Calel and Michael Kurzer collection

Identifier
irn40186
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2010.187.1
Level of Description
Item
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn40186

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of the Estate of Michael Kurzer

Received by Calel and Michael Kurzer (donor's grandfather and father) during WWII. Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2010 by Ann Kurzer Sherbet on behalf of the Estate of Michael Kurzer.

Scope and Content

Documents and publications surrounding the post-liberation experiences of Calel Kurzer [born in Kovno, Lithuania in 1902] and his son Michael Kurzer [born in Utena, Lithuania in 1928] who were deported from the Kovno ghetto and to the Dachau concentration camp in Germany where they were interned and from where they were both liberated. Documents include post-war identification cards for both men and publications, including the journals "From the Last Extermination" and "The Ruins of Lithuania"

Conditions Governing Reproduction

Copyright Holder: Estate of Michael Kurzer

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.