"The Crystal Night"

Identifier
irn502717
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1989.081
  • RG-02.018
Level of Description
Item
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn502717

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Creator(s)

  • Lore Metzger

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

"The crystal night" was written in the Spring of 1969 by Lore Metzger while living in Bradford, Pa. It was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives via the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Oral History Department in Apr. 1989.

Scope and Content

Contains information about the experiences of Lore Metzger during Kristallnacht and during other episodes of persecution as a young Jew in Nazi Germany.

People

  • Metzger, Lore.

Subjects

  • Mannheim (Germany)
  • Kristallnacht, 1938.
  • Landau in der Pfalz (Germany)
  • Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Personal narratives.
  • Christianity and other religions--Judaism.
  • Palatinate (Germany)
  • Emigration and immigration.
  • Jews--Germany--History--1933-1945.
  • Judaism--Relations--Christianity.
  • Holocaust survivors--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.