Edith and George Lauer collection

Identifier
irn49841
Language of Description
English
Level of Description
Collection
Source
EHRI Partner

Acquisition

The collection of Theresienstadt scrip was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1996 by the Estate of George Lauer.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of scrip from Theresienstadt relating to the experiences of George Lauer as a prisoner in Theresienstadt ghetto/labor camp in German occupied Czechoslovakia during the Holocaust. The collection also includes three postcards from Liselotte Schulz (cousin of Edith Lauer) and Alfred and Anette Kornfeld (parents of Edith Lauer) while they were imprisoned at Theresienstadt.

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.