Eva Metzger Brown collection
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Overview
- Description
- The Eva Metzger Brown collection contains three primary records. The first two are affidavits for her parents, Ernst and Doris Metzger. These affidavits were required for the Metzger family to immigrate into the United States. Also included in the collection are two copies of Eva’s memoir, titled “Healing from the Traumas of the Holocaust and the Years Thereafter.” They recount the early years of Eva’s life, as well as her parent’s background. The memoir also details Eva’s experiences growing up in the United States as a young child.
- Date
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inclusive:
1941-2002
- Collection Creator
- Eva Metzger Brown
- Biography
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Eva Metzger Brown (1938- ) was born in Furth Germany to her parents Ernst and Doris Metzger. The family fled the country soon after Kristallnacht to Paris, France. Ernst was placed in a detention camp, while Doris and Eva moved to the French town of Angers. In June of 1940, a German air raid bombed Angers, leaving Doris and Eva both injured; Doris had a leg amputated while Eva suffered from shrapnel lodged in her head. With the eventual German occupation of France, the detention camp system crumbled and Ernst was free. The Metzger’s were able to meet up once again, and traveled to Toulouse where they discovered that the family had made the quota for immigration into the United States, after being sponsored by a cousin of Doris’. They arrived in the United States in August, 1941.
Physical Details
- Language
- English
- Genre/Form
- Personal narratives.
- Extent
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2 folders
- System of Arrangement
- The Eva Metzger Brown collection is arranged as a single series.
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- There are no known restrictions on access to this material. Museum staff are currently unable to copy, digitize, and/or photograph collection materials on behalf of researchers. Researchers are encouraged to plan a research visit to consult collection materials themselves.
- 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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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received this affidavit from Eva Metzger Brown in April 2002 as part of the Hidden Children collecting project.
- Record last modified:
- 2024-11-07 08:17:46
- This page:
- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/bookmarks/irn510563
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