Rene and Betty Braat photograph collection

Identifier
irn522576
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2005.52.1
Level of Description
Item
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn522576

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Creator(s)

  • Betty Braat
  • Rene Braat

Biographical History

Siblings Betty Braat (b. 1936) and Rene Braat (b. 1944) were forced into hiding in Feb. 1945 in the town of Westerbork, Netherlands. Their cousin, Bertil Mooleman (b. 1943), also survived the Holocaust in hiding.

Siblings Betty Braat (b. 1936) and Rene Braat (b. 1944) were forced into hiding in Feb. 1945 in the town of Westerbork, Netherlands. Their cousin, Bertil Mooleman (b. 1943), also survived the Holocaust in hiding.

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Betty Braat

The photographs were donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2005 by Betty and Rene Braat.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of 53 photographs documenting the experiences of the Braat and Mooleman families in the Netherlands before, during, and after the Holocaust.

People

  • Braat, Betty.
  • Braat, Rene.

Subjects

  • Jewish children in the Holocaust--Netherlands--Westerbork.
  • Jews--Netherlands.
  • Hidden children (Holocaust)--Netherlands--Westerbork.

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.