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Edith Beer collection

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    Overview

    Description
    Photographs (99) of the Borger family in Ostrava, Czechoslovakia: Alfred Borger, Hermina Geduldig Borger and their children Karel (b. 1925) and Edith (b. 1929). In July 1939 Karel and Edith were sent to the UK by their parents on the Kindertransport organized by Sir Nicholas Winton. Both parents and Hermina's mother Ruzena Geduldig were deported to Theresienstadt on September 30, 1942; Alfred and Hermina Borger were deported to Treblinka death camp on October 10, 1942. Edith returned to Czechoslovakia in 1946 and immigrated to Israel. She married Pavel Zvi Beer (b. 1923) who survived Auschwitz and Blechhammer; School diplomas: issued to Pavel Beer from the Jewish Gymnasium in Brno, 1935-1941, are also included in this collection.
    Date
    inclusive:  1928-1962
    undated: 
    Credit Line
    United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Edith Borger Beer

    Physical Details

    Language
    Czech Hebrew
    Genre/Form
    Photographs.
    Extent
    2 folders
    1 oversize box

    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

    Geographic Name
    Ostrava (Czech Republic)

    Administrative Notes

    Provenance
    Received by Edith Borger Beer during the time period surrounding the Holocaust. Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2013 by Edith Borger Beer.
    Funding Note
    The acquisition of this collection was made possible by the Crown Family.
    Record last modified:
    2023-02-24 13:41:44
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