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USHMM, Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies � 138
Provenance: Żydowski Instytut Historyczny (Jewish Historical Institute), collection
303/XIV
Language: Mostly in Polish, but also English, Yiddish, German, French,
Russian 1946–1948
118 microfilm rolls (35 mm)
Source of Acquisition: Jewish Historical Institute
Finding aids: Inventory and index in Polish
Restrictions: On reproduction and publication. See Reference Archivist for details.
RG-28.012 --- Baltimore Emergency Committee Records
This collection contains information about the Baltimore Emergency Committee,
specifically the postwar claims of Baltimore-area former European Jews who sought
restitution from the West German government and from some of its courts for losses
suffered during Nazi rule. The claimants served as court witnesses to Nazi atrocities,
especially in Poland. Also included is information about war crimes, war criminals,
concentration camps, survivors, the expropriation of Jewish property, the persecution of
Jews, and Auschwitz.
Provenance: The Baltimore Emergency Committee (set up under HIAS of Baltimore)
collected the originals and copies from the collections of the World Jewish Congress, the
Jewish Telegraphic Agency, some West German Courts, and Associated Jewish Charities
of Baltimore.
Languages: German, English 1961–1982
2 folders
Source of Acquisition: HIAS of Baltimore, Inc., via Ingeborg B. Weinberger
RG-19.006 --- Katz Family Papers
This collection contains three folders of correspondence between Max Katz of Chicago,
Illinois, and his cousin, Max Katz of Hoboken, New Jersey, and several photographs. The
letters relate to the attempts of Max Katz (Hoboken, N.J.) to collect funds to finance the
emigration of Nathan, Selma, and Pauline Katz from Germany to the United States. In
some cases, the letters contain detailed genealogical information about the Katz family in
Germany and the United States. The letters in German are usually followed by an English
translation.
Biographical note: Max Katz, a native of Schotten, Germany, emigrated prior to World
War II to Hoboken, New Jersey. After his arrival in the United States, he sought help
from American relatives in order to finance the passage of his parents and sister from
Germany. Because the correspondence in the Katz papers terminates in 1942, there is no
indication as to the fate of the Katz family members in Germany.