Overview
- Description
- Contains letters written by Joseph Dainow from September to December 1945 describing his experiences while working in the Office of the U. S. Chief of Counsel during the International Military Tribunal in Nuremberg, Germany, and his visits to Fürth, Germany, and encounters with the remaining members of the Jewish community there; "Joe Dainow : Letters from Nuremberg 1945," which contains photocopies of a 1973 article from the Louisiana Law Review describing Dainow's career at Louisiana State University and photocopies of Dainow's Nuremberg correspondence with highlighted statements and annotations added by his son, J. David Dainow; a photograph of the International Military Tribunal courtroom in Nuremberg with the caption, "Greetings from Nürnberg;" and a map of the city of Fürth, near Nuremberg.
- Date
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inclusive:
1945-1973
- Collection Creator
- Joseph Dainow
- Biography
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Joseph Dainow (b. 1906, Montreal, Canada, d. 1978, New Orleans, La.) served in the Judge Advocate General's Office of the United States Army and worked in the Office of the U. S. Chief of Counsel during the International Military Tribunal in Nuremberg, Germany, from September to December 1945. He was a member of the faculty of the Louisiana State University Law School for thirty-five years, retiring in 1973.
Physical Details
- Language
- English
- Extent
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11 folders
1 oversize folder
- System of Arrangement
- Organized in four series:
RG-10.151*01, Letters, 1945 Sept.-1945 Dec.
RG-10.151*02, "Joe Dainow : Letters from Nuremberg 1945"
RG-10.151*03, "Greetings from Nürnberg" photograph, n.d.
RG-10.151*04, Map of Fürth, Germany, n.d.
Arrangement of letters in RG-10.151*01 is chronological
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- 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.
- Copyright Holder
- J. D. Dainow
Keywords & Subjects
- Topical Term
- Nuremberg Trial of Major German War Criminals, Nuremberg, Germany, 1945-1946. Jews--Germany--Fürth (Landkreis)
- Geographic Name
- Fürth (Germany : Landkreis)--Maps.
- Personal Name
- Dainow, Joseph, 1906-
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
-
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Joseph Dainow wrote the letters while stationed in Nuremberg, Germany, from Sept. to Dec. 1945. He collected the photograph and the map of Fürth, Germany, during the same time. Dainow's son, J. David Dainow compiled the photocopies of the article and annotated letters. He and his sister, Keren Dainow-Rotberg donated the collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Oct. 1995.
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- 2023-08-28 07:48:22
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