Overview
- Description
- Consists of one typed memoir written by Felice Zimmern Stokes, who was born in Wallduern, Germany, in 1939. In the memoir, she describes her family's deportation to France to Camp de Gurs and being taken to the "La Pouponniere" OSE nursery in Limoges and from there, into hiding with the Patoux family on their farm in La Caillaudiere, France. After the war, Felice reunited with her sister Beate (who also survived in hiding) in the Daveil and Taveny orphanages; they emigrated to the United States in 1951. She later visited Wallduern, and gave testimony when M. and Mme Patoux were named Righteous Among the Nations. The memoir also includes excerpts from translations of wartime letters written by Felice's parents and relatives, all of whom perished.
- Date
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inclusive:
2012
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Felice Zimmern Stokes
Physical Details
- Language
- English
- Genre/Form
- Memoirs. Personal Narratives. Personal Narratives.
- 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
- 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. Felice Zimmern Stokes
Keywords & Subjects
- Topical Term
- Jewish children in the Holocaust--France. Hidden children (Holocaust)--France. Righteous Gentiles in the Holocaust--France.
- Geographic Name
- Walldürn (Germany) La Caillaudiere (France)
- Personal Name
- Stokes, Felice Zimmern.
- Corporate Name
- World Union OSE
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Felice Zimmern Stokes donated a copy of her memoir to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2012.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-08-28 09:14:55
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn49866
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