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How an optimist survived the thousand year Reich

Document | Accession Number: 1994.A.0366

Testimony, typescript (copied and bound), 136 pages, describing the author's chilhood and life in Berlin, deportation, and how he voluntarily joined family members who had been deported to Auschwitz, and later experiences in other camps such as Buchenwald.

Language
German
Genre/Form
Personal narratives.
Extent
1 folder

Administrative History

Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
Donated to the USHMM by Hans-Peter Messerschmidt in 1994.

Rights and Restrictions

Conditions on Access
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Conditions on Use
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Record last modified: 2021-11-15 08:50:27
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