Erich Kupferberg family collection

Overview

Collection Summary

The collection consists of dried flowers and documents relating to the experiences of Erich Kupferberg and his parents, Baruch and Hedwig Kupferberg, before the Holocaust in Vienna, Austria, when Erich was sent to Great Britain with the Kindertransport and Baruch and Hedwig left for Shanghai, China, and after the war when Erich served in the US military and Baruch and Hedwig immigrated to Israel, Austria, and then the United States.

Provenance

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2012 by Erich Kupferberg.