Tilla Offenberger papers

Document | Accession Number: 1997.A.0317

Collection contains photocopies of articles, speeches, photographs, newslcippings and other materials documenting the rescue and subsequent transport of Jewish Yugoslavian children and taking them to Italy for safety. Includes speeches by Tilla Offenberger regarding her experiences living in Villa Emma from 1942-1943. The collection documents the efforts of rescuers Dr.Guiseppe Moreali, Recha Freier, and Father Don Arrigo Beccari, who had false identification cards made for each Jewish child indicating that they were citizens of Italy.

Date: 1990-1997
Language: Italian
German
English
Extent: 1 folder

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Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: Tilla Offenberger donated her collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives in September 1997.
Conditions on Access: No restrictions on access
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These collections contain materials related to the experiences of Tilla Offenberger, and the rescue of Jewish chidlren in Yugoslavia. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.