Overview
- Description
- Consists of a series of short written testimonies written by Ivan Backer between 2002-2009 about his childhood in pre-war Czechoslovakia, the German invasion, leaving for England on a children's transport, and adjusting to life in England.
- Date
-
creation:
2002-2009
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Ivan Backer
Physical Details
- Language
- English
- Genre/Form
- Testimonies. Personal narratives.
- Extent
-
1 folder
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. Ivan Backer
Keywords & Subjects
- Topical Term
- Kindertransports (Rescue operations) Kindertransport (Rescue operations)--Great Britain.
- Geographic Name
- Czechoslovakia. Dobruska (Czechoslovakia)
- Personal Name
- Backer, Ivan.
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
-
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Ivan Backer donated this collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Dec. 2011.
- Record last modified:
- 2024-04-01 11:41:44
- This page:
- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn44439
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