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The Komar and Frey families’ collection consists of articles, clippings, and photographs related to the Holocaust experiences of Dr. Leo Komar, who emigrated from Poland to England in 1933 and served in the British Merchant Navy as a physician during World War II. Also included is information regarding Erich and Elsbeth Frey, the parents of Liselott Frey Komar, wife of Dr. Leo Komar. Erich Frey was ...

Eva Edmands was born on October 27, 1929, in Vienna, Austria. In 1938, her family fled to Paris, France. Her father worked as a journalist in Paris until he was drafted into the French army and sent to southern France. Eva and her mother remained in Paris, but after a threatening visit by the Gestapo, they fled to Bordeaux, France. Eva and her mother crossed into the Free Zone of France and joined ...

Consists of the memoir of Elka Moshenberg, who spent much of her life in Israel and wrote her memoir to memorialize her family members who perished during the Holocaust. She lists those who were killed by the Nazis, and laments that she did not insist that they join her in Israel. Also includes a videocassette and CD-ROM documenting a trip to Turka in 2003, visiting many of the places mentioned in ...

Scenes shot on the latter part of the Weinlaubs' trip from Los Angeles to New York, including street scenes in Chicago (see highway sign at 01:01:44) and views of Washington, DC (01:04:13 to 01:05:15). The couple was travelling cross-country because Kurt's company had transferred him back to New York (see Biographical Notes field for more information). The Washington scenes include the Washington monument, ...

Consists of photographs of Simon Zilberberg and his family before and after World War II and of the Simon's father, Henry, in Pithiviers camp, France; one document relating to Pithiviers; two passports belonging to the Simon's parents; and one New Year's card from 1941, with a painting of Pithiviers by Henry.

Photographs; depicting members of the Reiter family (donor’s maternal family), from Tyśmienica, 12 km east of Stanisławów; the matriarch of the family, Freyda Reiter, b. c. 1860 perished in the Holocaust. The oldest daughter of Freyda, Rose Reiter, immigrated to the US in 1902; four years later Rose went to visit her family and brought over her youngest brother, Samuel (donor’s maternal grandfather). ...

Reel 3: (Symphony music track accompanies this entire story.) 07:08:59:29 "Goering and his wife visiting the Krupp Works 1935" ; "Luftwaffe" Goering inspects troops as German planes fly overhead. Goering salutes. Luftwaffe formations. 07:10:01:08 "Der Schoepfer der neuen deutschen Luftwaffe, Generalfeldmarschall Herman Goering bei einem besuch der Gussstahlfabrik" Goering and his wife arrive in automobile, ...

Emilie Bergmann (née Rosenblatt) was born in Hamburg in 1872. In 1904 she got married to Gabriel Bergmann who was visiting Hamburg from the United States where he had become an American citizen after leaving Kozienice, near Warsaw. They had a child, Käthe (Katarzyna) in 1905. Gabriel became disenchanted with life in Germany and returned to the United States in 1922. Emilie did not wish to leave Hamburg. ...

The collection primarily consists of photographs depicting the Holocaust-era experiences of Manfred Manasse (Fred), originally of Frankfurt am Main, Germany, including pre-war and wartime photographs of his parents Alfred and Trude Manasse and his sister Miriam, all of whom perished in the Holocaust. Other photographs include depictions of Fred and his brother Gustav in an orphanage in Lisbon, Portugal ...

The collection primarily documents the wartime experiences of Aaron Finger, originally of Toronto, Canada, who trained at Camp Ritchie and was in Germany from 1945-1946. Included is an identification card, letter of commendation, a small amount of correspondence, photographs, and a photograph album. Also included are a small amount of documents and photographs related to the family of his wife, Henrietta ...