Overview
- Description
- Consists of a copyprint of a portrait of Josef Hirschhorn, originally of Oradea, Romania. Also includes a letter written by Hirschhorn on Sachsenhausen camp stationery, dated 13 August 1944, prior to his death, presumably at Sachsenhausen. It was the last letter the family received from Hirschhorn.
- Date
-
creation:
1944
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Gustav Hirschhorn
- Collection Creator
- Josef Hirschhorn
- Biography
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Josef Hirschhorn was born on February 5, 1926 in Oradea, Romania, to Martin and Irene (née Seidmann) Hirschhorn. In 1944, a few years after Oradea had been re-incorporated into Hungary and re-named Nagyvárad, he was deported from Nagyvárad to Sachsenhausen, where he was assigned prisoner number 80777. He is presumed to have died in Sachsenhausen.
Physical Details
- Language
- German
- Genre/Form
- Letter. Photograph.
- 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
- Mr. Gustav Hirschhorn
Keywords & Subjects
- Topical Term
- Jews--Romania--Oradea.
- Geographic Name
- Oradea (Romania)
- Personal Name
- Hirschhorn, Josef.
- Corporate Name
- Sachsenhausen (Concentration camp)
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
-
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Gustav Hirschhorn donated his brother's photograph and letter to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2014.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-06-02 08:46:25
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn86129
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