Hirschhorn family collection
Extent and Medium
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Archival History
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Richard Hirschhorn
Written between members of the Hirschhorn family during the Holocaust. Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2008 by Richard Hirschhorn.
Scope and Content
Collection of letters written by members of the Hirschhorn family during the war. Included are letters written by Kurt Siegfried Hirschhorn (donor's brother) to Hermann and Hedwig Hirschhorn (donor's parents), letters from the parents to both sons, a letter from Kurt to Richard, and a letter from Richard to his parents. Hermann, Hedwig, and Kurt Hirschhorn did not survive the war.
Genre
- Correspondence.
- Document