Josef Hirschhorn collection
Extent and Medium
folder
1
Creator(s)
- Josef Hirschhorn
Biographical History
Josef Hirschhorn was born on February 5, 1926 in Oradea, Romania, to Martin and Irene (née Seidmann) Hirschhorn. In 1944, a few years after Oradea had been re-incorporated into Hungary and re-named Nagyvárad, he was deported from Nagyvárad to Sachsenhausen, where he was assigned prisoner number 80777. He is presumed to have died in Sachsenhausen.
Archival History
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Gustav Hirschhorn
Gustav Hirschhorn donated his brother's photograph and letter to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2014.
Scope and Content
Consists of a copyprint of a portrait of Josef Hirschhorn, originally of Oradea, Romania. Also includes a letter written by Hirschhorn on Sachsenhausen camp stationery, dated 13 August 1944, prior to his death, presumably at Sachsenhausen. It was the last letter the family received from Hirschhorn.
Conditions Governing Reproduction
Copyright Holder: Mr. Gustav Hirschhorn
People
- Hirschhorn, Josef.
Corporate Bodies
Subjects
- Jews--Romania--Oradea.
- Oradea (Romania)
Genre
- Photograph.
- Letter.
- Document