"Harry's Life"

Document | Not Digitized | Accession Number: 2006.138

Overview

Description: Consists of one binder of documents and photocopies, entitled "Harry's Life," regarding the pre-war, wartime, and post-war experiences of Harry Goodman (born Heinz Gutmann in 1926), originally of Munich, Germany. In the memoir enclosed in the binder, Harry recounts memories of his childhood in Germany, of leaving his family and immigrating to the United States alone in 1938, of joining the United States Army and being sent back to Europe, and of his post-war life. Mr. Goodman discovered after the war that his parents and sister had been deported to Riga, Latvia, in 1941 and had perished in Kaunas (Kovno), Lithuania.
Date: 1926-2006

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Holder of Originals: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: Denise Goodman donated this collection related to her father's experiences to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum on May 30, 2006. Mr. Goodman's story is donated to the Museum on the occasion of his eightieth birthday celebration, May 18, 2006.