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Autobiography of Edith Gerda Riemer

Document | Accession Number: 1991.A.0052 | RG Number: RG-02.036

Consists of a copy of an autobiography by Edith Gerda Riemer (née Lefor). The autobiography describes Riemer's experiences as a young Jew in Germany prior to the Holocaust and her emigration to England in 1939. The autobiography also includes information concerning Riemer's family history and her years spent in summer camps and hospitals in England. Three pages are missing from the original manuscript.

Genre/Form
Personal narratives.
Extent
25 in.
2 microfiche.
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Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
The autobiography was written by Edith Riemer in 1966. A revised copy was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum via Linda Kuzmack. Chapter 3, a postscript to the autobiography, was received by the Museum Archives in Feb. 1992. It was added to the first two chapters received in June 1991 and a revised Donor Agreement for the entire donation was signed by Riemer on 26 Feb. 1992.
 
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