Barbara Sadagopan papers

Identifier
irn503333
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1991.A.0034
  • RG-10.031.01
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • German
  • Slovak
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Creator(s)

Biographical History

Barbara Sadagopan was born in Berlin, Germany, in 1923, to a Jewish mother and a Catholic father, the graphic artist, Helmut Krommer. The family was persecuted becasue her mother was Jewish. In 1933, they were forced to flee the Kunstlerkolonie in Berlin and find refuge in Czechoslovakia. When Germany annexed Prague in March 1939, the family fled to Yugoslavia because Helmet's anti-Nazi activities put him on the Gestapo's wanted list. Barbara, her sisters, and her mother were able to obtain visas and immigrate to England. Barbara spent the war years in England and immigrated to the United States in 1948. Her uncle, Arnold Weisz, apparently died at Sachsenhausen.

Archival History

Ms. Barbara Sadagopan

Acquisition

The materials were collected by Barbara Sadagopan before, during, and after the Holocaust.

Scope and Content

Consists of various materials concerning Barbara Sadagopan and her family, originally from Berlin, Germany. Among the papers are letters from relatives before their deportation and articles concerning her relatives Helmut Krommer and Arnolda Weisz-Kubicana, both artists involved in anti-Nazi activities.

System of Arrangement

Arrangement is thematic

People

Corporate Bodies

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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.