"The Fine Line"

Identifier
irn44455
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2011.357.1
Dates
1 Jan 2006 - 31 Dec 2006
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Helen Waldman

Helen Waldman donated a copy of her father-in-law's memoir to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in December 2011.

Scope and Content

Consists of one memoir, 176 pages, entitled "The Fine Line" by Asriel Waldman, originally of Czernowitz. In the memoir, Waldman describes his childhood memories in Vicna and in Zastavna, his memories of his relatives, and of Jewish life. He describes the changes that occurred after the outbreak of the war and after the 1940 Russian occupation. The Waldman family was deported from Zastava on October 14, 1941 to Bershad in Transnistria and Asriel's parents both perished within the first year. In February 1944, Asriel, his siblings, and a cousin were selected to return to Romanian and travel to Palestine as part of a release of Jewish orphans negotiated by the International Red Cross, arriving in Palestine in July. He describes his service during the Israeli War of Independence, as well as his marriage, family, and post-war employment.

Conditions Governing Reproduction

Copyright Holder: Ms. Helen Waldman

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.