Rosemarie Gumpel speech on Nicholas Wintonʼs Rescue of Jewish children from Czechoslovakia

Identifier
irn504120
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1994.A.0200
  • RG-02.109
Dates
1 Jan 1993 - 31 Dec 1993
Level of Description
Item
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn504120

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Creator(s)

  • Rosemarie Gumpel

Biographical History

Rosemarie Gumpel was born in Czechoslovakia to a Jewish family. In 1939, assisted by Nicholas Winton, she was able to leave that country on a kindertransport.

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

Donated by Rosemarie Gumpel to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1994.

Scope and Content

Rosemarie Gumpel's speech describes the efforts and personality of Nicholas Winton, a man Gumpel claims saved the lives of 664 Jewish children by transporting them from Czechoslovakia to safer locations elsewhere.

People

  • Gumpel, Rosemarie.

Subjects

  • Kindertransports (Rescue operations)
  • World War, 1939-1945--Jews--Rescue.
  • Jewish children.

Genre

  • Speeches.
  • Document
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