Alice and Gerhard Zadek papers
Extent and Medium
folders
2
Creator(s)
- Gerhard Zadek
- Alice Zadek
Biographical History
Gerhard and Alice Zadek are survivors of the Holocaust. Gerhard Zadek was a member of a resistance movement against the Nazis. Both Gerhard and his future wife, Alice, immigrated to England in 1939 from Berlin, Germany. They returned to Berlin in 1947.
Gerhard and Alice Zadek are survivors of the Holocaust. Gerhard Zadek was a member of a resistance movement against the Nazis. Both Gerhard and his future wife, Alice, immigrated to England in 1939 from Berlin, Germany. They returned to Berlin in 1947.
Archival History
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Acquisition
The collection of photographs and copyprints was compiled in 1990 during preparation of the publication of a "Ein Judenjunge Vom Alex" by Alice and Gerhard Zadek. The photographs were taken while the Zadeks were involved in an illegal youth group led by Herbert Baum. Information about the fate of family members was interwoven during compilation.
Scope and Content
Contains photographs and text excerpts from "Ein Judenjunge Vom Alex," by Alice and Gerhard Zadek, compiled in scrapbook form. Includes information about young Jews participating in a resistance group headed by Herbert Baum and information about Zadek family members killed during the Holocaust. Dates covered in the text are 1939 to 1948.
Conditions Governing Reproduction
Copyright Holder: Gerhard Zadek
People
- Baum, Herbert, 1912-1942.
- Zadek, Gerhard, 1919-2005.
- Zadek, Alice, 1921-
Corporate Bodies
- Great Britain. Army
Subjects
- World War, 1939-1945--Jewish resistance.
- Youth movement.
- Great Britain.
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Personal narratives.
- World War, 1939-1945--Underground movements.
- Jews--Germany.
- Emigration and immigration.
- Berlin (Germany)
- Holocaust survivors.
Genre
- Document
- Photographs.