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Alice and Gerhard Zadek papers

Document | Not Digitized | Accession Number: 1990.261 | RG Number: RG-02.023

Overview

Description: Contains photographs and text excerpts from "Ein Judenjunge Vom Alex," by Alice and Gerhard Zadek, compiled in scrapbook form. Includes information about young Jews participating in a resistance group headed by Herbert Baum and information about Zadek family members killed during the Holocaust. Dates covered in the text are 1939 to 1948.
Collection Creator: Gerhard Zadek
Alice Zadek
Biography: Gerhard and Alice Zadek are survivors of the Holocaust. Gerhard Zadek was a member of a resistance movement against the Nazis. Both Gerhard and his future wife, Alice, immigrated to England in 1939 from Berlin, Germany. They returned to Berlin in 1947.

Physical Details

Language: English German
Genre/Form: Photographs.
Extent: 2 folders

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: Gerhard Zadek

Keywords & Subjects

Topical Term: Emigration and immigration. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Personal narratives. Holocaust survivors. Jews--Germany. World War, 1939-1945--Jewish resistance. World War, 1939-1945--Underground movements. Youth movement.
Geographic Name: Berlin (Germany) Great Britain.
Personal Name: Zadek, Alice, 1921- Zadek, Gerhard, 1919-2005. Baum, Herbert, 1912-1942.
Corporate Name: Great Britain. Army

Administrative Notes

Holder of Originals: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: The collection of photographs and copyprints was compiled in 1990 during preparation of the publication of a "Ein Judenjunge Vom Alex" by Alice and Gerhard Zadek. The photographs were taken while the Zadeks were involved in an illegal youth group led by Herbert Baum. Information about the fate of family members was interwoven during compilation.

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