Aaron A. Eiferman letter

Identifier
irn502409
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2000.108
Dates
1 Jan 1945 - 31 Dec 1945
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn502409

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Creator(s)

  • Aaron A. Eiferman

Biographical History

Aaron A. Eiferman (1922-2004) was born in Pennsylvania to Hungarian and Russian Jewish immigrants Colman and Esther Eiferman. He served in the US Army from 1942 to 1946 and assisted the liberation of the Landsberg concentration camp as a member of the 12th Armored Division.

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

Funding Note: The cataloging of this collection has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.

Aaron A. Eiferman donated his letter to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum on April 30, 2000.

Scope and Content

Aaron A. Eiferman, a member of the 12th Armored Division which liberated the Landsberg concentration camp, wrote this five page letter on April 27, 1945 to his wife in the U.S. about his experiences.

System of Arrangement

The Aaron A. Eiferman letter is a single item.

People

  • Eiferman, Aaron A., 1922-2004.

Corporate Bodies

Subjects

  • World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Liberation.
  • United States. Army.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Germany.
  • Germany.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Liberation--Germany.
  • Soldiers--United States.

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.