Genevieve De Gaulle letter relating to Jehovah's Witnesses in Ravensbrück

Identifier
irn504163
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1994.A.0181
  • RG-32.013
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • French
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn504163

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Archival History

Association Cultuelle les Temoins de Jehovah de France

Acquisition

Robert Buckley gave the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives a photocopy of the letter in July 1994. He found the original letter in the Association Cultuelle les Temoins de Jehovah de France's Archives.

Scope and Content

Photocopy of a letter written by Genevieve de Gaulle, dated August 8, 1945, describing the treatment she saw in Ravensbrück concentration camp meted out to Jehovah's Witnesses when they engaged in civil disobedience and refused to work in war-related industries.

Corporate Bodies

Subjects

  • Jehovah's Witnesses--Nazi persecution.
  • Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Personal narratives.
  • Civil disobedience--Religious aspects.

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.