Overview
- Description
- Consists of original documents related to life in the newly liberated Buchenwald concentration camp. Includes a brief history of the camp, written in short paragraphs and highlighting major events and executions; a narrative, one page, entitled "Mord und Hunger im November 1939" by Dr. Gustav Herzog, originally of Vienna; a blank form for reporting on the execution of inmates; and documents related to services honoring those who perished at Buchenwald.
- Date
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inclusive:
1945
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Abraham Heckman
Physical Details
- Language
- German
- 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
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Keywords & Subjects
- Personal Name
- Herzog, Gustav.
- Corporate Name
- Buchenwald (Concentration camp)
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Abraham Heckman donated these documents to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2012 with the assistance of his son, Mark. Mr. Heckman was a member of the United States Army in 1945, and received these documents from an unknown man in the summer of 1945.
- Record last modified:
- 2024-07-11 07:41:40
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