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"19 Wasted Months: diary and notes of my internment"

Document | Digitized | Accession Number: 1997.A.0148

Overview

Description: Contains a copy of a booklet entitled "19 Wasted Months: diary and notes of my internment" by Kurt Lewinski. The booklet, which is a typed English translation of the original German, describes Lewinski's experiences in an internment camp for enemy aliens in England; life on the HMT Dunera ship, which transported him to Australia in 1940; and life in the Hay, New South Wales and in the Tatura internment camps. The text is written in the form of daily diary entries, and includes two epilogues written in 1942 and 1945 which reveal that Mr. Lewinski joined the Australian military.
Date: inclusive: 1940-1945

Physical Details

Language: English
Genre/Form: Personal narratives.
Extent: 1 folder

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).
Copyright Holder: Kurt Lewinski

Keywords & Subjects

Topical Term: Immigration and emigration.
Geographic Name: Australia. Isle of Man.
Personal Name: Lewinski, Kurt.

Administrative Notes

Holder of Originals: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: Kurt Lewinski donated "19 Wasted Months: Diary and Notes of My Internment" to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1997.
Funding Note: The cataloging of this collection has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.

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