Harold Fishbein collection

Identifier
irn513013
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2003.116
  • RG-19.062
Dates
1 Jan 1941 - 31 Dec 1949
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
  • German
  • Hebrew
  • Yiddish
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

boxes

oversize folder

3

1

Creator(s)

Biographical History

Harold Fishbein was the Director of the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration's Displaced Persons camp, Schlachtensee, from 1945 to 1948.

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Rabbi Mayer Abramowitz

Rabbi Mayer Abramowitz donated the Harold Fishbein collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum on June 2, 2003.

Scope and Content

The collection documents the post-war experiences of Harold Fishbein, Director of the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration’s Schlachtensee DP camp (Düppel Center) near Berlin. Included is personal correspondence, a draft copy for a book he was writing about the DP camp, speech outlines and miscellaneous documents, and over 400 photographs depicting Fishbein, Schlachtensee DP camp, and displaced persons.

System of Arrangement

The collection is arranged as four series: Series 1: Correspondence, 1941-1949 Series 2: Draft copy of Fishbein’s book about the Schlachtensee camp Series 3: Outlines for speeches and miscellaneous documents Series 4: Photographs, ca. 1945-1948

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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.