Overview
- Description
- The manuscript was transcribed from audiotapes of oral testimony from Holocaust survivor Harry Burger. It includes information about the persecution of Jews in Austria from 1933 to 1945, Harry Burger's flight into Italy and France, his imprisonment at the Sospel camp, and his participation in an underground resistance movement.
- Subtitle
- memoir of the war - 1938-1945
- Date
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1986
- Collection Creator
- Harry Burger
- Biography
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Harry Burger was born May 10, 1924, in Vienna, Austria. He fled Austria with his family after the Anschluss and eventually became involved in underground resistance in Italy. His father, Elias burger, perished at Auschwitz. Harry later immigrated to the United States and settled in Missouri.
Physical Details
- Genre/Form
- Personal narratives.
- 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
- 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)--Personal narratives. Holocaust survivors. Jews--Austria. Sabotage--Poland. World War, 1939-1945--Jewish resistance. World War, 1939-1945--Underground movements--Italy. Prisons.
- Geographic Name
- Vienna (Austria) Nice (France) Sospel (France)
- Personal Name
- Burger, Harry, 1924-
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum by Harry Burger in 1990.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-06-30 13:40:59
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Also in Harry Burger collection
Contains materials documenting the experiences of Harry Burger during the Holocaust. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.
Harry Burger papers
Document
Reflections of a Holocaust survivor on the USHMM, and newspaper clippings about Harry Burger, circa 1990s.
