Samuel Heider memoir

Identifier
irn515709
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2004.625
Level of Description
Item
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn515709

Extent and Medium

folders

2

Creator(s)

  • Samuel Heider

Biographical History

Szmuel Hajder was born in Biejków, Poland, and was a survivor of the Białobrzeg ghetto. In 1942, after escaping from the ghetto and hiding for some time as a member of the Sandomierz family, Szmuel was sent to the Radom concentration camp. He was liberated from Dachau in 1945, having survived the Auschwitz, Vaihingen, Hessental, and Dachau concentration camps.

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Samuel Heider

Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2004 by Samuel Heider

Scope and Content

Consists of documents written by Mr. Samuel Heider describing his experiences during the Holocaust. Also includes speeches written and delivered by Sam Heider about his experiences, including one given on the 60th and 65th anniversary of the liberation of Hessental and Dachau.

People

  • Samuel Heider

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.

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