Overview
- Description
- Contains seven letters and postal cards written by Hans Behr during February and March 1943 while on various transports between concentration camps in France. The letters and postal cards contain information about the conditions for prisoners on transports between camps in France and Hans Behr's experiences in Gurs, Drancy, and Nexon concentration camps. Each letter and postal card is accompanied by an English translation.
- Date
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inclusive:
1943
- Collection Creator
- Hans Behr
- Biography
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Hans Behr (b. Berlin, Germany) was arrested in Paris, France, in February 1943 and deported shortly thereafter.
Physical Details
- Genre/Form
- Postcards. Letters. Correspondence.
- Extent
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1 folder
- System of Arrangement
- Arrangement is chronological
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- There are no known restrictions on access to this material.
- Conditions on Use
- Material(s) in this collection may be protected by copyright and/or related rights. You do not require further permission from the Museum to use this material. The user is solely responsible for making a determination as to if and how the material may be used.
Keywords & Subjects
- Personal Name
- Behr, Hans. Behr, Edith.
- Corporate Name
- Drancy (Internament camp) Gurs (Concentration camp)
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
-
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Gys Landsberger, daughter of Hans and Edith Behr, donated the collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1997.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-05-30 10:26:55
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn504398
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