Leser family papers

Identifier
irn39839
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2011.436.1
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • Polish
  • Russian
  • German
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

boxes

oversize box

3

1

Creator(s)

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Helen Leser Rubin

Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2011 by Ms. Helen Rubin

Scope and Content

Correspondence, diaries, photographs, identification documents, postcards, and books, belonging to the family of Helen Leser (also known as Helene Leser, Chana Leser), originally of Rozwadów, Poland. Documents include identification documents for family members during the German occupation of Poland; materials from the Soviet Union during the time of her family's exile there, including postcards received and a children's book; diaries written by Leser while in France after the war; notebooks containing written poetry in Russian and Yiddish; correspondence received by family members and friends in Munich, Wrocław, and other locations after her immigration to the United States.

Conditions Governing Reproduction

Copyright Holder: Ms. Helen Rubin

People

Subjects

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