Overview
- Description
- Consists of enlarged black and white photographs taken by Martin Elkort at an ORT training center in Manhattan, New York, circa 1948-1950. The photographs depict a sewing training center, and some of the trainees bear visible Auschwitz tattoos.
- Date
-
inclusive:
1948-1950
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Martin Elkort
- Collection Creator
- Martin Elkort
Physical Details
- Language
- English
- Genre/Form
- Photographs.
- Extent
-
1 oversize box
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
- Mr. Martin Elkort
Keywords & Subjects
- Topical Term
- World ORT Union. Occupational training for Jews--Europe.
- Geographic Name
- New York (N.Y.)
- Personal Name
- Elkort, Martin.
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
-
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Stefani Twyford donated these photographs to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2014 on behalf of Martin Elkort.
- Record last modified:
- 2024-11-07 07:01:49
- This page:
- http://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn84794
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