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  1. Oral history interview with Shalom Steinbach

  2. Daisy Palant papers

    The papers consist of photographs, two identification cards, and a letter relating to the Safan family before the Holocaust in Salonika (Thessalonikē), Greece, and during the Holocaust in France.

  3. Oral history interview with Christine Friedlander

  4. Herta Kuert collection

    Contains three identity cards issued to Herta Kuert; one certificate from the Hebrew Immigrand Aid Society; and three certificates indicating that Herta Kuert had been interned in Riga-Stutthof.

  5. Poster

    Poster: multi-color image of two German soldiers in the field with a Nazi ensignia in the top left corner and text in green and red on the bottom, "Die Polizei Im Fronteinsatz Tag Der Deutschen Polizei." The poster is signed on the right edge, "F. Albrecht 1941." The poster has been folded and has tears on the edges

  6. Triumph of the Will: Nazi rally

    Excerpt from "Triumph of the Will" {No Titles} Activities at an indoor rally.

  7. Der Befehlshaber der Sicherheitspolizei und des Sicherheitsdienstes im Bereich des Militärbefehlshabers in Frankreich (Sygn. 242)

    Contains the personal papers of French Jews from whom the French and German police agencies confiscated money and other valuables.

  8. Mark Stern papers

    The Mark Stern papers consist of letters and postcards from Jacob, Erna, Tosia, and Manek Stern [donor's father, mother, sister, and donor] in Poland and Italy to Leon Stern [donor's brother] in Palestine. Topics range from everyday life (school, work, family business, health, and weather) to life after liberation, conditions in an United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA) camp, finding work, disappointment, attempts to immigrate to the United States, happiness, and starting a new life.

  9. Nahum Joslyn photograph collection

    The collection consists of 22 photographs depicting the liberation of Landsberg concentration camp and one photograph album.

  10. Hans Walter collection

    Consists of newspaper articles about Hans Walter's youth in Berlin, Germany, his experiences in Auschwitz, Sachsenhausen, and Ebensee, photocopies of his friend Peter Edel's drawings, and a photocopy of a forged twenty-pound note created as part of Operation Bernhard, a forgery effort conducted in Sachsenhausen.

  11. UNRRA garrison cap

    Garrison hat worn by Ruwen Basel during his work for the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA) as a camp supply officer.

  12. Drancy: Notes de Service et Notes du Commandant du Camp

    The collection consists of notes de service from the Jewish camp commandants covering a period from the assumption of direct administrative control of the camp by the Germans in early July 1943 to the winding down of camp operations in August 1944.

  13. Daryl Ratzlaff letters

    The Daryl Ratzlaff letters consists of two two letters written by Sergeant Daryl Ratzlaff from Linz, Austria to Mrs. Lysle G. Danger in Moscow, Iowa regarding his participation in the liberation of Mauthausen concentration camp and his recent visit to liberated Paris, France.

  15. Program for meeting of Bergen Belsen survivors

    Contains a program for a meeting of Bergen Belsen survivors which includes the name of the speaker, Nachum Goldmann, and the menu for the event.

  16. Konstantin family collection

    Contains letters and postcards from Josef and Mina Konstantin to their daughter Fritzi Konstantin and eight receipts for money orders.

  17. Proces obozu jenów wojennych w Łambinowicach (Stalag VIIIB) (Sygn. Ob.33)

    Contains investigation, evidence, and court documentation information for the trial of Lambinowice (Stalag VIIIB Lamsdorf) prisoner of war camp.

  18. People with disabilities and heredity

    Nazi propaganda film -- Aufklaerungsfilm [Instructional film] -- depicting life on earth as a permanent struggle for food, reproduction, and survival between strong and weak animals. This analogy is extended to the sphere of human beings, in which the survival of the Aryan race is threatened by 'hereditary' phenomena like mental disabilities and criminality. Allowing those considered "unworthy of living" to live in "palaces" for the disabled and congenitally ill at the expense of the healthy living in shabby conditions perpetuates this sin against the laws of nature. Shows footage of extrem...

  19. Rosenberg family papers

    The collection documents the post-war experiences of the Rosenberg family in the Feldafing displaced persons camp. Included are photographs depicting the lives of Mania and Jacob Rosenberg and their children Ada and Abraham in the camp; Jacob’s cousin Harry Silverman at the Lemberg displaced persons camp; childrens’ religious classes; and a wedding. Other material includes Mania Rosenberg's identification card from Feldafing, a newspaper article written by Jacob Rosenberg and published in Feldafing, and a Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year) greeting card for 1947.

  20. Jahrzeits und Trauer-And Achtsbuch

    Contains a book entitled "Jahrzeits und Trauer-And Achtsbuch," which includes a family history and lists of family members who perished in concentration camps written by Irma Spitzova.