Overview
- Description
- Consists of a typed narrative, 2 pages, written by Ron Coles, the son of Bert and Else Coles, in 2010. In the narrative, Mr. Coles describes the early life of his parents in Germany, their marriage in 1932, their emigration to Panama in June 1938 and from there, to Cali, Colombia, where they spent the war. Mr. Coles also describes the family's 1946 emigration to the United States.
- Date
-
creation:
2010
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Ron Coles
- Collection Creator
- Ron Coles
Physical Details
- Language
- English
- Genre/Form
- Personal narratives.
- 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
- 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
- Mr. Ron Coles
Keywords & Subjects
- Topical Term
- Emigration and immigration--Colombia. Emigration and immigration--Panama. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Refugees--Germany.
- Geographic Name
- Cali (Colombia) Germany. Panama.
- Personal Name
- Coles, Bert. Coles, Else.
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
-
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Ron Coles donated the Bert and Else Coles narrative to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2013.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-02-24 13:40:46
- This page:
- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn59336
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