Chain of Evidence: Holocaust Artifacts Bearing Witness

Explore arguably the largest collection of Holocaust era postal history in private hands. This traveling exhibit includes post cards, letters, scrip (money) issued in camps & ghettos, propaganda money & stamps created by the Axis Powers & Allies, passports, life-saving visas, Righteous Among Nations documents, and other related artifacts.

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Terezín (Theresienstadt) Ghetto Zwei (2) Kronen Paper Money

William Nabahire Tutsi ID Card - from the Genocide in Rwanda

1994

Sachsenhausen (Oranienburg) Concentration Camp Lettersheet with Painted Rabbit and Flowers (Happy Easter Letter)

March 2, 1943

1 Pence Nazi Propaganda Stamp of King George VI made in Sachsenhausen

c. 1941 - 1944

Dora-Mittelbau Concentration Camp

February 19, 1944

Detail of visa signed by Sugihara. August 30, 1940

Close-up detail of visa No. 2095, signed by Chiune-Sempo Sugihara for Wulfson Hersz

August 31, 1940

A money order sent from the Netherlands to a prisoner in Buchenwald

February 27, 1945

Picture Post Card Commemorating Hitler's Appointment as Chancellor of Germany

January 29, 1934

Desecrated Torah Scroll used as parcel wrapper and sent by German soldier from Russia to Vienna

1942

Identification card belonging to Margot Joseph from Germany. Her middle name is listed as "Sara" as required by Nazi law

April 3, 1939

Post card sent from East Prussia to family members who had fled to Shanghai

October 2, 1939

Kindertransport tag (front) belonging to Helga Wertheimer

Parcel waybill accompanying a shipment of ashes to a Jewish cemetery in Vienna. Only 3 examples of crematorium markings have been recorded

May 29, 1942

Envelope addressed to an inmate in Ravensbrück. The stamp has been removed by the censors looking for secret messages

November 23, 1943

A scrip used at Auschwitz Concentration Camp

Illustrated Premienschein (premium note) scrip issued in 1944 and used in Auschwitz

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The Spungen Family Foundation is home to an extraordinary collection of Holocaust postal and currency artifacts, survivor stories, and educational resources. From rare items used in Nazi counterfeiting operations to first-hand accounts from survivors, our mission is to make these pieces of history accessible for students, educators, and researchers around the world.

Holocaust History in Latin America

In May 2026, the Foundation hosted an event at the Spungen home with survivors from Ecuador and Colombia who led a Q&A discussing Jews who fled Nazi persecution and made their way to Latin America. Following the event, we were inspired to add to our collection with Holocaust artifacts that connected to Latin America, in order to help educate about this little known piece of Holocaust history. We acquired a number of pieces, primarily from Bolivia, Ecuador, and Colombia.

Below is a cover sent by a Hungarian Jewish physician, Dr. Géza Fisch. Click the LEARN MORE button below to see the rest of our Latin America artifacts. NOTE: We are still in the process of researching these items, so a number of them have incomplete information. If you have any insight, please reach out!