"Surviving the Holocaust and New Life in America"

Identifier
irn515098
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2004.343
Level of Description
Item
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn515098

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

Edward Gruzin donated his memoir to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum on Jun. 2, 2004.

Scope and Content

Consists of a memoir, 9 pages, by Edward Gruzin, entitled "Surviving the Holocaust and New Life in America." In the memoir, Mr. Gruzin describes his memories of his childhood in pre-war Kovno (Kaunas), Lithuania, his wartime experiences in the Kovno Ghetto and in the Landsberg-Kaufering concentration camp, his post-war experiences regarding liberation, and his emigration to the United States in 1949.

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.