Overview
- Description
- Consists of correspondence from Lena (Lina) Wellisch, of Vienna, Austria, to her son, Marcel Wellisch, who had emigrated to Palestine. The bulk of the correspondence is from 1939-1941, as Mrs. Wellisch described her experiences under Nazi occupation in Vienna and prior to her deportation.
- Date
-
inclusive:
1932-1975
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Edna Batya Quintana
Physical Details
- Language
- German
- Extent
-
1 box
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- There are no known restrictions on access to this material.
- Conditions on Use
- Material(s) in this collection may be protected by copyright and/or related rights. You do not require further permission from the Museum to use this material. The user is solely responsible for making a determination as to if and how the material may be used.
Keywords & Subjects
- Topical Term
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Austria--Vienna.
- Geographic Name
- Vienna (Austria)
- Personal Name
- Wellisch, Lena. Wellisch, Marcus.
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
-
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Edna Batya Quintana donated her grandmother's correspondence to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in January 2013.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-02-24 13:40:12
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn50110
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