Overview
- Description
- Collection of documents and certificates documenting the experiences of Fanny Freund (b. 1923 in Tarnopol), before during and after the Holocaust. Collection includes a certificate stating that Fanny Freund was liberated by the British Army from the Belsen concentration camp, dated December 14, 1948; an IRO processing card issued to Fanny Freund, November 1949, with photo of bearer attached; blank registration card; Arbeitskarte (work card) issued for "Maria Chrestschenko" (Fanny Freund's false identity), photo of bearer attached, issued January 27, 1944; a deposition stating that Fanny Freund used the false identity Maria Chrestschenko for fear of being persecuted for being Jewish, dated September 13, 1945, in Polish; a US Certificate of Naturalization issued to Fanny Freund, November 9, 1955; a photo album titled "Gottingen" containing black and white photographs mounted on pages, includes images of UNRRA staff, family and friends, dated 1944-7 in Polish; envelope with newsletter from ship General Sturgis during Fanny Freund's journey to the United States, dated February 1950, in German
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Elain Silus
Physical Details
- Genre/Form
- Certificates. Identification cards. Photograph albums.
- Extent
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1 folder
3 folders
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).
- Copyright Holder
- Ms. Elain Silus
Keywords & Subjects
- Topical Term
- False certification.
- Corporate Name
- International Refugee Organization
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2016 by Elain Silus, a friend of Fanny Freud.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-08-25 09:52:45
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