Overview
- Description
- Documents and writings illustrating the experiences of Emma Muller (donor's maternal grandmother), an Austrian Jew who was interned in the Gurs internment camp in southern France, released, and able to immigrate to the United States in 1941. Included in the collection is the work authorization issued to Emma in Amiens, France; her release authorization from Gurs; a French rail ticket; and hand written notes that briefly describe her experiences. Emma wrote that she was interned in La Bastide de Bousignac (Ariege) and then Gurs; on a second note she wrote that she went 85km by foot, during bombings to Paris, where she was arrested, deported, and "beaten like an animal."
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Marcelle Faust
Physical Details
- Genre/Form
- Letters. Personal narratives.
- Extent
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1 folder
1 box
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
- Ms. Marcelle Faust
Keywords & Subjects
- Geographic Name
- France--Ethnic relations.
- Corporate Name
- Gurs (Concentration camp)
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2010 by Marcelle Faust.
- Record last modified:
- 2022-07-28 17:43:47
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn40093
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The collection consists of a pencil, a juicer, and documents relating to the experiences of Emma Muller, originally from Austria, who was imprisoned in La Bastide de Bousignac and Gurs internment camps in southern France, released in 1941, and then emigrated to the United States.
Date: approximately 1941
Pencil brought with an Austrian Jewish refugee
Object
Pencil from the Gerson family's company in Vienna.
Cookbook
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Cookbook
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