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World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, Jewish

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 10 Collections and/or Records:

Nathan Garfinkle papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 1138
Abstract Photographs, photograph albums, military documents, certificates, correspondence, and other papers of Nathan Garfinkle. Materials primarily document Garfinkle's service in the United States Army during World War II, with the largest portion of items consisting of photographs and photograph albums from his military service with the Chemical Warfare Service at the Columbia Army Air Base and his deployment in the South Pacific. A smaller number of photographs feature his time as a student at...
Dates: 1921-circa 1980
Found in: Special Collections

Karesh family photographs

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 1034-088
Abstract

Black and white photographs of Alex Karesh, Leslie Karesh, and Stanley H. Karesh of Charleston, South Carolina.

Dates: 1939, 1944
Found in: Special Collections

Kronsberg family papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 1078
Abstract

Photographs, correspondence, newspaper clippings, and other papers of the Kronsberg family, particularly three brothers: Edward, Milton, and Macey. Materials relate to Edward's discount store chain; Milton's service during World War II at the German POW camp in Charleston, South Carolina; and the family's involvement in Charleston's first Conservative congregation, Synagogue Emanu-El.

Dates: 1910-2010
Found in: Special Collections

Jerry Meyerson World War II photographs

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 1169
Abstract

This collection consists of a photograph album and loose photographs from Jerry Meyerson's service in Europe during World War II, as well as some photographs from the homefront and a few photocopies of clippings/certificates related to his father Louis A. Meyerson.

Dates: approximately 1940s
Found in: Special Collections

Poliakoff family papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 1180
Abstract

Assorted papers of the Poliakoff family of Abbeville, South Carolina. Materials include World War II memorabilia, including two diaries kept by Abram Ellis Poliakoff detailing his time aboard the USAHS Jarrett M. Huddleston and materials relating to the D. Poliakoff department store including financial ledgers, invoices, receipts, and store signage.

Dates: 1896-1995
Found in: Special Collections

Rosenberg, Loeb, and Winstock family papers

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Identifier: Mss 1130
Abstract Photographs, scrapbooks, financial papers, diplomas, certificates, and genealogical research of the Rosenberg, Loeb, and Winstock family. Materials focus primarily on the merchant Abraham Rosenberg and his descendants. Genealogical research includes articles and Evelyn Rosenberg Gross-Brien's biographical information and Ph.D. thesis written on her ancestor and namesake Eva Leah Visanska Winstock. Of note is a scrapbook containing a large number of letters between members of the Rosenberg...
Dates: 1880-2002; Majority of material found within 1900-1965
Found in: Special Collections

Robert Schwartz papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 1168
Abstract

The papers of Robert Schwartz, medical doctor and captain, in the United States Army during World War II. Papers and artifacts reflect his service and activities during the war and as a participant of the liberation of Buchenwald. Included are photographs and a letter documenting the atrocities at Buchenwald concentration camp.

Dates: 1933-1968; Majority of material found within 1942-1945
Found in: Special Collections

Helen Schneider Silver papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 1091
Abstract The collection consists mainly of articles and research files written and compiled by Helen Schneider Silver (1922-2003), a freelance journalist born in Knoxville, Tennessee. Topics include the Arab-Israeli conflict, Jewish historical sites, Jewish women, and Jewish populations around the world. In addition are manuscripts of Silver's short stories and children's books and materials relating to Silver's family history and her involvement in organizations such as Hadassah, the Jewish...
Dates: 1900-2006; Majority of material found within 1971-1990
Found in: Special Collections

Irving Sonenshine World War II documents

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 1034-041
Collection Overview Memo (August 1945) from Philip S. Ballard, Major, Air Corps Assistant Adjutant, Headquarters of the 499th Bombardment Group/Unit Personal Section (San Francisco, SC) re. announcement that Irving Sonenshine had been awarded the Oak-Leaf Cluster to Air Medal and Distinguished Flying Cross; includes "General Orders No. 27" which describes the Award of the Distinguished Flying Cross and lists the 1945 recipients. Map (January 1945) of the Nagoya-Osaka (Japan); printed at top of map"A-2...
Dates: 1940-1945
Found in: Special Collections

Winstock, Rosenberg, and Visanska family papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 1122
Abstract Photographs, certificates, genealogical research, and clippings of the Winstock, Rosenberg, and Visanska families. The majority of the collection consists of photographs of the Winstock, Rosenberg, and Visanska families, their homes and businesses. Materials relate primarily to Moses Winstock, a merchant and plantation owner, and to Abraham Rosenberg and his son, Ernest Rosenberg, who were both merchants. Also included are clippings, correspondence, and genealogical research materials...
Dates: 1881-2009; Majority of material found within 1885-1950
Found in: Special Collections
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