Overview
- Description
- Consists of one memoir, 81 pages with appendices, entitled "We Came to America: Memories of a Refugee Child" by Marlies Wolf Plotnik, written in 2005. In the memoir, Mrs. Plotnik describes her childhood in Darmstadt, Germany, her memories of Kristallnacht, her family history, her family's immigration to the United States through England in 1939,and her life in the United States. Includes copies of photographs, documents, and family trees.
- Date
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publication/distribution:
2005
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Marlies Wolf Plotnik
Physical Details
- Language
- English
- Genre/Form
- Personal Narratives.
- 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 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. Marlies Plotnik
Keywords & Subjects
- Topical Term
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Germany--Darmstadt. United States--Emigration and immigration--History.
- Geographic Name
- Darmstadt (Germany) Germany.
- Personal Name
- Plotnik, Marlies.
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Marlies Plotnik donated her memoir to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum on August 23, 2010.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-07-05 13:32:46
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn41937
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