Fritz Hirsch family collection

Overview

Collection Summary

The collection consists of a poster, a red box, correspondence, documents, and photographs relating to the experiences of Fritz Hirsch, his wife, Hilda, and their sons Gerd Karl and Frank, and extended family members before and during the Holocaust in Germany, the Netherlands, and the United States, before the family was deported to various concentration camps in Germany and Poland where they perished.

Provenance

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2011 and 2014 by Edrie Cote and Irene Wagner.