Ruth Kantor collection

Identifier
irn500215
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1995.A.0209
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • German
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

Funding Note: The cataloging of this collection has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.

Ruth Kantor donated the Ruth Kantor collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1995.

Scope and Content

The Ruth Kantor collection consists of pre-war photographs of family members of Joseph and Ruth Kantor in Poland, as well as a photograph of the Kantors, circa 1980s-1990s. The collection also includes two postcards sent from the Birkenau concentration camp, 1943. One postcard appears to be addressed from Ruth’s mother to Ruth Kantor.

System of Arrangement

The Ruth Kantor collection is arranged in a single series.

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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.