Overview
- Description
- Three typewritten pages documenting the first stages of the Holocaust of the Jews of France and the state of affairs within the Drancy concentration camp a few months after it was established in August 1941. The letter begins with a general description of the situation outside of the camp (arrests, attempts for family members to visit) and then includes a detailed description of living conditions in the camp (sleeping on floors, food rations, punishments). The bulk of the letter is dedicated to describing protests of Jewish physicians at the camp and the order to release prisoners whose conditions were especially bad.
- Date
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creation:
1941 November 06
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection. The acquisition of this collection was made possible by Lila Oliver Asher
Physical Details
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- Conditions on Access
- There are no known restrictions on access to this material.
- Conditions on Use
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Keywords & Subjects
- Topical Term
- Concentration camp inmates. Concentration camp inmates--France. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) World War, 1939-1945.
- Geographic Name
- Drancy (France) 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
- The report was acquired by the United States Holocast Memorial Museum in 2019.
- Funding Note
- The acquisition of this artifact was made possible by Lila Oliver Asher.
The cataloging of this collection has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-05-30 10:26:56
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