John Honig collection

Identifier
irn707958
Language of Description
English
Level of Description
Collection
Source
EHRI Partner

Acquisition

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2019 by Dr. John Honig.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of an accordion and case, music book, patches, issues of Boy Scout journals, commemorative Boy Scout stamps, Boy Scout diaries and pamphlets, and writings related to the Holocaust-era experiences of John Honig (born Gerhart Honig) and his parents Gertrude and Walter Honig, including their flight from Vienna, Austria to England in September 1938, their immigration to the United States in 1939, and John’s enlistment in the United States Army in 1943.

Genre

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.