Else Pollak Chandler collection

Identifier
irn523479
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2006.107
Dates
1 Jan 1934 - 31 Dec 1946
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
  • German
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn523479

Extent and Medium

folders

2

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

Else Pollak Chandler donated this collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum on Apr. 17, 2006 with the assistance of her daughter, Esme. An accretion to this collection was added on Oct. 23, 2006.

Scope and Content

Consists of the official response to a Red Cross inquiry into the fate of Jakob, Regine, and Edith Pollak, originally of Vienna, Austria. The inquiry was made by Jakob and Regine's daughter, Else, who was able to emigrate to England before the war. The response states that the remaining members of the family perished in the Holocaust. Also includes correspondence sent and received by Else Chandler after her immigration to England, documents regarding her immigration, and documents regarding her pre-war schooling.

Genre

  • Document
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