Herbert and Nancy Bernhard Papers, 1872-1970 | Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust

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Collection Overview

Title: Herbert and Nancy Bernhard Papers, 1872-1970

Predominant Dates:1933 -- 1945

ID: RG-75/RG-75

Primary Creator: Bernhard Family (1870s -- present)

Extent: 4.0 Boxes

Arrangement: Materials are arranged by subject/creator, then by identifier, as assigned by the processor

Subjects: American far-right political spectrum, Anarchist ideology, Anti-Bolshevik propaganda, Polish, Anti-communist propaganda, American, anti-Israeli propaganda, American, Anti-Israeli propaganda, Soviet, Anti-Israeli publications, Soviet, anti-Jewish caricatures, Anti-Jewish caricatures, German, Anti-Jewish propaganda, American, Anti-Jewish propaganda leaflets, Russian language, 1941 -- 1945, Anti-Jewish propaganda leaflets, Ukrainian language, 1939 -- 1945, anti-Segregationist ideology, Anti-Semitic caricatures, Anti-Semitic postcards, American, Anti-Semitic publications, Czech, Anti-Zionist propaganda, Soviet, Anti-Zionist publications, American, Anti-Zionist publications, Soviet, Antisemitic publications, American, Antisemitic satire, Antisemitism in Germany, Antisemitism in Hungary, Antisemitism in United States, Appeals to volunteer to German labor service, 1941 -- 1945, Birth Certificate, Ernst Schesenger, Birth certificates, British mandate authority of Palestine, 1920 -- 1948, Common Sense, American anti-Communist publication, postwar, Communist ideology, Consulate and diplomatic missions, Polish, Consulates and diplomatic missions, Consulates and diplomatic missions, Argentinian, Documents in English language, Documents in German language, Documents in Russian language, Documents in Ukrainian language, Documents related to immigration to Palestine, prewar, Emigration from Nazi Germany to Palestine, prewar, Family history, documents, Family photo-documents, Fiction literature about Jews in English, German appeals to surrender to the Red Army soldiers, 1941 -- 1945, German propaganda to volunteer for work in Germany, 1941 -- 1945, Germany (1933 -- 1939), Identity cards issued by British Palestinian authorities, 1920 -- 1947, Immigration documents, Immigration to British Mandate of Palestine, Jewish -- Christian Literature, interpretive texts, Jizchok Leib Peretz (Perez), Yiddish and Hebrew writer, Literary works, Jewish-German, Local armed forces in the British Mandate Palestine, 1942 -- 1946, McCarthyism, the practice of making accusation of disloyalty, 1950 --1956, Military training of Jewish Palestinian volunteers, Narratives in English language, Narratives in German language, Narratives in Russian language, Narratives in Ukrainian language, Notgeld (German "emergency money") issued by an institution not authorized for money emission, Official correspondence about immigration from Argentina to Palestine, prewar, Official correspondence about immigration from Poland to Palestine, prewar and postwar, Palestine, British Mandate Territory (1918--1948), Publications of American Far-Rights, postwar, Russian collaborationist anti-Jewish appeal and caricatures, 1941 -- 1945, Socialist ideology, Surrender - passes to the Red Army soldiers, issued by the Germans, 1941 -- 1945, The Cross and the Flag, American anti-Communist publication, postwar, Ukrainian collaborationist anti-Jewish appeal and caricatures, 1939 -- 1945, Wiener Illustierte (Viennese Illustrator), Austrian wartime newspaper, Women's Voice, Far Right publication, American, postwar, Yiddish literature

Languages: Russian, German, Hebrew, Spanish;Castilian, English

Abstract

This is a collection record groups of family histories and related documents. It also includes multi-profile collections related to the Modern European and Middle East History. Several collections contains documents of Nazi-German anti-Jewish and anti-Soviet propaganda implemented in the Eastern Front in 1941 -- 1944. A collection of anti-Semitic publications largely relates to American publications of 1960s and 1970s. A family documents overall are related to the Palestinian period and earlier Austrian period of these families' histories. A Collection of its own right is the Segal Rosenbach documents of Musicology. The collections of the Evidences of Nazi-German crimes and the Collection of photo-documents from the Pacific war-theater are not necessarily family related. There is also a Collection of Hungarian-language antisemitic publications, perhaps somewhat related to the Family history.

Scope and Contents of the Materials

This is record group of multifaceted in historical sense collections, originated from the family papers of Herbert and Nancy Bernhard. The time span of the documents stretches from the 1870s to 1970s. The very names of its sub-record groups attests to the multi-dimensional character of these Papers. They include German and American antisemitic materials of the 20th century; Nazi-German anti-Jewish and anti-Soviet wartime propagandistic materials in the form of leaflets and appeals; Interwar and postwar documents originated from Palestine; The Immigration documents originate from Poland and Latin America; There are documents focusing on the family members. The other collections such as Evidences of Nazi-German crimes; Papers of Israel Segal Rosenbach in Musicology; The photo-documents from the Pacific war-theater, 1941 -- 1945 and the Hungarian antisemitic materials are not directly connected with these Family Papers.

Collection Historical Note

This Record Group contains nine sub-record groups, namely: RG-75.01, German and American antisemitic materials; RG-75.02, Nazi-German anti-Jewish and anti-Soviet propaganda materials used in the Eastern Front, 1941 -- 1944; RG-75.03, Interwar and Postwar Palestinian-Jewish materials; RG-75.05, Family documents and photographs, Austrian period; RG-75.06, Evidences of Nazi-German crimes, collection of photo-documents; RG-75.07, Papers of Israel Segal Rosenbach, Musicology; RG-75.08, The Pacific war-theater, 1941 --1945, photo-documents; RG-75.09, Hungarian Antisemitic materials, 1884 -- 1944. As a whole these collections reflects Modern European History, the History of the Holocaust and personal nerratives in the form of famiily histories.

Biographical Note

This Record Group includes ten sub-record groups dealing with a family history and containing unrelated historic documents. The Family of Bernhards includes a related faimilies at least in Austria, Poland, Russia, Romania, Palestine in course of the 19th and 20th centuries.

Subject/Index Terms

American far-right political spectrum
Anarchist ideology
Anti-Bolshevik propaganda, Polish
Anti-communist propaganda, American
anti-Israeli propaganda, American
Anti-Israeli propaganda, Soviet
Anti-Israeli publications, Soviet
anti-Jewish caricatures
Anti-Jewish caricatures, German
Anti-Jewish propaganda, American
Anti-Jewish propaganda leaflets, Russian language, 1941 -- 1945
Anti-Jewish propaganda leaflets, Ukrainian language, 1939 -- 1945
anti-Segregationist ideology
Anti-Semitic caricatures
Anti-Semitic postcards, American
Anti-Semitic publications, Czech
Anti-Zionist propaganda, Soviet
Anti-Zionist publications, American
Anti-Zionist publications, Soviet
Antisemitic publications, American
Antisemitic satire
Antisemitism in Germany
Antisemitism in Hungary
Antisemitism in United States
Appeals to volunteer to German labor service, 1941 -- 1945
Birth Certificate, Ernst Schesenger
Birth certificates
British mandate authority of Palestine, 1920 -- 1948
Common Sense, American anti-Communist publication, postwar
Communist ideology
Consulate and diplomatic missions, Polish
Consulates and diplomatic missions
Consulates and diplomatic missions, Argentinian
Documents in English language
Documents in German language
Documents in Russian language
Documents in Ukrainian language
Documents related to immigration to Palestine, prewar
Emigration from Nazi Germany to Palestine, prewar
Family history, documents
Family photo-documents
Fiction literature about Jews in English
German appeals to surrender to the Red Army soldiers, 1941 -- 1945
German propaganda to volunteer for work in Germany, 1941 -- 1945
Germany (1933 -- 1939)
Identity cards issued by British Palestinian authorities, 1920 -- 1947
Immigration documents
Immigration to British Mandate of Palestine
Jewish -- Christian Literature, interpretive texts
Jizchok Leib Peretz (Perez), Yiddish and Hebrew writer
Literary works, Jewish-German
Local armed forces in the British Mandate Palestine, 1942 -- 1946
McCarthyism, the practice of making accusation of disloyalty, 1950 --1956
Military training of Jewish Palestinian volunteers
Narratives in English language
Narratives in German language
Narratives in Russian language
Narratives in Ukrainian language
Notgeld (German "emergency money") issued by an institution not authorized for money emission
Official correspondence about immigration from Argentina to Palestine, prewar
Official correspondence about immigration from Poland to Palestine, prewar and postwar
Palestine, British Mandate Territory (1918--1948)
Publications of American Far-Rights, postwar
Russian collaborationist anti-Jewish appeal and caricatures, 1941 -- 1945
Socialist ideology
Surrender - passes to the Red Army soldiers, issued by the Germans, 1941 -- 1945
The Cross and the Flag, American anti-Communist publication, postwar
Ukrainian collaborationist anti-Jewish appeal and caricatures, 1939 -- 1945
Wiener Illustierte (Viennese Illustrator), Austrian wartime newspaper
Women's Voice, Far Right publication, American, postwar
Yiddish literature

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Sub-Collection:

[Sub-Collection 1: RG-75.01, German and American antisemitic materials, late 19th century -- 1970s],
[Sub-Collection 2: RG-75.02, German anti-Jewish and anti-Soviet propaganda in the Eastern Front, 1939 -- 1945],
[Sub-Collection 3: RG-75.03, Interwar and Postwar Palestinian-Jewish materials, 1930s -- 1940s],
[Sub-Collection 4: RG-75.04, Prewar Polish and Latin American immigration papers, 1918 -- 1945],
[Sub-Collection 5: RG-75.05, Family documents and photographs, 19-20th centuries, late 19th - beginning of the 20th century],
[Sub-Collection 6: RG-75.06, Evidences of Nazi crimes and postwar emigration to Palestine, 1939 -- 1945],
[Sub-Collection 7: RG-75.07, Papers of Israel Segal Rosenbach, Musicology, 1920s -- 1940s],
[Sub-Collection 8: RG-75.08, The Pacific war-theater, 1941 --1945, photo-documents, 1941 -- 1945],
[Sub-Collection 9: RG-75.09, Hungarian Antisemitic materials, 1884 -- 1944, late 19th century -- 20th century],
[All]

Sub-Collection 6: RG-75.06, Evidences of Nazi crimes and postwar emigration to Palestine, 1939 -- 1945

This collection comprises secondary photo-documents related to Nazi-German crimes aganist the Jews and other civilians in occupied territories. The photographs largely were taken after the liberation.

Another part of this collection comprises photo-docment of Jewish, largely, illegal immigration in postwar Palestine under the British mandate, 1945 -- 1948

Subject/Index Terms:: Female prisoners of the German concentration camps; Prisoners of Nazi concentration camps; Concentration camps, German; Liberation of Nazi-German concentration camps, Germany; Liberation of concentration camps; liberation of Nazi concentration camps, Europe; Aftermath of Nazi-German concentration camp liberation; Aftermath of Nazi-German concentration camp liberation, photographs; Help to the former prisoners of Nazi concentration camps, 1945 --1949; Prisoners of Nazi-German concentration camps, postliberation conditions; Prisoners of German concentration camps, 1939 -- 1945; The former prisoners of the liberated Nazi concentration camps, 1945 -- 1949; Photo-documents of the Nazi-German concentration camps; The Holocaust in Germany; The Holocaust in Europe, 1939 -- 1945; Aftermath of the Buchenwald concentration camp liberation, 1945; US soldiers, liberation of Nazi-German concentration camps, photo-documents; Allied soldiers, liberation of Nazi-German concentration camps, photo-documents; Nazi crimes against humanity, peace, and war crimes; Photographs depicting Nazi crimes in Euroupe; Photo-documents and evidences of Nazi crimes against humanity and war crimes, 1939 -- 1945; Physical conditions of the Nazi concentration camp prisoners after liberation, photo-documents; German civilians digging mass graves for concentration camp victims; Mass graves at the liberated Nazi-German concentration camps, photo-documents; Aftermath of the Buchenwald concentration camp liberation, photographs, 1945; Buchenwald (Germany: Concentration Camp), post-liberation photographs; Buchenwald (Germany: concentration camp); Germany (1933 -- 1939); Germany (1939--1945); Soldiers, American; Immigration to British Mandate of Palestine; Emigration from Europe to Palestine, 1945 -- 1948; British mandate authority of Palestine, 1920 -- 1948; British restrictions to emigration in Palestine, 1945 -- 1948; British internment camps for Jewish immigrants to Palestine, 1945 -- 1948; British control over the Jewish emigration to Palestine, 1945 -- 1948; Jewish emigration to Palestine in spite of the British restrictions, 1945 -- 1948; British immigration authorities of Palestine, 1945 -- 1948; British blockade of the Jewish immigrants ship to Palestine, 1945 -- 1948; Jewish immigrants to Palestine, 1945 -- 1948; Jewish immigrants to Palestine in the British custody, 1945 -- 1948; Bricha Movement; International Jewish movement for emigration to Palestine, 1945 -- 1948; British naval blockade of Jewish ships with emigrants, Palestine, postwar; Haifa (Palestine); Haifa (Israel); Palestine, British Mandate Territory (1918--1948); Jewish emigrants to Palestine, postwar, photo-documents

Creators:: Military photographers of the Allied armed forces, 1945 (1945); United States. Army. Signal Corps; British military and civilian photographers (1945 -- 1948); Jewish immigration organization and Jewish immigrants to Palestine (1945 -- 1948)