Robert Feinsod photographs

Identifier
irn715014
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2019.116.2
  • 2019.116.1
  • 2019.117.1
Level of Description
Item
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn715014

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Creator(s)

  • Robert Feinsod

Biographical History

Robert “Bob” Feinsod (1920-2018) was born in New York on June 15, 1920 to Joseph Feinsod (1893-1967) and Beatrice Feinsod (née, Kaplan, 1898-1976) and had one brother, Herbert (1922-2007). Robert served in the United States Army in the 17th and 82nd Airborne Divisions during World War II, rising to the ranks of Captain. He fought in the Battle of the Bulge, was among the first Americans to enter Berlin, and participated in the liberation of the Wöbbelin concentration camp. He was later honored with the Certificate of Conspicuous Service. Robert married Kalma Jewel Shapiro in 1946 and had two sons: Fred and Arthur.

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Robert, Kalma, Fred and Arthur Feinsod.

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Robert, Kalma, Fred and Arthur Feinsod.

The Feinsod family donated the Robert Feinsod photographs to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2019. The collections numbered 2019.116.1 and 2019.117.1 have been incorporated into this collection.

Scope and Content

The collection includes a photograph and copyprint of Robert Feinsod and Marc Shapiro, a Soviet soldier, in military uniforms.

People

  • Feinsod, Robert, 1920-2018.

Subjects

  • World War, 1939-1945.
  • Soldiers--United States.

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.