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Holocaust survivors

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Bio/Hist: Here are entered works on persons who survived the Holocaust of 1939-1945, with emphasis on their lives since 1945. Works on persons who died during the Holocaust of 1939-1945 are entered under Holocaust victims. Works consisting of personal accounts of the Jewish Holocaust are entered under Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Personal narratives.

Found in 162 Collections and/or Records:

"Elias und die Raben" or Elias and the Ravens, 1946

 Item
Identifier: B333.08.0008.00002
Scope and Contents

Printed copy of an ink wash painting titled "Elias und die Raben" by the artist; "Elias und die Raben" is "Elias and the Ravens" in German. The painting is of an old man on his knees with the mountains in the background and six birds flying overhead.

Dates: 1946

"Elias und die Raben" or Elias and the Ravens, 1946

 Item
Identifier: B333.08.0008.00003
Scope and Contents

Ink wash painting titled "Elias und die Raben" by the artist; "Elias und die Raben" is "Elias and the Ravens" in German. The painting is of an old man on his knees with the mountains in the background and six birds flying overhead.

Dates: 1946

Embarkation Card, before 1946 June 18

 Item
Identifier: B333.06.0001.0006.00007
Abstract

Max Loewenstein's embarkation card for the SS Marine Perch, sail date June 18, 1946, includes accommodations.

Dates: before 1946 June 18

Embarkation Instructions - S.S. Marine Falcon, 1947 June 4

 Item
Identifier: B333.06.0001.0006.00009
Abstract Embarkation instructions sent to Henry Lowenstein to prepare for his passage on the SS Marine Falcon from Southampton, England to the United States. This is a general letter sent to all passengers with the name "Mr. E. Lowenstein" penciled at the top and a square stamp that says "J.D. Hewett & Co., Travel Agents, 109, Jermyn Street., London, S.W.1." Instructions include how to get to Southhampton, how to deal with baggage, freight, and pets, what paperwork must be brought on the ship,...
Dates: 1947 June 4

Envelope Addressed from Ernest Loeb to Emil Loeb, 9 October 1945

 Item
Identifier: B407.01.0001.0011.00009
Abstract

Envelope is brown and damaged. No corresponding letter was found with the envelope. There is a stamp in the upper left corner that reads "Air Mail 6 Cents United States of America" and has a picture of an airplane on it. The letter has been stamped in ink with "U.S. Army Postal Service 757 9 OCT 1945". The addresses are both typed on, not printed, and the word "airmail" is also typed on. This was sent from Ernest's U.S. mailbox in Germany, APO 757, while he was stationed in Germany.

Dates: 9 October 1945

Eric J. Green, 1997 March

 File
Identifier: B424.01.0001.0007
Abstract

File contains 8 x 10 photograph, slides, proofs, photo release and biographical information.

Dates: 1997 March

Erna Witsches Schmidmayer: A Holocaust Story from Kindertransport to Pioneer in Israel, 2016-09-16

 Item
Identifier: B452.01.0001.0003
Abstract

Oral history interview with Erna Witsches Schmidmayer.

Erna, born in Odessa, Ukraine, discusses her childhood in Danzig, Germany (now Gdansk, Poland); escaping Nazi Germany on the Kindertransport to London, England in 1939; and her immigration to Palestine in 1946.

Dates: 2016-09-16

Ernest, Dorothy, Larry, and Ron, June 1956-July 1959

 File
Identifier: B407.01.0001.0008.00005
Abstract

File contains six (6) photographs of the Loeb Family, Ernest, Dorothy, Larry, and Ron, between June 1956 and July 1959. Two photos show the family all together, and the other four only show Ron and Larry.

Dates: June 1956-July 1959

Ernest Loeb Alternate Birth Certificate, 17 January, 1939

 Item
Identifier: B407.01.0001.0010.00008
Abstract Document is an alternate birth certificate issued by the Darmstadt government. The document is titled "Geburtsurfunde", meaning birth certificate, although it was issued 15 years after he was born. The document lists Ernest Loeb's full name, birthday, father's name, mother's name, and the date (17 January 1939). It has a paper stamp that says "Stadt Darmstadt" (meaning "Darmstadt city"), "Gebuehr" (meaning "fee"), and a value of 0.60 Reichmarks. This physical stamp is stamped over in ink...
Dates: 17 January, 1939

Esther Wasserman, 2003

 Item — Object B398.01.00005: Series B398.01 [Barcode: U186023282338]
Identifier: B398.01.00005
Abstract

Framed drawing of Esther Wasserman by artist Deborah Howard. Drawing is black and white with red and orange highlights in her hair. Esther Wasserman is turned slightly to the left and looking towards the viewer.

Dates: 2003