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Provenance: The letters were written between the Mann family of Nuremberg, Germany,
and the Mandelbaum family of Des Moines, Iowa, beginning in November 1938 and
ending in March 1949. Barbara Arum, the granddaughter of Morris Mandelbaum,
reproduced and provided copies of the original letters for donation to the USHMM. The
originals are in the American Jewish Archives, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Languages: German and English
1 folder
RG–19.018 William Perl Papers, 1944
This collection contains letters, lists, reports, and photographs concerning William Perl‘s
involvement in illegal emigration efforts during the Holocaust; and Nazi atrocities in the
Soviet Union, including a report by the Soviet State Extraordinary Commission for
Ascertaining and Investigating the Crimes Committed by the German-Fascist Invaders
and Their Accomplices. The July 4, 1944, report includes information about the
execution of Soviet citizens in rural areas, the execution of Soviet Jews, and Jewish
population statistics for several Soviet cities as well as information about episodes of
clandestine Jewish emigration by sea to Palestine. Another report, issued by the Office of
Strategic Services, Research Analysis Branch, includes information about specific crimes
charged to the Germans, persons accused of being war criminals, and Russian attitudes
toward the legal problems involved in war crimes prosecution.
Provenance: William Perl collected these documents from various sources. Source of
acquisition is Elizabeth Koenig.
Languages: English, German, and Russian
2 linear inches
Finding Aids: Folder-level description
NOTE: See also RG-50.393*0041—William Perl Oral History Interview.
RG–19.020 Records Relating to Joseph Levine and the Regensburg Displaced Persons
Camp, 1945–1989
These records include Yiddish newspapers, booklets, and other documents relating to
Joseph Levine and his involvement with displaced persons at Regensburg after World
War II. Also included are materials relating to the International Military Tribunal
proceedings in Nuremberg, to the UNRRA, and to Jews in Indiana.
Biographical/historical note: Source of acquisition is Joseph Levine, born in 1907 in
Malodezna, Russia. He fled to the United States with his mother after the 1917
revolution. He worked with the U.S. Army and the UNRRA in Schwandorf, Bavaria,
after World War II and served as the Regional Director of the American Jewish Joint
Distribution Committee from 1945 to 1946 in northern Bavaria.