Ralph Hershaw photograph collection

Identifier
irn523576
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1999.239.1
Dates
1 Jan 1930 - 31 Dec 1940
Level of Description
Item
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn523576

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Creator(s)

  • Ralph Hershaw

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Ralph Hershaw

The photographs were donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum by Ralph Hershaw in 1999.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of a photograph of four young soldiers in the Estonian Army, including Rafael Hirschowitz (Ralph Hershaw), and four photographs of a Yiddish theater troupe in Tartu, Estonia, with which Ralph Hershaw and his uncle, Gustave Jmyanitoff (George Manitoff), were involved.

People

  • Manitoff, George.
  • Hershaw, Ralph.
  • Himmelhoch, Ruven.
  • Kropman, Jehoshua.
  • Kaplan, Sura.

Subjects

  • Yiddish theater--Estonia--Tartu--1930-1940.
  • Drama clubs--Estonia--Tartu--1930-1940.

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.