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Presentation: Discrimination Never Takes a A Vacation

View Gregg's presentation to the Wichita Stamp Club, "Discrimination Never Takes a Vacation," on YouTube.

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Miscellaneous Holocaust Artifacts

A small, rotating selection of the Philipson Collection's vast Holocaust archive.

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Anti-Jewish Propaganda

Anti-Jewish propaganda began long before the Holocaust, and it wasn't just in Germany. A very small sampling of the Philipsons' anti-Jewish propaganda collection.

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Liberation of the Concentration Camps

A small selection of the Philipson Collection's material on the liberation of the concentration camps.

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Miscellaneous Postal History

Artifacts from Gregg's extensive philately collection.

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Anti-Judaism in the United States During WWII

America was not without its own anti-Jewish sentiments leading up to and during WWII.

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Jewish Military

Bernard Philipson

Gregg's father, Bernard Philipson, served in the 8th Armored Division during WWII, helping to liberate the Langenstein Concentration Camp.

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Polish Ghettos

From 1939 to 1942, Jewish people in Poland were forced into ghettos, isolated from the rest of their communities, surviving under terrible conditions.

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Individual Stories

Janusz Korczak: Jewish Hero & Champion of Children

Despite the breadth of his career, Korczak’s most profound legacy is his work with Polish orphans—and the loyalty he showed “his” children in the face of the unspeakable horrors of the Holocaust.

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Discrimination Never Takes a Vacation: Anti-Jewish Postcards in the United States

Postcards from hotels and resorts across the United States, each advertising that Jewish visitors aren't welcome.

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Nazi Officer's WWII Scrapbook

This scrapbook started on September 1, 1939—the day that would come to be known as the official start date of WWII.

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Jewish Arts and Entertainment

Barney Ross

Barney Ross was a Jewish championship boxer, war hero, and advocate for addiction recovery.

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