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Albert Craig Levinson collection

Document | Digitized | Accession Number: 2013.436.1

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Overview

Description: Consists of one typed testimony, three pages, dictated by Dr. Kurt Grunwald, a Czech physician, related to his Holocaust experiences in Theresienstadt, Auschwitz, and Ohrdruf. The testimony was typed by Albert Craig Levinson, a member of the 8th Infantry Division, after the liberation of Ohrdruf. Dr. Grunwald later reunited with his surviving son, Misa (Frank), whom he mourns in the testimony, believing Misa to have been killed at Auschwitz. Also includes a copyprint photograph of Albert Craig Levinson.
Date: inclusive: 1945
Credit Line: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Loy Beardsmore
Collection Creator: Albert C. Levinson
Kurt Grunwald
Biography: Albert Craig Levinson was a member of the 8th Infantry and was present at the Ohrdruf concentration camp shortly after liberation. He likely worked as a clerk/typist.
Reference: See also 2012.250.1, the Vilma Grunwald letter

Physical Details

Language: English
Genre/Form: 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: Ms. Loy Beardsmore

Keywords & Subjects

Topical Term: Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Personal narratives. World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Liberation.
Personal Name: Grunwald, Kurt. Grunwald, Frank. Levinson, Albert Craig.
Corporate Name: Birkenau (Concentration camp) Ohrdruf (Concentration camp)

Administrative Notes

Holder of Originals: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: Loy Beardsmore, donated the testimony her father typed and his photograph to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2013.

Record last modified:: 2023-02-24 13:39:35
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