Benjamin Sokol papers

Identifier
irn516476
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1995.130
Dates
1 Jan 1935 - 31 Dec 1945
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • German
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn516476

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

The papers were acquired by Benjamin Sokol while he was in Europe with the 13th Armored Division during World War II. The papers were donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum by Benjamin Sokol in 1995.

Scope and Content

The papers consist of a leaflet issued by the Information-Education Section of the 13th Armored Division of the U.S. Army entitled, "Facts on Germany: Food," an advertisement for a German post office savings book, two maps of Europe, and correspondence, including a letter from Roger Kaufmann thanking Benjamin Sokol for taking care of his son in a concentration camp in Germany after liberation.

People

  • Sokol, Benjamin.
  • Kaufmann family.

Subjects

  • World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Liberation--Germany.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Food supply--Germany.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Europe--Maps.

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.