Overview
- Description
- Containts testimony and correspondence describing Jeseph Levy's experiences in Cologne, Germany; his deportation to Riga and then a succession of camps; his liberation in Kiel; and settlement in Sweden as a displaced person, where he met his wife, a Polish-born DP. Include materials related to his story, such as copy of verdict in post-trial against Nazis who administered Riga ghetto, and a typescript copy of a memoir titled "Mensch unter Menschen," by Werner Sauer, written in Berlin in 1948, which also describes life in Riga ghetto, 278 pages.
Physical Details
- Genre/Form
- Personal narratives.
- Extent
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4 folders
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).
Keywords & Subjects
- Geographic Name
- Riga (Latvia). Sweden.
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1994 by Joseph Levy.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-02-24 13:46:39
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn500276
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