Overview
- Description
- The collection consists of a photograph of Helene Gotthold, a Jehovah's Witness, in 1918 and a photograph of Gotthold and her two children, Gerd and Gisela, on June 25, 1936.
- Date
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inclusive:
1918-1936
- Collection Creator
- Helene Gotthold
- Biography
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Helene Gotthold was a Jehovah's Witness who was arrested many times for her anti-Nazi views. She was convicted, condemned to death, and beheaded on December 8, 1944 in the Plotzensee in Berlin. Her Children Gerd and Gisela survived.
Physical Details
- Genre/Form
- Photographs.
- Extent
-
1 folder
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
- Jehovah's Witnesses--Germany.
- Personal Name
- Gotthold, Helene. Gotthold, Gerd. Gotthold, Gisela.
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
-
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum by Martin Tillmanns in 1991.
- Record last modified:
- 2024-03-20 07:23:28
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn515565
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