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Provisional Label/Stamp Used During The Period Between British Mandate And Beginning Of Jewish State

Bulmash Family Holocaust Collection

Brown stamp depicting a farmer at work on a tractor. Hebrew text along bottom border. Hebrew postmark. Information Provided by Michael D. Bulmash: Construction and Defense Series 1939: Tractor with quote “Thou Shalt Bring Redemption to the Land.”

J-Stamped Reisepass For Ernestine Aigner

Bulmash Family Holocaust Collection

"Brown booklet titled, ""Deutsches Reich, Reisepass."" Includes photograph on page 2 of 32 pages, no marks on pages 14-31, back cover torn.

Information Provided by Michael D. Bulmash:

It is assumed that Ernestine travelled to Italy accompanied by her parents or relatives, fleeing Nazi persecution that reached a crescendo with the Kristallnacht pogrom of November 1938. Her temporary entrance visa indicated that she would depart from Italy via Trieste, and her British consular visa - issued in Rome - allowed her to travel to British Mandatory Palestine.

It seems counter-intuitive that Ernestine - and Jews in general - would for …

Reveille 1939

The Kenyon Reveille

No abstract provided.

Dramatic Club Scrapbook 1939-1940

Scrapbooks and Photo Albums

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Who Hitler Is, Robert Charles Kirkwood Ensor

Rare Books and Manuscripts

No abstract provided.

The Nazi Myth; The Real Face Of The Third Reich, Paul Tabori

Rare Books and Manuscripts

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Ss St. Louis In Havana Harbor, Cuba

Bulmash Family Holocaust Collection

Front: Black and white photograph of a large ship surrounded by smaller boats in water. To the left of it is a harbor where people stand and look at the large boat. Back: Large stamp with an eagle.

Information Provided by Michael D. Bulmash:

The SS St. Louis ("The Voyage of the Damned") had anchored 12 miles out, and now is escorted by Cuban government boats toward the open sea. Her captain, Gustav Schroeder, is concerned about mass suicides from the beleaguered passengers. Cuba, having initially refused to allow the refugees to debark, ultimately consents to allow only passengers with …

Passport For Margarete Philippi, A Passenger On The St. Louis, "The Voyage Of The Damned"

Bulmash Family Holocaust Collection

Cover: 'DEUTSCHES REICH, REISEPASS', 32 pages total, no markings on pages 10-32, photograph adhered to top left of page 2, St. Louis stamp on page 7.

Information Provided by Michael D. Bulmash:

This passport was issued to Margarete Philippi, a passenger on the St. Louis - the so-called “Voyage of the Damned” - which set sail from Hamburg, Germany on May 13, 1939 for Havana, Cuba, with 937 Jewish refugees from Nazi Germany seeking asylum after Kristallnacht. Margarete was accompanied by her husband and two sons. The Cuban government, however, refused entry to passengers, and the St. Louis was thus …

Handbuch Der Judenfrage [The Handbook Of The Jewish Question] By Theodor Fritsch

Bulmash Family Holocaust Collection

Cover: black and red swastika over snake with many Star of David symbols, title below, white on black background; 574 pages

Information Provided by Michael D. Bulmash:

Theodore Fritsch was an antisemitic German political scientist and believer in the superiority of the “aryan race”. His “Handbook” was first published in 1893 and espoused a return to traditional “Volkisch” peasant values and customs against the industrialization and urbanization so characteristic of modernity. He was enormously influential on Hitler and his minions. He died September 8, 1933, not long after Hitler became chancellor of Germany on January 30, 1933.

Broadside Announcing The German Occupation Of Poland

Bulmash Family Holocaust Collection

Tan poster with red borders. Includes Nazi Eagle and Swastika on top. Includes two portions of text, one in German and one in Polish. The German side is titled, "An die Bevölferung!" The Polish side is titled, "Obywatele!"

Information Provided by Michael D. Bulmash:

Red-bordered broadside bearing Nazi Eagle device at top and announcing the German occupation of Poland. Titled in German and Polish: "To the population!" and reads, in part: "... According to the will of the Fuhrer and high command of the armed forces, German troops have marched into your country. In the areas occupied by German troops, …

Provisional Label/Stamp Used During The Period Between British Mandate And Beginning Of Jewish State

Bulmash Family Holocaust Collection

Blue stamp depicting two surveyors at work in a field. Hebrew text along bottom border. Hebrew postmark. Information Provided by Michael D. Bulmash: Construction and Defense Series 1939: Huleh Survey Stamp.

Joseph Goebbels

Bulmash Family Holocaust Collection

Black and white photograph of Joseph Goebbels at a desk talking to a standing man in a suit and tie. Back includes text and title in German, "Dr. Goebbels und fein persönlicher Referent." Part 2 of a series of three (2012.1.447a-c).

Joseph Goebbels

Bulmash Family Holocaust Collection

Black and white photograph of Joseph Goebbels standing behind a podium and microphones in front of a crowd. Back includes text and title in German, "Dr. Goebbels eröffnet die Kundgebung der Jugend am 1. Mai 1933 im Lufrgarten." "Dr. Goebbels opens the youth rally on May 1, 1933" Part 3 of a series of three (2012.1.447a-c).

Immigration Document For Georg-Heinz Moses

Bulmash Family Holocaust Collection

Green paper with printed text, as well as stamped/handwritten German information. Includes a photograph of Georg-Heinz Moses and a signature.

Information Provided by Michael D. Bulmash: 1939 police immigration document issued by the German consulate in Malmo, Sweden. In all likelihood Mr. Moses was one of 30,000 arrested after Kristallnacht and imprisoned in concentration camps.

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Provisional Label/Stamp Used During The Period Between British Mandate And Beginning Of Jewish State

Bulmash Family Holocaust Collection

Four green stamps depicting an aerial shot of a settlement. Hebrew text along bottom border. Information Provided by Michael D. Bulmash: Construction and Defense Series 1939: Tirat Zvi Stamp- Kibbutz with tower and stockade settlement active in defense against attacks.

Mrs. Ottilie Moore Saves Refugees

Bulmash Family Holocaust Collection

Front: An image of Mrs. Ottilie Moore, daughter of Adolph Goebels surrounded by refugee children and a poodle on a ship deck. Back: Typed information about the image.

Information Provided by Michael D. Bulmash: Mrs. Ottilie Moore, daughter of the late Adolph Goebels, sausage king. Mrs. Moore has brought over from Europe eight refugee children whom she will keep and school in the United States. Two of the children in the group are Mrs. Moore's own.

Jewish Refugees Holding Torah

Bulmash Family Holocaust Collection

Front: An image of two men holding a Torah in the Devoncourst Bay refugee camp in England. Back: Typed information about the image.

Information Provided by Michael D. Bulmash:

Associated Press wire photo with following information verso: "Free to pursue their devotions without fear of persecution, these young German Jewish refugees are shown unrolling the scrolls of the law for Jewish religious instruction at the Dovercourt Bay refugee camp in England. Note the shawls and head coverings they are wearing in accordance with ancient custom."

Beschluss [Resolution]

Bulmash Family Holocaust Collection

Typewritten letter with Amtsgerichts Wedding stamp in lower lefthand corner from the Office of the District Court

The Catalogue Of Kenyon College - Bulletin 155 1939-1940

Kenyon College Course Catalogs

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I.G. Farben Partial Debenture

Bulmash Family Holocaust Collection

Front: White paper with green ink and border. Emblem with shields on top. Includes text in German and a grey signature. Bottom includes several more shields.Interior: Two columns with German text.Back: Five boxes with printed German text and dotted lines, as well as a blue signature.

Information Provided by Michael D. Bulmash:

I.G. Farben 100 Reichsmark debenture from 1939. Refundable date was in August 1959, but by this time the partial debenture was already invalid. On reverse are two German Bank signatures. The I.G. Farben chemical conglomerate was one of the most powerful companies in Nazi Germany, formed out of …

Daimler-Benz Ag Stuttgart Stock

Bulmash Family Holocaust Collection

White certificate with pink background and ornate border. Includes pink text, a background with the Mercedes Benz symbol, and three signatures.

National Socialist Workers Party Membership Book

Bulmash Family Holocaust Collection

Front: A red oilskin cover with a gold swastika encircled by a wreath with an eagle perched atop.Interior: Forty-eight pages with black text.

Information Provided by Michael D. Bulmash: Issued to William Kietzmann, born November 8, 1890. Approximately the same age as Adolf Hitler, he sports a mustache like the latter. Page 12 has a note dated 1938 and signed by a party official. There are eight pages of dues payment stamps from 1936 to 1943.

Postcard Commemorating Germany's Condor Legion

Bulmash Family Holocaust Collection

Front: Several black and white photographs of Adolf Hitler and Nazi soldiers in formation between illustrations of pillars.Back: White postcard with writing in pencil and blue ink, two brown postage stamps, and two black hand stamps.

Information Provided by Michael D. Bulmash: A special card issued to commemorate Germany's Condor Legion and the service they performed for Franco's Nationalist forces in the Spanish Civil War, with Legion Condor commemorative cancel. The Condor Legion was considered a test run for Hitler's aircraft prior to his utilizing it to subjugate Europe in World War II. They developed a terror bombing strategy to …

British Propaganda Leaflet Dropped On Germans

Bulmash Family Holocaust Collection

Front: Title centered on the top in black, “Warnung”. On the back the centered title is same text in a box with exclamation points on either side.

Information Provided by Michael D. Bulmash:This leaflet was Britain’s first propaganda effort of World War II. It is printed on both sides by “His Majesty’s Stationery Office” and was dropped by aircraft on September 3-4, 1939. In part it warns German citizens that the German government have forced a war on Britain which promises to involve mankind in a greater calamity than World War I. The Fuhrer’s assertions of peaceful intentions have …

Familien-Stammbuch, Or German Family Register, Issued To Newlyweds On The Day Of Marriage

Bulmash Family Holocaust Collection

Small, rust-colored book with eagle emblem and “DEUTSCHES EINHEITS:FAMILIENT-STAMBUCH” etched in gold print on cover, inside front cover includes two yellow postage stamps, 56 pages.

Information Provided by Michael D. Bulmash:

The Stammbuch, issued by the local register office, included family names - both surnames and maiden names - occupations, birth and marriage particulars, names of children, church affiliations, information on the parents of the spouses, their nationalities, etc. Collecting this information was consistent with the importance of racial ideology and genealogy in Nazi Germany, an important and influential instrument in the overall emphasis on racial pride and the importance …

Postcards From Copenhagen, Denmark To Tel Aviv On The Eve Of German Occupation

Bulmash Family Holocaust Collection

a: Postcard with purple printed text and Danish stamps at top. Another stamp reads "Palestine. Passed by Censor." Address and message written in black ink. Message continues on opposite side.

b: Postcard with purple printed text and stamps. Stamp at bottom right designates letter has passed through censor. Message is handwritten in black ink and continues on opposite side.

c: Postcard with printed purple text as well as purple and blue stamps at top and two black ink stamps. Address handwritten in black ink. Typewritten message on opposite side.

d: Postcard with printed purple text as well as blue, black, …

Joseph Goebbels

Bulmash Family Holocaust Collection

Black and white photograph of Joseph Goebbels speaking to a young boy in uniform. Back includes text and title in German, "Ein Schnappschuss: Ein Hitlerjunge erzáhlt Dr. Goebbels feine Erlebnisse." "A Hitler youth tells Dr. Goebbels fine experiences. " Part 1 of a series of three (2012.1.447a-c).

Copy Of Press Photo Of Jewish Refugee Children Aboard Liner President Harding

Bulmash Family Holocaust Collection

Group of children waving at Statue of Liberty

Information Provided by Michael D. Bulmash:

These children are among a group of 50 Jewish refugees, imperiled by Nazi Germany, aged 5 to 14, from Vienna, waving at the Statue of Liberty as liner pulls into New York harbor, en route to Philadelphia, where they will be placed with foster families. They were brought to the United States by Eleanor and Gilbert Kraus, assimilated Jews from Philadelphia. Other powerful Jewish leaders from Philadelphia exhorted the Krauses to call their mission off lest it fomented more domestic antisemitism. It is believed that Roosevelt …