Frank Bright family papers

Identifier
WL1591
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 70091
Dates
1 Jan 1933 - 31 Jan 2000
Level of Description
Collection
Languages
  • German
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Biographical History

Frank Bright, formerly Frantisek Brichta, was born in Berlin, the son of a Czech Jew. The family moved to Prague just before the Nazis in 1938. They were sent to Terezin and thence to Auschwitz. Frank remained in Auschwitz only for a short while and survived the war in a small concentration camp in Silesia , KZ Friedland. The rest of the family perished. Frank had relations in London to whom he was sent as a displaced person after the war.

Acquisition

Letters re. fam/personal history, Wasservogel

Donated Jan 2001

Donor: Frank Bright

Scope and Content

This collection contains correspondence and copy papers relating to the depositor's family history, in particular that of the Wasservogel's, the depositor's uncle's family.

Conditions Governing Access

Open

Related Units of Description

  • See also WL Doc collection 1554

    See also digital catalogued documents 1591.

Places

  • Czechoslovakia [1918-1992]
  • Berlin
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