Overview
- Description
- Includes photos, reparations-related papers, and handwritten recollections and notes of Edith Melcer (1917-2015), documenting her experience as a teacher in Dobšiná before her deportation to Auschwitz in 1942. She was liberated by the Russian Army in May 1945 before immigrating to Israel and then the United States in the 50s.
- Date
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inclusive:
1930-1951
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Elaine Epps
Physical Details
- Genre/Form
- Photographs
- Extent
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1 box
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
- Geographic Name
- Slovakia
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The papers were donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2023 by Elaine Epps, the daughter of Edith Melcer.
- Record last modified:
- 2024-03-01 15:53:52
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn755160
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