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Our Great Escape: The Story of a Dutch Family's Flight from Persecution

Document | Digitized | Accession Number: 2021.102.1

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Description: PDF of an expanded version of Alexander Silbiger's memoir, Our Great Escape: The Story of a Dutch Family's Flight from Persecution, 1942-1943 (2020), 73 pages. Alexander Silbiger, originally of The Hague, The Netherlands, describes his family's attempts to escape the Nazi regime in 1942, by traveling through Belgium and France before finally leaving Europe. The family first went to Jamaica and then spent the rest of the war in Curacao.
The original version of this memoir was previously accessioned as 2006.27
Date: creation: 2020
Credit Line: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Alexander Silbiger
Collection Creator: Alexander Silbiger

Physical Details

Language: English
Genre/Form: Personal narratives.
Extent: 1 : PDF.

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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: Alexander Silbiger

Keywords & Subjects

Topical Term: Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Personal narratives. Jews--Netherlands--Hague. Jewish refugees--Jamaica. Jewish refugees--Curaçao.
Geographic Name: Hague (Netherlands) France. Spain. Jamaica. Curaçao.
Personal Name: Silbiger, Alexander.

Administrative Notes

Holder of Originals: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Provenance: Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2021 by Alexander Silbiger.

Record last modified:: 2023-02-24 14:40:48
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