Edith Löw Taussig collection

Identifier
irn50830
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2013.515.1
Level of Description
Item
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

box

1

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

Subjects

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.