Overview
- Description
- Describes Armin Kern's (b. 1923) childhood in Böchingen and Landau in der Pfalz, Germany; the Nazi seizure of power in Germany and the growth of antisemitism; Kristallnacht and the arrest of Kern's father and his internment in Dachau; Kern and his parents' immigration to the United States in 1939; and the Holocaust-related fates of members of the Kern's family.
- Date
-
creation:
1993
Physical Details
- Genre/Form
- Autobiographies.
- 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).
Keywords & Subjects
- Topical Term
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Personal narratives. Jews--Germany. Jews--Persecutions. Kristallnacht, 1938.
- Geographic Name
- United States--Emigration and immigration. Landau in der Pfalz (Germany) Böchingen (Germany)
- Personal Name
- Kern, Armin.
- Corporate Name
- Dachau (Concentration camp)
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Armin Kern donated his memoir to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Aug. 1994.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-02-24 14:02:04
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn504358
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