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Max Edelman papers

Document | Accession Number: 1995.A.0521

Testimony, typescript, four pages, titled "Liberation Day of a Blind Survivor" by Edelman, written in 1995. Recounts experiences in camps (Flossenbürg), how he was blinded after a severe beating by a guard in 1944, and protected by other prisoners who masked his blindness so he wouldn't be killed. Also contains two copyprint photos of Flossenbürg, as well as a separate copied publication, "Guide to the Flossenbürg Concentration Camp" by Peter Heigl, 29 pages.

Language
English
Genre/Form
Personal narratives.
Extent
1 folder

Keywords and Subjects

Administrative History

Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1995 by Max Edelman

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