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Archief van Frits Jacobus ('Frits') Rotgans (Amsterdam, 27 juni 1912 - Amsterdam, 30 mei 1978). Verzetsdeelnemer. De Amsterdamse reclametekenaar en fotograaf Frits Rotgans was actief in het verzet. Hij vervalste onder andere persoonsbewijzen voor Joden, had Joodse onderduikers in huis en maakte onder het pseudoniem 'Rugtas' cartoons en illustraties voor het ondergrondse blad Ons Vrije Nederland. Rotgans ...

Jeremiah "Jerry" Tax (1916-1999) was born in Northampton, Massachusetts on 31 January 1916, but raised in Brooklyn, New York. On 2 March 1941, he married Deborah Billig (1917-1997), who he had met when they both were students at the University of Maryland. Their daughter, Judith, was born in 1942. After joining the United States Army, Tax was sent to serve as a radio operator with the Signal Corps ...

"More so than any war in history, World War II was a woman's war. Women, motivated by patriotism, the opportunity for new experiences, and the desire to serve, participated widely in the global conflict. Within the Allied countries, women of all ages proved to be invaluable in the fight for victory. Rosie the Riveter became the most enduring image of women's involvement in World War II. What Rosie ...

Arthur Szyk (1894-1951) was born to Jewish parents, Solomon and Eugenia Szyk in Łódź, Poland, which at the time was part of the Russian Empire. He had his first public art exhibition at age 15, and then went to Paris, France, for formal art training at the Academie Julian. He visited Palestine in 1914 with a group of Polish-Jewish artists and studied Muslim art. Upon his return, he was conscripted ...

05:12:23 "Werk-Konzert" in Donhoffplatz, Berlin. UFA celebration. Building with "Universum Film AG." In the yard, SS band plays march music. CU band. Long trumpets with SS flag hanging. Great shots of employees watching from the windows (speaker stresses "joyful surprise"), looking down into plaza. (at end, Wochenshau cameraman can be seen). 05:13:25 "Internationale Automobil- und Motorrad-Ausstellung ...

The Klaus Frank papers consists of a passport belonging to Klaus Frank for his immigration to Israel; a death certificate for Nanette August, the maternal grandmother of Klaus Frank; a banknote from Theresienstadt; a German banknote; a photograph of Klaus Frank after his release from the Sachsenhausen concentration camp; a photograph of Klaus Frank with his cousin, Larry; a sketchbook of Klaus Frank’s ...

Content of the folders: 1. Forged personal documents, illegal newspapers of the various underground movements, illegal flyers and pamphlets, brochures and propaganda material, lists of various underground publications. 2. Letter answering condolences by Lise Munk, hectographed lists of underground publications of the "Frit Nordisk Forlag", flyers with news concerning resistance activities, printed ...

Antisemitic flier for the Der Stürmer newspaper showing photographic images of the “devilish grins” of Jews. The text claims that Jews are born criminals, who are incapable of laughter, and can only smile nefariously, which implies their untrustworthy nature. Two versions of the flier were published: this one with red lettering and an advertisement on the bottom, and one with black-and-white text without ...