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RG-67.014M --- Series H (Alphabetical Files) of the Records of the World Jewish Congress,
New York Office
This collection contains four series: sub-series 1, Alphabetical Files 1919–1981,
comprises the bulk, primarily records from 1940–1960; sub-series 2, Monty Jacobs‘
International Files 1949–1973, consisting of files of the Press Director and Executive
Director in the 1950s and 1960s; sub-series 3, Publications 1930–1974, consists of two
boxes of publications (WJC and non-WJC); and sub-series 4, International Alphabetical
Files—Correspondence and Clippings 1949–1981 on countries and regions (eighteen
boxes). Within sub-series material is arranged primarily alphabetically by country,
region, or organization, and within categories chronologically.
Language: Mostly English 1919–1981
73 microfilm rolls (35 mm)
Source of Acquisition: American Jewish Archives, Cincinnati
Finding aid: Folder-level descriptions in English; at the beginning of each roll a ―locator‖
listing files.
RG-02.164 --- ―My Story‖ by Rita Kerner Hilton
This testimony relates to Rita Kerner Hilton‘s childhood in Poland, her experiences in the
Pabianice and Łódź ghettos, the death of her grandfather, her deportations to Auschwitz
and Bergen-Belsen, her experiences in the camps, her liberation, and her postwar family
history.
Language: English N.d.
3 microfiche cards
Source of Acquisition: Rita Kerner Hilton
Restrictions: Fair use only
RG-02.045 --- ―A Life of Survival‖ by John Kartal
This testimony describes John Kartal‘s early life in a small town near Budapest, Hungary,
his experiences as a forced laborer during the war, his life in hiding during the
deportation of Hungarian Jews in 1944, his experiences living under Hungary‘s postwar
communist government, and his emigration to the United States.
Language: English 1990
0.5 linear inches
Source of Acquisition: Dr. John P. Kartal