Overview
- Description
- Correspondence, diaries, photographs, identification documents, postcards, and books, belonging to the family of Helen Leser (also known as Helene Leser, Chana Leser), originally of Rozwadów, Poland. Documents include identification documents for family members during the German occupation of Poland; materials from the Soviet Union during the time of her family's exile there, including postcards received and a children's book; diaries written by Leser while in France after the war; notebooks containing written poetry in Russian and Yiddish; correspondence received by family members and friends in Munich, Wrocław, and other locations after her immigration to the United States.
- Date
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inclusive:
circa 1940-1959
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Helen Leser Rubin
- Collection Creator
- Helen Rubin
Physical Details
- Genre/Form
- Correspondence. Diaries. Photographs.
- Extent
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3 boxes
1 oversize box
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- There are no known restrictions on access to this material.
- Conditions on Use
- The donor, source institution, or a third party has asserted copyright over some or all of these material(s). The Museum does not own the copyright for the material and does not have authority to authorize use. For permission, please contact the rights holder(s).
- Copyright Holder
- Ms. Helen Rubin
Keywords & Subjects
- Geographic Name
- Rozwadów (Poland) Soviet Union. France.
- Personal Name
- Rubin, Helen.
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2011 by Ms. Helen Rubin
- Record last modified:
- 2022-07-28 17:44:38
- This page:
- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn39839
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