Harry Edward Anderson Collection

Identifier
WL1735
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 71176
Dates
1 Jan 1938 - 31 Jan 1970
Level of Description
Collection
Languages
  • German
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Biographical History

Hans Israel Abraham was born in Bad Pyrmont, Lower Saxony, in 1916 where he lived and worked as a merchant. He was arrested during the November pogroms in 1938 and sent to Buchenwald concentration camp. After his release in December 1938 he emigrated as a refugee to England in 1939. He changed his name to Harry Edward Anderson. He served in the army in France from 1940 to 1944 but was discharged early from his duties due to health issues. He was naturalised in 1946.

Acquisition

H.E. Anderson papers

Donated April 2007

Donor: Anthony Spiro

Scope and Content

This collection contains some personal papers and photographs of Harry Edward Anderson (formerly Hans Israel Abraham) who emigrated to England as a Jewish refugee upon release from Buchenwald concentration camp in Germany.

Conditions Governing Access

Open

Subjects

Places

  • Great Britain
  • Weimar-Buchenwald
  • England
  • Bad Pyrmont
  • Third Reich [1933-1945]
This description is derived directly from structured data provided to EHRI by a partner institution. This collection holding institution considers this description as an accurate reflection of the archival holdings to which it refers at the moment of data transfer.

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