Overview
- Description
- The papers relate to Sam and Susan Gasson's experiences as displaced persons after World War II and their immigration to the United States in 1948.
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Sam Gasson
- Collection Creator
- Sam Gasson
Susan Gasson - Biography
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Susan Gasson (1926-2015) was born Susan Elefant on 20 December 1926 in Sighet (Sighetu Marmației, Romania) to Josef Eugen and Frida Szok. In May 1944 she was deported to Auschwitz II-Birkenau. She was transferred in October 1944 as a forced-laborer to work camps in Nuremberg and Mehltheuer.
Physical Details
- Genre/Form
- Identification cards.
- Extent
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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
- Personal Name
- Gasson, Sam. Gasson, Susan.
- Corporate Name
- Hebrew Sheltering and Immigrant Aid Society of America
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The papers were donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum by Sam and Susan Gasson in 1998.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-08-25 09:38:43
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Document
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