Feuerlicht and Grussgott family papers
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Overview
- Description
- Contains photographs (70), letters, passports, and other documents illustrating the experiences of Abraham Grussgott and Nelly Feuerlicht (donor). Abraham (b. 1924 in Bardekov, Czechoslovakia, present day Slovakia), survived in the woods of Czechoslovakia, running and on false papers; Nelly (b. Berlin Germany) fled with her mother Yetti Friedman [Feuerlicht] and father to Belgium, from where Nelly and Yetti were able to depart for the United States. Collection documents their unsuccessful efforts to get Ignatz [Nelly's father] a visa to enter the United States in 1942. He was deported and perished as was most of Abraham's family.
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Nelly Grussgott
- Collection Creator
- Nelly Grussgott
- Biography
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Abraham Grussgott (b. 1924) was born in Bardekov, Czechoslovakia (present day Slovakia) and survived in the woods of Czechoslovakia in hiding and on false papers. Nelly Feuerlicht (b. 1930 in Berlin, Germany) fled with her mother, Yetti Friedman (Feuerlicht, b. 1987), and father, Ignatz, to Belgium where Nelly and Yetti were able to depart for the United States. Nelly and her mother attempted to get Ignatz a visa to enter the United States in 1942, but he was deported and perished, as was most of Abraham's family.
Physical Details
- Genre/Form
- Identification cards. Photographs. Passports.
- Extent
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4 folders
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. Nelly Grussgott
Keywords & Subjects
- Geographic Name
- United States--Emigration and immigration.
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 2013 by Nelly Grussgott.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-02-24 13:37:35
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn43029
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