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Genevieve De Gaulle letter relating to Jehovah's Witnesses in Ravensbrück

Document | Not Digitized | Accession Number: 1994.A.0181 | RG Number: RG-32.013

Overview

Description: Photocopy of a letter written by Genevieve de Gaulle, dated August 8, 1945, describing the treatment she saw in Ravensbrück concentration camp meted out to Jehovah's Witnesses when they engaged in civil disobedience and refused to work in war-related industries.
Date: 1945 August 08

Physical Details

Language: French
Genre/Form: Letter.
Extent: 1 folder

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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: Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Personal narratives. Civil disobedience--Religious aspects. Jehovah's Witnesses--Nazi persecution.
Corporate Name: Ravensbrück (Concentration camp)

Administrative Notes

Holder of Originals: Association Cultuelle les Temoins de Jehovah de France
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: Robert Buckley gave the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives a photocopy of the letter in July 1994. He found the original letter in the Association Cultuelle les Temoins de Jehovah de France's Archives.

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