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Self-Portrait of Walter Peltz with Group of Holocaust Survivors

Date: 1946
Description: A self-portrait by Walter Wolf Peltz (foreground) at a party with a group of Jewish Holocaust survivors who called themselves "The Club"; Germany.
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Passport Photograph of Susanne Hafner Goldfarb (#2)

Date: 1933
Description: Passport photograph of Holocaust survivor, Susanne Hafner Goldfarb. (#2)
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Fred Platner at the Wausau Steel Corporation

Date: 10 22 1980
Description: Holocaust survivor Fred Platner at his place of business, the Wausau Steel Corporation.
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Helilift of Survivors

Date: 06 1962
Description: Survivors of a Viet Cong attack on the village of Vinh Quoi load onto a helicopter for medical evacuation. In the foreground a soldier carrying a rifle wal...
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Edward and Manny Chulew

Date: 1958
Description: Edward and Manny Chulew at the Chulew Furniture store.
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Magda Herzberger Running in Marathon

Date: 1980
Description: Magda Herzberger running on a sidewalk in a Dubuque marathon.
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Survivors with Peshtigo Fire Historic Marker

Date: 10 07 1951
Description: A group of survivors of the Peshtigo Fire of 1871 are gathered in front of the Peshtigo Fire historical marker. The marker dedication coincided with the 80...
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Milo Weinschenker in Sunglasses

Date: 1947
Description: Portrait of a refugee child, Milo Weinschenker, wearing sunglasses. He is standing next to a train, as he and his family were about to leave Germany to sai...
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Susanne Hafner Goldfarb and Parents on S.S. Jerusalem

Date: 1953
Description: Susanne Hafner Goldfarb (right), Max Hafner (left), and Martha Hafner (center) on S.S. Jerusalem en route to the United States.
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Schlomo Kopolowitz in front of Koplin Residence

Date: 10 1966
Description: Louis Koplin's uncle, Schlomo Kopolowitz, standing in front of the Koplin residence (occupied as a government building since the end of World War II); Sval...
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Louis Koplin and Friends Working for the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee

Date: 1946
Description: Louis Koplin (far left, in front of truck) and friends. All the men are wearing uniforms of workers for the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee; M...
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Polish Refugees on Train

Date: 1946
Description: Train full of Polish refugees. Photograph taken by Louis Koplin during the time he worked for the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee; near the Ge...
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Magda Herzberger with Plaque

Date: 11 06 1980
Description: Magda Herzberger stands in front of a map of the United States holding a wooden plaque carved with a Star of David and the inscription, "In Gratitude to Ma...
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Refugees Demonstrate for Israeli Statehood

Date: 1947
Description: Refugees demonstrate for Israeli statehood at a Displaced Persons camp; Germany. Saul Sorrin was interviewed as part of the Wisconsin Survivors of the H...
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Helicopter Aid after Viet Cong Attack

Date: 06 1962
Description: Survivors of a Viet Cong attack on the village of Vinh Quoi, Vietnam sit or stand near an American military helicopter that has arrived to offer aid. A sol...
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Staff Working in the Joint Distribution Committee's Emigration Office

Date: 1950
Description: Staff of the Joint Distribution Committtee's emigration office; Hamburg, Germany.
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Martin's Tailor Shop on State Street

Date: 1967
Description: The Deutschkron's store, Martin's, a tailor shop, located at 427 State Street (Ella's Deli on left).
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Sidewalk Sale in front of Deutschkron Family's Store

Date: 12 1968
Description: Sidewalk sale in front of Deutschkron family's store, Martin's, 427 State Street.
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Children in Cart at Farenwald Displaced Persons Camp

Date: 1948
Description: Cyla Tine Stundel's son, Ksiel (top row, left), and friends; Farenwald Displaced Persons camp, Germany.
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Children Perform Hanukkah Program

Date: 1954
Description: Hanukkah program at the synagogue. Edward, son of Holocaust Survivor Eva Lauffer Deutschkron, is standing in back row, third from right.

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