Overview
- Description
- 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
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1990-1997
Physical Details
- Extent
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1 folder
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- There are no known restrictions on access to this material.
- Conditions on Use
- The Museum is in the process of determining the possible use restrictions that may apply to material(s) in this collection.
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Tilla Offenberger donated her collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives in September 1997.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-02-24 13:55:44
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Also in Tilla Offenberger collection
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.
Tilla Offenberger photographs
Document
Contains two photographs, one of Tilla Offenberger and one of Yugoslavian children who came to Villa Emma between 1941 and 1943.
