Fran Finkelstein: An angel at my doorstep

Identifier
irn503782
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1994.A.0059
  • RG-02.088
Dates
1 Jan 1992 - 31 Dec 1992
Level of Description
Item
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn503782

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Creator(s)

  • Fran Finkelstein

Biographical History

Fran Finkelstein was born in Bohorodyczyn, Poland. She immigrated to the United States after the Holocaust and settled in New Jersey.

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

The testimony, "Angel at my doorstep," was written by Fran Finkelstein in 1992 at the request of her grandchildren. She gave a copy to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives in 1993.

Scope and Content

Contains information about the life of Fran Finkelstein and her family before the Holocaust, their time in the ghetto in Tlumach, Ukraine, and their life in hiding. The testimony also contains information about the Finkelstein family's emigration after World War II.

People

  • Finkelstein, Fran.

Subjects

  • Jews--Poland--History--20th century.
  • Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Personal narratives.
  • Hiding places.
  • United States--Emigration and immigration--History--20th century.
  • Jewish ghettos--Ukraine--Tlumach.

Genre

  • Memoirs.
  • Document
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