Ella Menke Leeser letter

Identifier
irn709412
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2019.579.1
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn709412

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum collection, gift of Maureen Henderson

Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2019 by Maureen Henderson, the granddaughter of Ella Menke Leeser.

Scope and Content

Copy of a 5 page typewritten letter describing the experiences of the Leeser family, originally from Germany, while in hiding during the Holocaust in the Netherlands. The letter was authored in June 1945 by Ella Menke Leeser and her daughter Yonny and sent to relatives in Argentina. The letter contains information about the various Dutch aid givers and unique circumstances in which Ella and her two children, George and Yonny, were able to survive.

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions on access

Conditions Governing Reproduction

Copyright Holder: Maureen Henderson

Subjects

  • Holocaust survivors--Netherlands--Amsterdam.

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.