Isidor Fell letter

Identifier

irn503714

Language of Description

English

Alt. Identifiers

1992.A.0096
RG-10.066.01

Dates

1 Jan 1945 - 31 Dec 1945

Level of Description

Item

Languages

German

Source

EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn503714

Extent and Medium

folder

Creator(s)

Isidor Fell

Biographical History

Isidor Fell was a survivor of Theresienstadt.

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1992 in memory of Ada C. Hecht and Maximilian M. Hecht, parents of the donor, Manfred H. Hecht, who were deported from Theresienstadt to Auschwitz in Oct. 1944 and perished there soon thereafter.

Scope and Content

The letter primarily regards Isidor Fell's survival of Theresienstadt, the loss of family members transported to the East, and the state of knowledge of other survivors. The letter was written at Theresienstadt shortly after his liberation on 31 May 1945.

People

Fell, Isidor.

Corporate Bodies

Theresienstadt (Concentration camp)

Subjects

Holocaust survivors.
Transports.
Concentration camps.
Deportation.
Czechoslovakia.

Genre

Letter.
Document

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.