Overview
- Description
- The testimony describes Emil Jacoby's Holocaust recollections and his return to Eastern Europe to visit various concentration camps in 1987. Included is information about imprisonment at Auschwitz, survival of a death march in Austria, liberation by the Soviet army, and Jacoby's involvement in a Zionist organization called the Palestine Brigade (a.k.a. Jewish Brigade).
- Collection Creator
- Emil Jacoby
- Biography
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Emil Jacoby is a native of Czechoslovakia and a survivor of the Holocaust. He was a prisoner at Auschwitz and was liberated by the Soviet Army.
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
- 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).
Keywords & Subjects
- Topical Term
- Holocaust survivors. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Personal narratives. Artists. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Art. World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Liberation. Gas chambers. Death marches. Communism. Jews--Czechoslovakia. Zionism.
- Geographic Name
- Czechoslovakia. Austria.
- Personal Name
- Jacoby, Emil. Jaboby, Betty.
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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Emil Jacoby
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The testimony was written by Emil Jacoby during 1988 and 1989.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-08-25 09:08:16
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- http://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn502747
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