Overview
- Description
- The collection consists of a personal narrative by William Horn regarding the persecution of the Jews of Radom, Poland.
- Date
-
creation:
1991
- Collection Creator
- William Horn
- Biography
-
William Horn was born Wolf Horn in Radom, Poland, to Cheil Shai-ya and Shein-del Ethel Horn. He had five siblings and his father was a Hebrew teacher. He was a forced-laborer in several work camps and was deported to Auschwitz II-Birkenau in July 1943. In February 1945 he was sent to Dachau where he was liberated. In 1946 he immigrated to the United States. His brother was the only other surviving member of his immediate family.
Physical Details
- Language
- English
- Genre/Form
- Personal narratives.
- Extent
-
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
- Geographic Name
- Radom (Radom, Poland)
- Personal Name
- Horn, William.
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
-
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- In Sep. 2003, William Kurstin, trustee of Hilda Horn Estate donated a copy of William Horn's memoir to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives.
- Record last modified:
- 2024-08-28 14:20:38
- This page:
- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn521522
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