Ricke Papanek testimony

Identifier
irn500208
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1995.A.0071
Level of Description
Item
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1995 by Erna Winter

Scope and Content

Testimony. Photocopy of manuscript in German, with a 62 page translation into English, with a postscript. The original manuscript was titled "Aufzeichnungen ueber mein Leben im Kamp durch 2 Jahre, fuer meine Kinder," and was written by Viennese-born Ricke Papanek, who was deported to Theresienstadt in 1943. The manuscript was written in diary form about author's time in Theresienstadt, looking back on life in the Netherlands and events of deportation, to liberation and return to Holland. English translation contains a note by the translator, her niece Erna Winter, who provides a brief bio of her aunt.

Genre

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