A memoir relating to experiences in France during the Holocaust

Identifier
irn500824
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1995.A.0833
Level of Description
Item
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn500824

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1995 by Ms. Regina Bindefeld

Scope and Content

Testimony in the form of a letter, from Bindefeld (nee Regina Westreich), in which she very briefly describes family's escape from Germany (Leipzig) after Kristallnacht, survival in occupied France (she worked for an Orthodox rabbi, Schneerson, who was sheltering children in southern France), and eventual immigration to U.S. Letter asks questions of USHMM staff about fate of family members who were in Poland.

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.