William Begell collection
Collection
- Collection Summary
- The collection consists of a wallet, documents, and photographs relating to the experiences of Wilhelm, Ferdinand, and Liza Beigel in prewar Vilna, in the Vilna ghetto during the Holocaust, and Wilhelm in the Dillingen an der Donau displaced persons camp in Germany after the Holocaust.
- Provenance
- The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2004 by William Begell, the son of Ferdinand and Liza Beigel.
- Date
- approximately 1939-1946
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- Date
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inclusive:
1910-1947
bulk: 1930-1947
- Geography
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use:
Vilna ghetto (Poland) (historic);
Vilnius (Lithuania)
- Date
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use:
before 1943 September 04
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Record last modified: 2022-07-28 18:29:38
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William Begell papers
Document | Accession Number: 2004.40.1
Dark red leather wallet used by a Polish Army officer to hold military ID
Object | Accession Number: 2004.40.2
