"With Only a Toothbrush"

Identifier
irn43771
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2011.183.1
Dates
1 Jan 2004 - 31 Dec 2004
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn43771

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Jacky Erwteman

Jacky Erwteman donated "With Only a Toothbrush" to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in July 2011.

Scope and Content

"With Only a Toothbrush" is a 12 page manuscript written by Jacky Erwteman in 2004. In the manuscript, Erwteman describes her family background, the family efforts to flee Amsterdam when the Germans invaded and the Dutch Royal Family fled, and their escape by boat to England, where they found employment. Includes information about Erwteman's aunt and uncle, who traveled to the United States and to Curacao, eventually working for the newly established World Bank. After the war, the family discovered that those family members who were unable to escape had been killed in Auschwitz.

System of Arrangement

"With Only a Toothbrush" is arranged in a single series.

Conditions Governing Reproduction

Copyright Holder: Ms. Jacky Erwteman

Subjects

  • Netherlands.
  • Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Netherlands--Personal narratives.

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.