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Documents, correspondence, and photographs associated with the experiences of the extended Meinhardi family (families Strahl and Stolze) under National Socialism and in postwar Germany. Also includes material related to the Meinhardi family, formerly of Germany, who immigrated to the United States at the end of the 19th century. The Meinhardis continued to correspond to their relatives in Engish throughout ...

This collection contains: a letter from Clementine Krijn (Kryn) in Antwerp to her brother and sister-in-law Alexander and Frances Krijn-Cohen in New York, announcing the death of their father Salomon Krijn (Kryn), his struggle during the last days of his life and the state of their mother Bertha Dreyfuss, 1941 ; the envelope with censorship markings containing the letter regarding the death of Salomon ...

Copyright Holder: Mr. Tswi J. Herschel

Joseph Birnberg (born Josef Birnberg, 1920-1997) was born on 20 November 1920 in Kołomyja, Poland (Kolomyi︠a︡, Ukraine) to Nachman Kerner Birnberg (b. 1880) and Ernestyna Esther Tropp Birnberg (b. 1886). Nachman owned a weaving factory where he made patterns for rugs and textiles. Joseph had three brothers, David Salomon (b. 1904), Baruch (Bubbie, B. 1924), and Moses (Emil, b. 1930). Joseph graduated ...

The papers consist of a manuscript and photographs relating to the experiences of Abraham-Avrum Sperber and his family before, during, and after World War II. The hand-written manuscript was purportedly transcribed after World War II in a composition notebook from original notes kept by Abraham-Avrum Sperber while living under Nazi-occupation in Kolomyi︠a︡, Poland (now Ukraine). He describes events ...

Family photos from holidays on the island of Thassos before the Second World War and from a visit to Treblinka extermination camp; a list of Jews deported from Kavala.

"A personal account of the Mountbattens during the transfer of power"--Cover. 240 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Copyright Holder: Mr. Gerhard J. Bochner

The Verdoner Family - Gerrit and Hilde Verdoner, their children Yoka (b.1934), Francisca (b.1937) and Otto (b.1939) - were Jewish. In May 1940, when the Germans overran the Netherlands, Nazi decrees aimed specifically at Jews forced Gerrit out of his business and Yoka out of her second grade class. When the Nazis commandeered their home, the Verdoners went to live with Gerrit's parents in Amsterdam. ...

The collection consists of documents, a personal narrative, and photographs primarily documenting the Holocaust-era experiences of Eva Rindner (née Schultzmann) and her mother Lola Blonder (previously Lola Zipser and Lola Schutzmann), including Eva’s treatment for tuberculosis as a child, her father’s death in 1937, and the family’s emigration from Vienna, Austria to Haifa, Palestine (Haifa, Israel) ...

Consists of two photocopies of photographs and one copy of Max Levi's handwritten memoir, in German, with an English translation. The memoir details his experiences in Germany from April 30, 1933 until December 8, 1938, including the loss of his business and wealth; the family's experiences on Kristallnacht, when Max's business and apartment were destroyed and he was injured; and their arrival in New ...

The Walter Feibelman papers consist of biographical materials, subject files, and objects documenting the Feibelmann family’s life in Berlin, immigration to the United States, and postwar search for their lost relatives.

The Irena Peritz papers include her autograph book, diary, and memoir documenting her friendships in Lvov and Borysław and her family’s experiences in the Borysław ghetto and labor camp and in hiding. The papers also include letters from Janka and Niuta Teicher documenting their experiences in the Drohobycz labor camp and Dachówczarnia brick factory. The autograph book includes signatures, poems, and ...

The Hanoch Gerstel papers consist of biographical materials, correspondence files, photographic materials, printed materials, and sermons documenting the life of a Vienna‐born pastor who was arrested by the Gestapo in Vienna and his family members in Austria, Sweden, and Hungary. Biographical materials include birth certificates, a Ketubah and marriage certificate, a certificate of origin, a certificate ...

Colored glass bead bib necklace designed and made by 14 year old Nechama Ejnes from beads she bought at the bazaar while living in Kostroma in the Soviet Union. She also made a matching belt which did not withstand the hardships of life as a refugee. She fled Poland with her family, parents Moishe and Chana, and three younger siblings, Miriam, Shraga, and Zvi in September 1939 following the German ...

At age 12, Yoors left his Belgian family, to take up life with gypsies. Describes his life, gypsy persecutions, and his joining the French resistance. 224 pages 23 cm

American edition (Indianapolis, New York, The Bobbs-Merrill company, 1938) has title: Nazi Germany: its women and family life. 319 p. : front., plates, ports. ; 22 cm.

Samuel Chalupovitsch (1911-1990) was born on 10 April 1911 in Helsinki, Finland to Pesach (1879-1972) and Hana (née Engel, 1874-1934) Chalupovitsch. Samuel had three sisters, Sara (b. 1906), Feige (1907-1990), and Liebe (1914-1995). They were an observant Jewish family, and Pesach worked as a merchant. During World War II, Samuel served in the Finnish Army on the Eastern front of the Continuation War ...

Consists of documents, photographs, a book, and a ribbon relating to the life of the Goldschmidt family before the Holocaust, their escape from Germany in 1939, and their subsequent emigration to the United States.

Digital copy available as KD_00514 at Kazerne Dossin