Overview
- Description
- The collection consists of four photographic prints and two photographic postcards. Four of the photographs are portraits and the remaining two show images of a woman with a child and a mother, father and baby.
- Collection Creator
- Laura Varon
- Biography
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Laura Varon was born in 1926 in Rhodes, Italy (currently Rhodes, Greece). In spring 1944 the Nazis occupied the island and her family was transported by ship to Athens and the Haidary concentration camp. From there they were deported to Auschwitz, where most of her relatives, including her parents, perished. Laura was later transferred to Dachau, and then sent on a death march to Bergen-Belsen, where she was liberated. After recuperating in Sweden, Laura settled in the Congo. In 1947 she was reunited with her uncle, two brothers, and her sister in Italy. In 1962 Laura immigrated to the United States and settled in Seattle, Washington.
Physical Details
- Genre/Form
- Photographs.
- 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
- 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
- Rhodes (Greece)
- Personal Name
- Varon, Laura.
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The photographs were donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum on March 28, 1999 by Laura Varon.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-02-24 14:22:48
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Also in Laura Varon collection
Contains materials documenting the experiences of Laura Varon. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.
Laura Varon memoir
Document
Testimony, typescript, pagination uncertain (approximately 50 pages), arranged in chapters as a book. Account of author's life in Rhodes, Greece, and describes Italian occupation, followed by German, and deportation after the latter, first to camp in Greece, then Auschwitz. Describes experiences at later camps (Dachau, Bergen Belsen) as well.
