Eric W. Zielenziger family collection

Identifier: irn516052
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

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Acquisition

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2004 by Eric W. Zielenziger.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of an armband, documents and photographs relating to the experiences of Eric Zielenziger and his family in prewar Berlin, Germany, then as refugees in Paris, France, and Amsterdam, Netherlands, before and during World War II and in Amsterdam after the war.

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Eric Zielenziger papers
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn516909
- English
- box 1
- Updated 7 months ago
Collection of photographs and documents relating to Eric Zielenziger's prewar and wartime family history, including identification cards (real and false), papers from Westerbork, and police certificates.
Joodsche Raad armband worn by a German Jewish aide in a transit camp
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn516910
- English
- overall: Height: 6.000 inches (15.24 cm) | Width: 15.500 inches (39.37 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Joosche Raad (Jewish Council) stenciled white cloth armband worn by Eric Zielenziger, 22, while working in Westerbork transit camp in the Netherlands from December 1942 to March 1943. He worked on behalf of the emigration department of the Amsterdam Joodsche Raad and traveled between the city and the camp. In March, German authorities told Eric he could no longer travel between the two and Eric decided to stay in Amsterdam. In September 1943, Eric’s parents, Kurt and Lilly, were sent to Westerbork. That October, Eric went into hiding in the home of Frits and Jacoba Blom. The winter of 1944 ...

Eric W. Zielenziger family collection

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Eric Zielenziger papers

Joodsche Raad armband worn by a German Jewish aide in a transit camp