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The Philipson Warech Collection is a comprehensive digital archive preserving Jewish history through documents, artifacts, photographs, and oral histories spanning centuries of cultural heritage.
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Jewish Military
Alex Sesonske, WWII Jewish War Veteran
This scrapbook, kept by Alex Sesonske throughout his tour of Europe, is one of the most complete accounts of a GI's experience in WWII.
Jewish Military
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Jewish Military
Samuel Meisenberg, US Marine
A Jewish US Marine who was, at eighteen years old, one of the first killed in the Battle of Veracruz.
Jewish Military
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Jewish Military
Gerard M. Degenstein (Uncle Jerry)
Gregg's uncle, Gerard Degenstein, was killed in action on November 16, 1944.
Jewish Military
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Holocaust
The 1936 Olympics
The 1936 Olympics, nicknamed "The Nazi Olympics," is most remembered for the exclusion of Jewish athletes.
Holocaust
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Holocaust
The Poison Mushroom: Anti-Jewish Propaganda for Kids
An anti-Jewish children's book published in 1938 Germany and available in English today.
Holocaust
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Holocaust
Der Sturmer
Der Sturmer, founded by virulent anti-Jewish publisher Julius Streicher, was a weekly tabloid that published exclusively anti-Jewish propaganda.
Holocaust
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Unique Memorabilia
Miscellaneous Unique Memorabilia
A small, rotating selection of the Philipson Collection's vast archive of Jewish cultural memorabila.
Unique Memorabilia
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Postal History
Hotel Kolner Hof
Frankfurt's Hotel Kolner Hof proudly advertised that it was "Judenfrei."
Postal History
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Holocaust
Der Ewige Jude
A book, film, and exhibition denigrating Jews on a massive scale in the late 1930s and early '40s.
Holocaust
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Holocaust
Jewish Disenfranchisement
Before they were sent to the ghettos and then concentration camps, the Jewish people were systematically excluded from German culture and "othered" in every area of life.
Holocaust
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Jewish Community and Culture
Miscellaneous Community & Culture
A small, rotating selection of the Philipson Collection's vast archive of items highlighting Jewish community and culture.
Jewish Community and Culture
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Gregg's Presentations
Presentation: Visions of Hope
Watch Gregg's presentation, Visions of Hope: The New York World's Fair 1939, on YouTube.
Gregg's Presentations
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Captain Sarah Goldstein
A brave pilot who flew dangerous missions during World War II, saving countless lives and breaking barriers for women in aviation. A brave pilot who flew dangerous missions during World War II, saving countless lives and breaking barriers for women in aviation. A brave pilot who flew dangerous missions during World War II, saving countless lives and breaking barriers for women in aviation. A brave pilot who flew dangerous missions during World War II, saving countless lives and breaking barriers for women in aviation. A brave pilot who flew dangerous missions during World War II, saving countless lives and breaking barriers for women in aviation. A brave pilot who flew dangerous missions during World War II, saving countless lives and breaking barriers for women in aviation. A brave pilot who flew dangerous missions during World War II, saving countless lives and breaking barriers for women in aviation. A brave pilot who flew dangerous missions during World War II, saving countless lives and breaking barriers for women in aviation.