Pollak family collection

Identifier
irn519421
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1995.A.0795
Level of Description
Item
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

oversize box

1

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1995 by Pick Productions Ltd.

Scope and Content

Oversize, color photographic prints of diaries and papers of Otto and Helga Pollak, father and daughter imprisoned at Theresienstadt. First two folders appear to contain diaries kept by Otto Pollak at Theresienstadt in 1943-1944, includes comments about Helga, statistics about transports from Theresienstadt and number of those still living, and related matters. Other folders contain reproductions of Red Cross correspondence between Frieda Pollak (Helga's mother) in England, and Otto and Helga in Theresienstadt, as well as post-war correspondence between mother and daughter. Also contains pre-war photos and other documents from Theresienstadt.

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Genre

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