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1. United States Immigrant Identification Card issued to Fritzi Zinger.
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Photograph | Photograph Number: 76176
Date:
1939 June 03
…United States Immigrant Identification Card issued to Fritzi Zinger.…
2. United States Immigrant Identification Card issued to Heinz Tamar.
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Photograph | Photograph Number: 76173
Date:
1939 June 03
…United States Immigrant Identification Card issued to Heinz Tamar.…
3. United States Immigrant Identification Card issued to Klara Rattner.
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Photograph | Photograph Number: 76179
Date:
1939 June 03
…United States Immigrant Identification Card issued to Klara Rattner.…
4. United States Immigrant Identification Card issued to Paul Beller.
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Photograph | Photograph Number: 76175
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1939 June 03
…United States Immigrant Identification Card issued to Paul Beller.…
5. United States Immigrant Identification Card issued to Elisabeth Zinger
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Photograph | Photograph Number: 76172
Date:
1939 June 03
…United States Immigrant Identification Card issued to Elisabeth Zinger…
6. United States Immigrant Identification Card issued to Relly Eisenberg.
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Photograph | Photograph Number: 76170
Date:
1939 June 03
…United States Immigrant Identification Card issued to Relly Eisenberg.…
7. United States Immigrant Identification Card issued to Fred Freuthal
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Photograph | Photograph Number: 76150
Date:
1939 June 03
…United States Immigrant Identification Card issued to Fred Freuthal…
8. United States Immigrant Identification Card issued to Robert Keller.
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Photograph | Photograph Number: 76188
Date:
1939 June 03
…United States Immigrant Identification Card issued to Robert Keller.…
9. United States Immigrant Identification Card issued to Bianca Siegmann.
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Photograph | Photograph Number: 76148
Date:
1939 June 03
…United States Immigrant Identification Card issued to Bianca Siegmann.…
10. United States Immigrant Identification Card issued to Edith Sommer
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Photograph | Photograph Number: 76149
Date:
1939 June 03
…United States Immigrant Identification Card issued to Edith Sommer…
11. United States Immigrant Identification Card issued to Robert Spies.
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Photograph | Photograph Number: 76145
Date:
1939 June 03
…United States Immigrant Identification Card issued to Robert Spies.…
12. United States Immigrant Identification Card issued to Peter Linhard
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Photograph | Photograph Number: 76146
Date:
1939 June 03
…United States Immigrant Identification Card issued to Peter Linhard…
13. Embroidered yarmulke brought to the United States by Nisson Bespaloff or a family member
Object | Accession Number: 2017.694.2
Date:
use: 1901-1946
…Embroidered yarmulke brought to the United States by Nisson Bespaloff or a family member…
14. Embroidered pouch for tefillin brought to the United States by Nisson Bespaloff or a family member
Object | Accession Number: 2017.694.3
Date:
use: 1901-1946
…Embroidered pouch for tefillin brought to the United States by Nisson Bespaloff or a family member…
15. Pair of small tefillin brought to the United States by Nisson Bespaloff or a family member
Object | Accession Number: 2017.694.5 a-b
Date:
use: 1901-1946
…Pair of small tefillin brought to the United States by Nisson Bespaloff or a family member…
16. United States trade advertisement for the film “Confessions of a Nazi Spy” (1939)
Object | Accession Number: 2018.590.2
Date:
Cinematic Release: 1939
…United States trade advertisement for the film “Confessions of a Nazi Spy” (1939)…
17. Embroidered pouch for a tallit brought to the United States by Nisson Bespaloff or a family member
Object | Accession Number: 2017.694.4
Date:
use: 1901-1946
…Embroidered pouch for a tallit brought to the United States by Nisson Bespaloff or a family member…
18. Linie Stanów Zjednoczonych. Oddział w Warszawie (Sygn. 247)
Document | Accession Number: 2017.493.1 | RG Number: RG-15.554
Date:
inclusive: 1920-1940
Alternate Title:
Selected records of the United States Lines. Branch in Warsaw
…Selected records of the United States Lines. Branch in Warsaw…
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 …Linie Stanów Zjednoczonych. Oddział w Warszawie (Sygn. 247) Selected records of the United States Lines. Branch in Warsaw RG-15.554 United States…
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 … 1 RG-15.554 2017.493.1 Linie Stanów Zjednoczonych. Oddział w Warszawie (Sygn. 247) Selected Records of the United States Lines. Branch in Warsaw…
19. Nazi propaganda poster denouncing the United States for criticizing Germany's Jewish policies
1990.333.47 front
Object | Accession Number: 1990.333.47
Date:
publication/distribution: 1939 January 19-1939 January 25
Title:
Ein merkwürdiger katholischer Bischof...
Series Title:
Parole der Woche
Alternate Title:
Strange Catholic Bishop
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…Nazi propaganda poster denouncing the United States for criticizing Germany's Jewish policies…
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20. Brith Shalom newsletter showing the photographs of all fifty children brought to the United States by Gilbert and Eleanor Kraus.
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Photograph | Photograph Number: 02033
Date:
1939 July 25
…Brith Shalom newsletter showing the photographs of all fifty children brought to the United States by Gilbert and Eleanor Kraus.…
21. Gilbert and Eleanor Kraus (center) pose with the fifty Austrian Jewish children they are bringing to the United States.
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Photograph | Photograph Number: 76115
Date:
June 1939
…Gilbert and Eleanor Kraus (center) pose with the fifty Austrian Jewish children they are bringing to the United States.…
22. Gilbert and Eleanor Kraus (center) pose with the fifty Austrian Jewish children they are bringing to the United States.
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Photograph | Photograph Number: 76114
Date:
June 1939
…Gilbert and Eleanor Kraus (center) pose with the fifty Austrian Jewish children they are bringing to the United States.…
23. German poster accusing the United States of unfairly censuring figures critical of Jews
1990.333.49 front
Object | Accession Number: 1990.333.49
Date:
publication/distribution: 1939 March 02-1939 March 08
Title:
Jawohl, in Roosevelt-Amerika herrscht Meinungsfreiheit..!
Series Title:
Parole der Woche
Alternate Title:
Yes, in Roosevelt-America there is freedom of expression ..!
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…German poster accusing the United States of unfairly censuring figures critical of Jews…
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24. Austrian Jewish children being transported to the United States by Eleanor and Gilbert Kraus perform a life jacket drill aboard the President Harding.
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Photograph | Photograph Number: 76117
Date:
June 1939
…Austrian Jewish children being transported to the United States by Eleanor and Gilbert Kraus perform a life jacket drill aboard the President Harding.…
25. Americans all, immigrants all / United States Department of the Interior, Office of Education.
Publication | Library Call Number: E184.A1 A6376 1939
Published:
Washington, D.C. : United States Department of the Interior, Office of Education, [1939?]
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…Americans all, immigrants all / United States Department of the Interior, Office of Education.…
26. Children aboard the President Harding look at the Statue of Liberty as they pull into New York harbor. They were brought to the United States by Gilbert and Eleanor Kraus.
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Photograph | Photograph Number: 76118
Date:
June 1939
…Children aboard the President Harding look at the Statue of Liberty as they pull into New York harbor. They were brought to the United States by…
27. Tersch family papers
2013.411.1 Box 1 Folder 2 Image 1
Document | Accession Number: 2013.411.1
Date:
inclusive: 1939
…. Desperate to leave Vienna and immigrate to the United States, Tersch reached out to various organizations. Raymond E. Law (b. 12/11/1894), the president of…
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 …1 TERSCH FAMILY PAPERS, 1939 2013.411.1 United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives 100 Raoul Wallenberg Place SW Washington, DC 20024-2126 Tel…
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28. Ella Spiegler papers
2016.323.1 Box 1 Folder 7 Image 53
Document | Accession Number: 2016.323.1
Date:
inclusive: 1929-1950
… American couple, Gilbert and Eleanor Kraus, to sponsor fifty Jewish children from Vienna for immigration to the United States, they applied to have their…
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 …1 ELLA SPIEGLER PAPERS, 1929‐1950 2016.323.1 United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives 100 Raoul Wallenberg Place SW Washington, DC…
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29. Teodor Diamant papers
2017.557. 1 Box 1 Folder 4 Image 1
Document | Accession Number: 2017.557.1
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inclusive: circa 1920-2017
bulk: 1939-1952
… 1944 and enlisted with a Czechoslovakian unit. He was discharged in 1946 and immigrated to the United States later that year. While in England he married…
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 …1 TEODOR DIAMANT PAPERS, CIRCA 1920-2017 2017.557.1 United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives 100 Raoul Wallenberg Place SW Washington, DC…
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30. Erna Rettberg Bauer papers
1995.A.0962 Box 1 Folder 2 Image 3
Document | Accession Number: 1995.A.0962
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inclusive: 1903-1995
bulk: 1991-1995
… turn over ownership of the property. Both Anna and Julius died in Germany. Erna eventually returned to the United States. Despite multiple legal pursuits…
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 …ERNA RETTBERG BAUER PAPERS, 1903-1995 [BULK 1991-1995] 1995.A.0962 United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives 100 Raoul Wallenberg Place SW…
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31. Fred Lubcher papers
Document | Accession Number: 2021.165.1
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inclusive: circa 1930-2018
bulk: 1932-1948
… Vienna, and Benny in the United States. After the German annexation of Austria in 1938, Jacob began to have difficulties with his business, including the…
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32. Ernest Steen papers
Document | Accession Number: 2020.300.1
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inclusive: 1897-1967
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…’s shoe manufacturer in Frankfurt. Ernest’s employment was terminated in 1938, and he left Germany for London. He immigrated to the United States aboard…
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 …ERNEST STEEN PAPERS, 1897-1967 2020.300.1 United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives 100 Raoul Wallenberg Place SW Washington, DC 20024-2126…
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33. Hauer and Honig families papers
Document | Accession Number: 2019.439.1
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inclusive: circa 1890-1976
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… married on 2 March 1947. They immigrated to the United States in July 1947. They initially settled in Cincinnati, Ohio where Gunter found a job as a shipper…
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 …1 HAUER AND HONIG FAMILIES PAPERS, circa 1890-1976 2019.439.1 United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives 100 Raoul Wallenberg Place SW…
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34. Charlene Schiff papers
Document | Accession Number: 1987.A.0028.2
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inclusive: circa 1920-2004
bulk: 1945-1951
… poor children in the city. Charlene had one sister, Tchiya (b. 1925). Simcha’s mother and five sisters immigrated to the United States before World War…
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 …CHARLENE SCHIFF PAPERS, circa 1920-2004 1987.A.0028.2 United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives 100 Raoul Wallenberg Place SW Washington, DC…
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35. Robert Kaldeck papers
Document | Accession Number: 2018.125.2
Date:
inclusive: 1929-1984
… allow the Austrians to go to Havana, Cuba. Robert remained in Cuba from 16 February 1939 until 12 September 1939 when he immigrated to the United States…
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 …ROBERT KALDECK PAPERS, 1929-1984 2018.125.2 United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives 100 Raoul Wallenberg Place SW Washington, DC 20024-2126…
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36. Kahan family papers
2016.356.1 Box 1 Folder 7 Image 1
Document | Accession Number: 2016.356.1
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inclusive: 1937-1985
bulk: 1946-1956
…, Jenö and Gizella decided that they wanted to immigrate to the United States, initially obtaining visas for Paraguay, where they had hoped to stay while…
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 …KAHAN FAMILY PAPERS, 1937-1985 (bulk, 1946-1956) 2016.356.1 United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives 100 Raoul Wallenberg Place SW Washington…
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37. Harry Lindauer papers
2017.555.1 Box 1 Folder 5 Image 3
Document | Accession Number: 2017.555.1
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inclusive: 1918-2001
…United States Holocaust Memorial Museum…
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 …1 HARRY LINDAUER PAPERS, 1918-2001 2017.555.1 United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives 100 Raoul Wallenberg Place SW Washington, DC 20024…
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38. The Spiegel family papers
1988.57.1 Box 1 Folder 16 Image 7
Document | Accession Number: 1988.57.1 | RG Number: RG-10.257
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inclusive: 1913-1949
… United States aboard the MS Stefan Batory in 1947.…
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 …SPIEGEL FAMILY PAPERS, 1913‐1949, UNDATED 1988.57.1 United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives 100 Raoul Wallenberg Place SW Washington…
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  • Series 1: Correspondence 1938-1949, Undated [On Campus Only]
    • File 1: Correspondence regarding Uri and Ruth Spiegel’s United States visas 1946 [On Campus Only]
    39. Pistiner family papers
    2016.187.1 Box 3 Folder 2 Image 7
    Document | Accession Number: 2016.187.1
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    inclusive: 1899-2000
    bulk: 1908-1972
    … cutter, he and his wife lived in the United States from around 1947-1961. He later owned a diamond cutting factory in Netanya, Israel. They had one son…
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     …1 PISTINER FAMILY PAPERS, 1899-2000 2016.187.1 United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives 100 Raoul Wallenberg Place SW Washington, DC 20024…
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    40. William and Bela Citron and Miriam Citron Burhans papers
    2009.157.5 Box 1 Folder 14 Image 19
    Document | Accession Number: 2009.157.5
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    inclusive: 1930-2016
    bulk: 1945-1983
    … resettle in the United States. The family emigrated to the United States by ship in September 1949. They Americanized their names to Bella, Miriam, and…
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     …WILLIAM AND BELA CITRON AND MIRIAM CITRON BURHANS PAPERS, 1930-2016 2009.157.5 United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives 100 Raoul Wallenberg…
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    41. Otto Herskovic memoir and papers
    2015.301.1 Box 1 Folder 5 Image 3
    Document | Accession Number: 2015.301.1
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    inclusive: 1931-1954
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    Save Their Stories
    …. Eventually, it was arranged to have both Otto and Hilde emigrate to the United States, and after several unsuccessful attempts to reach Marseilles and board a…
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     …OTTO HERSKOVIC DIARY AND PAPERS, 1931-1954 2015.301.1 United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives 100 Raoul Wallenberg Place SW Washington, DC…
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    42. Robert Treuer family papers
    1999.A.0282 Box 1 Folder 2 Image 3
    Document | Accession Number: 1999.A.0282
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    inclusive: 1936-1997
    … family immigrated to the United States in 1939 and settled in Ohio.…
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     …ROBERT TREUER FAMILY PAPERS, 1936‐1997 1999.A.0282 United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives 100 Raoul Wallenberg Place SW Washington…
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    43. Langer family papers
    2017.616.1 Box 1 Folder 17 Image 1
    Document | Accession Number: 2017.616.1
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    inclusive: 1906-2009
    … 1938. They survived the Holocaust in Shanghai and later immigrated to the United States. Ignatz Langer (1893-1960) was born on 22 April 1893 in Lwów…
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     …1 LANGER FAMILY PAPERS, 1906-2009 2017.616.1 United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives 100 Raoul Wallenberg Place SW Washington, DC 20024-2126…
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    44. Rosenberg and Mosler families papers
    2017.327.1 BookEnclosure Folder 1 Image 23
    Document | Accession Number: 2017.327.1
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    inclusive: 1888-1987
    bulk: 1915-1956
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    …. 1923). Facing ever increasing anti-Semitism in Hamburg, the family immigrated to the United States in August 1939. Peter served in the United States Army…
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     …1 ROSENBERG AND MOSLER FAMILIES PAPERS, 1888-1987 2017.327.1 United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives 100 Raoul Wallenberg Place SW…
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    45. Maurice and Elisabeth La Kerr papers
    2016.287.1 Box 1 Folder 11 Image 3
    Document | Accession Number: 2016.287.1
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    inclusive: 1912-1960
    bulk: 1945-1951
    … Investigation. In 1945 he joined the United States Army as a fingerprint classifier for the Public Safety division in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. His division was…
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     …1 MAURICE AND ELISABETH LA KERR PAPERS, 1912-1960 2016.287.1 United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives 100 Raoul Wallenberg Place SW…
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    46. Levinson and Stern family papers
    2015.606.1 Box 2 Folder 39 Image 1
    Document | Accession Number: 2015.606.1
    Date:
    inclusive: 1875-1995
    bulk: 1875-1958
    …United States Holocaust Memorial Museum…
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     …1 LEVINSON AND STERN FAMILY PAPERS, 1875-1995 2015.606.1 United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives 100 Raoul Wallenberg Place SW Washington…
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    47. Unity of the people for peace : democracy, security, jobs.
    Publication | Library Call Number: D741 .U65 1939
    Published:
    Boston, Mass : Communist Party of Massachusetts, [1939]
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    …Communist Party of the United States of America (Mass.)…
    48. Julius and Bertha Meyerowitz papers
    1993.128.16 Box 1 Folder 18 Image 3
    Document | Accession Number: 1993.128.16
    Date:
    inclusive: 1866-1958
    … country, which all five of their children had already done. Julius and Bertha applied for visas to the United States, and moved to Frankfurt, Germany while…
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    49. Isidor Gross papers
    2012.433.1 Box 1 Folder 20 Image 8
    Document | Accession Number: 2012.433.1
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    inclusive: 1921-1997
    bulk: 1936-1945
    … immigrate to the United States. Isidore had to report to the German authorities weekly with proof that he was trying to obtain a visa. Per a September 1939…
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     …ISIDOR GROSS PAPERS, 1921-1997 [BULK 1936-1945] 2012.433.1 United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives 100 Raoul Wallenberg Place SW Washington…
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    50. Stephen Kornreich papers
    Document | Accession Number: 2019.247.1
    Date:
    inclusive: circa 1900-2018
    bulk: 1921-1946
    … as an architect, first in Tel Aviv, and later in Jerusalem. In February 1939 Stephen immigrated to the United States aboard the RMS Queen Mary. He…
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     …1 STEPHEN KORNREICH PAPERS, circa 1900-2018 2019.247.1 United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives 100 Raoul Wallenberg Place SW Washington, DC…
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