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The unshed tears

Document | Accession Number: 1994.A.0020 | RG Number: RG-10.082

Although written as fiction, many of the details in "The unshed tears" are based on the experiences of Edith Hofman Birkin and her family during the Holocaust. It describes how the main character, Judith Baron, was deported from Prague to the Łódź ghetto and later to Monowitz; forced to work in Kristianstadt, a sub-camp of Gross-Rosen; and later participated in a death march. The manuscript also details her liberation and her attempts to return to a normal life.

"The unshed tears" was written in 1950, soon after Edith Birkin arrived in England.

Date
1950
Language
English
Extent
9 folders

About This Document

Document Creator
Edith Birkin
Biography
Edith Birkin was born in Prague in 1927. In 1941, she was sent with her parents to the ghetto of Łódź, Poland. In 1944, she was sent to Auschwitz and then to Christianstadt, a sub-camp of Gross-Rosen. In Jan. 1945, she was sent on a death march to Flossenbürg. After spending a short time there, she was transported to Bergen-Belsen, where she was at the time of its liberation. After the Holocaust, she joined a sister and immigrated to England
System of Arrangement
Arrangement is thematic

Keywords and Subjects

Administrative History

Holder of Originals
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
"The unshed tears" was written in 1950, soon after Edith Birkin arrived in England. In 1993, the manuscript came to the attention of the USHRIA after United States Holocaust Memorial Museum acquired material from Holocaust Publications, a private publishing house that had acquired the manuscript. Birkin donated the manuscript to the Archives Department in July 1993.

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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