Irmgard Smurka: copy papers

Identifier
WL866
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 70943
Dates
1 Jan 1920 - 31 Jan 1989
Level of Description
Collection
Languages
  • German
Source
EHRI Partner

Acquisition

Documents & papers Mrs Irmgard Smurka

Photocopy of “Familienstammbuch” I Smurku

Donated March 1990

Donated July 1990

Donor: Angela Harris

Scope and Content

These copy personal papers of Irmgard Smurka (née Klinger) document the life of a German Jewish resident of Berlin who emigrated to Great Britain after the war. The papers include school certificates; birth, marriage and death certificates; job references, etc. Of particular interest is an affidavit of 1961 submitted by Irmgard Smurka in support of a claim for compensation, in which she details the victimisation she endured during the nazi era (-/14). In addition there are manuscript (-/17) and typescript (-/18) accounts of her experiences written in German for Yad Vashem. The above items provide details of her experience as both a patient and employee at the Jewish Hospital, Berlin.

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