The Jews of Werlau

Identifier
irn501406
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1996.A.0292
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • German
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn501406

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1996 by Hilde Capell

Scope and Content

Copies of a published article in German and a unpublished manuscript in English, which describes Werlau, Germany during the prewar and WWII era, and the Holocaust; discusses the town's residents, professions, etc.; discusses the end of the Jewish community in the town; tells about the numerous pogroms and the deportation of Werlau Jews to Theresienstadt (Terezin) and to Auschwitz.

Genre

  • Document
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