Jiří Lauscher collection

Identifier: irn677569
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

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Acquisition

Jiří and Irma Lauscher and Michaela Vidláková donated the Jiří Lauscher collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1989.

Scope and Content

The Jiří Lauscher collection consist of reports, albums, artwork, writings, photocopies, photographs, copyprints, and diary entries documenting the Jüdische Kultusgemeinde's work related to emigration and job training in Prague; the administration, history, and culture of Theresienstadt; and Holocaust-era ghettos and concentration camps. The collection also includes a Star of David badge and postage stamps. Lauscher collected the materials during his internment in Theresienstadt from 1942-1945 and acquired many of them from friends and acquaintances as they were deported to killing centers.

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Jiří Lauscher collection
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn512867
- English
- 1939-1989
- boxes 4
- Updated 1 year ago
The Jiří Lauscher collection consist of reports, albums, artwork, writings, photocopies, photographs, copyprints, and diary entries documenting the Jüdische Kultusgemeinde’s work related to emigration and job training in Prague; the administration, history, and culture of Theresienstadt; and Holocaust-era ghettos and concentration camps. Lauscher collected the materials during his internment in Theresienstadt from 1942-1945 and acquired many of them from friends and acquaintances as they were deported to killing centers. Records documenting the Jüdische Kultusgemeinde in Prague relate to tw...