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Esther Wilkenfeld papers

Document | Accession Number: 1992.168

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
creation:  1945
Language
German
English
Genre/Form
Certificates.
Identification cards.
Extent
1 folder

About This Document

Document Creator
Esther Wilkenfeld
Biography
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.
System of Arrangement
The collection is arranged as a single series.

Keywords and Subjects

Administrative History

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.

Rights and 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.

 
Record last modified: 2023-02-24 14:11:45
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