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Josef Hirschhorn collection

Document | Accession Number: 2014.391.1

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
Language
German
Genre/Form
Letter.
Photograph.
Extent
1 folder
Credit Line
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Gustav Hirschhorn

About This Document

Document Creator
Josef Hirschhorn
Biography
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.

Keywords and Subjects

Topical Term
Jews--Romania--Oradea.
Geographic Name
Oradea (Romania)
Personal Name
Hirschhorn, Josef.
Corporate Name
Sachsenhausen (Concentration camp)

Administrative History

Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
Gustav Hirschhorn donated his brother's photograph and letter to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2014.

Rights and Restrictions

Conditions on Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions on Use
Restrictions on use. Donor's family retains copyright.
 
Record last modified: 2019-12-05 20:55:58
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