Overview
- Description
- This collection contains numerous testimonies and memoirs, poems, songs, and various other materials written at the behest of the United States Holocaust Memorial Council during the American Gathering of Jewish Holocaust Survivors convention in April 1983. Includes also copy of documents, photographs and newspaper clippings related to the life of the Holocaust survivors during the World War II. The materials include information about life in the ghettos, and concentration camps, episodes of emigration, and liberation of the concentration camps during World War II.
- Date
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inclusive:
1940-1983
bulk: 1983
- Collection Creator
- United States Holocaust Memorial Council
Physical Details
- Extent
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3 boxes
- System of Arrangement
- Organization of folders is alphabetical by the name of country. Arrangement of the testimonies within the folders is alphabetical by the name of survivor. Box 1: Folders 1-15; Box 2: Folders 16-25; Box 3: Folders 26-32.
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
- Topical Term
- Holocaust survivors--United States. Concentration camps--Europe. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Personal narratives. World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Liberation. Jewish ghettos--Europe. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Poetry. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Songs and music.
- Corporate Name
- American Gathering of Jewish Holocaust Survivors
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Participants in the American Gathering of Jewish Holocaust Survivors wrote their personal testimonies upon the request of Elie Wiesel in Apr. 1983 during the American Gathering Conference. The United States Holocaust Memorial Council deposited the testimonies and other collected documents in the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives ca. 1990.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-08-23 15:35:51
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