Correspondence with Fischer, Samson

Identifier
WL3000/9/1/450
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 110182
Dates
17 Feb 1963 - 24 Jul 1963
Level of Description
Collection
Languages
  • German
Source
EHRI Partner

Biographical History

Samson Fischer was a Holocaust survivor who had been imprisoned in the concentration camps Buchenwald and Sachsenhausen. Originally from Pressburg (now Bratislava, Slovakia) he lived in Munich since 1950.

Scope and Content

The correspondence documents the personal efforts of Fischer to support prosecution of certain Nazi perpetrators, especially Franz Karmasin, a Nazi leader in Slovakia. After having met Simon Wiesenthal Fischer keeps the Library posted about his activities, requests copies of source materials, and asks to reach out to Yad Vashem for further substantiation.

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People

  • Karmasin, Franz
  • Fischer, Samson
  • Wiesenthal, Simon

Subjects

Places

  • Slovakia [1939-1945]
  • Munich
  • Bratislava
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