Benjamin Schwartz letter and photograph relating to Jewish displaced persons from Bergen-Belsen

Identifier
irn504169
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1994.A.0012
  • RG-19.039
Dates
1 Jan 1945 - 31 Dec 1945
Level of Description
Item
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn504169

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Creator(s)

  • Benjamin Schwartz

Biographical History

In Sept. 1945, Benjamin Schwartz was a corporal in the United States Army.

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

In Sept. 1993, Schwartz donated the photograph and a photocopy of the letter to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives.

Scope and Content

Contains a photocopy of a V-mail letter and a photocopy of a photograph. Benjamin Schwartz wrote to his brother on September 22, 1945, describing his concern for two Jewish women he found who were inmates of the Bergen-Belsen DP camp; also includes a photograph of the two women.

Corporate Bodies

Subjects

  • Refugees, Jewish--Germany.
  • Jewish women.
  • Soldiers' writings, American.

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.