Hannah Berkowitz collection
Extent and Medium
folders
3
Archival History
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Hannah Berkowitz and Doris Berger
Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2022 by Hannah Berkowitz and Doris Berger
Scope and Content
Includes family photos and documents, travel documents, restitution-related papers, and a transcript of an oral history with Eva Berkowitz, the donors' mother, that captures Eva's experiences in the ghetto in Irshava and then in Auschwitz, where she was incarcerated until July 1944, and then sent to work in German ammunition factories in Gelsenkirchen and Essen.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
Copyright Holder: Ms. Hannah Berkowitz