Overview
- Description
- Correspondence and photographs illustrating the experiences of Julius and Yetta Ladenheim and their children Marcel and Henry in France and the United Kingdom before, during, and after the Holocaust. Contains pre-war, wartime and postwar images including image of Marcel in hiding with Olga Masoli, who along with her sister Esther hid him in Paris and cared for him until 1948. Includes letters from Marcel to his mother and to his rescuers, Olga and Ester Masoli, around 1948 after he was removed from their home by a maternal aunt and her husband and brought to the United Kingdom. His father did not survive; although his mother did, she was unable to care for the children after the war.
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Marcel Ladenheim
Physical Details
- Genre/Form
- Letters. Photographs.
- 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
- 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
- Dr. Marcel Ladenheim
Keywords & Subjects
- Topical Term
- Hidden children (Holocaust)--France.
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Donated by Marcel Ladenheim in 2014 to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-02-24 13:43:04
- This page:
- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn84509
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