Overview
- Brief Narrative
- Book, La Deportation, about the Holocaust in France that includes a tipped in dedication page, with a photograph of Fernand Brunetti in the concentration camp uniform he wore while he was imprisoned in Buchenwald concentration camp. Above the printed caption: exemplaire imprime specialement pour / FERNAND BRUNETTI / DEPORTE A BUCHENWALD is a handwritten inscription: 1942-1943 - à 1945. Brunetti was a French citizen, and it is not known why he was deported to Buchenwald. He returned to France after liberation in1945. Around 1946-47, he had a studio portrait taken of himself in this uniform.
- Title
- La Deportation
- Date
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publication/distribution:
1967
commemoration: 1942-1945
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, The Abraham and Ruth Goldfarb Family Acquisition Fund
Physical Details
- Language
- French
- Classification
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Books and Published Materials
- Category
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Books and pamphlets
- Object Type
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Books (lcsh)
- Physical Description
- highly calendered smooth, white, matte paper book with case binding, sewn through fold, flat spine. Cloth of cover is gray with red in title stamp
292 p. : ill., maps, plates (some col.) - Dimensions
- overall: Height: 12.630 inches (32.08 cm) | Width: 28.500 inches (72.39 cm)
- Materials
- overall : paper, ink, cloth, adhesive, plastic
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- No restrictions on access
- Conditions on Use
- No restrictions on use
Keywords & Subjects
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The book was acquired by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2005.
- Funding Note
- The acquisition of this collection was made possible by The Abraham and Ruth Goldfarb Family Acquisition Fund.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-12-05 14:04:27
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Also in Fernand Brunetti collection
The collection consists of artifacts and a book relating to the experience of Fernand Brunetti during the Holocaust.
Date: 1942
Concentration camp inmate uniform jacket and pants
Object
Prisoner's uniform worn by Fernand Brunetti while imprisoned in Buchenwald concentration camp from 1942-1945. He was a French citizen, who was arrested and deported for unknown reasons, from France to Buchenwald. After liberation in 1945, he returned to Paris. Around 1946-47, he had a studio portrait taken of himself in this uniform.
