Overview
- Description
- Consists of correspondence addressed to Sgt. Gabriel George Fink (1917-1997) while stationed in France from loved ones in the United States, including a letter inquiring about the fates of Raphael (1879-1943) and Sophie Bakhrakh (1908-1943), as well as two photographs. The photographs depict Sgt. Fink while in Nice and the public humiliation of French women accused of collaboration.
- Date
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inclusive:
1945 July-1945 December
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Joel Fink.
- Collection Creator
- Gabriel G. Fink
- Biography
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Gabriel George Fink (1917-1997) was born in Baltimore to Harry Fink and Dora Abell. He had three siblings: Bernard, Jack, and Ray. He served in the US Army during World War II. He married Cecelia and had two children: Joel and Maxine.
Physical Details
- Language
- English
- Genre/Form
- Correspondence. Photographs.
- Extent
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1 folder
- System of Arrangement
- The Fink family papers are arranged as a single series.
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
- Topical Term
- World War, 1939-1945--Military life--American--Europe. World War, 1939-1945--Women--France. World War, 1939-1945--Collaborationists--France. Holocaust victims--France.
- Geographic Name
- Nice (France)
- Corporate Name
- United States. Army
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 by Joel Fink in 2017.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-08-25 18:04:25
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn562296
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