Herman Rothberg photograph collection

Identifier
irn516007
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2004.553.1
Dates
1 Jan 1945 - 31 Dec 1948
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • Yiddish
  • Polish
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn516007

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

The photographs were gathered by Chaim Pacowski Herman Rothberg while living in the Föhrenwald displaced persons camp in Germany from 1945 to 1948. He donated them to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2004.

Scope and Content

The 33 photographs were taken in the Föhrenwald displaced persons camp in Germany after World War II. Many of the photographs have captions on the verso.

People

  • Rothberg, Herman.

Subjects

  • Refugee camps--Germany--Föhrenwald--1940-1950.
  • Refugees--Germany--Föhrenwald--1940-1950.
  • Föhrenwald (Germany : Refugee camp)

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.