Roma Becher collection
Extent and Medium
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Archival History
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Roma Becher
Acquired by Baruch and Chana Hershstyn (donor's step father and mother) during the Holocaust. Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2008 by Roma Becher.
Scope and Content
Collection of postcards and photographs documenting the experiences of Baruch Hershstyn (donor's step father). Includes postcards written by Chana Hershstyn (Baruch's wife) from the town of Kransnytav (near Lublin) to Baruch, who had been sent to Sverdovskaya Oblast for forced labor. He survived the war, but his wife and children perished.
Genre
- Postcards.
- Photographs.
- Document
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