Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
Found in 186 Collections and/or Records:
"Elias und die Raben" or Elias and the Ravens, 1946
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.
"Elias und die Raben" or Elias and the Ravens, 1946
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.
"Encounter" Poem, June 1942
Envelope Addressed from Ernest Loeb to Emil Loeb, 9 October 1945
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.
Envelope Contained Łódź Ghetto Letter, 1942 June 11
Envelope with a window front and stamped. Circle with "Berlin N 4, 11.6.42," "2834, J. K. V., N4, Oranienburger Strasse 29," and a square with the Nazi eagle, "003, Deutsche [illegible]." According to the family the envelope contained the letter from Georg and Alice Loewenstein in the Łódź Ghetto.
Erna Eylenburg, between 1937-1939
Erna Witsches Schmidmayer: A Holocaust Story from Kindertransport to Pioneer in Israel, 2016-09-16
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.
Ernest Loeb Alternate Birth Certificate, 17 January, 1939
Escape to the Tatras, 2022
Memoir "Escape to the Tatras: A Boy, a War, and a Life Interrupted" by Oscar Sladek with Corinne Joy Brown. The memoir is through the eyes of a nine year boy, who was separated from his parents and began a journey to find safety from the Holocaust.
Family Trees and Biographical Information, 1933-1994
Contains family trees, correspondence, and biographical information.