Jozefine Markstein and Georg Spitz papers
Extent and Medium
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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
Genre
- Letters.
- Document
- Photographs.