The beginning of the end

Identifier
irn504151
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1994.A.0216
  • RG-02.130
Level of Description
Item
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn504151

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received the copies in Aug. 1994.

Scope and Content

The work entitled, "The beginning of the end," contains three memoirs written by Lilly Gassner and Chaviva Guttmann: "The beginning of the end"; "The great forgivness: life's martyr"; and "The twins." The brief memoirs appear to be written by twin sisters who survived Auschwitz-Birkenau and relate their experiences in Birkenau with Dr. Josef Mengele.

People

  • Mengele, Josef, 1911-
  • Guttmann, Chaviva.
  • Gassner, Lilly.

Corporate Bodies

Subjects

  • Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Personal narratives.
  • Human experimentation in medicine.
  • Twins.

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.

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