Overview
- Description
- Consists of one CD containing scanned images of documents related to the Holocaust experiences of the family of Siegfried Abraham, originally of Hamburg, Germany. The family, who were living in Amsterdam, were deported to Bergen-Belsen in 1944, but were part of a prisoner exchange in January 1945 in which they were taken first to Switzerland, and then to Algeria. Includes copies of travel documents, family photographs, identity documentation as residents of the UNRRA camp at Jeanne d'Arc at Philippeville, the family's Haitian passports, which they were able to obtain from family friends to assist with emigration.
- Date
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inclusive:
1943-1955
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Hildegard Abraham
Physical Details
- Genre/Form
- Photographs. Identification documents.
- Extent
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1 CD.
- Extent
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1 folder
Rights & 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.
Keywords & Subjects
- Geographic Name
- Switzerland. Algeria. Haiti.
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Hildegard Abraham donated the Siegfried Abraham collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in August 2010.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-09-22 09:43:52
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn42192
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