Overview
- Description
- Contains of materials related to the experiences of Alice Mimi Schleissner (Mimi Ormond), originally of Marianske Lazne, Czechoslovakia. Includes photographs of Mimi's immediate and extended family, photographs of her life on the Hachshara after arriving in England on a Kindertransport, and her 1944 wedding photograph from her marriage to Ed Ormond, an American GI. Also includes Mimi's wartime recollections of her experiences, the last telegram sent from her extended family in Terezin, and a copy of "Personal Testimonies of Child Survivors of the Holocaust, Northeast Ohio," collected and published in 2004.
- Date
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1927-2004
Physical Details
- Language
- English
- Genre/Form
- Photographs. Personal narratives.
- 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
- The donor, source institution, or a third party has asserted copyright over some or all of these material(s). The Museum does not own the copyright for the material and does not have authority to authorize use. For permission, please contact the rights holder(s).
Keywords & Subjects
- Topical Term
- Kindertransports (Rescue operations)--England.
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Mimi Ormond (Alice Mimi Schleissner) donated her collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives on Sept. 11, 2006.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-02-24 14:17:27
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