Albert and Olga Friedmann family collection

Identifier
irn164013
Language of Description
English
Level of Description
Collection
Source
EHRI Partner

Acquisition

Eva and Nisen Ganz donated this collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum on May 9, 2006.

Scope and Content

Consists of documents related to the life of Albert Friedmann, his wife Olga, son Tibor, and stepdaughter, Eva (born Weiss). Albert and Olga married in 1946; both had lost their spouses in the Holocaust. The documents mainly concern the Friedmanns' lives in the Hallein displaced persons camp and Mr. Friedmann's position within the camp. Also includes immigration and naturalization correspondence and documents for Nisen Ganz, a survivor of Auschwitz, Melk, Ebensee, and Terezin, originally from Czechoslovakia. Olga Leitman (her maiden name). Also included are fourteen pillowcases and four small tableclothes, all hand-sewn and embroidered, which constituted Olga's wedding trousseau. Olga took this trousseau with her into hiding; many of the pieces are monogrammed "LO" for Olga Leitman (her maiden name).

Genre

  • Collection
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