Overview
- Description
- The memoir describes her parents' families; her childhood in the French countryside; the German occupation of France; her and her mother's escape to join her father in unoccupied France; her family's escape from Marseille, France, to Portugal via Spain; her immigration to the United States and reunion with her parents; her assimilation into American culture and her activities while in high school and in college; and some of her experiences afterwards. The collection also includes picture postcards illustrated with Gould's art work depict both geometric and human forms.
- Date
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undated:
- Collection Creator
- Nadia Gould
- Biography
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Nadia Gould (née Balter, 1927- ) was born in Strasbourg, France and immigrated to the United States in 1943.
Physical Details
- Genre/Form
- Memoirs.
- Extent
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3 folders
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
- Art. Jews--Cultural assimilation--United States. Jews--France. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Personal narratives. Jewish women in the Holocaust--Biography. Holocaust survivors. Refugees, Jewish. Jewish children. Hiding places.
- Geographic Name
- United States--Emigration and immigration--History--20th century. Portugal--Emigration and immigration--History--20th century. France--History--German occupation, 1940-1945.
- Personal Name
- Gould, Nadia. Gould family.
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- In 1994 Nadia Gould donated the collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-02-24 14:01:23
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn504203
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