"Der Grager: Geşriben in Lager"

Identifier
irn39750
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2010.343
  • RG-10.521
Dates
1 Jan 1947 - 31 Dec 1947
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • German
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn39750

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection

The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum acquired this collection in March 2010.

Scope and Content

Consists of a booklet entitled "Der Grager: Geşriben in Lager," written by Samson Först and published in Bucharest, Romania, in 1947. The booklet is a parody written on the occasion of Purim for survivors of the Holocaust in Bucovina and Transnistria. The parody includes the text of stories, songs, and parodies about Haman, Hitler, and Jewish life in Romania during and after the Holocaust. The booklet is written in German designed to be an imitation of Yiddish with a Romanian accent.

People

  • Först, Samson.

Subjects

  • Transnistria (Ukraine :Territory under German and Romanian occupation, 1941-1944)
  • Purim.

Genre

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.