Barry Ziff collection

Identifier: irn95196
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

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https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn95196

Acquisition

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1992 by Barry Ziff.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of a letter and a photograph. The letter was written by Barry Ziff to his parents on April 9, 1945 while serving in the United States Army in Germany. In the letter, Barry wrote about his experiences touring the Ohrdruf concentration camp after liberation and speaking to survivors. The photograph of Barry was taken in London on March 22, 1944. The collection also includes a Nazi flag captured by Barry Ziff on April 3, 1945, Frankfurt am Main, Germany. The flag was captured from the flagpole in front of the German army headquarters in Frankfurt. Barry Ziff was in the 550th Antiaircraft Battalion with the 89th Infantry Division.

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Flag
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn5884
- English
- overall: Height: 29.800 inches (75.692 cm) | Width: 52.130 inches (132.41 cm) | Depth: 133.310 inches (338.607 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Nazi flag captured by Barry Ziff, an American G.I. liberator, April 1945, Frankfurt am Main, Germany. The flag was captured from the flagpole in front of the German army headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany on April 3, 1945 by Sergeant Barry Ziff of the 550th Antiaircraft Battalion with the 89th Infantry Division.
Barry Ziff letter and photograph
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn716860
- English
- 1944-1945
- folder 1
- Updated 7 months ago
The letter was written by Barry Ziff to his parents on April 9, 1945 while serving in the United States Army in Germany. In the letter, Barry wrote about his experiences touring the Ohrdruf concentration camp after liberation and speaking to survivors. The photograph of Barry was taken in London on March 22, 1944.

Barry Ziff collection

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Barry Ziff letter and photograph