Ephraim family papers

Identifier
irn502042
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1998.A.0220
Dates
1 Jan 1936 - 31 Dec 1950
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • German
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn502042

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received these papers from Diane Saltzmann, Deputy Director Collections Division, on August 21, 1998. Diane Saltzmann received it from Raymond Santangelo from the Survivors of the Shoah Visual History Foundation. Ernest G.Growald, a friend of Elsie Ephraim, sent it to Raymond Santangelo after her death.

Scope and Content

Contains correspondences and Red Cross messages between Elsie Ephraim, Hildegard Ephraim (mother), and Elizabeth Ephraim (sister) from June 1941-December 1942. Elsie orignally was a nurse in Berlin, Germany, but found refuge in England and worked for a hospital in London during the war. Hildegard and Elizabeth were deported to Theresienstadt where they both perished.

Genre

  • Document
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