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My meeting with Heinrich Himmler - April 20/21, 1945

Document | Digitized | Accession Number: 1995.A.0211

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Overview

Description: The collection consists of three versions of Norbert Masur's report of his meeting with Heinrich Himmler on April 20-21, 1945. Included is a copy of Masur’s original report in German, a version entitled “En Jude Talar Med Himmler” published in Swedish in 1945, and an English translation completed by Masur’s nephwer, Henry Karger. Masur was a member of the Swedish section of the World Jewish Congress. At his meeting with Himmler, Norbert Masur negotiated the release of 7,000 Jewish women from Ravensbrück concentration camp, and the women arrived in Sweden in April 1945.
Date: inclusive: 1945-1993
Collection Creator: Norbert Masur
Biography: Norbert Masur (1901-1971) was born in 1901 in Friedrichstadt, Germany to Leiser and Hanna Masur. He served as a Swedish representative to the World Jewish Congress. In April 1945 he negotiated with Heinrich Himmler for the release of 7,000 Jewish women from the Ravensbrück concentration camp, and the women arrived in Sweden in April 1945. After World War II, he immigrated to Tel Aviv.

Physical Details

Language: German Swedish English
Genre/Form: Memoirs. Personal narratives.
Extent: 1 folder
System of Arrangement: The collection is arranged in a single series.

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).

Keywords & Subjects

Topical Term: Concentration camp inmates. Holocaust survivors. World War, 1939-1945--Jews--Rescue. World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives.
Geographic Name: Sweden. Germany.
Personal Name: Himmler, Heinrich, 1900-1945. Masur, Norbert, 1901-1971.

Administrative Notes

Holder of Originals: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: Henry Karger donated My Meetin with Heinrich Himmler to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1993.
Funding Note: The cataloging of this collection has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.

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