"Ruthie's Story"

Identifier
irn36319
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2008.288.1
Dates
1 Jan 2008 - 31 Dec 2008
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn36319

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

Sarah and Barbara Garland donated this collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum on July 29, 2008.

Scope and Content

Consists of one memoir, entitled "Ruthie's Story," written by Ruth Meta Samson Bamdas, originally of Germany, about her Holocaust experiences. She describes her childhood in Germany and her training in Switzerland as a baby nurse. When she returned to Germany, she was told to report to the Gestapo, was warned to leave the area, and went to the Polish border. She and her aunt were able to obtain visas in 1937 or 1938 for England where she got a job. In 1945, she immigrated to the United States and reunited with her mother. Includes copies of family photographs.

Subjects

  • Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
  • Germany--Emigration and immigration--History--1933-1945.

Genre

This description is derived directly from structured data provided to EHRI by a partner institution. This collection holding institution considers this description as an accurate reflection of the archival holdings to which it refers at the moment of data transfer.