Overview
- Description
- The collection consists of 11 photographs taken at Zeilsheim displaced persons camp near Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Three of the photographs depict a Zeilsheim demonstration for the independence of Israel, and one photograph depicts the police department at Zeilsheim.
- Date
-
inclusive:
1945-1946
- Collection Creator
- Sam Katz
- Biography
-
Sam Katz survived the Holocaust and lived at the Zeilsheim displaced persons camp after World War II.
Physical Details
- Language
- English
- Genre/Form
- Photographs.
- Extent
-
1 folder
- System of Arrangement
- The Sam Katz papers are arranged in a single folder.
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
- Refugees--Germany--Zeilsheim (Frankfurt am Main) Demonstrations--Germany--Zeilsheim (Frankfurt am Main) Police--Germany--Zeilsheim (Frankfurt am Main)
- Geographic Name
- Zeilsheim (Frankfurt am Main, Germany)
- Personal Name
- Katz, Sam.
- Corporate Name
- Zeilsheim (Displaced persons camp)
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
-
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The Sam Katz photographs were donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum by Sam Katz in 1999. Accessions previously cataloged as 1999.12 and 1999.35 have been incorporated into this collection.
- Primary Number
- 1999.12.7
- Record last modified:
- 2023-03-30 15:12:12
- This page:
- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn698904
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