Moshe Leshem collection

Identifier
irn515461
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2004.471
Dates
1 Jan 1936 - 31 Dec 1943
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • German
  • Czech
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn515461

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

Moshe Leshem donated this collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum on Aug. 24, 2004.

Scope and Content

Consists of documents forged by Moshe Lesehm [donor] in order to demonstrate a false Aryan identity. Mr. Leshem obtained existing and blank documents and altered them to read the name "Limbersky," a false identity. Collection includes forged report cards, diplomas, an "ancestor's" birth certificate, and his "parents'" wedding certificate. Due to age, the places where the documents have been altered is evident.

Genre

  • Document
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