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Strangers in the heartland

Document | Accession Number: 1994.A.0206 | RG Number: RG-02.142

The essay, "Strangers in the heartland," consists of three parts, accounts of those who escaped from Europe, of those who survived in Polish forests, and of one man who survived Auschwitz. The narratives include such subjects as: emigrating to the United States, Kristallnacht, resistance movements and partisans, male rape, and the conditions inside concentration camps.

Extent: 1 folder

Topical Term: World War, 1939-1945--Confiscations and contributions.
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Personal narratives.
Jewish women in the Holocaust--Biography.
Kristallnacht, 1938.
World War, 1939-1945--Underground movements.
World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps.
Male rape.
Geographic Name: Vienna (Austria)
Prague (Czech Republic)
Austria.
Czechoslovakia.
United States--Emigration and immigration--History--20th century.
Personal Name: Douglas, Donald M.
Kasmar, Bernard.
Kasmar, Elizabeth.
Semberger, Emily.
Oswald, Lotte.
Reif, Eva.
Novick, Bernard.
Stras, Walter, 1924-1995.
Freeman, Zina Novick.
Corporate Name: Auschwitz (Concentration camp)
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: Donald M. Douglas wrote his essay in Jan. 1989, and the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum received a copy in Aug. 1994.
Conditions on Use: Restrictions on use. Published materials protected under copyright.
: Record last modified: 2019-12-05 23:30:20
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