Overview
- Description
- Consists of copies of a testimony and other materials relating to Wilhelm C. Laros and Jehovah's Witnesses during the Holocaust. Among the topics mentioned are concentration camps, death marches, and activities of Jehovah's Witnesses in Europe before, during, and after the Holocaust.
- Date
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1942-1990
- Collection Creator
- Wilhelm C. Laros
- Biography
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Wilhelm Laros was born June 9, 1902, in Delft, Netherlands. Laros became affiliated with the Jehovah's Witnesses as a youth and became an active leader. He later was arrested by the Germans for his religious beliefs, interned in Sachsenhausen concentration camp, and released from that camp after 4 1/2 years. Laros presently resides in Delft.
Physical Details
- Genre/Form
- Photographs. Personal narratives.
- Extent
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1 folder
- System of Arrangement
- Arrangement is thematic
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- There are no known restrictions on access to this material.
- Conditions on Use
- Material(s) in this collection may be protected by copyright and/or related rights. You do not require further permission from the Museum to use this material. The user is solely responsible for making a determination as to if and how the material may be used.
Keywords & Subjects
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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Wilhelm C. Laros
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The materials were collected by Wilhelm Laros during and after the Holocaust. The Laros papers were initially donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Oral History Dept. via Robert Buckley. They were transferred to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives by Holly Snyder of the Oral History Department on June 12, 1991.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-08-25 13:13:24
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