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Paul Frey papers

Document | Not Digitized | Accession Number: 1992.A.0109 | RG Number: RG-10.059.01

Overview

Description: Contains reports, photographs, passports, and various other documents relating to the Holocaust experiences of Paul Frey (born Siegmund Freitag), a Polish Jew, and his parents, Salomon and Gitl Freitag. Also relates to Frey's postwar status as a displaced person. Also included are Terezin banknotes (apparently acquired by donor sometime after his own incarceration in that camp); and a photo of an exhibition at Auschwitz that includes a suitcase left by Paul's father.
Date: inclusive: 1935-1984
Collection Creator: Paul Frey
Biography: Paul Frey, formerly known as Siegmund Freitag, a Polish Jew, had lived with his family in Essen, Germany prior to 08 Nov. 1938. After Kristallnacht (09-10 Nov 1938), they escaped to the Netherlands. After the Nazi invasion of the Netherlands, the entire family was placed in Westerbork concentration camp. They managed to stay at Westerbork until 18 Jan. 1944, when they were deported to Terezin concentration camp on transport number 211. Once in Terezin, they were again deported, this time to Auschwitz. Frey became separated from his mother and younger brother, but managed to stay with his father, Salomon Freitag, while at the camp. Both Salomon and Paul managed to escape while on a death march, and they were eventually liberated by the Soviet Army. Paul later immigrated to the United States.

Physical Details

Language: English Dutch German
Genre/Form: Photographs.
Extent: 1 folder
System of Arrangement: Arrangement is thematic

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.

Keywords & Subjects

Topical Term: Jewish way of life. Jews--Poland. Jewish children. Deportation. Refugees. Transports. Concentration camps. Holocaust survivors.
Personal Name: Frey, Paul. Freitag, Siegmund. Freitag, Gitl. Freitag, Salomon.
Corporate Name: Westerbork (Concentration camp) International Committee of the Red Cross Auschwitz (Concentration camp) Theresienstadt (Concentration camp)

Administrative Notes

Holder of Originals: Paul Frey
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: The records, which are mainly family papers and photos, were collected by the donor from various sources in the Netherlands, Germany, and Poland. The donor signed a deed of gift with USHMMA in June 1992.

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