Overview
- Description
- Describes the death of Ursula Korup's (b. 1935 in Germany) father, in 1938, due to mistreatment he had received in Sachsenhausen; her and her brother's separation from their mother; her experiences in the Children's Home in Eersel, Netherlands, which was run by Catholics; her baptism; the German occupation of the Netherlands; her hiding and capture; her and her brother's experiences in the concentration camps of Vught, Westerbork, and Bergen-Belsen; the death of their mother in Stutthof; their liberation and return to the Children's Home in Eersel; and their immigration to and experiences in the United States in 1947. Also included are photographs of Ursula and her brother, their schoolmates, and those that helped them.
- Subtitle
- 1939 to 1947
- Collection Creator
- Ursula L. Korup
Physical Details
- Language
- German
- Genre/Form
- Personal narratives.
- Extent
-
1 folder
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
- Jews, German--Netherlands. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Personal narratives. Jewish children in the Holocaust--Netherlands. Orphanages--Netherlands--Eersel. Hidden children (Holocaust)--Netherlands.
- Geographic Name
- United States--Emigration and immigration--History--20th century. Netherlands--Emigration and immigration--History--20th century. Netherlands--History--German occupation, 1940-1945. Eersel (Netherlands)
- Personal Name
- Korup, Ursula Levy.
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
-
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- In 1993 Ursula Levy Korup donated her memoir to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-06-02 08:46:25
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