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Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 186 Collections and/or Records:

Margot Grünfeld Shafran: Escape from Nazi Germany Survival in the Shanghai Ghetto, 2015-09

 Item
Identifier: B452.01.0001.0004
Abstract Oral history interview with Margot Grünfeld Shafran. Margot, born on January 10, 1924 in Berlin, Germany, discusses her early years as a treasured only child; growing up with an extended Jewish family in Berlin in the 1920s and 1930s; her father Reuben Grünfeld, a Polish citizen who in October 1939 was seized and deported to the Polish border where he languished for nine months until his wife, Lotte Secher Grünfeld, arranged for three sets of papers and...
Dates: 2015-09
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / B452, Giselle Heimann Ratain Family Holocaust Videos / Oral Histories / Box 1

Maria Loewenstein's Temporary Identification Papers, 1946 February 11

 Item
Identifier: B333.05.0001.0005.00006
Abstract Maria Loewenstein's temporary identification papers issued after World War II by the Polizeipräsident in Berlin. The front cover says Temporary ID in German and the number, Nr. L. 0011106. The back cover has not been filled out. The rest of this page, the section for children under the age of fifteen, is blank. Left side interior of the card contains information about Maria Loewenstein: name, occupation, birth date and place, nationality, and fingerprint. Right side interior has a...
Dates: 1946 February 11
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / B333, Lowenstein Family Papers and Art / Post War Berlin and Social Democratic Party / Box 1 / Post War Berlin and Social Democratic Party

Martin Ritzewoller (Rikewoller), 1938-1960

 File
Identifier: B111.08.0008.0010
Abstract

Rikewoller was born in 1907 in Germany. He escaped Nazi Germany around 1938. In 1957 he became a naturalized U.S. citizen in Denver.

Dates: 1938-1960
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / B111, Beck Archives Biographical Materials Collection / Series 8, P-R / Box 8

Maurice Blik, 2005

 Item — Object B398.01.00017: Series B398.01 [Barcode: U186023282516]
Identifier: B398.01.00017
Abstract

Framed drawing of Maurice Blik by artist Deborah Howard. Drawing is in black and white, he wears a white t-shirt. Maurice Blik is looking towards the viewer.

Dates: 2005
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / B398, Deborah Howard's Holocaust Portraits and Papers / Original Artwork

Max Loewenstein and Heinrich Loewenstein, circa 1939

 Item
Identifier: B333.01.01.00016
Abstract

Heinrich Loewenstein [Henry Lowenstein] and his father Max Loewenstein pose for an informal photograph in Berlin, Germany.

Dates: circa 1939
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / B333, Lowenstein Family Papers and Art / Pre-War and Kindertransport / Digitized Photographs

Max Loewenstein's Report to the Police, 1942 May 14

 Item
Identifier: B333.02.0001.0002.00013
Abstract Dr. Max Loewenstein's registration with the Polizeipräsident, police registration office, Berlin, Germany, after his discharge from Wittenauer Sanitarium. The front of the form has been filled out by hand by Max and includes his current and former addresses, full name, occupation, birth date and place, religion, and address. Dr. Max Loewenstein and an official have signed this form. Three official stamps are on the front of this form; a circle with the Nazi eagle surrounded by German...
Dates: 1942 May 14
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / B333, Lowenstein Family Papers and Art / The War Years: Berlin / Box 1 / The War Years: Berlin

Max Loewenstein's Temporary Identification Papers, 1946 February 12

 Item
Identifier: B333.05.0001.0005.00003
Abstract Dr. Max Loewenstein's temporary identification papers issued after World War II by the Polizeipräsident in Berlin. The front cover says Temporary ID in German and the number, Nr. L. 0011104. The back cover has handwritten in the "Official Changes" section that Max had a previous identity card and this information is signed, dated, and stamped by the Chief of Police. The rest of this page, the section for children under the age of fifteen, is blank. Left side interior of the card contains...
Dates: 1946 February 12
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / B333, Lowenstein Family Papers and Art / Post War Berlin and Social Democratic Party / Box 1 / Post War Berlin and Social Democratic Party

Max Lowenstein's Ration Card, 1945-1946

 Item
Identifier: B333.05.0001.0005.00007
Abstract

Ration card issued to Max Lowenstien, ID number 6389 in district M by the "Jüdische Gemeinde zu Berlin" or the "Jewish Community in Berlin." The bottom of the card is signed "Maria Lowenstein." Ten columns across back titled Kartoffeln (potato), Gemüse (vegetables) and then labeld A-H. There are several date stamps across the columns.

Dates: 1945-1946
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / B333, Lowenstein Family Papers and Art / Post War Berlin and Social Democratic Party / Box 1 / Post War Berlin and Social Democratic Party

Michelle Zelinger Interviews and Photographs, September 29, 2019

 Series
Identifier: B110.03
Dates: September 29, 2019
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / B110, Babi Yar Park Records

Miriam Brysk, 2006

 Item — Object B398.01.00015: Series B398.01 [Barcode: U186023282493]
Identifier: B398.01.00015
Abstract

Framed drawing of Miriam Brysk by artist Deborah Howard. Drawing is in black and white, she wears a collared striped shirt and glasses. Miriam Brysk is looking towards the viewer.

Dates: 2006
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / B398, Deborah Howard's Holocaust Portraits and Papers / Original Artwork

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