A catharsis November 1991

Identifier

irn504277

Language of Description

English

Alt. Identifiers

1994.A.0278
RG-09.044

Dates

1 Jan 1991 - 31 Dec 1991

Level of Description

Item

Source

EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn504277

Extent and Medium

folders

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

Herder donated a copy of his memoir to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives in Dec. 1993.

Scope and Content

Describes how the the author joined the 5th Ranger Battalion; the author's participation in and observations of Buchenwald's liberation; and the author's experiences after leaving Buchenwald concentration camp before the end of World War II.

Corporate Bodies

Buchenwald (Concentration camp)

Subjects

Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Personal narratives.
World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Liberation.

Genre

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.