Overview
- Description
- The collection documents the Holocaust experiences of Alfred Eisner, originally of Teplice-Šanov, Czechoslovakia (Teplice, Czech Republic), including his deportation to the Theresienstadt concentration camp in 1944. Included are a registration certificate issued to Alfred by the Czechoslovakian Repatriation Office and an identification card issued to Alfred by the Sdruz̆ení Osvobozených Politických Vězňů A Pozustalých (SOPVP) in Budejovice, Czechoslovakia (now Ceské Budejovice, Czech Republic).
- Date
-
inclusive:
1945-1948
- Collection Creator
- Alfred Eisner
- Biography
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Alfred Eisner (1932-2015) was born on 5 April 1932 in Teplice-Šanov, Czechoslovakia (Teplice, Czech Republic) to Joseph and Maria Eisner. He was deported to Theresienstadt in 1944. After liberation he was united with his family and later immigrated to the United States.
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
- Geographic Name
- Slovakia
- Personal Name
- Eisner, Alfred.
- Corporate Name
- Theresienstadt (Concentration 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 by Alfred Eisner in 1993.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-06-30 12:47:56
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Also in Alfred Eisner collection
These materials concern Alfred Eisner and his family's experiences in Czechoslovakia during the Holocaust. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.
Alfred Eisner papers
Document
Consists of private correspondence. The letters were written by Artur Eisner to members of his family and a friend in Prague, Czechoslovakia, from DAF labor camps where he was being interned. One of the DAF Camps was in Poznán, Poland.
Eisner family photographs
Document
Consists of six photographs of the Eisner family of Prague, Czechoslovakia. Includes photographs of Rudolph and Karel Eisner, and Elsa, Laura, and Klara Eisnerova. All pictured perished in Auschwitz.
