Siegfried Abraham collection

Identifier
irn42192
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2010.411
Dates
1 Jan 1943 - 31 Dec 1955
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • French
  • German
  • English
  • Spanish
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

folder

1

1 CD,

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Hildegard Abraham

Hildegard Abraham donated the Siegfried Abraham collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in August 2010.

Scope and Content

Consists of one CD containing scanned images of documents related to the Holocaust experiences of the family of Siegfried Abraham, originally of Hamburg, Germany. The family, who were living in Amsterdam, were deported to Bergen-Belsen in 1944, but were part of a prisoner exchange in January 1945 in which they were taken first to Switzerland, and then to Algeria. Includes copies of travel documents, family photographs, identity documentation as residents of the UNRRA camp at Jeanne d'Arc at Philippeville, the family's Haitian passports, which they were able to obtain from family friends to assist with emigration.

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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.