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The American Joint Distribution Committee As Courier Post-World War Ii Envelope To Australia

Bulmash Family Holocaust Collection

Tan envelope with handwritten address to the Australian Jewish Welfare Society in blue ink. Includes censor tape and stamps. Includes a return address to Dilli Besch on back flap.

Information Provided by Michael D. Bulmash: In addition to its various humanitarian missions, the American Joint Distribution Committee acted as a mail carrier not only for its field workers, but also for refugees, displaced persons and other Jews in need. For the most part, this service was provided through its Paris office. Mail would be gathered at other offices and sent by courier to Paris whence it would then be sent …

The American Joint Distribution Committee As Courier Post-World War Ii Envelope To Australia

Bulmash Family Holocaust Collection

Envelope with handwritten address to Mr. G. Perelstein with typewritten addition "Via A.J.D.C."

Information Provided by Michael D. Bulmash: In addition to its various humanitarian missions, the American Joint Distribution Committee acted as a mail carrier not only for its field workers, but also for refugees, displaced persons and other Jews in need. For the most part, this service was provided through its Paris office. Mail would be gathered at other offices and sent by courier to Paris whence it would then be sent abroad either by messenger or under cover to a local Jewish agency for distribution. This envelope …

The American Joint Distribution Committee As Courier Post-World War Ii Envelope To Palestine

Bulmash Family Holocaust Collection

Green envelope with handwritten address written in blue. Back flap includes a return address and white sticker.

Information Provided by Michael D. Bulmash:

In addition to its various humanitarian missions, the American Joint Distribution Committee acted as a mail carrier not only for its field workers, but also for refugees, displaced persons and other Jews in need. For the most part, this service was provided through its Paris office. Mail would be gathered at other offices and sent by courier to Paris whence it would then be sent abroad either by messenger or under cover to a local Jewish agency …

American Joint Distribution Committee Envelope Concerning Displaced Persons, Sent From Apo 228 (Belgium)

Bulmash Family Holocaust Collection

Greyed envelope with decorated red and blue border with typewritten address to Jack Lightmann AJDC from Esther Haskin, JDC.

Information Provided by Michael D. Bulmash:

U.S. Forces European Theater Netherlands to American Joint Distribution Committee personnel in Argentina.

Bergen-Belsen Displaced Persons Camp After World War Ii

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A black and white photograph of men and women sitting in and standing in front of a train car.

Information Provided by Michael D. Bulmash:

Post-war series of home-made black-and-white photographs taken at Bergen Belsen DP Camp, this of men and women sitting and standing in front of a train car, one of the train cars that brought prisoners to this camp when it was a concentration camp.

Bergen-Belsen Displaced Persons Camp After World War Ii

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Children performing with ribbons. Text on back reads, "In the middle of a performance!"

Information Provided by Michael D. Bulmash:

Photograph of a group of children in post -World War II Bergen Belsen “in the middle of a performance” (verso).

Bergen-Belsen Displaced Persons Camp After World War Ii

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A group of people seated and standing with a man holding a tea cup at the front. Pink stamp on back notes that they are from Block 11.

Information Provided by Michael D. Bulmash:

A group of adults posing for the photographer at Belsen. Hand stamp verso identifies Block 11 as the possible residence of the group.

Sign At "Site Of Infamous Belsen Concentration Camp"

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Black and white phtograph of men standing around a large sign with title,"This is the Site of the Infamous Belsen Concentration Camp."

Information Provided by Michael D. Bulmash: The British and Canadians liberated the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp with the cooperation of the Jewish brigade. The horror that greeted them upon entering the camp and seeing the unburied dead intermingled with the starving and sick and scarcely living “survivors” can scarcely be hinted at in this sign and in the incomprehension of the soldiers standing about.

Official French Photograph: "Atrocities At Bergen-Belsen"

Bulmash Family Holocaust Collection

A black and white photograph of bodies by a barbed wire fence. Includes text in upper right corner, "Leipzig."

Information Provided by Michael D. Bulmash:

A black-and-white photograph of bodies by a barbed wire fence. The British and Canadians liberated the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp with the cooperation of the Jewish brigade. This photograph is part of the horror that greeted them upon entering the camp and seeing the unburied dead intermingled with the starving and sick and scarcely living “survivors.”

Official French Photograph: "The Lives Of The Prisoners In Belsen Concentration Camp"

Bulmash Family Holocaust Collection

Black and white photograph of prisoners at Bergen-Belsen in a muddy area. Includes text, "6.-- La vie des prisonnières au camp de concentration de Belsen."

Information Provided by Michael D. Bulmash:

British Army of the Rhine (British Occupation Force). A note of appreciation addressed to Mrs. Sabatchnick of Montreal, Canada, on December 3, 1946, thanking her for her relief parcel “on behalf of the recipients” in the Bergen-Belsen DP camp. She continues, “We are very much in need of this food, and it is being distributed immediately to people who have just been released from hospital, etc.”

Envelope From A German Displaced Persons Camp

Bulmash Family Holocaust Collection

Brown envelope addressed to "Hilfswerk Ostpreussen, Amerika Comitee Forth Relif (DE)" in blue ink.

Information Provided by Michael D. Bulmash:

Cover from Oksbol Displaced Persons Camp in Denmark sent to New York to relief organization by Otto Klein.

Korczak Forest Label

Bulmash Family Holocaust Collection

Red and orange label with illustration of a man carrying a child with children trailing behind him.

Information Provided by Michael D. Bulmash: Donations from these labels were dedicated to the Korczak Forest in Israel.

Korczak Forest Label

Bulmash Family Holocaust Collection

Yellow Star of David labeled "Jude" with Hebrew text.

Information Provided by Michael D. Bulmash: Donations from these labels were dedicated to the Korczak Forest in Israel.

Australian Commemorative Stamps Of Raoul Wallenberg

Bulmash Family Holocaust Collection

Front: A sheet of blue and grey Raoul Wallenberg stamps surrounded by information about Raoul Wallenberg.Back: Reproductions of a Schutz-Pass.

Information Provided by Michael D. Bulmash: Australian stamps commemorating the heroism of Raoul Wallenberg with a timeline of Wallenberg's life and honors.

First Day Cover: Israeli Commemoration Of Holocaust Martyrs And Heroes

Bulmash Family Holocaust Collection

White envelope with orange photograph of buildings on fire, and a grey stamp with a shirtless man among ruins.

Information Provided by Michael D. Bulmash:

Israeli First Day Cover commemorating Holocaust martyrs and heroes.

Real Photo Polish Postcards Of Nazi Atrocities

Bulmash Family Holocaust Collection

Black and white photograph of children lined up with printed postcard lines and caption on back.

Information Provided by Michael D. Bulmash: Children in Lodz ghetto, under the watchful eye of their elders, being loaded on trains for transport to death camps.

Real Photo Polish Postcards Of Nazi Atrocities

Bulmash Family Holocaust Collection

Black and white photograph of Jewish men standing and on their knees wearing armbands with printed postcard lines and caption on back.

Information Provided by Michael D. Bulmash:

Jewish men, with armbands, forced to humiliate themselves playing leapfrog to the delight of Germans. Jewish onlookers.

Real Photo Polish Postcards Of Nazi Atrocities

Bulmash Family Holocaust Collection

Black and white photograph of a group of people carrying their belongings with printed postcard lines and caption on back.

Information Provided by Michael D. Bulmash: Jews packing belongings for trip to the ghetto in Grodno.

Real Photo Polish Postcards Of Nazi Atrocities

Bulmash Family Holocaust Collection

Black and white photograph of a Jewish man on his knees with Nazi soldiers nearby with printed postcard lines and caption on back.

Information Provided by Michael D. Bulmash:

Old Jewish man, dressed in prayer garb, being made to dance while Germans enjoy his humiliation.

Real Photo Polish Postcards Of Nazi Atrocities

Bulmash Family Holocaust Collection

Black and white photograph of Jews being herded by soldiers with printed postcard lines and caption on back.

Information Provided by Michael D. Bulmash: Jews being removed from Rzeszow, either being sent to ghetto or deported.

Real Photo Polish Postcards Of Nazi Atrocities

Bulmash Family Holocaust Collection

Black and white photograph of a line of corpses with printed postcard lines and caption on back.

Information Provided by Michael D. Bulmash:

Krakow: murdered Jews post-execution.

Real Photo Polish Postcards Of Nazi Atrocities

Bulmash Family Holocaust Collection

Black and white photograph of Nazis watching naked Jews with printed postcard lines and caption on back.

Information Provided by Michael D. Bulmash:

Jews – men and a young boy - stripped naked, hovering over a pit awaiting execution.

Real Photo Polish Postcards Of Nazi Atrocities

Bulmash Family Holocaust Collection

Black and white photograph of Nazis filming a group of children with printed postcard lines and caption on back.

Information Provided by Michael D. Bulmash: Germans filming female victims.

Real Photo Polish Postcards Of Nazi Atrocities

Bulmash Family Holocaust Collection

Black and white photograph of Nazis undressing corpses with printed postcard lines and caption on back.

Information Provided by Michael D. Bulmash: Post-execution photo of civilians undressing and burying bodies under watchful eyes of Germans.

Real Photo Polish Postcards Of Nazi Atrocities

Bulmash Family Holocaust Collection

Black and white photograph of Nazis shooting a group of people with printed postcard lines and caption on back.

Information Provided by Michael D. Bulmash: German firing squad shooting civilians in the woods near Bochnia.

German State Visitors Pass

Bulmash Family Holocaust Collection

Grey cover with Nazi eagled titled, "Deutsches Reich Fremdenpass. Interior includes a black and white photograph of, and various biographical information about Bernard Fenster.

Information Provided by Michael D. Bulmash:

110 Jewish Relief Unit, British Army of the Rhine (British Occupation Force). A note of appreciation addressed to Mrs. Sabatchnick of Montreal, Canada, on December 3, 1946, thanking her for her relief parcel “on behalf of the recipients” in the Bergen-Belsen DP camp. She continues, “We are very much in need of this food, and it is being distributed immediately to people who have just been released from hospital, etc.”

Insert From Reisepass (Passport) For Gertrude Katzenstein

Bulmash Family Holocaust Collection

Tan paper with printed text, titled, "Merfblatt für Reifen in das Ausland." Found in the Reisepass for Gertrude Katzenstein (2012.1.95a).

Information Provided by Michael D. Bulmash:

Leaflet with information for travelers to foreign countries.

[Items relating to Gertrude Katzenstein: 2012.1.38ab, 2012.1.39, 2012.1.40, 2012.1.94, 2012.1.95a, 2012.1.566]

Reisepass (Passport) For Gertrude Katzenstein

Bulmash Family Holocaust Collection

Dark green cover with Nazi eagle, titled "Deutsches Reich Reisepass." Interior includes biographical information about and a black and white photo of Gertrude Katzenstein.

Information Provided by Michael D. Bulmash:

Passport with picture of Gerdy born July 31, 1921 and stamped with “J” for Jew, by this time (1938) required, as is her middle name “Sara” also required of Jewish females. Handstamped by “president of police” in Bremen.

[Items relating to Gertrude Katzenstein: 2012.1.38ab, 2012.1.39, 2012.1.40, 2012.1.94, 2012.1.95b, 2012.1.566]

"Arbeitsbuch" (Employment Record) For Gertrude Katzenstein

Bulmash Family Holocaust Collection

Green booklet with brown cover including Nazi eagle and swastika. Titled, "Deutsches Reich Arbeitsbuch. Interior consists of charts and writing.

Information Provided by Michael D. Bulmash:

An employment record or evaluation stating that Ms. Katzenstein is an apprentice tailor.

[ Items relating to Gertrude Katzenstein: 2012.1.38ab, 2012.1.39, 2012.1.40, 2012.1.94, 2012.1.95ab, 2012.1.566]

Jewish Brigade Group Mogen David Patch

Bulmash Family Holocaust Collection

A blue and white felt patch with a yellow Star of David stitched into it.

Information Provided by Michael D. Bulmash: After Churchill agreed to allow the formation of an all-Jewish fighting force to do battle with the Nazis, a Jewish Brigade Group was formed and allowed to fight under a Zionist flag. More than 5000 Jewish volunteers from the Yishuv in Palestine were organized into three infantry battalions with supporting units. Under the leadership of Ernest Benjamin, the Jewish Brigade was sent to Italy and took a combat role at Alfonsine, and then against the German 4th Parachute Division …