. 01:22:13 Sir Winston Churchill in his office. Saluting crowd from car. LS of Big Ben. Crowd on streets of London, running towards passing car, waving flags. British soldier (...

  12. 10th Anniversary of the independent state of Israel

    A special Film Report on the celebration of Israel's 10th Anniversary of Independence. As witnessed by Adolph Kiesler, Chairman, National Campaign Committee, United Jewish Appeal.

  13. The Exodus from Bergen Belsen

    Contains Wolfgang Lesser's account of his last days in the Bergen Belsen concentration camp.

  14. Erno Deutsch family papers

    Contains postcards sent by Erno Deutsch from the forced labor battalion in 1944, presumably forged Swiss schutzpass issued to Mr. and Mrs. Kellner, relatives of Erno Deutsch. A July 21, 1942, letter from the military authorities calling Erno Deutsch to return his military decorations. A July 27, 1942, registered mail receipt proving that Erno Deutsch obeyed that letter. An October 24,1944, letter written by Erno Deutsch asking the Hungarian Office of Taxation to grant extension since he is working in a labor battalion, and cannot look after his taxes. Commander of the labor company certifie...

  15. Destruction in Germany

    Destruction, ruins, rubble in Mainz. CU, sign reading "Zu den Bahnsteigen." Railroad debris. CU, sign reading "Bingerbrueck." US soldiers walking towards camera. Shots of airplane, soldier inspecting. Factory.

  16. Creation of modern Israeli state

    Notes taken from NCJF documentation: A day in the life of a Histadrut worker, people taking care of different aspects of life on a farm. View of fields, new buildings going up, young man working in the fields, woman feeding chickens, more people in the field, people from different countries "a new society rooted in the old soil of Palestine", view of unidentified city. Purim festival in Tel Aviv, parade, floats, dancing in the streets. Guns, tanks, explosions. Symbolic march to Masada, view from the top of the mountain, traditional song and dance. Ben Gurion at meeting (no sync sound). Peop...

  17. JDC response to Nazi advance in Europe

    Fundraiser showing international refugee assistance programs of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC). Rights of Jews in the United States contrasted to the plight of Jews in Europe during the 20th century. "Jude" painted on store window. Focus on Germany, Austria, Czechoslovakia, and Poland. Images of pre-Nazi times with Jews celebrating, dancing, etc. develop into images of confinement to ghettos, refugees, and post WWII restoration. Focus on Lithuania, Denmark, Holland, Belgium, and France. Shots of Nazi occupation and refugees. Focus on Balkans includes statistics of Je...

  18. Der kluge Frosch [Book]

  19. Prefecture of Police adult index file Fichier "Individuel" (Adultes) de la Préfecture de la Police de la Seine

    This collection contains catalog cards for adults arrested in the Prefecture of Police in the Seine region. These records form part of the records of the Seine Police Prefecture and the Drancy, Pithiviers and Beaune-la-Rolande camps, also known as the “Jewish files.” These files overlap with the Family files (Fond F/9, file 5605-6531) comprising RG-43.014M.

  20. Ring family papers

    Contains photographs, identification documents, and medical records relating to the Sara Bak Ring donor's mother family: Meilech Ring (husband), Izaak Ring (son), and others. Photographs show Sara's family life in the DP camp in Speyer, Germany.