Overview
- Description
- Contains postcards and notes handwritten by Marcus [Uszer] Selig Wittman (donor's father) in the Drancy internment camp near Paris, France, addressed to his family in Paris; last correspondence dated March 31, 1942. Marcus was deported from Drancy on April 29, 1942 to Compiegne, France and from there on June 5, 1942 to Auschwitz concentration camp. He was admitted to Block 28 on July 7, 1942 and was recorded as having died on July 19, 1942. His wife Paulette and sons Samuel and Marcel went into hiding, eventually in Chambon-sur-lignon in France.
- Date
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1941-1942
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Marcel Wittman
Physical Details
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- There are no known restrictions on access to this material.
- Conditions on Use
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Keywords & Subjects
- Geographic Name
- Paris (France).
- Corporate Name
- Drancy (Internament camp)
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 Marcel Wittman, son of Marcus Selig Wittman.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-05-30 10:26:56
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