Sheva Vapne collection

Identifier
irn35981
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2008.167.1
Dates
1 Jan 1920 - 31 Dec 2008
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
  • Latvian
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Sheva Vapne

Sheva Vapne donated this collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum on May 2, 2008.

Scope and Content

Consists of documents and photographs related to the Holocaust experiences of the family of Sheva Latvinsky Vapne, originally of Riga, Latvia. Includes a copy of a pre-war photograph of the Latvinsky family and an English-language copy of a diary, written by Sheyna Gram (cousin of the Latvinskys) from June 22, 1941 until her death on August 8, 1941, entitled "The Anna Frank from the Latvian Little Town of Preili." Also includes copies of photographs showing a memorial in remembrance of the Jews of Preili and a print-out recording the deaths of Sheva's brothers, Leizer and Abram, who died fighting the Nazis.

Subjects

Genre

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