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21951. Peter Black papers
"Ideological Commitment and Personal Politics in the Third Reich: The Case of Ernst Kaltenbrunner." Also ... in Perspective" (a history and historiography of the SS), on "The Resistance that Never Was" (a study ... of the failure of any anti-Allied Nazi resistance movement), and the project proposal for Dr. Black ... Dr. Peter Black served as Staff Historian and later Chief Historian from 1978 to 1997 for the
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21952. L'Enfant Jesus Miraculeux de Prague [Miraculous Infant Jesus of Prague] medallion given to an young Austrian Jewish woman
The collection consists of a handmade pin and two religious medallions relating to the experiences ... where she was imprisoned during the Holocaust, and to her postwar experiences in Prague, Czechoslovakia. ... arrived in the city where she had no contacts. He helped her find a place to live and to work. Nina had ... the Russian Army. She had no surviving relatives in Europe and went to Prague to try to find a friend
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21953. Freddy Gray (Manfred Gans) sits on a brick wall overlooking a wooded hill.
Manfred Gans was the son of Mortiz Gans and Else Fraenkel Gans. Moritz Gans grew up in a large ... fami Manfred Gans was the son of Mortiz Gans and Else Fraenkel Gans. Moritz Gans grew up in a large ... family of five boys and five girls of Dutch-Jewish descent Borken, Germany near the Dutch border. Moritz ... was a decorated veteran of the German army who had lost a leg in World War I. He and his wife Else
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21954. Manfred Gans, A German Jewish high school student, sits on a ledge.
Manfred Gans was the son of Mortiz Gans and Else Fraenkel Gans. Moritz Gans grew up in a large ... fami Manfred Gans was the son of Mortiz Gans and Else Fraenkel Gans. Moritz Gans grew up in a large ... family of five boys and five girls of Dutch-Jewish descent Borken, Germany near the Dutch border. Moritz ... was a decorated veteran of the German army who had lost a leg in World War I. He and his wife Else
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21955. 11th US Armored Division Advances
Personal films of the 11th US Armored Division's advances through England, France, and Germany ... including scenes of burning villages, surrendering enemies, tanks in fields and the Division's advances ... through Germany, Czechoslovakia, and Austria, including scenes of surrendering enemies and the liberation ... during the Battle of the Bulge. Ray was injured during this campaign, and was awarded the Purple Heart
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21956. Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp scrip, 2 kronen note, saved by a former German Jewish inmate
to the United States and became an American citizen in 1952. ... The collection consists of two prisoner patches, a Star of David badge, documents, and photographs ... relating to the experiences of Alfred Fabian during the Holocaust in Germany and Czechoslovakia and after ... confiscated from deportees and the SS ordered the Jewish Council to create a currency for exchange only in the
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21957. Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp scrip, 20 kronen note, saved by a former German Jewish inmate
to the United States and became an American citizen in 1952. ... The collection consists of two prisoner patches, a Star of David badge, documents, and photographs ... relating to the experiences of Alfred Fabian during the Holocaust in Germany and Czechoslovakia and after ... confiscated from deportees and the SS ordered the Jewish Council to create a currency for exchange only in the
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21958. Theresienstadt ghetto-labor camp scrip, 100 kronen note, saved by a former German Jewish inmate
to the United States and became an American citizen in 1952. ... The collection consists of two prisoner patches, a Star of David badge, documents, and photographs ... relating to the experiences of Alfred Fabian during the Holocaust in Germany and Czechoslovakia and after ... confiscated from deportees and the SS ordered the Jewish Council to create a currency for exchange only in the
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21959. Children at Belsen
family was deported to the Pruzhany Ghetto. In January 1943, Luba, Hershel, and Isaac were deported to ... the Auschwitz II-Birkenau concentration camp. Her son and husband were killed upon arrival. She was ... investigated and found 54 children outside abandoned to perish in the cold by the Nazis. The children ... sometimes referred to as the “diamond children” were the sons and daughters of Dutch diamond cutters. She
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21960. Belgium, 10 francs or 2 belga note, acquired by a US soldier
photographs, and publications relating to the experiences of James Edward Kirkebo in the United States Army in ... Europe during World War II, including the liberation of Gusen and Mauthausen concentration camps. ... Captain James (Jim) Edward Kirkebo, who served in the US Army from 1940-1945, and fought in Europe with ... 19, enlisted in the US Army in 1940 and, in August 1942, 2nd Lt. Kirkebo became commanding officer, C
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21961. Etching of prisoners carrying bricks in Gleiwitz I concentration camp, created by David Friedman
Missouri. The family became U.S. citizens and Americanized their surname to one “n”. After retirement in ... 1939, German forces marched into Prague and annexed the region to the Third Reich. Friedmann created ... portraits of the governing officials and leading members of the Jewish Community of Prague, such as Jakob ... Edelstein and František Zelenka. On October 16, 1941, Friedmann and his family were deported on the first
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21962. Two-sided silk escape map of Western Europe owned by Captain Ralph M. Kopansky
associations, the American Legion, Lions Club, the PTA, and served as a board member for several additional ... documents, and photographs relating to the experiences of Ralph Kopansky in the United States Army before ... during, and after World War II, including the liberation of Ohrdruf concentration camp, where he carried ... he received intelligence training and was assigned to the XIII Corps as an Assistant Intelligence
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21963. Leica Standard model E camera used by Captain Ralph M. Kopansky
associations, the American Legion, Lions Club, the PTA, and served as a board member for several additional ... documents, and photographs relating to the experiences of Ralph Kopansky in the United States Army before ... during, and after World War II, including the liberation of Ohrdruf concentration camp, where he carried ... World War II. In 1943, he received intelligence training and was assigned to the XIII Corps as an
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21964. Zeiss Z body binoculars found in a concentration camp by US military aid worker
Zeiss, porro prism binoculars found by Lt. Milton Shurr, a Jewish American soldier, at the recently ... establishing order, improving camp conditions, and caring for the inmates. Shurr worked 16 hour days trying to ... assist with the re-establishment of schools, hospitals, and other social services by the US Military ... occupation government. In 1949, he declined a permanent position and returned to the US.
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21965. Lyszka family papers
The collection consists of a doll, documents, an oral history, and photographs relating to the ... experiences of Renee Lyszka and her family in prewar, wartime, and postwar Poland, France, and the United ... [DRAFT] Renee Sachs (nee Lyszka) was the daughter of Abraham Juda Lyszka (b. 11/20/96) and Sara ... infancy and then to Renee, so the couple stayed together. Renee and her father both looked Aryan and
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21966. Black leather mid-calf boots worn by a female Jewish concentration camp prisoner
was accepted to an American university before the war and had a United States visa. He and Alice ... Samuel Brand, and later married him while living in the ghetto. Samuel had been a chemistry student who ... Germans canceled the program and killed many of the other Jews who registered. Samuel and Alice were then ... There, Alice reunited with Samuel and immigrated to the United States on December 6, 1948.
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21967. Reference work
British Army until 1947, and then for the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, in the Warburg ... worker after the war. Hans, his parents and his sister Ursula lived in Berlin during the rise of the Nazi ... deported to Auschwitz. On March 8, the Gestapo raided the hospital and arrested staff and patients. Hans ... Flossenberg, and Bergen-Belsen concentration camps. Hans was in Bergen-Belsen when it was liberated by the
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21968. Embroidered blue tefillin bag carried by a Lithuanian Jewish man in hiding
The collection consists of a set of tefillin and pouch relating to the experiences of Aharon Ben ... -Zion Katz and his son Nachman (later Nathan) before the Holocaust in Rietavas and Klaipeda, Lithuania ... during the Holocaust in the ghetto in Siauliai, Lithuania, and in hiding in the countryside, and after ... the Holocaust in Israel and the United States.
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21969. Tefillin worn by a Lithuanian Jewish man in hiding
The collection consists of a set of tefillin and pouch relating to the experiences of Aharon Ben ... -Zion Katz and his son Nachman (later Nathan) before the Holocaust in Rietavas and Klaipeda, Lithuania ... during the Holocaust in the ghetto in Siauliai, Lithuania, and in hiding in the countryside, and after ... the Holocaust in Israel and the United States.
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21970. Tefillin worn by a Lithuanian Jewish man in hiding
The collection consists of a set of tefillin and pouch relating to the experiences of Aharon Ben ... -Zion Katz and his son Nachman (later Nathan) before the Holocaust in Rietavas and Klaipeda, Lithuania ... during the Holocaust in the ghetto in Siauliai, Lithuania, and in hiding in the countryside, and after ... the Holocaust in Israel and the United States.
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21971. Tablespoon with scratched initials used by a German Jewish concentration camp inmate
British Army until 1947, and then for the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, in the Warburg ... and several subcamps: Gleiwitz, Sachsenhausen, Flossenbürg, and Bergen Belsen. Hans carried the spoon ... became a displaced persons camp and Hans began working for the British and various aid groups. He met ... volunteered with the Jewish Committee for Relief Abroad and, in September 1946, arrived at Bergen-Belsen DP
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21972. Identification card for Martina Geertruda van Wanrooj created by Gerry van Heel, a document forger
including the security officer boarding with them. On September 17, English and American forces bombed the ... explode; Gerry threw it out the window and it detonated later that day. English and American paratroopers ... The collection consists of artifacts and documents relating to the experiences of Gerard (Jerry ... forged identification documents for the Dutch resistance and for Jewish people living in hiding in
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21973. Bottle of purple stamp ink used by Gerry van Heel to forge identification documents
including the security officer boarding with them. On September 17, English and American forces bombed the ... explode; Gerry threw it out the window and it detonated later that day. English and American paratroopers ... The collection consists of artifacts and documents relating to the experiences of Gerard (Jerry ... Glass bottle of purple ink used by Gerry van Heel to forge documents for the Dutch resistance and
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21974. Gisela Zamora papers
The collection consists of artifacts and documents relating to the experiences of Gisela Eckstein ... as an inmate of the Theresienstadt ghetto and Maerzdorf slave labor camp and of Joseph Zamoire ... Rachel Gefner. The family settled in Frankfurt am Main. They were observant and kept a kosher household ... Marcus owned a pipe and tobacco store. The family was wealthy and vacationed annually with family in
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21975. World War I Iron Cross 2nd class combatant’s medal with ribbon awarded to a German Jewish soldier
The collection consists of Honor and Iron Cross medals, buttonhole ribbon bars, correspondence ... and documents relating to the experiences of Kurt Schlesinger and his family in Germany, the ... Netherlands, and the United States before and during the Holocaust. ... World War I (1914-1918). The Iron Cross was first issued in 1813 and was intended only to be issued in