Road to Exile, 1932-1953
Extent and Medium
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Archival History
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Acquisition
In 1994 Alfred Mayer donated a copy of the memoir to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.
Scope and Content
Describes incidents relating to Alfred Mayerr's (b. 1915) life in Germany; he and his brother's immigration to the United States in 1935 and subsequent life there; their helping other German Jews, including their parents, immigrate to the United States; the death of the Alfred's wife's parents in Auschwitz; and the end of the war and his feelings during a visit to his former home in Germany. Also included are photocopies of documents relating to the Reichsvereinigung der Juden in Deutschland and to the Alfred's family's history.
People
- Mayer, Alfred.
Corporate Bodies
- Auschwitz (Concentration camp)
- Reichsvereinigung der Juden in Deutschland
Subjects
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Personal narratives--Men authors.
- Jews, German--United States.
- United States--Emigration and immigration.
Genre
- Document
- Personal narratives.
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