Samuel Heider memoir

Document | Not Digitized | Accession Number: 2004.625

Overview

Description: Consists of documents written by Mr. Samuel Heider describing his experiences during the Holocaust. Also includes speeches written and delivered by Sam Heider about his experiences, including one given on the 60th and 65th anniversary of the liberation of Hessental and Dachau.
Credit Line: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Samuel Heider
Collection Creator: Samuel Heider
Biography: Szmuel Hajder was born in Biejków, Poland, and was a survivor of the Białobrzeg ghetto. In 1942, after escaping from the ghetto and hiding for some time as a member of the Sandomierz family, Szmuel was sent to the Radom concentration camp. He was liberated from Dachau in 1945, having survived the Auschwitz, Vaihingen, Hessental, and Dachau concentration camps.

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Holder of Originals: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2004 by Samuel Heider