Overview
- Description
- Consists of photographs and photographic album pages from the collection of Dr. George Sakheim, depicting the images he saw and events he experienced as a simultaneous translator at the Nuremberg trials.
- Date
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inclusive:
1945-circa 1946
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Dr. George Sakheim
- Collection Creator
- George Sakheim
- Biography
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George Sakheim (1923-2019) was born Ruben Gabriel Sakheim on June 12, 1923 in Hamburg, Germany to Arthur and Anuta Sakheim. Arthur died in 1931, Anuta and George immigrated to Palestine via Italy in 1933, and George moved to New York to live with his aunt Jeanette. He joined the United States Army in 1943, trained at Camp Ritchie, and served in the 104th Division. He participated in the liberation of the Nordhausen concentration camp. Trained as an interrogator, Sakheim also participated as a simultaneous translator and interpreter at the International Military Tribunal in Nuremberg.
Physical Details
- Language
- English
- Genre/Form
- Photographs.
- Extent
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1 DVD.
- 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
- Donor retains copyright on the DVD. Other material 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.
- Copyright Holder
- Dr. George Sakheim
Keywords & Subjects
- Personal Name
- Sakheim, George. Göring, Hermann, 1893-1946.
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Dr. George Sakheim donated this collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2013.
- Record last modified:
- 2024-08-02 08:39:52
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn60906
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Presentation by George Sakheim
Oral History