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Holocaust survivors

 Subject

Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Scope Note: Here are entered works on persons who survived the Holocaust of 1939-1945, with emphasis on their lives since 1945. Works on persons who died during the Holocaust of 1939-1945 are entered under Holocaust victims. Works consisting of personal accounts of the Jewish Holocaust are entered under Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Personal narratives.

Found in 311 Collections and/or Records:

Reparations and Compensation, 1993-04-18-2003-06-06

 File
Identifier: 7338
Scope and Contents

Mutiple newspaper clippings about the issue of Holocaust reparations for survivors and second generation of survivors. In addition, there is a booklet published by the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany, and a published lecture by Saul Touster (1999) entitled "The Treatment of Jewish Survivors of the Holocaust, 1945-1948: Dilemmas of Law, Care, and Bureaucracy", delivered at Brandeis University.

Dates: 1993-04-18-2003-06-06

Ressler, Molly, 1978-07-27

 File
Identifier: 7270
Scope and Contents

Two copies of the Jewish Ledger newspaper clipping (07/27/1978) featuring story of Molly Ressler's escape from Nazi Europe.

Dates: 1978-07-27

Reunions, 1990-08-24

 File
Identifier: 7325
Scope and Contents From the Series: The files in the "Survivors series" contain witness accounts from survivors of the Holocaust/WWII that are located in Connecticut, the United States, and overseas. These accounts are mostly found in newspaper clippings from various presses like; the Jewish Ledger, the Hartford Courant, and The New York Times. Some of these accounts are briefly written in a biography/letter format. An account by Bronia Hacker (international) gives her account on escaping a concentration camp with the help of...
Dates: 1990-08-24

Righteous Gentiles, "Aiding Jews during the Holocaust.", 1994-07-29-2004-01-30

 File
Identifier: 7335
Scope and Contents

Newspaper clippings from the Jewish Ledger and Life 5-8, honoring Gentiles who acted heroically during WWII and beyond, aiding Jews persecuted during the Holocaust.

Dates: 1994-07-29-2004-01-30

Rosenberg, Mina, December 15, 2015

 File — Flat_file_folder 6
Scope and Content Note From the File:

Vertical reference files for individuals.

Dates: December 15, 2015

Ross, Libby Antarsh, 1996-04-13-1997-05-13

 File
Identifier: 7259
Scope and Contents

Memorandum account of Libby Antarsh Ross's visit to Male Siedlische, Poland where her mother (Ruth Giller Antarsh) was born. Also, a letter and envelope about the memorandum from Lisa Behan.

Dates: 1996-04-13-1997-05-13

Rothenberg, Lottie, 1987-05-14-1993-07-23

 File
Identifier: 7268
Scope and Contents

One Hartford Courant newspaper clipping (05/14/1987) by Lottie Rothenberg herself about finding out Israel was declared a state while in the displaced persons camp called Camp Kertzog. Another newsapper clipping from the Jewish Ledger (07/23/1993) by Lottie Rothenberg herself recalling shtetl life and experience of the Holocaust.

Dates: 1987-05-14-1993-07-23

Rothenberg, Lottie/ Testimony and other papers

 File — Box 1
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

Folder contains miscellaneous original documents, including discharge certificates, marriage and death certificates, citizenship certificates and other mnauscript documents related to the Rohowsky family [genealogy included].

Dates: 1901 - 1978

Rubel, Lore and Neuhaus, Rose, 1980-12-11

 File
Identifier: 7266
Scope and Contents

Jewish Ledger newspaper clipping by Scott Walker (12/11/1980) featuring story of how Lore Rubel and Rose Neuhaus (Lore Rubels mother) were assisted in escaping by a Dutch family during WWII. One photocopy of this newspaper clipping also.

Dates: 1980-12-11

Scheer, Bernard, 1989-09

 File
Identifier: 7265
Scope and Contents

Hartford Courant newspaper clipping by James Robinson (09/1989) about Bernard Scheer's publication "Don't Cry Out Loud" which is Bernard Scheer's experience in the Holocaust.

Dates: 1989-09