Ring family papers

Identifier
irn500008
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2000.100
Dates
1 Jan 1947 - 31 Dec 1951
Level of Description
Item
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Creator(s)

Biographical History

Sara Bak was a survivor of the Riga-Kaiserwald concentration camp in the Soviet Union (now Latvia). After liberation she traveled to Riga, Latvia, and was transferred to the DP camp in Speyer, Germany. Sara Bak married Meilech Ring in 1950, and the couple welcomed their first child on 29 Sept.1950. Sara along with her husband and child immigrated to the United States in Nov. 1951.

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum received this collection from Marlene Ring in 2000.

Scope and Content

Contains photographs, identification documents, and medical records relating to the Sara Bak Ring donor's mother family: Meilech Ring (husband), Izaak Ring (son), and others. Photographs show Sara's family life in the DP camp in Speyer, Germany.

People

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.