Overview
- Description
- Consists of documents and photographs related to the Holocaust experiences of the family of Sheva Latvinsky Vapne, originally of Riga, Latvia. Includes a copy of a pre-war photograph of the Latvinsky family and an English-language copy of a diary, written by Sheyna Gram (cousin of the Latvinskys) from June 22, 1941 until her death on August 8, 1941, entitled "The Anna Frank from the Latvian Little Town of Preili." Also includes copies of photographs showing a memorial in remembrance of the Jews of Preili and a print-out recording the deaths of Sheva's brothers, Leizer and Abram, who died fighting the Nazis.
- Date
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1920-2008
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Sheva Vapne
Physical Details
- Extent
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1 folder
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- There are no known restrictions on access to this material.
- Conditions on Use
- The Museum is in the process of determining the possible use restrictions that may apply to material(s) in this collection.
Keywords & Subjects
- Topical Term
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Latvia.
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Sheva Vapne donated this collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum on May 2, 2008.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-02-24 13:36:14
- This page:
- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn35981
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- Terms of Use
- This record is not digitized and cannot be downloaded online.
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