Overview
- Description
- "With Only a Toothbrush" is a 12 page manuscript written by Jacky Erwteman in 2004. In the manuscript, Erwteman describes her family background, the family efforts to flee Amsterdam when the Germans invaded and the Dutch Royal Family fled, and their escape by boat to England, where they found employment. Includes information about Erwteman's aunt and uncle, who traveled to the United States and to Curacao, eventually working for the newly established World Bank. After the war, the family discovered that those family members who were unable to escape had been killed in Auschwitz.
- Date
-
creation:
2004
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Jacky Erwteman
Physical Details
- Language
- English
- Genre/Form
- Personal narratives.
- Extent
-
1 folder
- System of Arrangement
- "With Only a Toothbrush" is arranged in a single series.
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. Jacky Erwteman
Keywords & Subjects
- Geographic Name
- Netherlands.
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
-
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Jacky Erwteman donated "With Only a Toothbrush" to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in July 2011.
- Record last modified:
- 2024-04-01 11:41:15
- This page:
- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn43771
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