Chart to describe Nuremberg Laws of 15 September 1935 and the respective regulation of 14 November 1935. The "Nuremberg Laws" established a pseudo-scientific basis for racial identification. Only people with four non-Jewish German grandparents (four white circles in top row left) were of "German blood". A Jew was defined by the Nazis as someone who descended from three or four Jewish grandparents (black circles in top row right). In the middle stood people of "mixed blood" of the "first or second degree." A Jewish grandparent was defined as a person who was ever a member of a Jewish religious community. Also includes a list of allowed marriages ("Ehe gestattet") and forbidden marriages ("Ehe verboten").
Digital recording of the book launch for Lillian's 2020 collection of poetry titled Out of the Dark. Features Lillian speaking about her book, poetry readings, and a question and answer period.
Canadian passport photograph of Lillian from approximately the beginning of her memoir "Mouth of Truth". Cropped and retouched to reduce glare and increase visibility.
List of doctoral examinations that Siegfried Preuss took at the University of Bern (forensic medicine, surgery, and otolaryngology), along with the examiners and examination results for each. Issued and signed by the Dean of the Medical Faculty of the University of Bern.
This poem, Stolin, is written and read by Isa Milman. It is part of her first published collection of poems, "Between The Doorposts." It describes the sudden deportation to a Siberian Gulag, of her mother and father. Through the poem, their experience in the Gulag and some of the hardships they faced are described.
Western Union telegram sent by Mrs. Bernadine Allen to Preuss stating that she is unable to be of help regarding donations and suggests contacting the Jewish Congress. This telegram was written in response to a letter Preuss wrote to Mrs. Allen, asking her to vouch for his residency in New York. As an expression of his appreciation, he offered to donate to the American Jewish Congress, with which she was affiliated, after which she sent him this telegram.
Digital image of a mixed-media collage project by Lillian Boraks-Nemetz that features a painting of the Warsaw Ghetto Wall behind photographs of Lillian as a child as well as her sister Basia and parents Stanislaw and Wanda Boraks. Included is a poem written by Stanislaw for his daughters and a drawing of a lily-of-the-valley.
Certificate/recommendation letter from someone at the Institute of Pathology at the Jewish Hospital in Hamburg. States that Siegfried Preuss was employed in the pathology department of the hospital from 15 July 1937 to 1 April 1938. Discusses some of his specific skills, positive personality qualities, and other contributions he made to the hospital while working there. Addressed to Dr. med. Corten [or possibly written by him].
