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  1. Refugee soldier of World War II

    Testimony: Photocopy of typescript, 76 pages plus copy, titled "Refugee Soldier of World War II," describing experiences of Jack Hochwald, who fled from Austria as a 14 year old with his family in 1938, was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1942, and assigned to an "Austrian Battalion."

  2. Hostages and political prisoners Otages et détenus politiques

    Contains records of the International Committee of the Red Cross, Commission of Prisoners, Internees, and Civilians (PIC) from ACICR series G 44, Otages et détenus politiques, relating to aid for hostages and political prisoners in Nazi concentration camps; hostages and political prisoners in prisons and concentration camps in Germany; hostages, political prisoners, and resistance fighters imprisoned during World War II and after by satellite regimes of the Nazis or imprisoned by Germany in countries occupied by Germany and German nationals detained or interned in countries of the Allied c...

  3. Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp scrip, 5 kronen note

  4. Memoirs

    Translation from English into Hebrew of biographies of donor's brother and sister. Collected at a family reunion and translated for grandchildren.

  5. Ausweis

    Identification paper (Ausweispapiere) for Sara Selman [donor] dated May 8, 1945.

  6. "A Time to Weep"

    A research paper documenting donor's father's journey from Germany to China to Panama and to United States. Ten black and white family photographs with notes.

  7. Passport

    The German passport ("Reisepass") stamped with the letter "J" was issued to Margarethe Bauer [donor's mother] in Hamburg, Germany. It includes an immigration visa for the United States.

  8. Hugo Lam questionnaire

    The questionnaire was issued to Hugo Lam in Stanisławów, Poland (Stanislav / Ivano-Frankivsʹk, Ukraine) in order to register him as a medical professional.

  9. Tibor Vince collection

    Consists of five photographs taken after the liberation of Dachau by Hungarian-born physician Tibor Vince, a draftee assigned to the US 7th Army. The photographs show prisoner uniforms, a guard dog at the camp, and a photograph of Tibor Vince in front of a pile of corpses.

  10. Hitler

    Typescript of text, read by a woman at a garden club in rural Ohio in 1933, concerning the rise of Adolf Hitler and persecution of Jews in Germany.

  11. Lillian Bronner Glass papers

    The papers consist of two identification cards for Lillian Bronner [donor] and Eleanora Bronner [donor's mother] issued at the Fort Ontario Emergency Refugee Shelter in N.Y.

  12. Mariya Lazaretnik collection

    Memoir; photocopy of a certificate (with translation); photocopy of identification card (with translation); photocopy of document entitled Republican Society of Former Prisoners of Fascist Concentration Camps (with translation); photocopy of Confirmation (with translation).

  13. Album

    Nazi propaganda cigarette coupon album chronicling Adolf Hitler's first year in power.

  14. Ruth Lebram Knopp collection

    Contains a memoir and a postcard from Theresienstadt (Terezín).

  15. Selected records from the Zhytomyr State Oblast Archive

    Collection contains selected records of the Generalkommissar Zhitomir on the formation, structure, and activities of the commissariat, as well as files from subordinate district leaders (Gebietskommissare) in Kasatin, Ruz︠h︡yn, Zwiahel, Korosten, Owruch, Radom, Emilchino, Tschudnow, and Berdichev. Materials include information on the confiscation of Jewish property, local searches for Jews, and reports about the executions of Jewish families found in hiding. A substantial part of the collection covers the history of the Ukrainian Schutzmannschaft in the Kasatin commissariat (recruitment, pe...

  16. Sketch

  17. Claude Lanzmann Shoah Collection

    Contains documentation, including indices, summaries, transcripts, and translations, compiled by Claude Lanzmann while developing the film "Shoah."

  18. Walter Stier

    As a Reichsbahn official, Walter Stier scheduled the journeys of special trains to different death camps. He claims he knew nothing of the destination. Lanzmann used a false name and filmed this interview with a hidden camera. FILM ID 3800 - Stier 1-4A [CR 1,4,2,3] CR1 (silent) INT minivan with video transmission of the interview with Stier on a television monitor. 01:00:57 Volkswagon van on street approaching camera, parking. 01:01:39 CR4 (sound) Van parked next to residence. Zoom, CUs. White/red minivan with plate 307CAE75. 01:03:01 CR2 (sound) Side view of the van, exteriors. CU of the m...

  19. Displaced persons camps in Germany records from YIVO

    Consists of records of displaced persons (DP) camps and centers, which were collected by YIVO between 1946-1954. Includes information about Jewish organizations and committees that supported DPs, the occupation authorities, antisemitism, liberation day celebrations, annual congresses, material needs, the housing shortage in Germany, cultural activities, the Jewish community of Berlin, searches for surviving family members, religious life, the placement of Jewish orphans, the Red Cross, relations with American Jewish communities, and immigration possibilities.

  20. Khana Shafir memoir

    Testimony: photocopy of manuscript, seven pages, describing author's experiences in Ukraine (Mogilev-Podolsky) during the Holocaust.