Erich Katz collection

Identifier
irn518144
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2006.82
Dates
1 Jan 2005 - 31 Dec 2005
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • German
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn518144

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

Dr. Erich Katz donated this collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum on March 20, 2006.

Scope and Content

Consists of two documents, one entitled "Meine 'Sommer Jugendfreundin' Gerda Fischer" and the other entitled "Die Tage und Nächte des Nazi-Terrors 1938/39," both by Dr. Erich Katz, originally of Gross-Enzersdorf, Austria. In "Die Tage und Nächte des Nazi-Terrors 1938/39," Dr. Katz describes his memories of the Anschluss, Kristallnacht, and his experiences in Dachau after Kristallnacht, and in "Meine 'Sommer Jugendfreundin' Gerda Fischer," Dr. Katz recalls his memories of a childhood friend who did not survive the war. Dr. Katz and his family emigrated to Ecuador in 1939.

Genre

  • Document
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