Overview
- Description
- The collection documents the post-war experiences of Esther Wilkenfeld (née Halm), originally of Yasinia, Czechoslovakia (Yasinia, Ukraine), including identification cards, a document from the Labor Office of Glauchau, and certificate from the Feldafing displaced persons camp labor office.
- Date
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creation:
1945
- Collection Creator
- Esther Wilkenfeld
- Biography
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Esther Wilkenfeld (1921-2012) was born Esther Halm on 1921 March 2 in Yasinia, Czechoslovakia (Yasinia, Ukraine) to Hermina (1885-1944) and Jechiel Halm (1881-1944). She had six siblings: Chaya (d. 2009), Daniel (1924-1944), Leo (1922-2013), Manci (1910-1944), Menachem, and Utta (1908-1994).
In April 1944 Esther was deported to the Auschwitz concentration camp. In July 1944 she was transferred to the Gelsenkirchen subcamp of Buchenwald and then to the Sömmerda subcamp in October 1944. Esther was liberated in 1944 and later married one of the American soldiers she encountered, Norman Wilkenfeld (1916-2012).
After the war, Esther lived in the Feldafing displaced persons camp. She immigrated to the United States in 1946 aboard the SS Marine Flasher. She and Norman had one son, Jack.
Physical Details
- Genre/Form
- Certificates. Identification cards.
- Extent
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1 folder
- System of Arrangement
- The collection is arranged as 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
- Refugees, Jewish--Germany. Holocaust survivors.
- Geographic Name
- Feldafing (Germany)
- Personal Name
- Wilkenfeld, Esther.
- Corporate Name
- Feldafing (Displaced persons camp)
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
-
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The papers were donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1992 by Esther Wilkenfeld.
- Record last modified:
- 2024-07-22 13:54:21
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn515781
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