COHASCO collection

Identifier
irn521028
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2003.195
Dates
1 Jan 1938 - 31 Dec 1946
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • Hebrew
  • German
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn521028

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection

The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives acquired these documents from COHASCO, a catalog for historical documents and desirable collectibles in Aug. 2003.

Scope and Content

Contains one ledger from the Chief of Police of Vienna, Austria, listing measures taken against anarchists. Inside the ledger are copies of reports and documents regarding the persecution of anarchists. The collection also includes one mimeographed page from an immigrant ship, the "SS Marine Shark," which carried survivors to Palestine in June 1946. The text is light purple. On one side of the page 29 song titles are listed, and on the other side a menorah and a Star of David are drawn along with the title, "Oneg Shabbath."

Corporate Bodies

  • Marine Shark (Ship)

Subjects

  • Anti-Nazi propaganda--United States.
  • Vienna (Austria).

Genre

  • Document
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