Siegfried Abraham collection
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.
People
- Abraham, Siegfried, 1899-
- Abraham, Gerda, 1911-
- Abraham, Ruth, 1938-
- Abraham, Henry, 1933-
Corporate Bodies
- United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration
- Bergen-Belsen (Concentration camp)
Subjects
- Jewish refugees.
- Algeria.
- Haiti.
- Camp Jeanne D'Arc (Displaced persons camp)
- Switzerland.
Genre
- Identification documents.
- Document
- Photographs.