Reborn memoirs of a camp survivor

Identifier
irn502872
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1986.019.2
  • RG-02.004.01
Dates
1 Jan 1947 - 31 Dec 1986
Level of Description
Item
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn502872

Extent and Medium

folders

3

Creator(s)

  • Kay Gundel

Biographical History

Kay Gundel (Karla Elkeles) is a native of Berlin, Germany, and a survivor of three concentration camps. She emigrated to the United States in 1947.

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

The copy of "Reborn: .." was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives on 14 Aug. 1986 by Dr. Max Rothchild.

Scope and Content

Consists of a copy of the survivor testimony of Kay Gundel entitled "Reborn: Memoirs of a Camp Survivor." The testimony describes in great detail the persecution of Jews living in Berlin, Germany, just prior to World War II. The greater portion of the testimony is devoted to the graphic description of Gundel's imprisonment at Terezin, Auschwitz, and Merzdorf. The later part of the testimony describes Gundel's return to life in Germany and her eventual emigration to the United States. Also included with the testimony are several letters written to the Berthold family of Wilmersdorf, Germany. The letters describe Gundel's voyage from Germany to the United States and her adjustment to life in New York City. The dates of the letters range from January 1947 to August 1947.

System of Arrangement

Arrangement is chronological

People

  • Gundel, Kay.

Corporate Bodies

Subjects

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.

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