German police in Berlin arrest a busload of Jewish men in April 1933, shortly after Hitler took power in Germany.

These cosmetic boxes are from Romania, and all three are full, never opened. The labels with the Stars of David were used to indicate manufacture by a Jewish company during the Holocaust era.

The back of Marga Kilinski's envelope. In Germany and German-occupied areas, Jewish people were required to identify themselves on any letters they mailed, as well as other legal documents, by adding “Israel” (for men) or “Sara” (for women) as middle names. This was required so that Nazi officials could sensor Jewish mail, as you can see by the postal censor tape.

The front of an envelope containing a letter written in 1941 by Marga Kalinski, who would later be murdered in Auschwitz.

Marga Kilinski, the author of a letter whose envelope appears in this collection, was murdered in Auschwitz.