"Goodbye for always"

Identifier
irn504338
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1994.A.0304
  • RG-02.187
Level of Description
Item
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn504338

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

In Aug 1994, Cecile Kaufer donated the memoir to the United States Holocaust Research Institute Archives.

Scope and Content

Describes Cecile Kaufer’s (Paris, France, b. circa 1932) childhood in Paris, France; the German occupation of France and the consequent fates of her family including their stay in the Vélodrome d'hiver in Paris and their hiding in Normandy; the liberation of France and their immigration to and life in the United States.

People

  • Kaufer, Cecile.

Corporate Bodies

  • Vélodrome d'hiver (Paris, France)

Subjects

  • United States--Emigration and immigration--History--20th century.
  • Jewish children in the Holocaust--France--Biography.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--France.
  • France--History--German occupation, 1940-1945.
  • Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--France--Personal narratives.
  • Paris (France)
  • Jews--France--History--20th century.
  • Hiding places.
  • Adoption.

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.