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Renata de Gara Cafiero collection

Document | Not Digitized | Accession Number: 2004.59

Overview

Description: Contains documents regarding the removal of Paul De Gara from public service as a non-Aryan as of April 7, 1933. Also includes a certificate of good conduct used by Dr. De Gara to enter the United States in 1939. Collection also contains a memoir written by Adele Cantor entitled "Tears and Joys of a War-time Deportee" (London, 1946, 32 pages) regarding her childhood in Berlin, Germany; experiences in the camps of Gurs, Douadic, and Chateau Le Roc; liberation; and emigration to England in 1946.
Date: inclusive: 1933-1946
Collection Creator: Paul de Gara
Biography: Dr. Paul De Gara, raised a Catholic, but of Jewish descent, completed his medical studies in Italy and immigrated to the United States with his family in 1939. He was an allergy and immunology specialist and was the personal allergist to President John F. Kennedy and his family. Dr. De Gara's biography, "Not to be Sneezed at: The Untold Story of Paul F. de Gara, MD, President Kennedy's Allergist" was written by Renata de Gara Cafiero and published in 1999. Adele Cantor was the mother of Telly Cantor, a friend of the family.

Physical Details

Language: German English
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: Jews--Italy--History--20th century. Jews--Persecutions--Italy.
Geographic Name: United States--Emigration and immigration--History--20th century. Italy--History--1922-1945. Italy--Ethnic relations.
Personal Name: De Gara, Paul F., 1902-1991. Cantor, Adele.

Administrative Notes

Holder of Originals: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: Renata Cafiero donated her father's papers to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives on Jan. 12, 2003.

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