The letters 1938-1945. The Grunwald's journey from oppression to freedom.

The bulk of the correspondence is between Susanne Sommer's parents, Max and Marga Grunwald, and their sponsors in the United States, Paul and Jean Lewinson. Also included are letters from Susanne Sommer's maternal grandparents prior to their deportation from Berlin in 1942 and from her paternal grandfather prior to and after his deportation from Stettin to a ghetto in Poland. A number of letters by Hugo Grunwald, Susanne Sommer's uncle, joined the British army after his immigration to England, are included as well.

German-Jewish Club of 1933, Los Angeles : Ein vergessenes Kapitel der Emigration /

Radio speech on the writers, actors, artists, and others who emigrated from Nazi Germany to the Los Angeles area.

Jewish Americans 1982

Manuscript: "Jewish Americans, A Film Treatment". Treatment for a documentary film exploring how Jewish Americans see themselves, and their enormous contributions to and achievements in the USA.

[Two Manuscripts].

Manuscript: "Austrian Anti-Semitism: One Woman's Experience". 1990; English, 14 p.; typed. Essay, based largely on an interview, recounting the experiences of the Viennese Jewish woman Marta Garelick in Austria in the 1930s. Garelick was the first female lawyer in Vienna, and emigrated to Ireland shortly after the Anschluss.

[Interview].

Transcript of an oral history interview with Susanne Harris Flodstrom, née Neuwalder, conducted by Deborah Dwork in New Haven, CT in nine sessions 1993-1994.

Theresienstadt 1941-1945.

Translation of H.G. Adler, "Theresienstadt 1941-1945"

Jewish Agency Commemorative Medal

Obverse: A fractional reproduction of the Star of David made out of line of immigrants disembarking from a ship. Reverse: To the left, the emblem of the Jewish Agency

From Holocaust to Rebirth Commemorative Medal

Obverse: A fading Star of David imprisoned behind bars, above the bars clear Star of David. Reverse: The emblem of the State of Israel, inscription.

Steven M. Lowenstein Collection - Addenda. 1960s-2007

The Steven Lowenstein Collections documents professional activities of Steven Lowenstein, writer, researcher, historian, and teacher. Documents comprising the collection reflect his interests in a wide spectrum of topics related to Jews and Judaism, such as modernity and tradition and their influence on the religion and common folks; Berlin Jews of the upper strata; similarities and differences between agrarian/rural and urban Jews; popular and official Judaism; secular and religious Jews; and other Jewish related topics. However, there is a very small amount of materials related to his professional activities other than research and writing.

The Autobiography of a Jewish Refugee 1921-1998

Charles Leigh, 1992, 1994, 1999

Jewish Girl.

The sitter is Ulla Goldstein, daughter of Harvard Neurologist & psychiatrist Kurt Goldstein, cousin of Mrs. Edith Tietz ( archives Goldstein, Kurt)

GURS:'Stamps' from the Concentration Camp, a-l.

The design of each are drawn in the miniature style of postage stamps and include mock postage prices. Presumably the method was inspired by the shortage of paper in the camp.GURS in Southern France, where these works were done, but the format is also used to stress the Irony of the content, especially in the Trio of designs marked "Liberte-Egalite-Fraternite. Aside from one marked "Avion de Gurs", all other are simply labelled "GURS" at the bottom, as is this were the country of origin of a postal system.

GURS: "Stamps" from the concentrationcamp, m-p.

The designs are drawn in the miniature style of postage stamps and include mock postage prices. Presumably this method was inspired by the shortage of paper at the camp in Gurs, Southern France, where these works were done; but specially this format is also used to stress the irony of the content, especially in the trio of design marked "Liberte-Egalite-Fraternite", aside from one marked "Avion de Gurs", all others are labelled simply " Gurs ", at the bottom as if this were the country of origin of a postal system.

Gurs: 'Stamps' from the concentration camp,q-v.

The designs are drawn in the miniature style of postage stamps and include mock postage prices. Presumably this method was inspired by the shortage of paper at the camp in Gurs, Southern France, where these works were done; but specially this format is also used to stress the irony of the content, especially in the trio of design marked "Liberte-Egalite-Fraternite", aside from one marked "Avion de Gurs", all others are labelled simply " Gurs ", at the bottom as if this were the country of origin of a postal system.

Jewish settlements in the Odessa region

Digital image