Esther Lurie collection
Acquisition
The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1995 by Esther Lurie.
Scope and Content
The collection consists of artifacts, drawings, correspondence, documents, photographs, and publications relating to the experiences of Esther Lurie before the Holocaust in Latvia, Palestine, and Western Europe, during the Holocaust when she was imprisoned in the Kovno (Kaunus) Ghetto in Lithuania, Stuthoff concentration camp and Leibitsch forced labor camp in Germany, and after the Holocaust during and after her return journey to Israel.
Genre
- Collection