Joe Friedman collection

Identifier: irn90082
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

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https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn90082

Acquisition

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1996 and 1997 by Joe Friedman.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of a cane, patch, a woodcut, military records, occupation, military, and displaced persons camp life materials, photographs, and printed materials relating to the experiences of Joe Friedman and his work with displaced persons for the Third Army and Military Government and Holocaust memorial events held between 1978 and 1982.

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Wooden plaque with the Hashomer Hatzair emblem given to a US soldier
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn11629
- English
- 1946
- overall: Height: 9.375 inches (23.813 cm) | Width: 5.625 inches (14.288 cm) | Depth: 1.140 inches (2.896 cm)
- Updated 1 year ago
Hand made wooden plaque given to Joe Friedman, a US Army officer and DP camp administrator, by an unknown DP camp resident in appreciation for Friedman's work in saving ca. 240 Jewish children at Kibbutz Nili, a DP camp located at the former Julius Streicher farm. It is carved with the Hashomer Hatzair logo, a wreath with a Star of David enclosing a fleur-de-lis. Hashomer Hatzair was a Zionist youth movement active in organizing unauthorized refugee travel across postwar Europe and illegal emigration to Palestine. Second Lt. Friedman deployed to Europe in 1944. He was attached to the Third ...
Carved inscribed walking stick given to an American soldier
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn33859
- English
- Updated 1 year ago
Cane carved for Lt. Joe Friedman, United States Army, as a gift by Major Macleah. It had formerly belonged to a German soldier. Friedman deployed to Europe in 1944. He was attached to the Third Army and became a member of the 91st Evacuation Hospital. In early April 1945, Joe's company was the first to enter Ohrdruf concentration camp, the first camp discovered by US troops. Before the war ended on May 7, Joe volunteered for work in displaced persons camps, eventually becoming the head of Coburg DP camp. He was promoted to Captain and later sent to Ansbach where he was commissioned to overs...
Joe Friedman papers
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn501394
- English
- 1945-1982
- box 1
- Updated 1 year ago
The Joe Friedman papers consist of military records; occupation, military, and displaced persons camp life materials; photographs; and printed materials documenting Joe Friedman’s work with displaced persons for the Third Army and Military Government, life as part of the occupation force and in the displaced persons camps, the repatriation displaced persons, and Holocaust memorial events held between 1978 and 1982. Military records include correspondence, memoranda, reports, bulletins, and authorizations documenting Friedman’s work with displaced persons for the Third Army and Military Gove...

Joe Friedman collection

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Wooden plaque with the Hashomer Hatzair emblem given to a US soldier

Carved inscribed walking stick given to an American soldier

Joe Friedman papers