Letter regarding the liberation of Flossenbürg

Identifier
irn518423
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2006.310
Dates
1 Jan 1945 - 31 Dec 1945
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn518423

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

Judge Anthony J Mohr, Jeffrey Adler, and Warren Adler donated their uncle's letter regarding the liberation of the Flossenbürg concentration camp to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum on March 27, 2006 with the assistance of Council member Donald Etra.

Scope and Content

Consists of one carbon copy of a letter (with draft) written by Richard Goldstein, a member of the American Armed Forces, to his family on April 30, 1945, after the liberation of the Flossenbürg concentration camp. Mr. Goldstein explains in great detail the condition of the camp and the prisoners and how much the experience had undoubtedly changed his life.

People

  • Goldstein, Richard.

Subjects

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.