The Museum’s Collections document the fate of Holocaust victims, survivors, rescuers, liberators, and others through artifacts, documents, photos, films, books, personal stories, and more. Search below to view digital records and find material that you can access at our library and at the Shapell Center.
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In February 1939, Irma left Germany via the Brenner Pass into Italy, from which she travelled to China, arriving in Shanghai in March of that…
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…, during the 1910s to 1930s, and then following their forced emigration due to Nazi persecution, in Shanghai, China from 1939 to 1955. Included is a…
… immigration of Johann Sirota, Alice Sirota, and Horst Sirota from Berlin, Germany to Shanghai, China in 1939 and the United States in 1947.…
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… issued Johann Sirota in Shanghai, China, June 1939. The card was issued by the Police Special City Government in Shanghai to Johann Sirota, a Jewish…
… Bronze Star Medal for heroism. Following the end of the war, Rickel was sent with the First Marine Division to China, where among other activities, he…
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… chaplain with the U.S. Marine Corps, ministering to Jewish communities in North China, particularly in Tianjin (Tientsin), following World War II…
… Shanghai in Japanese-occupied China because it was an open port with no visa required. In early 1939, the family and Gerda’s mother, Selma, took a train to…
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…-2126 Abstract: The Harpuder family papers documents the experiences of the Harpuder family in Berlin, Germany and Shanghai, China, 1915-1952; as well as…
… her brother, Karl, as they emigrated from Berlin, Germany, to Kaunas, Lithuania, and then to Shanghai, China, before and during the Second World War…
…, leading to war between Imperial Japan and the Republic of China. The international community was unsure how to respond and pushed for enforcement of the pro…
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… how handwriting (of Masataka) is improving, as well as his writing skills Folder VI Subfolder: 1. Cover: “Northern and middle China, South pacific…
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… Volunteer Corps Jews--China--Shanghai. Shanghai (China) Correspondence. Photographs. CONTAINER LIST Series 1: Biographical materials, 1910-1999 Box/Folder 1…
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…. Jewish refugees--China--Shanghai. Hongkou Qu (Shanghai, China) Shanghai (China) Biographies. Photographs. CONTAINER LIST Series 1: Biographical materials…
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…‐1999 (bulk 1939‐1947) Indexing terms Jewish refugees – Germany – Berlin. Jewish refugees – China – Shanghai. Holocaust, Jewish (1939‐1945…
… by the Nazi regime that month. In 1939, he fled to Shanghai, China, where he lived as a political refugee until 1946. Erwin emigrated to the United…
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…://collections.ushmm.org Jewish refugees‐‐China‐‐Shanghai. World War, 1939‐1945‐‐Refugees‐‐China‐‐Shanghai. Holocaust, Jewish (1939‐1945)‐‐Reparations…
… Shanghai, China, was an open port with no visa required, they decided to send Ludwig with a group of Jewish refugees. He sailed on the SS Conte Rosso…
… told the quota was already full. As no other countries would grant them visas, they decided to go to Shanghai, China where visas were not required for…
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…), China from 1940-1948. Included are biographical materials such as identification papers, employment documentation, marriage papers, and family genealogy…
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Research family history relating to the Holocaust and explore the Museum's collections about individual survivors and victims of the Holocaust and Nazi persecution.
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