Gershon Perecman collection

Identifier: irn617439
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

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https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn617439

Acquisition

Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2018 by Ellen Perecman, daughter of Gershon Perecman.

Scope and Content

Collection of materials documenting the experiences of Gershon Perecman (donor's father) before, during, and after the Holocaust; includes newspaper "Our Hope" from the displaced persons camp (dated 1947), Perecman's memoir on a notepad and loose pages, translation of the memoir, envelopes of watchsprings and other watch repair parts from his time in the DP camp, oral history interview with Gershon Perecman on VHS, and one German coin.

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Gershon Perecman papers
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn628119
- English
- folder 1
- Updated 1 year ago
Contains materials documenting the experiences of Gershon Perecman (donor's father) before, during, and after the Holocaust; includes a copy of the newspaper "Our Hope" from a displaced persons camp (dated 1947), Perecman's memoir on a notepad and loose pages, and translation of the memoir.
Oral history interview with Gershon Perecman
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn628120
- English
- 1 videocassette (VHS), sound, color ; 1/2 in.
- Updated 1 year ago
Envelope with watch components
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn628121
- English
- a: Height: 2.875 inches (7.302 cm) | Width: 2.500 inches (6.35 cm) b: Height: 0.125 inches (0.318 cm) | Diameter: 0.875 inches (2.223 cm) c: Height: 0.188 inches (0.478 cm) | Diameter: 0.750 inches (1.905 cm) d: Height: 0.125 inches (0.318 cm) | Diameter: 0.750 inches (1.905 cm) e: Height: 0.063 inches (0.16 cm) | Diameter: 0.750 inches (1.905 cm) f: Height: 0.063 inches (0.16 cm) | Diameter: 0.688 inches (1.748 cm) g: Height: 0.625 inches (1.588 cm) | Width: 0.250 inches (0.635 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Envelope with watch components
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn628122
- English
- a: Height: 4.250 inches (10.795 cm) | Width: 2.500 inches (6.35 cm) b: Height: 0.125 inches (0.318 cm) | Diameter: 0.875 inches (2.223 cm) c: Height: 0.125 inches (0.318 cm) | Diameter: 0.750 inches (1.905 cm) d: Height: 0.188 inches (0.478 cm) | Diameter: 0.750 inches (1.905 cm) e: Height: 0.063 inches (0.16 cm) | Diameter: 0.750 inches (1.905 cm) f: Height: 0.063 inches (0.16 cm) | Diameter: 0.750 inches (1.905 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Envelope with watch components
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn628123
- English
- a: Height: 3.625 inches (9.208 cm) | Width: 2.375 inches (6.032 cm) b: Height: 0.750 inches (1.905 cm) | Width: 1.125 inches (2.858 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Envelope with watch components
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn628124
- English
- a: Height: 3.500 inches (8.89 cm) | Width: 2.375 inches (6.032 cm) b: Height: 0.625 inches (1.588 cm) | Width: 1.000 inches (2.54 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Envelope with watch components
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn628125
- English
- a: Height: 3.375 inches (8.573 cm) | Width: 2.375 inches (6.032 cm) b: Height: 0.750 inches (1.905 cm) | Width: 1.000 inches (2.54 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Coin
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn628126
- English
- overall: | Width: 0.025 inches (0.064 cm) | Diameter: 0.688 inches (1.748 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
5 Pfennig coin, 1920