Heinz Bauer memoir

Identifier
irn503769
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1994.A.0026
  • RG-02.083
Dates
1 Jan 1940 - 31 Dec 1940
Level of Description
Item
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn503769

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Creator(s)

  • Heinz Bauer

Biographical History

Heinz Bauer was born in Austria to Jewish parents, and he was a student at the University of Vienna during the Anschluss. After the Nazi seizure of power, Bauer and his family immigrated to Kenya via Paris and London. He later immigrated to the United States.

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum collection, gift of Heinz Bauer

The memoir was written by Heinz Bauer in 1940. Bauer gave a copy of the memoir to the USHRIA in early 1994.

Scope and Content

Contains information about the experiences of Heinz Bauer and his family as they emigrated to Kenya via Paris and London following the Anschluss. The memoir describes the years 1938-1940.

People

  • Bauer, Heinz.

Subjects

  • Jews, Austrian--Kenya.
  • Jews, Austrian--United States.
  • Jews, Austrian--England.
  • Kenya.
  • Jews, Austrian--France.
  • Emigration and immigration.
  • London (England)
  • Vienna (Austria)
  • Austria--History--Anschluss, 1938.

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.