Testimony of Maria (Steiner) Cohen, born in Budapest, Hungary, 1934, regarding her experiences in Budapest, in a protected house and on a death march
From a traditional Neolog Zionist family; education in a Hebrew school; Hanoar Hatzioni activities.
Outbreak of the war; drafting of her father and brother to forced labor; deportation of her father to Auschwitz and his murder; her brother's escape from labor camps and from detention by the Gestapo; German occupation, March 1944; restrictions on Jews; murder of Jews; brutal treatment by the Hungarian gendarmes; attitude of the Hungarian population; Allied...
Diary written by Esther Lore Cohn, born in Germany, 1927, regarding her experiences in the Jewish children's home in Munich and in Milbertshofen camp, 1939-1942
Background regarding the author of the diary, Esther Cohn:
Life in the Jewish children's home on no. 7 "Antonienstrasse" Street in Munich, 1939-1942; closure of the children's home by the Germans, June 1942; deportation of the school's [female] principal and several children who remained in the home, including Esther, to Milbertshofen transit camp; transfer to Theresienstadt; deportation of Esther to Auschwitz on one of the last transports from...
File Number : 1666
Type of Material : Record of Deportees, Record of Persecuted Persons, Diary, Record of Murdered Persons
Memoirs of Marianne Buchwalter, about her experiences as a girl in Berlin and her escape to the United States
Information about the history of the family; information about the Jews; life of the extended family in Berlin; important figures in her childhood; the Nazi Party rises to power; changes in daily life; encountering Jewish children at a summer camp in 1948; the family’s relations with non-Jews; Kristallnacht; escaping with the family to the United States.
Testimony of Jacob Katzenstein, born in Copenhagen, Denmark, 1884, regarding his life
Testimony of Jacob Katzenstein, born in Copenhagen, Denmark, 1884, regarding his life, his family, the Talmud Torah school in Hamburg at which he taught, thoughts, a poem and personal documents.
In the file:
- A short biography (p. 4);
- A history of the Talmud Torah School in Hamburg with references to school council protocols (p. 4);
- Information regarding Dr Arthur Spier in Hamburg; Dr. Arthur Spier later became the father of day schools in the United States;
- Life in the Fuhlsbuettel prison; the...
File Number : 281
Type of Material : Testimony, Official Documentation
Report prepared by Rabbi Dr. Fritz Winter, born in Koenigsberg, Germany, 1914, regarding his studies and Ph.D. in Berlin and Wuerzburg, 1933-1936
In the file:
- Covering note prepared by Dr. Kurt Ball-Kaduri regarding a report by Rabbi Dr. Fritz Winter concerning his studies and Ph.D. in Berlin and Wuerzburg, 1933-1936 (p. 2), July 1958;
- Report prepared by Rabbi Dr. Fritz Winter regarding his studies and Ph.D. in Berlin and Wuerzburg, 1933-1936" (pp. 3-6), 19 June 1958;
- Addendum to his report prepared by Dr. Winter, 19 June 1958, with background information regarding his family and himself,...
File Number : 224
Type of Material : Testimony, Letter(s), Official Documentation