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Claire Welch memoir

Document | Accession Number: 2009.191

Consists of one CD containing a memoir of the Holocaust experiences of Claire Weinberg Welch, originally of Brake, Germany. In the memoir, Claire describes how she recently discovered that she and her family had been picked up on Kristallnacht. Claire and her mother were released within a few hours and her father was released from Sachsenhausen in December 1938. They immigrated to the United States in February 1939.

Date
inclusive:  2009
Language
English
Genre/Form
Personal Narratives.
Extent
1 CD.
Extent
1 folder
Credit Line
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Claire Welch

About This Document

Document Creator
Claire Welch
Biography
Claire Welch (née Weinberg) was born on 21 December 1934 in Brake, Germany. Her parents, Berthold Weinberg and Friedericke Gramms married on 21 May 1933. Claire and her family were arrested in Brake during Kristallnacht. Claire and her mother were released after a few hours, and her grandfather after a few days. Her father was imprisoned in Sachsenhausen and released on 14 December 1938. The Weinberg family emigrated from Germany to the United States in February 1939.

Keywords and Subjects

Geographic Name
Brake (Germany)

Administrative History

Holder of Originals
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
Claire Weinberg Welch donated her memoir to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum on May 11, 2009.

Rights and Restrictions

Conditions on Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions on Use
Restrictions on use. The donor retains copyright and distribution rights.
 
Record last modified: 2021-05-25 14:59:06
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