Overview
- Description
- Consists of letters, postcards, and documents related to the Holocaust experiences of the Rolef family, 1935-1947. Includes postcards sent to the United States from Theresienstadt 1943-1944. Includes weekly letters from 1939-1942.
- Date
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inclusive:
1935-1947
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Steven Rolef
- Collection Creator
- Rolef family
- Biography
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Abraham and Bertha Rolef (née Kahn) had three children: Else (b. 1909), Hans (b. 1913), and Ruth (b. 1915). Prior to the start of World War II, their children emigrated from Germany. Abraham and Bertha were deported to Theresienstadt in 1942. In October 1944 they were deported to Auschwitz where they perished.
Physical Details
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).
- Copyright Holder
- Mr. Steven Rolef
Keywords & Subjects
- Topical Term
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Czechoslovakia. Jews--Persecutions--Czechoslovakia--History--20th century.
- Personal Name
- Rolef family.
- Corporate Name
- Theresienstadt (Concentration camp)
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Steven Rolef donated his family's letters to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum on Nov. 9, 2009.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-12-26 14:56:17
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn39391
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