Overview
- Collection Summary
- Consists of materials related to the Holocaust experiences of André Scheinmann. Born Joseph Scheinmann in 1915, André hid his Jewish identity and worked in the French Resistance and for Great Britain as a spy in France. He was arrested as a Nacht und Nebel political prisoner and was interned at the Natzweiler-Strutthof concentration camp as a kapo, and later in the Dachau concentration camp. Includes "Call Me André," a narrative written by Diana Mara Henry with the assistance of Scheinmann, several articles she wrote about his experiences, and oral history interviews with Scheinmann.
- Provenance
- Diana Mara Henry donated this collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2013.
Browse 5 Items In This Collection
Oral history interviews with André Scheinmann
Oral History | Accession Number: 2014.100.2.1 | RG Number: RG-50.832.0001
interview: 2000
interview: 2001 April 19
Reading of André Scheinmann's memoirs and discussion
Oral History | Accession Number: 2014.100.2.2 | RG Number: RG-50.832.0002
Recording of visit to Hochfelden
Oral History | Accession Number: 2014.100.2.3 | RG Number: RG-50.832.0003
Interviews with Natzweiler-Struthof survivors during commemoration ceremonies
Oral History | Accession Number: 2014.100.2.4 | RG Number: RG-50.832.0004
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