Helen Fagin collection

Identifier
irn611859
Language of Description
English
Level of Description
Collection
Source
EHRI Partner

Acquisition

Gift of Helen Fagin, 2016.

Scope and Content

Manuscript drafts of writings, correspondence, photographs, audio recordings, and related materials, concerning the activities of Holocaust survivor and educator Helen Fagin. Includes manuscript drafts of Fagin's memoirs, "My European Journey, 1939-1946" and "My American Journey, 1946-2008," a manuscript draft of "Hell Translated: A Survivor's Approach to Teaching the Holocaust as a Moral Lesson;" a manuscript draft of her translation (from Polish) of interviews published in the book "Dzieci Żydowskie oskarżają" ("The Children Accuse"); a copy of typed testimonies about Fagin's work as an educator; correspondence, in particular related to gatherings of Holocaust survivors, and audio recordings of presentations at a conference on the Holocaust hosted by Fagin at the University of Miami in 1978, as well as photographs of the conference. The donation also included records related to Dr. Fagin's employment at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, which have been transferred to the Institutional Archives. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.

Genre

  • Collection
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