Jacqueline Mendels Birn collection
Acquisition
The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2008 by Jacqueline Mendels Birn, the daughter of Ellen and Frits Mendels. Accretions may have been added to these materials.
Scope and Content
The collection consists of children's clothing, baby books, documents, and photographs relating to the experiences of Ellen and Frits Mendels, and their children, Franklin, Jacqueline, and Manuela, before and during the Holocaust in France when the family lived in hiding. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.
Genre
- Collection