Overview
- Description
- The two-page letter was written by Fred Joseph Golinveaux, Jr. and was sent to his parents while he was serving with the United States Army in Heidelberg, Germany, during World War II. In the letter, he describes the experiences of Michael Goldberg, a 15-year-old Polish boy who spent three years in concentration camps in Austria.
- Date
-
creation:
1945 May 15
Physical Details
- Language
- English
- Genre/Form
- Letters. Correspondence. Personal narratives.
- Extent
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1 folder
- System of Arrangement
- The Fred Joseph Golinveaux, Jr. letter is arranged in a single series.
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, Jewish (1939-1945)--Personal narratives. World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Liberation--Austria. Soldiers' writings, American. Forced labor. Holocaust survivors.
- Geographic Name
- Heidelberg (Germany) Germany.
- Personal Name
- Goldberg, Michael. Golinveaux, Jr., Fred Joseph.
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Susan M. Kaffer donated the Fred Joseph Golinveaux, Jr. letter to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2004. Susan M. Kaffer is the daughter of Fred Joseph Golinveaux Jr.
- Funding Note
- The cataloging of this collection has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.
- Record last modified:
- 2024-08-28 11:51:30
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn515172
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