Jozefine Markstein and Georg Spitz papers

Identifier
irn49852
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2013.537.1
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 John Spencer

The papers were donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2013 by John Spencer

Scope and Content

Photographs and correspondence concerning the experiences of Jozefine Markstein and George Spitz (donor’s parents). Includes correspondence from American soldiers, Don Reagan and Sergeant Cletus King, to Jozefine’s relatives stating she had survived, as well as photographic prints of the wedding of Jozefine and Georg in 1940 and a postwar image of Jozefine with her son John (donor) in 1946. Also included are portrait photographs of Jozefine taken before her 1944 deportation. Jozefine survived multiple camps and reunited with George after World War II.

Conditions Governing Reproduction

Copyright Holder: Mr. John Spencer

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