Alfred Gruenspecht memoir

Identifier
irn504291
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1994.A.0254
  • RG-10.123
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn504291

Extent and Medium

folder

1

,

3 microfiche,

Creator(s)

  • Alfred Gruenspecht

Biographical History

Alfred Gruenspecht (Wüstensachsen, Germany, 23 Nov. 1920 - ) was born to a Jewish family. He and members of his family immigrated to the United States in June 1937.

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

Alfred Gruenspecht donated a copy of his memoir to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1994

Scope and Content

The memoir describes Alfred Gruenspecht's childhood in Wüstensachsen, Germany; his family's experiences in Germany before the Holocaust; his immigration to the United States; his family's assimilation; the death of his parents; and the growth of the Gruenspecht family.

Subjects

  • Wüstensachsen (Germany)
  • Jews--Cultural assimilation--United States.
  • United States--Emigration and immigration.
  • Jews--Germany.
  • Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Personal narratives.

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.