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Dr. Jesse Hofer collection

Document | Accession Number: 2009.121

Consists of eight color copyprints taken after the liberation of the Buchenwald concentration camp. Includes images of camp buildings, survivors, corpses, and the bodies of SS officers killed after liberation. Also includes six chapters (approximately 100 pages) of the memoir of Dr. Jesse Hofer, PhD, MD, entitled "From Behind Those Fences." In the memoir, Dr. Hofer describes what he witnessed upon the liberation of Buchenwald and his reflections on what he saw there.

Date
inclusive:  1945
Language
English
Genre/Form
Personal narratives.
Photographs.
Extent
1 folder
Credit Line
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Jessica Aiken and Beth Hutchings

Keywords and Subjects

Administrative History

Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
Jessica Aiken and Beth Hutchings donated their father's collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in March 2009.

Rights and 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.

 
Record last modified: 2021-11-10 13:00:34
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