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RG 1.2: YIVO - Yidisher Visnshaftlekher Institut (Vilna). Subgroup: Ethnographic Committee. Records.

Materials on folklore, ethnography, and linguistics collected by YIVO in Vilna before WWII

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Invitation to opening of the Kehillah Museum (RG 1.2.114.2)
Letter from the Commission for Antiquities and Jewish Art of the Lwow Kehillah (RG 1.2.114.1)

RG 3: Yiddish Literature and Language. Records.

Manuscripts by and biographical materials on Jewish writers and scholars, as well as other materials about Yiddish language and literature

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Announcement of the engagement of Mojzesz Schorr and Thamar Benjacob (RG 3.2963.1)

RG 28P: Poland (Vilna Archives) Collection. Posters.

Posters advertising political organizations, elections, banks, trade unions, cultural activities, religious matters, and sports, from over 200 Jewish communities

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Lwow. A gathering of merchants and vendors, with the theme: "The Economic Position of Merchants and Vendors." (RG 28/P/976)
Lwow. A general meeting of ready-made tailors, to discuss their worsening economic situation, 1/11. (RG 28/P/281)
Lwow. A memorial service in observance of the 19th yortsayt of Maurycy Silberstein. (RG 28/P/282)
Lwow. A public meeting and lecture on: "Productivization, Emigration, and Eretz Yisrael." (RG 28/P/334)
Lwow. A weekly lecture series on the theme of "Race and Racism." (RG 28/P/186)
Lwow. An "Evening of the Five Muses," including talks on literature, painting, drama, and music. (RG 28/P/418)
Lwow. An evening of dancing, with a dance contest, and the selection of "Miss Judea 1931." (RG 28/P/425)
Lwow. Appeal for funds for "Ezra" in Poland. (RG 28/P/331)
Lwow. Appeal to Jewish merchants and vendors to vote for list # 1 of Marshal J. Pilsudski, [2/27/1928]. (RG 28/P/1821)
Lwow. Death notice and funeral announcement for Dr. Marcin (Moyshe) Selzer. (RG 28/P/196)
Lwow. High Holiday services at the Izba Hall, with famous cantors. (RG 28/P/862)
Lwow. Memorial Service for Lord Arthur James Balfour, 1930. (RG 28/P/859)
Lwow. Memorial service for Rabbi Arye Leyb Broydo, on the first anniversary of his death. (RG 28/P/857)
Lwow. Obituary announcement for Ignacy Jaeger, printer, president of the Jewish Community Council, etc. (RG 28/P/280)
Lwow. Obituary, and funeral announcement for philanthropist Jakob Herman. (RG 28/P/279)
Lwow. Protect Yourself From Tuberculosis. (RG 28/P/194)
Lwow. The death of the pharmacists' union vice-president, Maurycy Oberlender. (RG 28/P/977)

RG 116 POLAND 1: Territorial Collection. Poland 1. (Pre WWII)

Printed materials, posters, correspondence, and fragmentary personal papers and records of institutions related to Polish Jewish life before WWII

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Letter from an impoverished man to Baron Rothschild (RG 116.6.11.8)
Yiddish newspaper edited by Abraham Menahem Mendel Mohr (RG 116.Poland1.9.6.1)

RG 120: Territorial Photographic Collection. Poland.

Thousands of photographs of Jewish life in Poland before WWII

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Lwów, 1918. After the pogrom, children who have received food from a soup kitchen, pose on a sidewalk, with pitchers and soup pails. (yarg120po2169.29)
Lwów, 1918. After the pogrom: victims in a field and along a road, carrying bundles, and driving horse-drawn wagons laden with belongings. (yarg120po2169.04)
Lwów, 1918. Taking refuge in a cellar: these four children whose parents were murdered in the pogrom in Lwów, were taken in by refugees. (yarg120po2169.08)
Lwów, 1918. Two months after the pogrom: the damaged gate of a ladies' and children's clothing store. (yarg120po2169.06)
Lwów, 1923. Students at work in a sewing class, at the Jewish Trade School for Girls, at No. 9 Piekarska Street. (yarg120po2162.02)
Lwów, 1924. Jozef Wittlin, a well-known Polish writer, and his wife Halina, pose on a balcony during their honeymoon. (yarg120po2198.02)
Lwów, 1930s. A view of the city, from a tall building. (yarg120po2122)
Lwów, 1930s. Sharly (Lotte) Wilder, a teacher, with her students in costume, posing outdoors. (yarg120po2156.02)
Lwów, 1930s. Two beggars, at the cemetery wall. (yarg120po2149.01)
Lwów, 1937. A man in silhouette, standing in front of a tombstone. (yarg120po2148.01)
Lwów, ca. 1900. Photomontage of students in uniform. (yarg120po2230.01)
Lwów, June 9-10, 1905. Portrait of delegates, to the 1st convention of the Jewish Social Democratic Party. (yarg120po2195)

RG 126: Genealogy and Family History. Collection.

Papers of individuals and families; genealogical charts; family histories; birth, marriage, and death certificates; military service passes; diplomas; passports; memoirs; diaries; oral history interviews; and photographs

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Association of the Jewish Elementary and Middle School (RG 126.30.9)

RG 335.2: American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee. Subgroup: American Joint Reconstruction Foundation. Records.

Records of American Joint Reconstruction Foundation, which helped rebuild the economy in Eastern Europe after WWI through the establishment of cooperative credit institutions and savings banks.

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Maps of Congress Poland and Wolyn/East and West Galicia (yarg335.2f005d001)

RG 1100: Kadison, Leib (1880-1947). Papers.

Costume and set designs, photographs, and playbills related to the career of the Yiddish theater director and actor who was a founder of the Vilna Troupe

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Elyoshe Shteyn in Der dorfs yung (RG 1100.30. 1)

RG 1160: Reiss, Lionel S. (1894-1987). Papers.

Drawings, sketches, charcoals, and watercolors depicting scenes of Jewish life in Eastern Europe

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Before a Lemberger Synagogue, 1921 (ya-rg1160-031)
Shop in Lemberg, 1921 (ya-rg1160-013)

RG 1270: Kacyzne, Alter (1885-1941). Papers.

Photographs of Jewish life in Poland in the 1920s-1930s

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Rzeszow. A class in session in the Rayshe (Rzeszow) Yeshiva; Among the students is a member of the Teitelbaum family. (RG 1270_151)
Rzeszow. The busy marketplace with shops: 'Obadia Kalter', 'Herman Spielman' and 'Chaim Teitelbaum'. (RG 1270_150)

RG 1401: Bund Foreign Committee. Records.

Records of the Bund Foreign Committee in Geneva including letters and other documents related to Bund support groups in the Russian Empire and worldwide.

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Invitation to the Sixth Congress of the Social Democratic Party in Galicia (yarg1401f003d058)

RG 1853: Evgenii Lendon Collection of Photographs of Lvov.

Photographs of the city of Lwow

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COLLECTION Evgenii Lendon Collection (RG 1853 FA)
Burnt-out synagogue (301369_ya-rg1853-box1-026)
Caved-in building on Boznicza Street (301595_ya-rg1853-box3-142)
Street in old Jewish neighborhood (301349_ya-rg1853-box1-016)
Street in the old Jewish neighborhood (301351_ya-rg1853-box1-017)