Edith Löw Taussig collection
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Archival History
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Edith Löw Taussig
Acquired by Edith Löw and Friedrich Taussing during the time period surrounding the Holocaust. Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2013 by Edith Löw Taussig.
Scope and Content
Documents, photographs, and correspondence illustrating the experiences of Edith Löw who was born in Vienna, Austria in 1926 and remained there throughout the Holocaust. Collection includes correspondence received by Edith Löw from her mother who was deported to Theresienstadt as well as from friends that were also deported and corresponded with her. Documents include her identification papers while working in the Jewish community and pre-war report cards and documentation. Also included are documents illustrating the experiences of Friedrich Taussing [donor's husband] who was interned in slave labor camps during the Holocaust and survived.
Conditions Governing Reproduction
Copyright Holder: Ms. Edith R. Taussig