Overview
- Description
- This memoir, written by cousins Paul Bäecher and Ivan Backer, consists primarily of transcribed oral histories, describes his life and the lives of other family members from Czechoslovakia, of which some fled and immigrated to the United States, while others were caught, interned in Terezin (a.k.a. Theresienstadt), and suffered on Nazi death marches. The memoir also contains genealogical charts relating to the Bäecher family.
- Date
-
creation:
1989
- Collection Creator
- Paul Bäecher
Ivan Backer
Physical Details
- Genre/Form
- Personal narratives.
- Extent
-
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).
Keywords & Subjects
- Topical Term
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Personal narratives--Men authors. Genealogy. Death marches.
- Geographic Name
- United States--Emigration and immigration. Czechoslovakia--Emigration and immigration.
- Personal Name
- Bäecher, Paul.
- Corporate Name
- Theresienstadt (Concentration camp)
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
-
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Paul Bäecher finished writing "A family book of roots and remembrances" in 1989; the USHMMA acquired a copy in July 1994.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-02-24 14:01:05
- This page:
- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn504143
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