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Alwin Steinitz writings

Document | Not Digitized | Accession Number: 2011.332.1

Overview

Description: The Alwin Steinitz writings consists of four articles, in English, typed with handwritten corrections, by Alwin Steinitz, a former Swiss journalist and survivor of the Buchenwald concentration camp. The articles, written between 1945-1947, detail Mr. Steinitz's personal experiences and memories of his imprisonment as an anti-Nazi journalist, of life in Buchenwald, of liberation, and of post-war Germany.
Date: inclusive: 1945-1947
Credit Line: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of David Israel
Collection Creator: Alwin Steinitz

Physical Details

Language: English
Genre/Form: Personal narratives.
Extent: 1 folder
System of Arrangement: The Alwin Steinitz writings is arranged in a single series.

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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

Topical Term: Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Germany--Buchenwald--Sources.
Geographic Name: Germany.
Personal Name: Steinitz, Alwin.
Corporate Name: Buchenwald (Concentration camp)

Administrative Notes

Holder of Originals: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: David Israel donated these articles to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in September 2011. He received these articles while writing his book, "The Day the Thunderbird Cried" which includes additional information about Mr. Steinitz.
Funding Note: The cataloging of this collection has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.

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