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RG-10.056 Joseph H. Smart Collection, 1944–1992
USHMM, Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies � 224
This collection contains information about the Fort Ontario Emergency Refugee Shelter,
which was directed by Joseph H. Smart and established by the Roosevelt administration
in 1944 to house refugees of various nationalities (mainly Jewish) who were brought to
the U.S. from Italy. Of interest is information about the campaign by shelter residents to
gain permanent residency in the U.S., which Smart assisted.
Provenance: Source of acquisition is Joseph H. Smart.
Languages: English
10 linear inches
RG-10.061 Rose Galek Brunswic Papers, 1914–1989
These papers contain information about the persecution of Polish Jewry in Nazi-occupied
Poland, assistance rendered to Rose Brunswic by a member of the Polish resistance,
Brunswic‘s deportation as a forced laborer to Germany and her life working in Germany
under an assumed identity as a Polish Christian, her life as a displaced person in the
American Zone of occupied Germany, her emigration to the United States, and her
subsequent efforts to gain restitution on the grounds of health and loss of freedom.
Provenance: Source of acquisition is Rose Galek Brunswic.
Languages: English and German
5 microfiche cards
Restrictions: On use of restitution claims documents
RG-10.063 Robert Weil Papers, 1976
This collection includes a transcript of a speech given by Robert Weil to students in the
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, about his Holocaust experiences. Weil, born in Metz, France,
in 1913, is a Holocaust survivor and participated in the liberation as a member of the 8th
U.S. Infantry Division. The collection includes letters of response and thanks collected
from hundreds of students who heard Weil‘s speech, as well as copies of military
documents concerning Weil‘s discharge from the U.S. Army.
Provenance: Source of acquisition is Robert Weil via Sybil Milton.
Languages: English
11 microfiche cards
Restrictions: The rights to the letters that Mr. Weil received from other individuals have
not been determined. Researchers should use them for informational purposes only,
refraining from direct quotations in published works.