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Johannes Schindler autobiography

Document | Accession Number: 1992.A.0043 | RG Number: RG-02.058.01

Consists of an autobiography by Johannes Schindler covering his life as a Jehovah's Witness after World War I, persecution and imprisonment under the Nazis, and subsequent persecution and imprisonment in East Germany.

Date
creation:  1982
Genre/Form
Personal narratives.
Extent
1 folder

About This Document

Document Creator
Johannes Schindler
Biography
Johannes "Hans" Schindler was born in Germany ca. 1903. He was an active member of the Jehovah's Witnesses during both world wars and survived the Nazi concentration camps and the prison at Magdeburg, Germany. Schindler died on 23 Dec. 1986.

Keywords and Subjects

Administrative History

Holder of Originals
Annemarie Küsserow
Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
The original German-language version of "Biography" by Johannes Schindler was given to Annemarie Kusserow as a gift shortly before Schindler's death in Dec. 1986. A copy of the English-language version of the autobiography was initially received by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Oral History Department in Nov. 1991. It was transferred to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives the same month.

Rights and 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).

 
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