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Risa Silbert papers

Document | Accession Number: 2003.247.1

The 13-page manuscript was written by Risa Silbert (née Kagan), originally of Klaipėda, Lithuania, immediately after her liberation from Stutthof concentration camp and describes her family and their experiences during the Holocaust.

Date
creation:  1945 May
Language
German
Genre/Form
Personal narratives.
Extent
1 folder

About This Document

Document Creator
Risa Silbert
Biography
Risa Silbert (born Risa Kagan) was born in Memel (now Klaipeda), Lithuania on September 7, 1929 to Tevye and Irla Kagan. Risa's father and brother, Hessel, were killed in a massacre at the Seventh Fort in Kaunas, Lithuania, in 1941, and Risa, her mother, and her sister, Henny, moved into the ghetto in the Slobodka suburb of Kaunas. Risa was caught in a round-up in the ghetto in 1943 and deported first to a labor camp in Estonia and then to Stutthof concentration camp.
System of Arrangement
The collection is arranged as a single series.

Keywords and Subjects

Administrative History

Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
The papers were donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2003 by Risa Silbert.

Rights and Restrictions

Conditions on Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions on Use
No restrictions on use
 
Record last modified: 2021-05-25 15:06:38
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