Zarnicer family collection

Identifier
irn593792
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2018.23.1
Dates
1 Jan 1941 - 31 Dec 1941
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • French
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Robert Wertheimer

Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2017 by Robert Wertheimer, grandson of Esther and Robert Zarnicer.

Scope and Content

Document issued on behalf of Esther Zarnicer [donor’s maternal grandmother], living in Camp de Gurs [Ilôt L Baraque 14], granting permission for her daughter, Ruth, to be removed from Camp de Gurs for the purpose of immigration to the United States of America. Dated 21 November 1941 and signed by “Ester” and stamped by the camp director. Includes a photograph of Ruth’s parents, Esther and Robert Zarnicer [who died in 1932]. Ruth and her her brother Hugo were placed in the Chabannes children's home before later going into hiding under false names. Esther was deported and killed.

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.