18 documents - Gertrude and Artur Wolff. Breslau and Shanghai, 1930s-40s. German and English.
The documents tell how the Wolff couple left Germany after the rise of the Nazi regime and arrived in Shanghai, China, as refugees. Gertrude Wolff was integrated into the Jewish Community and became chairwoman of the women's organization in the Shanghai Jewish Community. Among the documents: a character reference issued by the police in the name of Artur Wolff, Breslau, July 1943; two member-cards of Judischer Kulturbud in Breslau in the name of Gertrude Wolff; an official certificate issued by "Directory of Jewish Refugees" in Shanghai, in the name of Artur Wolff, March 1940; A "Tree Donation" certificate issued by JNF in the name of Gertrude Wolff, Shanghai, 1947; Letters from the following: Chewra Kadischa for Immigrants, WIZO – Shanghai Branch, and other organizations. Lot of 19 documents (several appear twice), sizes and conditions vary.

Single leaf, special announcement issued by the paper of the Amsterdam Jewish community, Het Joodsche Weekblad. Amsterdam, July 14, 1942. Dutch.
A special announcement stating "Today 700 Jews were arrested in Amsterdam" and that Jews are being deported from Amsterdam to concentration and labor camps in Germany. Holland was occupied in May 1940; in 1941 severe restrictions were imposed on the Jews and they were gathered in Amsterdam; in 1942 Jews have been deported to concentration and extermination camps. [1] leaf, 20.5 cm. Fair-good condition. Tears.

1. Oyshtelung, verk fun yidishe kinstler-plastiker kdoshim umgekumene in der tsayt fun der daytcher okupatsye 1939-1945. Warsaw, April-May 1948. Catalogue of an exhibition of works by Jewish Artists who were murdered during the Nazi occupation, with a list of the 105 works exhibited and reproductions of 11 works. Works by more than 50 artists have been exhibited in this exhibition . 8, [8], 8 pp, 20.5 cm. Good condition. Tears and stains.
2. Yidishe gezelshaft tsu fershpraytn kunst, oyshtelung, opgeratvete kunst-verk fun yidishe kinstler. Warsaw, [late 1940s?]. Yiddish and Polish. Catalogue of works by Jewish Artists on behalf of the Jewish Society for Spreading Art. List of the 62 works exhibited, with four reproductions. Amongst the artists: Shmuel Hirshenberg, Adam Harshaft, William Wachtel, Bruno Shultz, Marc Schwartz, and other artists. [2], 16, [2] pp, 16.5 cm. Good condition.

About 90 paper items which belonged to Abraham Langleben, native of Warsaw, 1912. During the holocaust Langleben was in the Warsaw Ghetto (1939-1942) and afterwards was imprisoned in various camps, including Maidanek. After the war he stayed in Italian DP camps in Bangoli, Rivoli and Barletta (where he worked as a policeman). In the early or mid 1950s he immigrated to the US. The documents include:
Certificate issued by the UN International Refugees Organization; member-card "Union of General Zionists in Italy", 1947; notebook with lists of addresses of people and of assistance organizations in the US (handwritten); certificate confirming that Langleben worked at the "Ort" school in Barletta; receipt for donation of "Shekel HaYovel" in Italy in 1947; letter from Rabbi Yitzchak Meir Canal Rebbe of Lashki and member of Rabbis Council of Warsaw, 1931. The letter is addressed to Langleben and was probably kept by him during the war years (torn and worn); Copybook of "Ort" school in Rivoli DP camp; letter issued by Vereinigung Rassisch Verfolgter; 26 photos, some in police-uniform in Barletta camp, Italy; 4 Shana Tovah Real-photo cards from DP camps in Italy; Letter on behalf of Displaced Persons Commission upon Langleben's arrival in the USA; printed greeting card on behalf of Refugee-Immigration Division of "Tzeirey Agudat Israel in America"; American citizenship certificate of 1955. When Langleben got his American citizenship he changed his name to Joseph Avraham Lang; additional items. Lot of about 90 items. Varying sizes and conditions.

Seven photos portraying the doctor, Dr. Leopold Kohlberg, and the medical team in the Wegscheid DP camp, barrack 44, Linz, Austria, 1947. Some photos are annotated in the plate "Linz 1947, Lager Wegscheid, Barak 44".
Attached are five letters and personal documents which belonged to Dr. Kohlberg of the days he worked as a doctor in Wegscheid camp. In one of the letters Dr. Kohlberg tells that he is a Jewish refugee, that all of his family was murdered in Poland and that he only has one brother in Palestine. Photos 6X8.5 cm to 8.5X11 cm. Good condition.